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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES

Volume 5 Issue 2, July 2010

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1 CYANOBACTERIAL FLORA FROM FRESH WATER HABITAT OF BOKARO THERMAL POWER STATION (DIST. BOKARO) JHARKHAND, INDIA–ARPANA SHARMA

2 WHETHER OPTIMUM POLLEN GERMINATION AND TUBE LENGTH ATTAINED IN THE SAME CONCENTRATIONS OF THE GROWTH MEDIUM (SUCROSE + CALCIUM CHLORIDE) BY FIVE CULTIVARS OF APOCYNACEAE : FURTHER EVIDENCE OF A CRITICISM OF BANERJI AND GANGULEE (1937), BREWBAKER AND KWACK (1963), SUDHAKARAN (1967-PH.D. THESIS), DHARURKAR (1971-PH.D. THESIS), NAIR, NAMBUDIRI AND THOMAS (1973)*– S.A. SALGARE

3 MEDICINAL IMPORTANCE OF THE GRASSES OF CHHINDWARA DISTRICT (M.P.)– OMKAR BA WISTALE, T .R. SAHU, PANKAJ SAHU AND BRAJESH SAHU

4 GENETIC VARIATION AND ASSOCIATAION STUDIES IN SEGREGATING POPULATION OF RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.)– N.V. KAYANDE AND P.P. DEBAJE

5 AN ANOMALOUS MEGAGAMETOPHYTE OF DOLICHOS LABLABL.: FURTHER EVIDENCE OF A CRITICISM OF ROY (1933)–S.A. SALGARE

6 INFLUENCE OF PHOSPHORUS APPLICATION ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF ASHWANGANDHA (WITHANIA SOMNIFERA)– MAY AU. BHIKANE, V .S. HUDGE AND P .K. WAGHMARE

7 AEROMYCOFLORA OVER A SUGARCANE FIELD AT AHMEDPUR DIST. LATUR (M.S.)– R.M. KADAM, N.J.M. REDDY AND R.P . BIRADAR

8 INFLUENCE OF GAMMA RAYS AND ETHYL METHANE SULPHONATE ON GERMINATION AND SEEDLING SURVIVAL IN SESAME (SESAMUM INDICUML.)– M.B. BORANAYAKA, R. KAMBE GOWDA, B. NANDINI, R.G. SATISH AND SANTOSH KUMAR B. PUJER

9 GENETIC ANALYSIS FOR FRUIT YIELD AND ITS COMPONENT CHARACTERS IN TOMATO (LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM MILL.)–U.J. PATEL, K.B. KATHIRIA, J.S. PATEL ANDI.M. SAIYAD

10 EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT DETERGENTS FOR LEAF EXTRACT BASED SEX DIAGNOSTICS OF PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.)–SHUBHENDU SEAL, MANEESH MISHRA, RAJESH PA TI, RAMESH CHANDRA AND ALKA SRIVASTAVA

11 ALTERATION OF RESTING PERIOD OF POLLEN OF FIVE CULTIVARS OF APOCYNACEAE BY VITAMIN (VITAMIN BC) : FURTHER EVIDENCE OF A CRITICISM OF BREWBAKER AND KWACK (1963), SUDHAKARAN (1967-PH. D THESIS) AND SAOJI AND CHITALEY (1972)*– S.A. SALGARE

12 COMBINING ABILITY FOR SHOOT AND FRUIT BORER RESISTANCE AND OTHER QUANTITATIVE TRAITS IN BRINJAL (SOLANUM MELONGENA L.)– S. DAS, A.B. MANDAL AND P . HAZRA

13 A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE EFFICACY OF THREE ECO- FRIENDLY FERTILIZERS ON BHINDI–V. RAMASSAMY, R. VEERAMOHAN, V. JAYA CHANDRAN AND MOHAMED SAYED

14 MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF ELITE FINGER MILLET (ELEUSINE CORACANAGAERTN.) ACCESSIONS– B. NANDINI, C.R. RA VISHANKAR, B. MAHESHA, SHAILAJAHITTALMANI ANDK.N. KAL Y ANA MURTHY

15 BIODIVERSITY OF SEED MYCOFLORA ON ABNORMAL SOYBEAN VARIETY OF JS - 335 FROM MARATHWADA REGION OF MAHARASHTRA, INDIA– UMESH T. KESARE AND ASHOK CHAVAN

16 EFFECT OF CARBOHYDRATES ON PRODUCTION OF HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES IN DIFFERENT SPECIES OF FUSARIUM– B.M. WAGHMARE, S.R. SHINDE, G .T. SUMANTH AND V .T . GORGILE

