Enhanced Antimicrobial activities of Hybrid ZnMgAlO nanocomposite by soft chemical method

In the present investigation, ZnMgAlO nanoparticles were prepared by soft chemical method.  The synthesized NPs were analyzed by XRD and SEM EDAX. ZnMgAlO crystal structure was confirmed through powder XRD technique as hexagonal wurtzite structure. The surface morphology was analyzed from SEM images. Finally, antimicrobial activity of all the synthesized samples was tested against Bacillus subtilis and Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria and Xylaria hypoxylon, Fistulina hepatica fungus. The observed results showed good anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activities. Â

Study And Analysis of Unstable Slope In Burliar, The Nilgiris-India

Landslide is the sudden and rapid downward movement of a mass of rocks or earth on a steep slope. Landslide is one of the major natural hazards that affect most of the area all over the world. In India landslide mostly occurs in hilly terrains of Northern Himalayas and Southern Western and Eastern Ghats. The Nilgiris hills is located at the convergence zone of the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats and characterized by a lateritic cap, which is sensitive to over-saturation and highly landslide prone. Rainfall data’s collected from Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The data’s about the landslide is taken from Geological Survey of India (GSI). Burliar location, which is nearer to foothill of Nilgiris mountain range, is considered for the study and the Slope stability analysis is done. Soil sample were collected and laboratory investigations are carried out to find the Engineering and strength properties of soil. Results show that the soil is classified under SM category. Very fine composed of high silt content over a very deep depth. The soil-rock interface is easily softened by the rainfall which smoothens the surface leads to slope failure. Also the silty soil is easily carried away by even small rainfall which leads to hue downpour of soil around roads and valleys

Genetic association of crown rust resistance gene<i>Pc68</i>, storage protein loci, and resistance gene analogues in oats

Segregating F3families, derived from a cross between oat cultivar Swan and the putative single gene line PC68, were used to determine the association of seed storage protein loci and resistance gene analogues (RGAs) with the crown rust resistance gene Pc68. SDS–PAGE analysis detected three avenin loci, AveX, AveY, and AveZ, closely linked to Pc68. Their diagnostic alleles are linked in coupling to Pc68 and were also detected in three additional lines carrying Pc68. Another protein locus was linked in repulsion to Pc68. In complementary studies, three wheat RGA clones (W2, W4, and W10) detected restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) between homozygous resistant and homozygous susceptible F3DNA bulks. Four oat homologues of W2 were cloned and sequenced. RFLPs detected with two of them were mapped using F3and F4populations. Clone 18 detected a locus, Orga2, linked in repulsion to Pc68. Clone 22 detected several RFLPs including Orga1 (the closest locus to Pc68) and three RGA loci (Orga22-2, Orga22-3, and Orga22-4) loosely linked to Pc68. The diagnostic RFLPs linked in coupling to Pc68 were detected by clone 22 in three additional oat lines carrying Pc68 and have potential utility in investigating and improving crown rust resistance of oat.</jats:p