Salt Tolerant Bacterial Inoculants as Promoters of Rice Growth and Microbial Activity in Coastal Saline Soil

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Salinity stress is one of the major abiotic stresses to rice crop production in coastal saline soils. The aim...     

Changing Trend in the Prevalence and Emergence of Leptospira Serogroup-Specific Antibodies in Livestock in Gujarat,India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - The study was undertaken to investigate the frequency distribution of predominant...     

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Roots and Rhizosphere of Black Rice in Terrace Fields of North-East India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Morphological assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal diversity in rhizosphere soils may not reflect...     

Analysis of Genetic Components of Important Traits in Wheat

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - In order to determine the heritability and combining ability of the parents and crosses, a complete diallel...     

Evaluation of Carbon Sequestration Potential in Amla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) Orchards in Semi-arid Region of India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Carbon sequestration potential in terms of above and below ground biomass carbon and soil organic carbon in...     

Carbon Stock Availability in Forests of the Zabarwan Mountain Range in Kashmir Himalaya

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Assessing forest carbon and its fluctuations in mountainous areas is especially important for carbon...     

Genetic Dissection in Morphological Traits of Sesbania Genotypes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - An investigation was carried out to evaluate the genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance in...     

Role of Taurine in Cellular Volume Regulation in Erythrocytes of Air-Breathing Catfish (Clarias magur) Under Osmotic Stress

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - The present study investigated the role of taurine in cellular volume regulation of erythrocytes isolated...     

Effective Screening of Transgenic Pigeonpea in Presence of Negative Selection Agents

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Selection of putative transformants is an essential step in transgenic plant development program of important...     

Livestock and Herder Activities in Traditional Husbandry System in Semi-Arid Rangeland of Iran

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Today, the economy is the key pillar of sustainable development, and economic efficiency in rural communities...     

Determination of Heavy Metal Contents in Frequently Consumed Fast Foods of Bangladesh

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - In Bangladesh, the poultry products are now severely contaminated with toxic heavy metals from different...     

Effect of Dietary Calcium on Adipogenesis Program and Its Role in Adipocyte Dysfunction in Male Wistar Rats

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Dietary calcium influences obesity-related adipocyte dysfunction by modulating body weight. The molecular...     

Distribution of Andrographis species in Different Districts of Andhra Pradesh

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Andrographis is a medicinally important genus of 26 species native to India, with greatest species diversity...     

Applications of Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture: a Mini-Review

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Biotechnology is a wide-ranging science that uses modern technologies to construct biological processes,...     

Seasonal Patterns in Moth Abundance and Species Diversity in the Northern Mountainous Forests of Iran

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Moth assemblages in mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest (MCBF), Persian ironwood-common hornbeam forest...     

Energy Consumption and Sensitivity Analysis of Rainfed Chickpea Production in Vertisols of Semi-arid Karnataka

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - In-situ rainwater conservation improves chickpea productivity in Vertisols. This hypothesis was tested by...     

Modulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Asiatic Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros [L]) Grubs in Response to Various Stressors

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Hemolymph of healthy grubs of Oryctes rhinoceros possesses trehalose content of...     

Morphophysical and Spectroscopic Characteristics of Wild Silkworm Cocoons in North-East India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - The present investigation deals with the morphological, physical and spectroscopic characteristics of the...     

Profiling of Essential Oil Constituents in Ocimum Species

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Ocimum species are herbaceous plants with great medicinal importance. Various tissues of the plants are being...     

Factors Influencing Morphological Characteristics of Keratella cochlearis in Lake Tingtang

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Rotifers were collected fortnightly between February 2009 and January 2010 at two sampling sites in...