17 IMPACT OF COW URINE AND COMPOSTED COW DUNG ON THE INCIDENCE OF SEED BORNE PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGI–RITU SHARMA, ASHW ANI SHARMA AND ASHOK K. AGARWAL

18 RESERVE MOBILIZATION DURING GERMINATION OF JACKFRUIT (ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS LAM) SEEDS– S. SHEELA AND NABEESASALIM

19 HETEROBELTIOSIS AND INBREEDING DEPRESSION IN TOMATO (LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM MILL.)–U.J. PATEL, K.B. KATHIRIA, J.S. PATEL AND I.M. SAIYAD

20 GENETIC ARCHITECTURE OF GRAIN YIELD AND ITS COMPONENTS IN PEARL MILLET – K.J. V AGADIY A, K.K. DHEDHI, H.J. JOSHI, H.B. VEKARIYA AND A.S. BHADELIA

21 ANTIFUNGAL PROPERTIES OF PLANT EXTRACTS AGAINST ANTHRACNOSE OF CHILLI CAUSED BY COLLETOTRICHUM CAPSICI–P .E. MORE, D.M. SAWANT, S.B. DIGHULE AND A.R. HAJARE

22 STUDIES ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF PHYTOPLANKTON IN RIVER DAMODAR OF BERMO SUB-DIVISION OF JHARKHAND–ARPANA SHARMA

23 CORRELATION AND PATH ANALYSIS STUDIES IN GERBERA (GERBERA JAMESONII)– S.D. MAGAR, S.D. WARADE, N.A. NALGE AND C.A. NIMBALKAR

24 GENERATION MEAN ANALYSIS FOR YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS IN MUNGBEAN (VIGNA RADIATAL.WILCZEK)– DEVENDRAPA YASI, SUDHANSHU PANDEY , S.K. NAIR AND R.L. PANDEY

25 RESPONSE OF RABI GREENGRAM (VIGNA RADIATAL.) TO LAND CONFIGURATION AND INORGANIC FERTILIZER WITH AND WITHOUT FYM–P.G. SHETE, S.L. ADHAV AND Y.M. KUSHARE

26 MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CURCUMA CAESIA ROXY AND CURCUMA LONGAL. RELATING TO THEIR MEDICINAL VALUES– KANANBALASARANGTHEM ANDMANGVUNG JAMKHONENG HAOKIP

27 STUDIES ON SEED MYCOFLORA OF SPICES– G .T. SUMANTH AND B.W . W AGHMARE

28 PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY PARAMETERS IN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN INTROGRESSED STAY GREEN LINES OF SORGHUM–D.M. PARKHE, B.D. BORADE, S.P . MEHTRE, S.B. BORGAONKAR ANDM.S. BIDVE

29 MACRO AND MICRO-MORPHOLOGICAL MUTANTS IN VARIETIES OF SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUSL.) BY USING GAMMA-RAYS, SODIUM AZIDE AND COMBINED TREATMENT– P . RAJARAMESH KUMAR ANDS. VENKATRATNAM

30 SEED IMBIBED EFFECT OF SUGARCANE INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT ON GERMINATION PERCENTAGE AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF MILLETS (PENNISETUM TYPHOIDESCV. ICTP-8203 AND SORGHUM VULGARE CV. CSH-14)– PARMILA RANI AND SANJEEV KUMAR

31 EFFECT OF SOIL SOLARIZATION, HERBICIDES AND CULTURAL PRACTICES ON WEED CONTROL AND SEEDLING GROWTH IN CHILLI (CAPSICUM ANNUML.) NURSERY–R.A. PATEL, B.J. PATEL, R.K. BHATT AND V.K. BHATT

32 STUDIES ON THERMO-TOLERANCE, GERMINATION BEHAVIOUR AND ACTIVITY OF GUAIACOL PEROXIDASE ENZYME IN PEA (PISUM SATIVUML.) AND SOYBEAN [GLYCINE MAX(L.) MERR.] SEEDS DURING EARLY STAGES OF GERMINATION– K. BEENA ANTO, K.M. JAYARAM AND NABEESA SALIM

33 THE PLANTS USED IN SHRI GANAPATHI HOMAM IN PONDICHERRY AND THEIR VALUES–A. PRAGASAM, G. KARTHIKEYAN AND J. PRESENA

34 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TIKKA DISEASE OF GROUNDNUT– MUKUNDRAJ B. PATIL AND SHANTAG . PILLAI

