Shivakumar M.

Phytoremediation of Metal Contamination: Evaluating Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes for Lead and Cadmium Removal

Narendra Kumar Maurya, Shivakumar M., Bhooleshwari, Khusbu Samal, Rajesh Jayaswal, Lakshmipathi M. T., Vivek Kumar & T. S. Annappaswamy · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2025

Phytoremediation is a cost-effective and ecologically friendly way to remove heavy metals from water. A small-scale experiment was conducted to determine the phytoremediation effectiveness of two macrophytes, Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes, in removing lead (Pb) and c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i44804

Soybean Bacterial Endophytes against Anthracnose Disease Collected from Karnataka State: An in-vitro Study

Sapna Jaiswal, Laxman Singh Rajput, Jayant Bhatt, Hemant S. Maheshwari, Mahaveer Prasad Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar, Vennampally Nataraj, Shivakumar M., Rajneesh Sharma, Vibha Pandey, Karishma Behera & Saloni Mandloi · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Endophytes trigger various defence mechanisms within their host plants, engaging primary and secondary protective pathways. This investigation primarily aimed to isolate bacterial endophytes from diverse agroecological regions in Karnataka. Subsequently, these endophytes were ass...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113341