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- Assessment and Analysis of Avenue Trees in Urban Kolkata : A Case Study
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1 Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College, 30 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata-700033, IN
2 Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata-700118, IN
1 Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College, 30 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata-700033, IN
2 Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata-700118, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 14, No 1 (2017), Pagination: 7-16Abstract
Avenue trees are planted in urban areas for various purposes including tree shade, climate stabilization, heat absorption, beautification, etc., and especially for greenery sources. This research was aimed to assess and analyze the status of avenue trees irrespective of plant species present at footpaths of Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata. Various physical characteristics of trees as well as footpath along the main road, their distribution and correlations are discussed in the present communication.Keywords
Avenue Trees, Urban Areas, Footpath, Correlations.
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- Urban Forestry in Managing Environmental Health:A Case Study from Urban Kolkata
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1 Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College, 30 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata-700033, IN
2 Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata-700118, IN
1 Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College, 30 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata-700033, IN
2 Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata-700118, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 14, No Spl (2017), Pagination: 29-29Abstract
Avenue trees in urban areas are very important concern in view of infrastructural development with ever-increasing population and diminishing forest areas for commercial uses and degrading quality of urban living. Trees are very useful to improve the quality of ambient environment by sequestrating carbon, supporting biodiversity, accumulating dust and controlling the elevated temperature in urban areas mostly in summer days. Besides the aesthetic value, variety and distribution of roadside trees also indicate the environmental health of urban living. The present study aimed to estimate the avenue tree species diversity, their abundance and distribution in two selected roads of south Kolkata, i.e., Rasbehari Avenue and Prince Anwar Shah Road. A total of 65 species of avenue trees belonging to 23 families were recorded from the study area. Result showed that carbon sequestration potentiality varied due to the difference in distribution of abundant avenue tree species of two selected roads. Native and key stone tree species showed better efficiency in accumulating dust particles based on their leaf morphology. Bird nests and their supporting avenue trees were significantly positively correlated showing nesting preferences for native trees.- Screening of Antioxidant Properties of Some Fruits Available in Kolkata Markets
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1 Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College, 30 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata-700033, IN
2 Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata-700118, IN
1 Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College, 30 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata-700033, IN
2 Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata-700118, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 14, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 145-154Abstract
A drastic change in the consumption of food products has been observed among the people of India from the last decade. Globalization has induced a change in food choice to the common people of India and made people fascinated for junk food, fast food, preserved and ready to eat products. This changed food trend along with modern lifestyle and exposure to various pollutants is resulting in expanding various chronic to fatal diseases like heart attack, endocrinological disorder (diabetes, thyroid), gynecological problem and cancer, etc. To stay healthy, regular consumption of freshly available fruits is necessary as they are the source of antioxidants which can fight against several free radicals. So, it is earnest to know the antioxidant property of the various types of fruits. After biochemical screening of total phenolic content, flavonoid, vitamin C and carotenoids it was found that fruits like Indian gooseberry and guava are very rich for above nutritional quality. The necessary carotenoids like α-carotene, canthaxanthine and retinol2 were found to be present in mango, papaya and Indian gooseberry. From market survey it was also found that these fruits are largely grown in our country and therefore comparatively cheaper than the other fascinating fruits. So these fruits can be the essential part of regular diet to the marginal people of our country.Keywords
Fruits, Antioxidant, Phenolic Content, Flavonoid, Vitamin C, Carotenoids, Nutritional Quality, Survey.References
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- Effectiveness of Natural Carotenoids and Coloured Chemical Analogue on Growth and Colouration in Red Molly, Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821)
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1 Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College, 30 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata-700033, IN
2 Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata-7000118, IN
3 Ashutosh College, 92, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road, Kolkata-700026, IN
1 Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College, 30 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata-700033, IN
2 Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Kolkata-7000118, IN
3 Ashutosh College, 92, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road, Kolkata-700026, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 18, No 1 (2021), Pagination: 25-32Abstract
Bright colouration is one of the important quality attributes of the ornamental fish for consumer acceptability. Supplementation of feed enriched with turmeric powder expressed better growth and colouration in Red Molly, Poecilia latipinna. Reproductive fitness was observed morphologically in the batch of red molly where turmeric powder was used as feed additive. Turmeric powder produced after boiling and sun drying showed better overall results than shade dried non boiled version due to its smooth texture, and apparently increased its acceptability to the fishes. Red molly fish batch which received metanil yellow as synthetic pigment expressed some kind of morphological abnormality.Keywords
Colouration, Red Molly, Turmeric Powder, Sun and Shade Drying, Metanil Yellow.References
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