Studies on variability in cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) on normal and saline soil

Studies on variability in nine genotypes of cumin (Cuminum cyminum) (VC-217, VC-198, VC-216, VC-209, Local, VC-218, VC-89, RS-1 & VC-208) conducted at Jobner, India, indicated higher estimates of genotypic coefficient of variance, phenotypic coefficient of variance, heritability and genetic advance for plant height, number of umbels per plant, number of grains per umbel, test weight;grain yield per 10 plants, on normal soil and number of grains per umbel and test weight on saline soil, suggesting the probable role of additive gene effects on character expression. &nbsp

Studies on variability in cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) on normal and saline soil

Studies on variability in nine genotypes of cumin (Cuminum cyminum) (VC-217, VC-198, VC-216, VC-209, Local, VC-218, VC-89, RS-1 & VC-208) conducted at Jobner, India, indicated higher estimates of genotypic coefficient of variance, phenotypic coefficient of variance, heritability and genetic advance for plant height, number of umbels per plant, number of grains per umbel, test weight;grain yield per 10 plants, on normal soil and number of grains per umbel and test weight on saline soil, suggesting the probable role of additive gene effects on character expression. &nbsp

Studies on variability in cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) on normal and saline soil

Studies on variability in nine genotypes of cumin (Cuminum cyminum) (VC-217, VC-198, VC-216, VC-209, Local, VC-218, VC-89, RS-1 & VC-208) conducted at Jobner, India, indicated higher estimates of genotypic coefficient of variance, phenotypic coefficient of variance, heritability and genetic advance for plant height, number of umbels per plant, number of grains per umbel, test weight;grain yield per 10 plants, on normal soil and number of grains per umbel and test weight on saline soil, suggesting the probable role of additive gene effects on character expression. &nbsp

Study of Radiophotoluminescence of Eu Doped CaSO4 Phosphor for Gamma Dosimetric Applications

CaSO4:Eu phosphor is synthesised by acid distillation method with varying synthesis parameters for studying its Radiophotoluminescence (RPL) properties for gamma absorbed dose measurements. Five phosphor samples are prepared by varying quantity of solvent, distillation temperature and reaction time. XRD, SEM, particle size analysis and photoluminescence studies are carried out. The characterisation study shows polycrystalline luminescent particles of average size varying from 35 μm to 55 μm. Characteristic emission of Eu3+ is observed around 590, 615 and 620 nm at 242 nm excitation. Gamma dose response of maximum Eu3+ PL intensity sample is studied in the range 10 cGy to 1000 cGy using Co-60 source. Gamma radiation exposure induces conversion of Eu3+ to Eu2+ giving luminescence at 385 nm with 320 nm excitation. Repetitive measurements of gamma exposed samples are carried out and no significant fading is observed within one week of post-irradiation. The phosphor has the potential to be used for gamma dosimetry

Studies on variability in cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) on normal and saline soil

Studies on variability in nine genotypes of cumin (Cuminum cyminum) (VC-217, VC-198, VC-216, VC-209, Local, VC-218, VC-89, RS-1 & VC-208) conducted at Jobner, India, indicated higher estimates of genotypic coefficient of variance, phenotypic coefficient of variance, heritability and genetic advance for plant height, number of umbels per plant, number of grains per umbel, test weight;grain yield per 10 plants, on normal soil and number of grains per umbel and test weight on saline soil, suggesting the probable role of additive gene effects on character expression. &nbsp

Studies on variability in cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) on normal and saline soil

Studies on variability in nine genotypes of cumin (Cuminum cyminum) (VC-217, VC-198, VC-216, VC-209, Local, VC-218, VC-89, RS-1 & VC-208) conducted at Jobner, India, indicated higher estimates of genotypic coefficient of variance, phenotypic coefficient of variance, heritability and genetic advance for plant height, number of umbels per plant, number of grains per umbel, test weight;grain yield per 10 plants, on normal soil and number of grains per umbel and test weight on saline soil, suggesting the probable role of additive gene effects on character expression. &nbsp

