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R. K. Yadav , Atar. S. Yadav

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The Bala-fort forest is surrounded by a high wall (parkota), it is, therefore, considered as the most protected forest in this region since the establishment of Alwar State in 1775. Although Anogeissus pendula is the most dominant species, 22 tree, 17 shrub and 151 herbaceous plant species also grow in this forest. Some of the important medicinal plants such as Acacia catechu, Commiphora wightii, Kickxia ramosissima and Sterculia urens prefer to grow in the undisturbed environment of this forest. The growth of Desmodium repandum and Melhania futteyporensis is also restricted to this natural habitat.

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S. V. Singh ¹, R. K. Yadav ², S. K. Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), IN
2 Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, U.P., IN

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The stability of 10 parents and their 45 F₁s and 45 F₂s of wheat were studied for days to 75%flowering, number of ear bearing tillers, plant height, spike length/plant, number of grains/spike, grain weight/spike, days to maturity and grain yield/plant at three diverse locations of Uttar Pradesh, India. The st 784-3 x K 9107, DL 784-3 x K 9644, K 9107 x K 9644, K 8027 x C 306, K 8027 x K 9644, C 306 x K 9644 and GW 373 x K 9644 were identified as stable and high yielder across environments in both the generations. These crosses can be exploited in further breeding programmes for developing high yielding stable varieties.

Keywords

Wheat, Grain, Yield, Stability

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J. C. Dagar ¹, R. K. Yadav ¹, S. R. Dar ¹, Sharif Ahamad ¹

Affiliations
1 Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal 132 001, IN

Abstract

Alkali lands in India occupy about 3.8 m ha. Due to poor physical properties, excessive exchangeable sodium and high pH, most of these lands support a poor vegetative cover. These lands are reclaimed using costly amendments such as gypsum, phospho-gypsum or press mud. In recent times many of the medicinal plants are in great demand for both internal requirements and export. However, as these crops are nonconventional in nature, farmers are not convinced to cultivate them on fertile lands. The marginal lands, specially those affected by salinity, sodicity and waterlogging problems when profitable returns are not possible through routine food or agricultural crops, could be successfully utilized for the cultivation of some high-value stress-tolerant medicinal crops with marginal inputs. Results reported in this study indicate that liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.) also known as Mulahatti, which is quite remunerative and high in demand, could successfully be grown on alkali soils. Besides getting (2.4-6.1 tonnes/ha forage per annum), a ischolar_main biomass of 6.0-7.9 tonnes/ha could be obtained in three years of growth fetching about Rs 6.0 to 8.0 lakhs/ha, i.e. Rs 2-2.65 lakhs/annum/ha. Besides, the sodic lands could also be reclaimed substantially in terms of reducing soil pH and exchangeable sodium percentage by growing this crop.

Keywords

Alkali Soils, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Exchangeable Sodium Percentage, Medicinal Crops, Secondary Salinization.

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Akhilesh Chandra Yadav ¹, O. P. Rai ¹, Samar Pal Singh ¹, H. C. Yadav ¹, R. K. Yadav ¹, Navneet Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agronomy, Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad (U.P.), IN

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The field experiment was conducted at Agronomy Research Farm of N.D.U.A. and T., Kumarganj, Faizabad during Rabi season of 2013-14 to study the performance of lentil varieties under rainfed condition in respect of growth and development, yield and yield contributing characters, quality and economics. Twelve varieties of lentil IPL-81, K-75, NDL-1, IPL-406, DPL-15, PL-5, PL-234, PL-4, DPL-62, PL-406, PL-63 and HUL-57 were tested in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications. The soil of the experimental field was silty loam in texture, having pH 8.3, organic carbon 0.35 per cent, available nitrogen 175 kg ha^-1, phosphorus 14.50 kg ha^-1, potassium 248.50 kg ha^-1 and electrical conductivity 0.41dSm^-1. The performance of PL-406 variety of lentil was found significantly superior over rest of the varieties in respect of all growth, yield and yield contributing characters except plant height and test weight. The maximum plant height was recorded in IPL-406 variety while the higher test weight (g) was recorded in DPL-62 variety. The highest net return (Rs. 73743 ha^-1) and B:C ratio (4.3) was obtained with PL-406 variety of lentil under the rainfed condition.

Keywords

Yield, Growth, High Yielding Varieties, Rainfed.

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R. K. Yadav ¹, S. Yadav ², A. Rao ¹, H. K. Aggarwal ³, D. Jain ⁴

Affiliations
1 Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, ROHTAK-124001 (Haryana), IN
2 Department of Gyane and Obstetrics, Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, ROHTAK-124001 (Haryana), IN
3 Dept. of Medicine, PGIMS, Rohtak-124001 (Haryana), IN
4 Department of Medicine, Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, ROHTAK-124001 (Haryana), IN

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Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare condition indicating the presence of UTI characterized by intense purple discoloration of the urine. Although typically benign, purple urine is alarming to patients. This article presents the case of a chronically debilitated female patient whose urine became purple in the due course of hospital admission with indwelling urinary catheter in situ. The case report includes brief summary of PUBS, including its documented risk factors, the chemical chain reaction involved in producing purple urine, and how healthcare providers should treat patients when PUBS is encountered.

Keywords

Purple Urine Bag Syndrome, Urinary Tract Infections, Chronic Catheterization.

