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Not AvailablePhosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient to all crops including rice and it plays a key role in various plant activities and development. Low availability of P in the soils negatively, influences rice crop growth and causes significant yield loss. In the present study, we characterized a set of 56 germplasm lines for their tolerance to low soil P by screening them at low soil P and optimum soil P levels along with low soil P tolerant and sensitive check varieties. These lines were genotyped for the presence/absence of tolerant allele with respect to the major low soil P tolerance QTL, Pup1, using a set of locus specific PCR-based markers, viz., K46-1, K46-2, K52 and K46CG-1. High genetic variability was observed for various traits associated with low soil P tolerance. The yield parameters from normal and low soil P conditions were used to calculate stress tolerance indices and classify the genotypes according to their tolerance level. Out of the total germplasm lines screened, 15 lines were found to be tolerant to low soil P condition based on the yield reduction in comparison to the tolerant check, but most of them harbored the complete or partial Pup1 locus. Interestingly, two tolerant germplasm lines, IC216831 and IC216903 were observed to be completely devoid of Pup1 and hence they can be explored for new loci underlying low soil P tolerance.Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of IndiaICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Researc

Nanobiolistics: An Emerging Genetic Transformation Approach.

Biolistic delivery of biomolecular cargoes to plants with micron-scale projectiles is a well-established technique in plant biotechnology. However, the relatively large micron-scale biolistic projectiles can result in tissue damage, low regeneration efficiency, and create difficulties for the biolistic transformation of isomorphic small cells or subcellular target organelles (i.e., mitochondria and plastids). As an alternative to micron-sized carriers, nanomaterials provide a promising approach for biomolecule delivery to plants. While most studies exploring nanoscale biolistic carriers have been carried out in animal cells and tissues, which lack a cell wall, we can nonetheless extrapolate their utility for nanobiolistic delivery of biomolecules in plant targets. Specifically, nanobiolistics has shown promising results for use in animal systems, in which nanoscale projectiles yield lower levels of cell and tissue damage while maintaining similar transformation efficiencies as their micron-scale counterparts. In this chapter, we specifically discuss biolistic delivery of nanoparticles for plant genetic transformation purposes and identify the figures of merit requiring optimization for broad-scale implementation of nanobiolistics in plant genetic transformations

3rd National Conference on Image Processing, Computing, Communication, Networking and Data Analytics

This volume contains contributed articles presented in the conference NCICCNDA 2018, organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Mysore, Karnataka (India) on 28th April 2018

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Modern Trends in Engineering Technology and Management

This proceeding contains articles on the various ideas of the academic community presented at The 2nd International Conference on Modern Trends in Engineering Technology and Management (ICMEM 2023) organized by the Sree Narayana Institute of Technology Adoor-691554, Kerala, India on 4th-6th May 2023.  ICMEM 2023 aimed to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, issues, challenges, discoveries, opportunities, and applications of Modern Trends in Engineering Technology and Management. The ever-changing scope and rapid development of science and technology generate new problems, questions, and curiosity, necessitating the exchange of brilliant ideas and raising awareness of this vital research field in a variety of directions.  Conference Title: 2nd International Conference on Modern Trends in Engineering Technology and ManagementConference Acronyms: ICMEM 2023Conference Date: 4th-6th May 2023Conference Location: Hybrid ModeConference Organizer: SNIT Adoor, Kerala, Indi

Sepsis: in search of cure

Introduction Sepsis is a complex inflammatory disorder believed to originate from an infection by any types of microbes and/or their products. It is the leading cause of death in intensive care units (ICUs) throughout the globe.The mortality rates depend both on the severity of infection and the host’s response to infection.Methods Literature survey on pathobiology of sepsis in general and failure of more than hundred clinical trialsconducted so far in search of a possible cure for sepsisresulted in the preparation of this manuscript.FindingsSepsis lacks a suitable animal model thatmimics human sepsis. However, based on the resultsobtained in animal models of sepsis, clinical trials con-ducted so far have been disappointing. Althoughinvolvement of multiple mediators and pathways in sepsishas been recognized, only few components are being tar-geted and this could be the major reason behind the failureof clinical trials.ConclusionInability to recognize a single critical medi-ator of sepsis may be the underlying cause for the poortherapeutic intervention of sepsis. Therefore, sepsis is stillconsidered as a disease—in search of cu