Arabis nuda Bél., (Brassicaceae), A New Record for Himachal Pradesh

Abstract

This paper deals with the discovery of Arabis nuda Bél. from Sechu Tuan Nalla Wildlife Sanctuary, Pangi, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The species was previously reported from Kashmir only, where it occurs as an occasional weed. The current population reported is thereby a new record for the state.

Morphological and Biochemical Characterization of Strains of Ralstonia solanacearum, Causal Agent of Bacterial Wilt in Tomatoes in Cameroon and Screening of Virulent Strains

“…Two biovars (biovar 2 and biovar 3) have been identified as the cause of tomato infection in the three agro-ecological zones. The differentiation of R. solanacearum biovars based on carbohydrate utilization was also reported by Hayward [8], Kumar et al [52] who differentiated strains that oxidized only disaccharides (cellobiose, lactose, maltose), characteristic of biovar 2; and by Rahman et al [46] and Tans-Kersten et al [48] who differentiated strains which oxidized both disaccharides and sugar alcohols, characteristic of biovar 3, results similar to ours. The third category corresponds to biovars which have not been determined (02 isolates from the Western highlands).…”

Impact assessment of trainings and front-line demonstrations in black gram (Vigna mungo) cultivation of Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh

“…There are scope of scientific technologies at the farmer field. Lower the value of technology index, more is the feasibility of technology demonstrated, (Arunachalam, 2011 andKumar et al, 2014) [2,11] . The technology index dropped from 32.9 percent in 2016 to 10.69 percent in 2018, demonstrating the viability of the technology.…”

“…India's pulse yield is just 806 kg/ha, which may be the result of various factors as well as a lack of policy attention (Anonymous, 2019) [1] . The issue of low pulse production is further exacerbated by the unavailability of high-quality pulse seeds, a lack of technical expertise, a failure to apply plant protection measures, and a failure to implement integrated nutrition management (Kumar et al 2010;Kumar et al 2014) [10,11] . India's food grain production, which was 264 million tons in 2013-14 and is predicted to reach 280 million tons in 2020-21, has increased steadily and significantly as a result of the green revolution.…”