Inheritance of Cereospora leaf spot resistance in mungbean was studied in 20 crosses involving crosses of resistant X susceptible, resistant x resistant, susceptible X susceptible lines. 3 : 1 ratio was observed in ail 14 FiS involving resistant X susceptible parents. The inheritance of Cercospora leaf spot resistance is thus controlled by a single recessive gene. Our resuits are contradictor)' to obser^ 'ations of THAKUR et al. (1977 a, b) who found monogenic dominant inheritance of Cereospora leaf spot resistance in mungbean.

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Obesity is one of the santarapanajanya vyadhi, originated as a result of deteriorated life style which includes sedentary daily routine and junk food habits. It occurs when the consumption of calories becomes more than its expenditure. It serves as an etiological factor for many diseases. It has reached to the epidemic proportion, affecting majority of the urban population. Obesity can be estimated by various scales among which Body Mass Index (BMI) and skin fold measurements are most common. Obesity is indirectly proportional to Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). BMR is the amount of energy required to do the involuntary work of the body which is around 47 calories per hour per square meter of body surface in males and 37 in females, but may vary with temperature as a rise in 1o F of body temperature may lead to an average increase of 7% of BMR1.  Prior to the management of this disorder, it is obligatory to reach to its roots. Ancient scholars tried to elaborate the causes, pathology, types, complications and management of obesity in their own way, and this description is scattered here and there. The present article will try to assemble these references, and find out a common conclusion.

Programmes of plant conservation often have a substantial cost, which is met by international or national agencies and indirectly by the general public. To justify this expenditure the products of conservation must have some use to the public. Therefore, the answer to the question in the paper's title is, Yes, unless a clear link is made between conservation and utilisation for the benefit of mankind. The need for this link is established in this paper using models of conservation. The conserved temperate food legume species and potential targets are reviewed, as are the methods of utilisation and the constraints to further exploitation. Conserved germ plasm of faba bean, chickpea and lentil has formed the basis of improvement programmes in the Mediterranean region. They provide case studies illustrating the linkage between legume conservation and utilisation.

SUMMARYOil content (percentage) was determined by pulsed nuclear magnetic spectrometry to study its variability in rai (Brassica juncea) and yellow sarson (B. campestris). Wide inter-varietal and intra-varietal variability was observed in both crops. Genetic aspects of oil content were also worked out, and single-plant and bulk selection methods used for 3 years to exploit the intra-varietal variability. A positive trend in the improvement of oil percentage was observed in 27 out of 30 varieties, some of which showed significant improvements over their respective unselected stocks. A maximum increment of 7% was observed in variety BR 40 of rai and 6% in variety YSM of yellow sarson.