Modelling, analysis and design of synchronous buck converter using soft switching technique for PV energy system

The Photovoltaic (PV) energy system is a contemporary theory in use, which advances status because of growing reputation to study on different causes of energy over exhaustion of the conformist fossil fuels universal. The renewable sourced are commercialised to obtain power from the sun in efficiently and outfit them to the obtainable loads deprived of moving their presentation. In our work, we present the exquisite design of Synchronous Buck Converter with the application of Soft switching Modelling to implement precise control design for the converter by the help of MATLAB/Simulink. The Synchronous Buck Converter thus designed is used for portable appliances such as mobiles, laptops, iPod’s etc. Now, the converter concepts cast-off, usages extra MOSFET which eliminates losses of conduction which is originate conspicuously in the simple buck converter, thus performance of the converter is enhanced. But in this project our main intention is to interface the PV array with the Synchronous Buck Converter we designed and we will depict that our converter is more efficient than the conventional Buck converter in order of maintaining constant output voltage, overall converter efficiency etc. We also studied and modelled, MPPT for the given PV energy system and the simulations are carried out in MATLAB-Simulink environment. More, the relative study is proposed among the both synchronous and simple Buck converter. At last we show that the output voltage remnants fixed irrelevance of fluctuations in load and source. And finally we see the performance of Synchronous Buck Converter, which is interfaced with PV array having the practical variations in temperature and irradiance will also maintain a constant output voltage throughout the response. All simulations are carried in MATLAB/Simulink software. The suggested converter is simulated in the MATLAB Simulink software and suggested converter is implemented practically to confirm the results of theor

Medicinal Potential of Camel Milk Lactoferrin

Camel milk is a rich source of protein with well-recognized medicinal properties to treat various diseases. The objective of this work is to understand the role of camel milk lactoferrin in immunomodulation and in disease treatment. It has been found that camel milk lactoferrin is a very suitable nutraceutical agent by virtue of its bioactivity, immuno-compatibility, and safety. It can be used for the treatment of infectious, metabolic, and neurodegenerative diseases, besides cancer. It is a cost-effective biomolecule that also has high relative abundance and bioavailability

Strategy for downy mildew resistance breeding in pearl millet in India

Downy mildew (DM) caused by Sclerospora graminicola is a widespread and economically most important disease of pearl millet causing substantial annual yield losses, particularly in single-cross F1 hybrids in India. Currently, in India about 50% of the 9 million ha under pearl millet cultivation is grown with more than 70 hybrids in which DM incidence has been highly variable, with some hybrids showing more than 90% incidence in farmers' fields. With increasing area under hybrid cultivation since the 1970s the disease has become more severe due to evolution of new virulent pathotypes in response to new hybrid genotypes. At ICRISAT, breeding for DM resistance using conventional pedigree breeding and more recently marker-assisted backcross breeding has been successful, and a large number of disease resistant hybrids have been developed and deployed. This has, to a large extent, helped in arresting the occurrence of widespread DM epidemics since the 1990s. In view of the increasing severity of the disease and evolution of new more virulent pathotypes, there is a need to develop a long-term DM resistance breeding strategy in India. In this paper, we discuss various aspects of the pearl millet-DM pathosystem, factors that influence disease resistance breeding and suggest short-, medium- and long-term strategies for DM resistance breeding

Emerging research priorities in pearl millet

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is grown on more than 27 million ha in some of the most marginal environments of Africa (17 million ha) and Asia (10 million ha) with India having the largest area (9 million ha). Based on the rainfall patterns and the latitude, pearl millet area in India is divided into three agroclimatic zones: the arid zone (A1 zone) in northwestern India, which includes parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana, receiving <400 mm of the annual rainfall; the A zone, which includes the remainder of northern and western India; and B zone in peninsular India, receiving >400 mm annual rainfall (Yadav et al. 2011). Farmers in these three zones have varied plant and grain trait preferences, which change over time in response to changes in the farming systems, consumer needs and environmental factors. This calls for periodic reprioritization of plant and grain traits