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Expression Studies of Synthetic Sucrose Isomerase Gene 1 (SySIG1) in Saccharum officinarum L
Extracted cane juice from Saccharum officinarum L. was employed as a major source of sugar acting as major input in various food industries. Current genotypes are yielding lower quantities of sugar posing a major...
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Foliar architecture differentially restrains metal sequestration capacity in wheat grains (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in hyper-chloride-contaminated soils
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Comparative evaluation of treatment outcome of partial pulpotomy using different agents in permanent teeth—a randomized controlled trial
To compare and evaluate the clinical and radiographic performance, post-operative pain, and anti-inflammatory intake after partial pulpotomy (PP) with calcium hydroxide (CH), mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), ...
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Phytoremediation potential modulated by structural and functional traits in a saline desert halophyte Fagonia indica Burm. f
Using halophytes for phytoremediation is an environmentally friendly technique, now gaining importance all over the world. Fagonia indica Burm. f. (Indian Fagonia) is primarily distributed in salt-affected lands ...
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Chrysopogon serrulatus (false beard-grass) is a dominant component of vegetation in the foothills of the Himalayas. To study whole plant morphology, individuals of C. serrulatus were collected from three plots at...
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Nanomedicines in the Treatment of Skin Diseases
In this chapter, we will discuss the current and potential applications of nanotechnology in the treatment of skin diseases. The use of nanomedicine in dermatology represents one of the most advanced fields of...
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Computational Studies Followed by Effect of Solvent Polarity and Salts on HOMO–LUMO Gap of 7-Hydroxy Coumarine Notabally Reflected by Absorption and Emission Spectra
7-Hydroxycoumarin’s FT-IR solid phase spectra were observed at 4000–400 cm−1. The spectra were analyzed in aspects of significant approaches. DFT was used to optimize the structure of the compound and its structu...
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Contribution of structural and functional adaptations of hyper-accumulator Suaeda vera Forssk. ex J.F. Gmel. for adaptability across salinity gradients in hot desert
The role of ionic excretions and hyper-accumulation of salts through alterations of structural and functional traits in five populations of Suaeda vera Forssk. ex J.F. Gmel., a halophytic salt-indicator species o...
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Survival strategies in two high altitude Sorghum species from western Himalayas
Elucidation of the structural and physiological adaptations developed against environmental determinants is a key to understand acclimation and capability to withstand cold in plants colonizing high altitudes....
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Modulation in Plant Micro-structures Through Soil Physicochemical Properties Determines Survival of Salsola imbricata Forssk. in Hypersaline Environments
Naturally adapted populations of a leafy succulent desert halophyte Salsola imbricata were evaluated for growth patterns, and, structural and functional modifications, that ensures their success in highly salt-af...
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Ameliorative mechanisms of turmeric-extracted curcumin on arsenic (As)-induced biochemical alterations, oxidative damage, and impaired organ functions in rats
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Survival Strategies in Khavi Grass [Cymbopogon jwarancusa (Jones) Schult.] Colonizing Hot Hypersaline and Arid Environments
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Ethnobotanical Properties and Traditional Uses of Medicinal Plant Abutilon theophrasti Medik
Plants have been an important and elementary root age of healthcare over the globe from time immemorial. Multifactorial health beneficial activity of these plants has been attributed to multipotent antioxidant...
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Beating cold by being tough: impact of elevation on leaf characteristics in Phleum himalaicum Mez. endemic to Himalaya
Effect of altitude on leaf responses in Phleum himalaicum populations was evaluated at three different elevation levels, viz. (Low 1200 m.a.s.l.), middle (1600 m a.s.l.) and high (1900 m a.s.l.) in western part o...
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