An experiment was conducted to study the different biochemical constituents imparting resistance and susceptibility rust of sorghum disease caused by Puccinia purpurea Cooke. For this, five resistant (R) susceptible (S) genotypes were inoculated at 30 days after sowing (DAS) studied both inoculation (DAI). Reduction in chlorophyll a, b, total chlorophyll, soluble protein, reducing sugar, non su...

oral submucous fibrosis (osmf) is a potentially malignant oral condition effectively linked to the causative habit of chewing areca nut. since its first description in the 1950s, numerous epidemiological, biochemical, histological, and genetic studies have been reported. while most studies point out to the cause and effect of areca nut, co-additive factors are also implicated in the progression...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Kerala State is a harbinger of what will happen in future to the rest of India in chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD). We assessed: (i) the burden of NCD risk factors; (ii) estimated the relations of behavioural risk factors to socio-demographic correlates, anthropometric risk factors with behavioural risk factors; (iii) evaluated if socio-demographic, behavioural an...