35 INFLUENCE OF CROTALARIA LABURNIFOLIAL. ON MICROFLORA FOR INCREASING SOIL FERTILITY–DORIS M. SINGH

36 NEMATODE PROBLEMS IN MILLETS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT–D.K. NAYAK

37 MANGROVE POPULATIONS OF VAMSADHARA ESTUARY–G .M. NARASIMHA RAO AND P . PRAYAGA MURTY

38 PTERIDOPHYTES OF DISTRICT CHHINDWARA, MADHYA PRADESH INDIA– OMKAR BAWISTALE

39 EFFECT OF AZOSPIRILLUM INOCULATION AND ORGANIC MANURE ON BRASSICA JUNCEA (L.) CZERN AND COSS– IRF AN KHAN, AQUIL AHMAD AND ANWAR MASOOD

40 EFFECT OF SEASONAL VARIATION IN PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS OF FEW MEDICINAL PLANTS SPECIES OF JHANSI– CHARU GUPTA AND V ANDANAMISHRA

41 EFFECT OF SPACING BULB SIZE AND FERTILIZERS ON GROWTH AND SEED YIELD OF ONION (ALLIUM CEPAL.)– M.S. DUDHAT , P.K. CHOVATIA, B.T. SHETA, H.D. RANK AND R.J. PATEL

42 ESTIMATION OF COMPONENTS OF GENETIC VARIANCE AND GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS IN DURUM WHEAT (TRITICUM DURUMDESF.) UNDER TIMELY AND LATE SOWN CONDITIONS– R.A.GAMI, C.J. TANK, D.M. THAKOR, S.V . BURUNGALE AND C.G . PATEL

43 EFFECTS OF NEEM BASED PESTICIDES ON GERMINATION OF CABBAGE SEEDS UNDER LABORATORY CONDITION– NEELAM YADA V , ASHOK KUMAR, RANJANA YADAV , RENU YADAV AND MANISH KUMAR

44 SELECTION INDICES FOR HIGHER SEED YIELD IN RAINFED AND IRRIGATED CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUML.)– SHUDHANSHU PANDEY , DEVENDRAPA YASI, S.K. NAIR AND R.L. PANDEY

45 EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CUTTINGS AND GROWTH RETARDANT (CYCOCEL) ON HIGHER FORAGE YIELD AND SEED YIELD IN BERSEEM (TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUML.)– P .N. NIGAM, R.L. SRIVASTAVA AND N.C. VERMA

46 BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF DESICCATION INDUCED VIABILITY LOSS IN MYRISTICA MALABARICALAM. SEEDS– K.P. BABU, C. ANILKUMAR AND NABEESA SALIM

47 SOME PLANTS IN FOLK MEDICINE OF CHHINDWARA DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH– OMKAR BA WISTALE, BRAJESH SAHU ANDPANKAJ SAHU

48 DETECTION OF SEED MYCOFLORA OF CHILLI AND IT’S IMPACT ON SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING VIGOUR– M.G . JOGI, D.N. PADULE AND S.R. KAMDI

49 CHARACTER ASSOCIATION AND PATH ANALYSIS FOR SEED YIELD IN SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUSL.)– V .K. KALUKHE, M.K. MOON, N.M. MAGAR AND S.S. PATIL

50 USE OF ETHNO-MEDICINAL PLANTS BY JAINTIA TRIBE OF NORTH EAST INDIA– MUKUL KUMAR BARUAH

51 IMPACT OF LONG-TERM PAPER MILL EFFLUENT IRRIGATION ON AGRICULTURAL SOIL AND CROP PLANT– K. KALAICHELVI AND M. RAJESWARI

52 DETERMINING APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF FORAGE CUTTING FOR HIGH GRADED QUALITY SEED AND FODDER PRODUCTIVITY OF BERSEEM (TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUML.) UNDER DIFFERENT CONCENTRATION OF KNO 3 – P.N. NIGAM, R.L. SRIVATAVA AND N.C. VERMA

53 STUDY OF CORRELATION AND PATH ANALYSIS IN F 2 POPULATION OF FINGER MILLET– B. NANDINI, C.R. RA VISHANKAR, B. MAHESHA, SHAILAJAHITTALMANI AND K.N. KALYANA MURTHY

54 CORRELATION AND PATH CO-EFFICIENT ANALYSIS IN PEARL MILLET [PENNISETUM GLAUCUM(L.) ]– K.J. V AGADIY A, K.K. DHEDHI, H.J. JOSHI, A.S. BHADELIA AND H.B. VEKARIY A

55 PERFORMANCE OF GERBERA (GERBERA JAMESONII) UNDER NATURALLY VENTILATED POLYHOUSE CONDITION– S.D. MAGAR, S.D. WARADE, N.A. NALGE AND C.A. NIMBALKAR

56 PHARMACOGNOSY OF A LOCAL MARKET SAMPLE OF PARPATAKA POLYCARPAEA CORYMBOSA(L.) LAM.– B. JYOTHI, G . SUDARSANAM, BULUSU SITARAM AND G . PRASADABABU

