Use of tannery effluent for irrigation: an evaluative study on the response of Sorghum plants its growth and biochemical characteristics

The present study deals with the impact of various dilutions of tannery effluents on Sorghum bicolor seed germination with its growth and biochemical characteristics grown for a period of 11 days. Sorghum plant grown with different effluent concentrations i.e, 0%, 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% shows effects on plant growth parameters and biochemical parameters such as; germination percentage, shoot and root length, and chlorophyll. The result clearly shows that the concentrations of effluents straight influence on the growth and biochemical constituents. The heavy metal accretion found at the higher level in root when compared with control. Accumulation of heavy metals creates chronic health problems for human and cattle through the food chain in long run

Effects of hexavalent chromium on growth , phytotoxicity , tolerance index of Cosmos bipinnatus, Cav. and Celosia cristata, L. - Phytoremediation

Genetically modified (GM) foods are derived from organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally. The introduction of a gene from a different organism or the term genetically modified plants and foods are most commonly used to refer to crop plants created for human and animal consumption using the latest molecular biology techniques. But not all genetically modified plants are grown as crops. There are many genetically modified ornamental plants are used for flowering purpose. The latest molecular technology alters the plant quality and used for many purposes. This present study is to investigate phytoremediation based on genetically modified ornamental plants Cosmos bipinnatus, Cav. and Celosia cristata,L. belongs to Astraceae and Amaranthaceae family.   The main aim of the study is remedy for heavy metal pollution and relation to human health, ecosystem and economical disasters of wealthy and poor farmers

Studies on the effect of mercury on germination and biochemical changes of ground nut [Arachis hypogaea (L). var. VRI- 1] seedlings

The uptake and accumulation of mercury in various parts of the plants namely stem, root, leaf and seeds showed a gradual decrease with the steady increase in mercury treatment. It can be concluded that the VRI-1 variety of groundnut was proved to be tolerant to mercury. Hence it can it is recommended that the variety VRI – 1 can be cultivated in the soils contaminated with mercury and chloralkali  plants which use mercury as an electrode in cells for the manufacture of caustic soda and chlorine effluent. This will prevent considerably the extent of damage caused by mercuryon ground nut to a certain extent

Antidiabetic effect of Chloroxylon swietenia bark extracts on streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Diabetes has been increasing at an alarming rate around the world, and experts have relied on remedies from the utilization of ancient drugs that are essentially derived from plants. The present study aimed to evaluate the antidiabetic potential of Chloroxylon swietenia bark extracts on streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced in male albino Wistar rats by single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ) (50 mg/kg b.w.). The diabetic rats were administered orally with C. swietenia bark (CSB) methanolic (CSBMEt) and aqueous (CSBAEt) (250 mg/kg b.w.) extracts and glibenclamide (600 µg/kg b.w.) by intragastric intubation for 45 days. The result showed a heavy loss in weight, increase in blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin level, and decline in plasma insulin and total hemoglobin content. Furthermore, glucose-6-phosphatase and fructose-1,6-bis phosphatase were found to be increased whereas hexokinase and glycogen contents were decreased in STZ induced diabetic rats. CSBAEt, CSBMEt and glibenclamide treated diabetic rats showed moderate reduction in blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin levels; in addition, plasma insulin and hemoglobin levels were elevated. The altered activities of carbohydrate metabolizing enzymes and liver glycogen were improved remarkably. CSBMEt results were comparable to the standard drug glibenclamide. The present findings support the usage of the plant extracts for the traditional treatment of diabetes