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,...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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)...     

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...     

Study of Species and Functional Group Composition of Ants in Joypur forest,Bankura, West Bengal,India

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - An attempt has been made to study the species diversity and functional group composition of ants found in the...     

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.