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Molecular identification of Chilli leaf curl India virus along with betasatellite molecule causing leaf curl disease of menthol mint (Mentha arvensis var. Kosi) in India
Whitefly-transmitted begomovirus induces leaf curling and stunting of Mentha arvensis (Kosi) and is responsible for heavy economic losses in and around Lucknow, India. The complete genome was amplified, sequenced...
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Purification and Characterization of a Zinc-Dependent Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Leucaena leucocephala, a Tree Legume
A cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) from the secondary xylem of Leucaena leucocephala has been purified to homogeneity through successive steps of ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE cellulose, Sephadex G-75,...
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Estimation of phenotypic divergence in a collection of Capsicum species for yield-related traits
Phenotypic divergence among the 24 accessions belonging to a collection of six species of Capsicum from different geoclimatic regions available in field gene bank of CIMAP, Lucknow, India, was quantified by multi...
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First record of a Candidatus phytoplasma associated with little leaf disease of Portulaca grandiflora
This paper reports Portulaca grandiflora as a new host of a Candidatus phytoplasma and demonstrates its association with the little leaf disease on P. grandiflora. Plants exhibited typical visual symptoms of a ph...
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus: phylogenetic motifs for predicting protein functional sites
Diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as diabetes, is a medical condition associated with abnormally high levels of glucose (or sugar) in the blood. Kee** this view, we demonstrate the phylogenetic motifs ...
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Molecular Assessment of Diversity among Pathotypes of Colletotrichum falcatum Prevalent in Sub-Tropical Indian Sugarcane
Six pathotypes of Colletotrichum falcatum, responsible for Red-rot in sugarcane, prevalent in subtropical India were examined for genetic relationships using RAPD markers. A high degree of polymorphism (78.6%) wa...
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Plant Transformation Vectors Having Street Rabies Virus (Indian Strain) Glycoprotein Gene
Rabies, a serious health hazard, affects central nervous system of mammals and is caused by rabies virus. The viral glycoprotein forms the external surface of virus and is the most antigenic protein. Hence the...
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A unique interspecific hybrid spearmint clone with growth properties of Menthaarvensis L. and oil qualities of Mentha spicata L.
Crossing blocks of Mentha arvensis cv Kalka (menthol mint without carvone) and Mentha spicata cv Neera (carvone mint without menthol) in alternate rows (2:1::Kalka:Neera), and pollination of florets of Kalka with...
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Molecular assessment of diversity among endophytic diazotrophs isolated from subtropical Indian sugarcane
Twenty-two endophytic bacterial isolates from the roots of sugarcane were compared morphologically, biochemically and genetically. Gram staining, colony pigment, texture and other cultural characteristics were...
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Phenotypic and RAPD diversity among Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt accessions in relation to Cymbopogon nardus Rendle
The species Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt is believed to have originated from the well-known species Cymbopogon nardus, type Maha Pengiri, referred to as Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) commercial citronella. Cymbopogon w...
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Assessment of genetic relationships in Mentha species
A set of 60 random primers was used to analyse 11accessions from six taxa of Mentha developed byCIMAP. These accessions were maintained in the nationalgene bank for medicinal and aromatic plants at CIMAP.A total ...
