Linear antenna array design is one of the most important electromagnetic optimization problems of current interest . In the antenna arrays the side lobe level is main problem which causes wastage of energy. This paper describes the application of a recently developed metaheuristic algorithm ,known as the Particle Swarm Optimization Gravitational Search Algorithm(PSOGSA) to optimize the spacing ...

Low side lobe levels and asymmetrical multiple nulls in specified directions need to be achieved for increasing the efficiency of antenna arrays used in communication systems. Nature inspired algorithms like Invasive Weed Optimization (IWO) algorithm may be applied for synthesis of linear antenna arrays to estimate the element phase excitations for achieving nulls in undesired directions. Sever...

Antenna array design is one of the most imperative electromagnetic optimization problem of current interest. In the antenna arrays the side lobe level is main problem which causes waste of energy. In this paper, different evolutionary algorithms are presented for reduction of side lobe level in antenna array. The invasive weed optimization(IWO) algorithm outperform PSO, ACO, and GA based on met...

Pest control is one of the areas in which population dynamic theory has been successfully applied to solve practical problems. However, the links between population dynamic theory and model construction have been less emphasized in the management and control of weed populations. Most management models of weed population dynamics have emphasized the role of the endogenous process, but the role o...

Alligator weed Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb (Amaranthaceae) is being reported for the first time from Kashmir, India. Alternanthera philoxeroides was collected in 2008 during the vegetation survey of Wular Lake, a wetland of international importance under Ramsar convention. Alternanthera philoxeroides is a noxious invasive weed widespread throughout the world. We suggested that al...

The genetic basis of weedy and invasive traits and their evolution remain poorly understood, but genomic approaches offer tremendous promise for elucidating these important features of weed biology. However, the genomic tools and resources available for weed research are currently meager compared with those available for many crops. Because genomic methodologies are becoming increasingly access...