Effect of pH & Different Media on Mycelial Growth of Alternaria solani Causing Early Blight of Tomato in Manipur and In-vivo Evaluation of Native Trichoderma spp., One Chemical Fungicide (Mancozeb) on Alternaria solani Causing Early Blight of Tomato

The tomato is the edible, often red berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomatoplant. The species originated in western South America and Central America. The area under tomatocultivation in Manipur accounts for about 0.15 million hectares with an average production of 2.10 milliontonnes and productivity of 12.02 tonnes ha-1during 2016-17. Present research was carried out to study theeffect of different culture media and pH on mycelia growth of Alternaria solani. Among seven culture mediathat were tested, the fungus grew best on Richards agar, OatMeal Agar and Coon’s media. The most suitablepH for growth of fungus was 6.0 and 7.0. Native Trichoderma spp. has good effect on controlling early blightof tomato in filed conditions.&nbsp

Antagonistic Potential of Trichoderma spp., Botanicals and Fungicides against Alternaria solani Causing Early Blight of Tomato in-vitro Conditions

The tomato is the edible, often red berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant. Thespecies originated in western South America and Central America. The area under tomato cultivation in Manipur accountsfor about 0.15 million hectares with an average production of 2.10 million tonnes and productivity of 12.02 tonnes ha-1during 2016-17. The major constraints in production of tomato are biotic and abiotic stress. Among the biotic stress Earlyblight caused by Alternaria solani inflicts tremendous losses to the crop. The present research was carried out to study invitro evaluations of native Trichoderma spp., botanicals and fungicides against Alternaria solani causing Early blight oftomato which induces losses in Manipur. Food poison technique and Dual culture were aided in this investigation. Theinvestigated results revealed that among bio control agents tested Mix (Trichoderma asperellum + Trichodermaharzianum), Trichoderma viride and Trichoderma asperellum effectively controlled mycelial growth of the pathogen by74.92% and 73% respectively. Botanicals used in this study significantly inhibited the growth of the fungus, among whichgarlic (Allium sativum) gave the best results by showing 74.17% of inhibition at 10% concentration followed by garlic 5%and ginger 10% showed 66.98 to 61.05% inhibition, among fungicides Propiconazole 13.9% + Difenoconazole 13% gavethe best results by showing of 100% inhibition at 0.1% concentrations.&nbsp

Cancers of the appendix: a case report and review of the literatures

Cancers of the appendix are rare. Most of them are found accidentally on appendectomies performed for appendicitis. Majority of the tumors are carcinoid, adenoma, and lymphoma. Adenocarcinomas of appendix constitute about only 0.08% of all cancers and the treatment remains controversial. Here we are reporting a 57 year old man presented with symptoms of appendicitis, diagnosed with mucinious adenocarcinoma of the appendix. The patient was treated with appendectomy. We performed a review of literature on tumors of the appendix. Benign conditions are treated with surgery alone. For lymphomas chemotherapy are required and carcinoid syndrome can be treated with somatostatin analogues

CURATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH LIBRARIES

Libraries, museums and archives hold valuable collections in a variety of media, presenting a vast body of knowledge rooted in the history of human civilisation. These form the repository of the wisdom of great works by thinkers of past and the present. The holdings of these institutions are priceless heritage of the mankind as they preserve documents, ideas, and the oral and written records. To value the cultural heritage and to care for it as a treasure bequeathed to us by our ancestors is the major responsibility of libraries. The past records constitute a natural resource and are indispensable to the present generation as well as to the generations to come. Libraries preserve the documentary heritage resources for which they are primarily responsible. Any loss of such materials is simply irreplaceable. Therefore, preserving this intellectual, cultural heritage becomes not only the academic commitment but also the moral responsibility of the librarians/information scientists, who are in charge of these repositories. The high quality of the papers and the discussion represent the thinking and experience of experts in their particular fields. The contributed papers also relate to the methodology used in libraries in Asia to provide access to manuscripts and cultural heritage. The volume discusses best practices in Knowledge preservation and how to collaborate and preserve the culture. The book also deals with manuscript and archives issues in the digital era. The approach of this book is concise, comprehensively, covering all major aspects of preservation and conservation through libraries. The readership of the book is not just limited to library and information science professionals, but also for those involved in conservation, preservation, restoration or other related disciplines. The book will be useful for librarians, archivists and conservators. We thank the Sunan Kalijaga University, Special Libraries Association- Asian Chapter for their trust and their constant support, all the contributors for their submissions, the members of the Local and International Committee for their reviewing effort for making this publication possible

Molecular characterization of an indigenous barb Pethia manipurensis (Cyprinidae: Barbinae) from Manipur, India and its relationship with other cyprinid fishes inferring from mitochondrial cox1 gene sequences

Manipur is one of the north eastern states of India and it is rich in freshwater fish diversity. Among the small indigenous fishes of Manipur, Pethia manipurensis is an economically important fish having both food and ornamental value. For the taxonomic placement of this species among the cyprinid fishes, molecular characterization is conducted by using mitochondrial cox1 gene sequences. Partial sequences of mito. cox1 gene of thirty seven cyprinid species were down loaded from NCBI Genbank and the nucleotide sequence 602 bp were generated from two species i.e. Pethia manipurensis and Puntius sophore for present analysis. Here total 628 characters, 144, 459, 267 and 192 were conserved, variable, parsimony informative and singleton respectively. The average nucleotide frequencies are 26.4% (A), 29% (T), 26.4% (C), and 18.2% (G). The dendogram constructed by both Neighbour-Joining and Maximum Likelihood trees resulted in similar topologies with five clusters with eight sub-clusters which can indicate the taxonomic positions of Pethia manipurensis.</jats:p

SEBACEOUS CARCINOMA OF AXILLA: A RARE CASE REPORT

Sebaceous carcinoma (SC) is a rare cutaneous malignant neoplasm. It is derived from the epithelium of sebaceous glands and thus, can occur anywhere in the body where these glands are found. SC are of two types: ocular and extraocular, with extraocular SC being rare and SC of axilla being very rare. The paper reports a case of 55-year-old male patient, with complain of swelling in the right axilla. The patient underwent wide local excision of the mass and the excised specimen was sent for histopathological (HPE) analysis, which showed features consistent with sebaceous carcinoma. The patient was planned for treatment with adjuvant chemotherapy, and is currently under treatment.</jats:p