Damping-off of chilli caused by Pythium aphanidermatum is a major nursery disease in vegetables. In vitro experiments evaluated the effect of eight isolates of Trichoderma species (from chilli rhizosphere) were tested against P. aphanidermatum. All the Trichoderma species had varied antagonistic effects against the pathogen. Among them, TVC3 recorded maximum growth inhibition of P. aphanidermat...

An endophytic bacterium was isolated from Acorus calamus rhizomes, which is an important medicinal plant. The rhizome is an important medicinal nutrient source of microorganisms, in the rhizosphere. The isolate was evaluated for various biochemical tests. Further the isolate PPAU01 was subjected to 16S rRNA sequencing. The isolate was identified as Enterobacter cloacae sub sp dissolvens which w...

Seed ageing is influenced by two environmental factors, RH and temperature. The deterioration of the stored seed is a natural phenomenon and the seeds tend to lose viability even under ideal storage conditions. Accelerated ageing has been recognized as a good predictor of the storability of seed lots. Aged seeds show decreased vigour and produce weak seedlings that are unable to survive once re...

This study was conducted to assess the correlation between growth response, phytoaccumulation factor of different tissues, and elemental composition in tomato seedlings exposed acid mine water (AMW). In pairwise determinations values plant height, stem diameter, seed germination indices (radicle length, final percentage (FGP), emergency rate index (ERI), vigour (VI), (G%) (GRI)) compositions (C...

Abstract Seed vigour is an important aspect of seed quality. It a quantitative trait which responsible for overall performance in terms rate and uniformity germination, seedling growth, emergence ability under unfavourable environments post storage performance. controlled by genetic factors, initial quality, production environments, harvesting conditions. tests provide more sensitive index per ...

Effects of accelerated aging and seed priming treatments were studied on milk thistle seeds during germination process. Experiment was performed in a factorial based on Complete Randomized Design (CRD). Treatments were Salicylic acid concentrations (0, 500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 ppm) and accelerated aging for (0, 48, 96 and 144 hours under 45 °C and 95% humidity) with three replications. Our ...

Tracking multiple people and their behaviours is a fundamental task for visually mediated interaction. We present VIGOUR, a platform for simultaneously tracking of multiple people and recognition of their behaviours for highlevel interpretation. Through perceptual integration, different types of visual information are fused to combine the benefits of different techniques. Robust low-level visua...

Is the gene 'special' for historians? What effects, if any, has the notion of the 'gene' had on our understanding of history? Certainly, there is a widespread public and professional perception that genetics and history are or should be in dialogue with each other in some way. But historians and geneticists view history and genetics very differently - and assume very different relationships bet...

A combination of ovarian grafting and fostering was used to study the effects of preand postnatal maternal factors on adult behaviour. Inbred mice (BALB/c and C57BL/6) and F1 hybrids were compared to assess differential sensitivity to early maternal effects. In addition to the peculiar behavioural profile of BALB mice, results revealed the existence of a cognitive process in mice and confirmed ...