57 GENETIC ANALYSIS OF GRAIN YIELD AND MILLING QUALITY CHARACTERS OF TWO LINE RICE HYBRIDS– L. MAHALINGAM

58 GROWTH AND YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF SUMMER PEARLMILLET (PENNISETUM GLAUCUML.) AS INFLUENCED BY IRRIGATION, MULCHES AND ANTITRANSPIRANT– S.P . KACHHADIY A, P .K. CHOV A TIA, K.V . JADA V AND V .D. TARPARA

59 SEASONAL DYNAMICS OF CYANOBACTERIAL TOXIN PRODUCING ALGAL SPECIES OF TWO WATER PONDS–PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH, ARVIND KUMAR SINGH AND ANAND MOHAN VERMA

60 EXPLORATION, COLLECTION, MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF BRAHMI (BACOPA MONNIERA WETTST.)–B. VISHNUV ARDHAN REDDY , V .V . RADHAKRISHNAN, S. MINI, D. BASTIAN, A. LATHA AND A. SAI HARINI

61 FODDER QUALITY PARAMETERS STUDY IN INTROGRESSED STAY GREEN LINES ON SORGHUM– D.M. PARKHE, B.D. BORADE, S.P . MEHTRE, S.B. BORGAONKAR AND M.D. PANDIT

62 MINERALS COMPOSITION OF MUSHROOM (PLEUROTUSSPECIES)– S.M. TELANG , S.S. PATIL AND M.M.V . BAIG

63 TAXONOMIC STUDIES OF STEMONITISSPECIES FROM THE MARATHWADA REGION– R.M. KADAM, R.B. ALLAPURE AND R.P . BIRADAR

64 EFFECT OF EXTRACTS OF VARIOUS PLANT PARTS ON SEED MYCOFLORA AND SEED GERMINATION OF BRINJAL–S.M. TELANG

65 DEVELOPMENT OF MERCURY RESISTANT TRANSGENIC NICOTIANAPLANTS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS– TANVEER AHMAD SHAH AND ARIF ALI

66 SPECIFIC RESPONSES IN CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM OF PIGEONPEA TO HEAVY METAL STRESS– B. SUJA THA AND B. PRIYADARSHINI

67 ESSENTIAL OIL : ECONOMIC AND HERBAL IMPORTANCE IN AROMATHERAPY– DHANANJA YSINGH, A TUL KATIYAR AND B.N. MISHRA

68 EVALUATION OF WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN KHARIFGROUNDNUT UNDER NORTH GUJARAT CONDITIONS– R.K. BHATT, B.J. PATEL AND V .K. BHATT

69 CORRELATION AND PATH ANALYSIS IN PARENTS AND HYBRIDS FOR RESISTANCE TO SORGHUM SHOOT FLY [ATHERIGONA SOCCATA(RONDANI)]– M.Y . KAMA TAR, A.M. PATIL, ARATI YADWAD, P.M. SALIMATH AND T. SWAMYRAO

70 PHARMACOGNOSY OF A SOUTH INDIAN MARKET SAMPLE OF PARPATAKA RUNGIA REPENS(L.) NEES– B. JYOTHI, G . SUDARSANAM, BULUSU SITARAM AND G . PRASADABABU

71 EFFECT OF PLANT EXTRACTS ON THE FUNGAL PATHOGEN CAUSING WILT OF SUGARCANE IN IN VITRO– A.S. WABALE AND M.N. KHARDE

72 SUBSTRATE EVALUATION FOR CULTIVATION AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF PLEUROTUS SAJOR CAJU– S.S. PA TIL, S.M. TELANG AND M.M.V . BAIG

73 SEM OBSERVATIONS ON THE SEED COAT STRUCTURE OF MARKET SAMPLES OF ATMAGUPTA [MUCUNA PRURIENS (L.) DC.]– C. VIJA Y AMBIKA, M. JEGADEESAN AND A. SARA V ANAGANTHI

74 PROLIFERATION, ROOTING AND ACCLIMATIZATION OF MICROPROPAGATED PAPAYA CV. RED LADY– J.R. P A TEL, R.M. P A TEL, R.R. SHAH AND K.A. SHINDE

75 GENETIC VARIABILITY, CHARACTER ASSOCIATION AND PATH ANALYSIS IN RICE UNDER THE HUMID SUB-TROPICS OF TERAI ZONE OF WEST BENGAL–BIDHAN ROY

76 HERBAL AND SEAWEED EXTRACTS ON SEED YIELD IMPROVEMENT IN BLACKGRAM (VIGNA MUNGO(L.) HEPPER– K. RAJA AND R. GEETHA