Abstract The present work focusses on development of a safe, inexpensive, and more accessible source for biosynthesis silver nanoparticles. Four different in-house probiotic isolates, i.e., Lactobacillus pentosus S6, plantarum F22, crustorum F11, paraplantarum KM1 isolated from food sources, were used in the current study to check their ability synthesize All probiotic-synthesized nanoparticles...

Pathogens belonging to the Oomycota, a group of heterokont, fungal-like organisms, are amongst the most notorious pathogens in agriculture. In particular, the obligate biotrophic downy mildews and the hemibiotrophic members of the genus Phytophthora are responsible for a huge variety of destructive diseases, including sudden oak death caused by P. ramorum, potato late blight caused by P. infest...

Rodent species typically evolve larger mean body sizes when isolated on islands, but the extinct caviomorphAmblyrhiza inundata, known only from Quaternary cave deposits on the islands of Anguilla and St. Martin (northern Lesser Antilles), provides an unusually dramatic example ofinsular gigantism. Here we report on a series ofbody mass estimates for Amblyrhiza using predictive equations based o...

Effect of addition of a permeabilizing agent dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and a solid adsorbent, XAD -7, on growth and coumarin production in hairy root cultures of C. intybus was studied. Continuous permeabilization of the hairy root cultures of C. intybus with DMSO has been shown to be an effective strategy for enhanced release of coumarins while preserving the root viability. DMSO at 0.2% (v/v)...

The day will come when the sign of the plant pathologist will stand forth in the street alongside that of the physician and surgeon.. .. For what will it profit us if all the ills and diseases of the human race be banished and we then face starvation because of diseases and pests in our food (1). To the Editor: Every year plant diseases affect human society, resulting in inadequate nutrition an...