Six cultivars of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Bartina, Spunta, Cardinal, Desirée, Timate and Fabula were assayed in vitro for salinity (NaCl) tolerance. A modified single-node cuttiang bioassay was used in which cultivars were exposed to a range of NaCl levels (0, 40, 80 and 120 Mm), in a Murashige and Skoog medium, for 1 month. Evaluations were performed twice for each cultivar at each salt level. Six vegetative growth parameters (shoot and root length, fresh and dry weights) were measured at the time of harvest and corrected for differences in cultivar vigor. Fresh weight of shoot and length of shoot decreased by given range levels of NaCl. The effect of all treatments was very drastic on length and weight of root. The cultivar Bartina exhibited greater tolerance to the highest salt doses. Plants of this cultivar had greater shoot length than other cultivars at all salt concentrations tested. The results indicated that cultivar "Bartina" is more salt tolerant than other cultivars studied.

The genotoxic effects of 2.45 GHz microwave (MW) radiation on the testis and ovary of Sprague Dawley rats was investigated. The animals were exposed to varying levels of specific absorption rate (SAR) of 0 (control), 0.48, 0.95, 1.43, 1.91, 2.39, 2.90, 3.40, 3.80 and 4.30 Wkg-1 , for 10 min. The induction of DNA damages was assessed using DNA direct amplification of length polymorphisms (DALP) and validated with single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) comet assay for same cells at SAR 2.39 Wkg-1. Potential damage at the organ level was assessed by histopathological study. The results show significant differences in the Olive moment and % DNA in the blood of the exposed animals when compared with the control (p < 0.05). Hyperchromasia was observed in the ovary of the animals exposed to MW radiation. Also, there was reduction in the number of germ cells and cell disorganization in the testis of exposed group with increasing SARs. These results suggest that MW radiation has the potential to affect both male and female fertility adversely.

Vulvar swelling is a common condition in the reproductive age group of women. The most common vulvar swelling is a Bartholin cyst or abscess, which is unilateral. The rarest presentation of vulvar swelling is Leiomyoma, which is like a Bartholin cyst. The common symptom of vulvar Leiomyoma is discomfort during walking, voiding, or coitus, otherwise asymptomatic. Here we present a rare case of vulvar fibroid mimicking a Bartholin cyst as the patient presented with swelling in the vulva, which was gradual in onset and associated with pain. Following which patient was investigated further and managed with surgical excision and marsupialization. Therefore, we should also rule out the rarest form of any condition. Here, we provisionally diagnosed a vulvar leiomyoma as a Bartholin cyst, which was confirmed by Histopathology of excised specimen.