Scarab Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae) of Vidarbha,India, with Notes on Distribution

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Surveys for collection of scarab beetles of different habitats of the Vidarbha region of Central India were...     

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)...     

Increasing Soil Organic Carbon Through Crop Diversification in Cereal–Cereal Rotations of Indo-Gangetic Plain

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Continuous practices of cereal–cereal rotations in Indo-Gangetic plain (IGP) region have emerged with...     

Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity of Meconopsis aculeata Royle: A High Value Medicinal Herb of Himalaya

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Meconopsis aculeata Royle (Family: Papaveraceae) is an important medicinal herb of the Himalayan region, used...     

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...     

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...     

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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Record of Some Digeneans,Infecting Freshwater Fishes,Snails, and Amphibians in India,Using 28S Ribosomal DNA Marker

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Eleven species of digenetic trematodes are recorded herein in an attempt to chart the trematode biodiversity...     

Woody Species Diversity,Structure, and Regeneration in Tiru-Selam Forest,Northwestern Ethiopia

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Tiru Selam forest is one of the subjugated natural forest in Northwest Ethiopia. Hence, the study was...     

Assessment of Coverage Percentage,Biomass, and Photosynthetic Pigments of Bryophytes in Kanasar Forest Range,Uttarakhand, India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - The effects of forest gaps can be a source for the opportunistic bryophytes to manage their diversity. In...     

Biomass and Carbon Stock of Trees Growing in Cotton University,Guwahati, Assam,India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - A large institutional campus with trees can be a potential solution for global warming and climate change....     

Phytoextraction and Phytostabilization of Copper,Zinc, and Iron by Growing Plants in Chahar Gonbad Copper Mining Area,Iran

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Phytoremediation is a promising cleanup technology for heavy-metal-polluted soil. This research examined the...     

Detection,Characterization and In-Silico Analysis of Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiae Associated with Big Bud Disease of Tomato in India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Tomato plants showing witches broom symptoms were collected from different states of India. The presence of...     

Optimization of Methods for Quantification of Arjunic Acid from Bark of Terminalia arjuna from Konkan Region,India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight and Arn. is a medicinal plant distributed throughout India. It is known for...     

Effect of Mulching Materials on Soil Health,Yield and Quality Attributes of Broccoli Grown Under the Mid-Hill Conditions

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Broccoli is an important cole crop, grown widely in the North Eastern states of India. The deficiency of soil...     

Chemical Constituents,Antioxidative and Antibacterial Properties of Medicinal Mushrooms Collected from Similipal Biosphere Reserve,Odisha, India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Medicinal mushrooms viz. Ganoderma applanatum, Ganoderma lipsiense, Ganoderma chalceum and Ganoderma tsugae...     

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

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Systomus spilurus (Günther, 1868) Cyprinidae,A New Distribution Record from Narmada Riverine Biodiversity,Gujarat, India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Systomus spilurus (Günther, 1868) a barb from the family Cyprinidae (Order Cypriniformes) is recorded...     

GC-FID,Antioxidants Analysis and Antimicrobial,Anti-Inflammatory,Anti-Diabetic Activities of Tisanes Derived from Underutilized Lemon Grass Cymbopogon khasianus (Hack.)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Cymbopogon khasianus (Hack.) is widely distributed and an underutilized plants in tropical and subtropical...