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Engineering D-glucose utilization in Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 promotes rice root colonization
Bacteria of the genus Azospirillum include several plant associated bacteria which often promote the growth of their host plants. Although the host range of Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 is much wider than its clos...
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Delineation of Fresh Groundwater Zone on Island
The estimation of thickness of groundwater lens is vital for the management of groundwater.
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Chemical and Biological Characterization of Island Aquifer
The chief source of freshwater resource on the coral island is precipitation that percolates and gets the subsurface aquifer saturated to form floating groundwater lens. The precipitation may also be stored on...
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Groundwater as Freshwater Resource
In order to evaluate the water resources on the small coral island, it is essential to understand the conditions under which the aquifer is formed.
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Characterization of Island Aquifer
The characterization of island aquifer is an important step towards the assessment and management of freshwater resources on the island. The two essential parameters are aquifer transmissivity and storage coef...
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Management of Groundwater
The management of groundwater resources on the small island is vital as it is limited in nature. Further, there are several stresses on it, some are natural and some are manmade. The assessment of total quanti...
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Introduction
Water is essential for the survival of living being and their development. A very small part of total water available on the earth is potable. The water resource of India is described. The significance of the ...
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Case Studies
Various investigations and studies had been carried out on four islands of Lakshadweep to assess groundwater resources and suggest various approaches to sustain groundwater on these islands. These islands are ...
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Open AccessBacteriophytochrome controls carotenoid-independent response to photodynamic stress in a non-photosynthetic rhizobacterium, Azospirillum brasilense Sp7
Ever since the discovery of the role of bacteriophytochrome (BphP) in inducing carotenoid synthesis in Deinococcus radiodurans in response to light the role of BphPs in other non-photosynthetic bacteria is not cl...
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Vulnerability of groundwater in an industrial (Bauxite) valley of Lanjigarh (Orissa), India
Groundwater, particularly in the shallow zone aquifer is an easily available source of freshwater that serves various needs of people around it. Due to rapid growth in the industrial sector, the shallow ground...