Stingless Bee,Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini): Molecular and Morphological Characterization

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - This is the first account of molecular and morphological characteristics of the stingless bee, Tetragonula...     

Seed Hydro-Priming and In-Situ Moisture Conservation of Direct Seeded Rice: Effects on Emergence,Productivity, Root Behaviour and Weed Competitiveness

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Uplands of eastern Himalayan region (EHR) of India occupy larger area under direct seeded (dibbling of seeds)...     

Opportunistic pathogens in AIDS: trends, diagnosis and priorities

The second International Conference on Opportunistic Pathogens in AIDS was organized by the Department of Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (New Delhi, India). The conference was held at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in India between the 27th and 29th January 2008, and was attended by 225 participants representing 21 countries. The conference focused on trends, diagnosis and management of coinfections among HIV patients. In addition, as part of this conference, a symposium was held on the links between substance abuse, HIV and neuropathology.     

Earthworms of Hyderabad-Karnataka Province,Karnataka, India,with Two New Records

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Hyderabad-Karnataka region is the second arid region after parts of Rajasthan in India. In this study,...     

Erratum to: Hematological and Biochemical Profile of Pike Breeders (Esox lucius Linneaus, 1758) from the Anzali Wetland,Caspian Sea

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Agronomic and Nutritional Assessment of an Intensive Silvopastoral System: Tithonia Diversifolia,Sambucus nigra,Cynodon nlemfuensis,and Urochloa plantaginea

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - The main aim of the present study was: to assess the agronomic and nutritional value of an intensive...     

Surface Drainage in Transplanted Rice: Productivity,Relative Water and Leaf Rolling,Root Behaviour and Weed Dynamics

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - An experiment was conducted to quantify the weed dynamics, root growth, relative water content and leaf...     

Characterization and Mosquitocidal Potency of Bacillus thuringiensis Isolate SB1 from the Sundarbans Mangrove,West Bengal,India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Anopheles, Culex and Aedes mosquitoes are serious disease vectors in India including the malaria endemic...     

Diversity of Woody Flora and Physico-chemical Attributes of Soil in the Nilgiri Hills,Tamil Nadu,India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats of South India. It...     

Status of Two Threatened Astavarga Herbs,Polygonatum cirrhifolium and Malaxis muscifera,in West Himalaya: Conservation Implications

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Populations of Polygonatum cirrhifolium (Wall.) Royle and Malaxis muscifera (Lindl.) Kuntze are restricted to...     

Bubaline Aortic Matrix: Histologic,Imaging, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Characterization and Application into Cattle Abdominal Hernia Repair

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffolds have been shown to promote constructive remodeling response into a host....     

Studies on Lichens of Mizoram,Northeast India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - The paper enumerates 159 species of lichens recorded from the Mizoram state of northeast India. Buellia...     

Ecological,Commercial and Economic Significance of the Tree Lucerne: A Review

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Currently, the Lucerne tree is becoming well-established and adapted in many parts of the world. It can be...     

Insights into Interdisciplinary Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollutants: Innovations,Challenges and Perspectives

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Modern industrialization has originated a tremendous industrial growth. Discharge of industrial effluent is a...     

Stage-Wise Assessment of Trifolium repens Performance Against Elevated UV-B: Gaseous Exchange,Antioxidant and Forage Quality

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Accessory agricultural activities like rearing of livestock are declining because of deterioration in...     

Moxibustion: A Complementary Therapy among Bot Tribe Inhabiting Padder Valley of Western Himalaya,India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Complementary and alternative therapies are time tested practices established since the dawn of human...     

COVID-19 Diagnostics: A Panoramic View on Its Present Scenario,Challenges and Solutions

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - The initial strategy to curb the surge of novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, is prevention and quarantine,...     

Address by the President,The National Academy of Sciences,India, at the Annual Session Held at Trivandrum,along with the Symposium on Sustainable Management of Biodiversity through Science and Technology

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Diversity and Distribution Pattern of Orchids Along an Altitudinal Gradient: Pindari Valley,West Himalaya

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - The present study for the first time explored the diversity and distribution of terrestrial orchids in...     

Phenological Patterns of an Endangered Tree Species Syzygium caryophyllatum in Western Ghats,India: Implication for Conservation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - In order to understand the vegetative and reproductive phenological behaviour of Syzygium caryophyllatum, the...