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Anil Kumar ¹, P. K. Yadav ¹, R. K. Yadav ², Rakesh Singh ², H. K. Yadav ²

Affiliations
1 Choudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), IN
2 Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana), IN

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A field experiment was conducted at C.C.S. HAU, Regional Research Station, Bawal to evaluate the effect of phosphorus and sulphur fertilization on fodder yield and quality of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata). There was significant increase in green and dry fodder yield with increase in S levels from 0 to 40 kg/ha. Similarly, with increase in P₂O₅ level from 0 to 60 kg/ha, there was significant increase in green and dry fodder yield of cowpea. Application of 60 kg/ha P₂O₅ with 40 kg/ha S resulted in maximum green and dry fodder yield of cowpea as compared to other treatment combinations. Crude protein, ether extract and ash content were increased with each increment of P₂O₅ and S levels while crude fiber and nitrogen free extract showed reversed trend.

Keywords

Phosphorus, Sulphur, Fertilization, Fodder, Quality, Cowpea.

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N. Singh ¹, R. K. Yadav ¹, S. Prasad ², S. Dikshit ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Crop Physiology, N.D.University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad (U.P.), IN
2 Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (Biotechnology), N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad (U.P.), IN

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An experiment was conducted with wheat varieties and zinc application method in sodic soil at Main Experiment Station, N.D.University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad in Rabi season 2005-06. The specific objective is to identify the economical and effective method of zinc application with reference to growth, yield and quality of wheat under sodic soil condition. Twelve treatment comprised of four methods of zinc application i.e. control and 0.5,1.0, zinc sulphate seed soaking and basal 20 kg ZnS04 ha^-1 and three wheat varieties ( NW1012, PBW343 and Malviya 468) were tested in three replications. Seeds were soaked as per treatment for four hours and dried in shade for 24 hours before sowing. Seeds soaking and basal application with ZnS04 increased plant height, number of tillers plant^-1, chlorophyll content, total soluble sugar and grain yield plant^-1 over control. Overall performance of NW1012 variety of wheat showed superiority over Malviya 468 and PBW 343. Basal application of ZnS04 was found more effective over seed soaking method with respect to yield and quality of wheat under soil condition.

Keywords

Soil Sodicity, Wheat, Chlorophyll, Total Soluble Sugar, Yield.

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S. K. S. Yadav ¹, S. Prasad ², R. K. Yadav ¹, V. K. Yadav ², Ram Preet ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Crop Physiology, N.D.University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad (U.P.), IN
2 Department of Biotechnology, N.D.University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad (U.P.), IN

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An experiment was conducted to see the influence of phosphorus during submergence of rice at experimental site of Department of Crop Physiology, N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, UP, India. The two rice varieties i.e. FR13A (submergence tolerance) and Mahsuri (submergence susceptible) were exposed to seven days continuous complete submergence to 30 days of old seedling with different doses of phosphorus. Plant height, shoot dry weight, starch content, SOD activity and grain yield significantly reduced during submergence in both varieties irrespective of phosphorus treatment. Among the different levels, 80 kg P₂O₅ha^-1 phosphoruswas found more effective during submergence. As it sustained the growth and yield by increasing the shoot dry matter, starch content, and SOD activity of rice during submergence. The response of phosphorus was more significant in FR13A than Mahsuri. Therefore, the optimum phosphorus content in plant maintained growth activity by mitigating the adverse environmental effect under submergence condition.

Keywords

Phosphorus, Submergence, SOD, Starch, Yield and Rice.

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Dushyant Chauhan ¹, Ashish Thakur ¹, M. Viswambaran ¹, R. K. Yadav ¹, Amit Khattak ¹, A. Gopi ¹, Dhruv Sharma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Prosthodontics Crown and Bridge & Implantology Army Dental Centre (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt, New Delhi – 110010, IN

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Background: Facial defects can be acquired or congenital, but irrespective of etiology, any maxillofacial structure if damaged or missing will result in an unaesthetic and unappealing personality of individual. Orbital defects are very evident and effect the appearance and social front of the individual. Many modalities are available to rehabilitate the defect of an orbit but prosthetic rehabilitation with silicone prosthesis is a simple and effective approach. Retention is generally achieved by engaging available undercuts or using mechanical accessories or skin adhesives etc. This case report describes successful rehabilitation of right orbital defect using a non-surgical approach with room temperature vulcanized silicone and skin adhesives. Case Report: A 45 yr old male reported with, chief complaint of missing right orbit and unaesthetic appearance secondary to gunshot wound. Patient was not ready for any more surgical procedures or additional accessories and available retentive undercuts were minimal. Hence, conventional silicone prosthesis was made using stock eye shell and room temperature vulcanized silicone retained with skin adhesives. The approach was simple to a complex problem and gave reliable result in very limited time. Conclusion: With extensive orbital defect, rehabilitation is difficult and complex as retention is compromised and it is difficult to match the shade of the prosthesis.This case represents a simple and predictable approach to a case of exenterated right orbit with conventional roomtemperature vulcanized silicone and silicone skin adhesives.

Keywords

Maxillofacial Prosthesis, Orbital Prosthesis, Orbital Exenteration, Orbital Defect, Silicone Elastomers.

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