Jatropha curcas is an important plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae which is a potential candidate for biofuel production. Genetic transformation protocol for J. curcas callus mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens were optimized using a pCAMBIA1303 plasmid which carries g...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7315
Background: Fertility is declining in many countries and there has been substantial interest in the potential adverse effects of exposure to environmental hazardous chemicals, including pesticides on male reproduction, and it was evident that using pesticides play as the major re...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/4925
Aim: The study aimed at evaluating in vivo wound healing effect of herbal ointment formulated with 15% w/w Trichodesma zeylanicumm methanolic root extract, plant commonly used as traditional medicine. Methodology: The wound healing potential of T. zeylanicumm was assessed using e...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6741
Aims: To find out a scientific validation for the traditional knowledge of tribals of Chittoor District, India for their usage of Caralluma umbellata Haw to cure stomach disorder and pain. Methodology: Antibacterial activity of Caralluma umbellata Haw was studied on a few Gram po...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6401
The potentiality of millet husk in production of biogas and bio-ethanol was investigated. Proximate analysis was carried out on the millet husk and the husk had the following proximate composition: ash (33.83±0.67%), moisture content (10±0.03%), organic matter (56.17%) and Carbon...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/4375
This study highlights the impact of heavy metals from electroplating industrial waste water on the respiration of the fish - Oreochromis mossambicus. Bioassays were conducted separately with chromium, nickel and mixed electroplating effluent on the fish. Results revealed quantum...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5292
Variations in the external morphologic features of the crowns of the teeth accord with variations in the shape and size of the head. The length of the crown varies with the size and sex of the person and is generally shorter in females than in males. As the external morphology va...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5791
The objective of the present study was to model the relationship between yield stability index (YSI) and some physiological traits related to plant water status. Fifteen bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes with wide range of sensitivity to drought were used in a randomiz...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6689
Aims: The histopathological effects of Profenofos, and Chlorpyrifos, as synthetic organophosphorus pesticides, on the liver, kidney, brain and spleen tissues in mice (Mus musculus) were determined by light microscopy. Recently the toxic effects of pesticides have been of public i...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/4924
This paper aims to review the perspectives and barriers before production of biogas from animal manure in Bulgaria. The share of methane emissions from the agricultural sector in Bulgaria occupies 18 % and stored animal manure is its biggest source. The use of animal manure for p...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6505