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Ethnobotany of Acacia jacquemontii Benth. - An Uncharted Tree of Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
The present ethnobotanical study describes the traditional knowledge related to the use of Acacia jacquemontii and its derived products used by the tribes and communities reside in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India. Acacia jacquemontii is a versatile tree suitable for afforestation, social and agroforestry. In addition to their normal utility in wood production, soil improvement, nitrogen fixation, these provide certain other products like fodder, fruits, gums, fibers and roofs. During the survey, it was noted that tree parts such as bark, roots and gum were commonly used by the tribals to cure various diseases and disorders. Indigenous healthcare practices, provide low cost alternatives in situation where modern health care services are not available or too expensive. This preliminary study about this unexplored tree would be valuable resource for humankind
Some Integrals occurring in Fracture Mechanics
Some integrals occurring in fracture mechanics have been derived in close form. The results have been used for obtaining stress intensity factor at the edge of interface crack
Multi-wavelength Diagnostics of the Precursor and Main phases of an M1.8 Flare on 2011 April 22
We study the temporal, spatial and spectral evolution of the M1.8 flare,
which occurred in NOAA AR 11195 (S17E31) on 22 April 2011, and explore the
underlying physical processes during the precursors and their relation to the
main phase. The study of the source morphology using the composite images in
131 {\deg}A wavelength observed by the SDO/AIA and 6-14 keV revealed a
multiloop system that destabilized systematically during the precursor and main
phases. In contrast, HXR emission (20-50 keV) was absent during the precursor
phase, appearing only from the onset of the impulsive phase in the form of
foot-points of emitting loop/s. This study has also revealed the heated
loop-top prior to the loop emission, although no accompanying foot-point
sources were observed during the precursor phase. We estimate the flare plasma
parameters viz. T, EM, power-law index, and photon turn-over energy by forward
fitting RHESSI spectral observations. The energy released in the precursor
phase was thermal and constituted ~1 per cent of the total energy released
during the flare. The study of morphological evolution of the filament in
conjunction with synthesized T and EM maps has been carried out which reveals
(a) Partial filament eruption prior to the onset of the precursor emission, (b)
Heated dense plasma over the polarity inversion line and in the vicinity of the
slowly rising filament during the precursor phase. Based on the implications
from multi-wavelength observations, we propose a scheme to unify the energy
release during the precursor and main phase emissions in which, the precursor
phase emission has been originated via conduction front formed due to the
partial filament eruption. Next, the heated leftover S-shaped filament has
undergone slow rise and heating due to magnetic reconnection and finally
erupted to produce emission during the impulsive and gradual phases.Comment: 16 Pages, 11 Figures, Accepted for Publication in MNRAS Main Journa
Dispersion of Resonant Raman Peaks of CO and OH in SnO2, Mo1-x FexO2 Thin Films and SiO2 bulk glass
Resonance Raman (RR) peaks of and stretching modes and their higher harmonics
have been observed superimposed on photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of thin
films. Commercial fluorine doped thin films deposited by sputtering on glass
and thin films deposited on Si by laser ablation have been studied. The
dispersions of CO and OH stretching RR modes are ~ 600 cm-1/eV and 800 cm-1
respectively. The dispersion of the third harmonic of CO stretching mode is ~
2000 cm-1/eV. Similar dispersion of RR peak of stretching modes and higher
harmonics superimposed on PL spectra has been observed in Mo1-xFexO2 thin films
and SiO2 bulk glass. Large dispersion of RR peaks seems to be a common property
of oxides with impurities of and .Comment: 13 pages including three figure
Stability analysis of yield, yield attributes and essential oil content in fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) evaluated under a long-term organic production system
Eight varieties of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) were evaluated under field trial for their stability of yield, yield attributes and essential oil content under the organic production system in six consecutive years from 2016 to 2021. Mean square due to environment + (variety × environment) was significant for all the traits studied indicating the existence of variety × environment interaction. Based on the mean performance, regression coefficient and deviation from regression values, it was found that stability of yield and yield components are imparted in the varieties, GF-12 and AF-1 across the years through the stable performance of characters and like numbers of primary and secondary branches, number of umbels and umbellate and seed yield. However, variety RF-101 for essential oil content can be considered as most suitable, stable and adopted to organic production system compared to other varieties. Correlation analysis revealed highly positive relationship in plant height, number of primary branches, number of umbels and umbellate per plant and seed yield. Based on the findings, fennel growers are apprised to select stable high-yielding fennel varieties for the organic production systems in semi-arid regions of India. Along with their use in hybridization programmes to converge the stability characteristics of seed yield for the development of a stable variety adapted to a wider range of environments under organic production systems
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