Trends of steroid modified tinea at tertiary care hospital in India

Abstract—Dermatophytes are the common fungal agents implicated in superficial skin infections worldwide, commonly known as tinea. They include species of Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton. Infections of this organism have dramatically increased in last one decade by misuse of topical corticosteroids cream alone or in combination with topical antibacterial and antifungal agents. So this study was conducted with the aim to study about culprits (prescribers) and various offending agents. This study was conducted on 1239 consecutive patients of tinea between ages 1-70 years. Tinea was diagnosed by detailed history and clinical examination. Detailed inquiry was made for topical steroid use by recall method or relevant prescriptions. It was found that out of 1239, 1000 (80.7%) patients were using topical corticosteroid in any form. Most common age group was 21-30 years (38.3%). Pharmacist appeared as chief culprit (50.4%) and Clobetasol was major offending agent (34.8%). Majority (55.3%) of patients applied these formulations for 4 week or more. Study concluded that use of topical corticosteroids in tinea has become menace because of unethical manufacture, sales, prescription and end misuse by patient

Achievements and prospects of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) improvement for sustainable food production

Grass pea offers an attractive choice for sustainable food production, owing to its intrinsic properties including limited water requirement and drought tolerance. However, low productivity and the presence of a neurotoxin (ODAP) have posed major obstacles to its genetic improvement. Also, biotechnological investments remain limited and the genome is complex and not well understood. Strategies that allow identification of genotypes with reduced ODAP content, coupling of low ODAP content with enhanced yield, and effective seed detoxification methods merit immediate attention. Breeder-friendly genomic tools are being increasingly made available to improve the efficiency of breeding protocols. To this end, the application of next-generation sequencing has provided a means of leveraging the repertoire of genomic resources for this somewhat neglected crop. In this review, we describe progress achieved in Lathyrus genetic improvement. We also explore potential opportunities in Lathyrus research and identify urgent research needs

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EFFECT OF TILLAGE AND CROP ESTABLISHMENT METHODS ON CROP GROWTH, NUTRIENT UPTAKE, QUALITY AND YIELD OF WHEAT GROWN IN RICE-WHEAT CROPPING SYSTEMAn experiment was conducted during kharif and rabi seasons year 2010-2011 at the Agriculture Research Farm, institute of Agriculture Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P.) in strip-plot design with four tillage and crop establishment methods in rice (Direct seedling by zero till drill, direct seedling of sprouted seeds by drum seeder, manual transplanting and mechanical transplanting by self propelled transplanter) as horizontal strip and tillage and crop establishment methods in wheat (Rotavator till drilling, conventional sowing, strip till drilling and zero till drilling) as vertical strips. The maximum values of growth parameters recorded with zero till drill wheat. Zero till drill sown wheat recorded grain yield and produced protein yield significantly higher over the other crop establishment methods. It was concluded that zero till wheat planting helpful in increasing productivity of wheat in Eastern Indo-Gangetic plains.Not Availabl

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WEED DYNAMICS, SYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE IN RICE-WHEAT CROPPING SYSTEM AS INFLUENCED BY TILLAGE AND CROP ESTABLISHMENT METHODSAn experiment was conducted in strip-plot design with four tillage and crop establishment methods in rice as horizontal strip and tillage and crop establishment methods in wheat as vertical strips. The result showed that weed population and dry weight was maximum in zero till drill sown rice followed by sowing sprouted seeds by drum seeders and minimum in manual rice transplanting. Strip till drill sown wheat recorded highest weed/m2 at 35 DAS and being at par with zero till drill, both resulted in significantly higher number of weed than rotavator as well as conventional sowing. However, manual transplanting produced maximum REY of the system and being at par with mechanical transplanting and was significantly higher than drum seeder and zero till drill. Among wheat establishment methods, zero till drill sowing produced maximum REY and being comparable to conventional sowing. The similar results were obtained for system productivity that followed the similar trend of ZT > CT > RT > ST. It was concluded that hand/mechanical transplanting of rice followed zero-till or roatavator till wheat drilling are the best crop establishment methods in rice-wheat system of Eastern IGP.Not Availabl