Accumulation of Osmoprotectants Acclimating Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) to Drought Stress Tolerance

Drought is one of the environmental stressors that limits plant growth, production, and is a great threat to the rising population and security throughout the globe. In the present work, we aimed to check the impact of drought stress given at different days interval drought (DID) on proso millet and its tolerance capability. The pot culture experiment was conducted and drought stress was given at 3 DID, 5 DID, and 7 DID respectively, and sampling was done on 15, 30, and 60 DAS, and unstressed plants were irrigated regularly. Drought stress results in decreased protein contents in both the roots and shoots of P. miliaceum on all sampling days. However, with increasing drought intensity and duration there was a tremendous increase in amino acids, and proline contents as well. Therefore, increasing osmolytes like proline with an increased drought period proves the role of proline in stress tolerance of proso millet and helps it to survive by maintaining osmotic potential, water influx, and detoxifying ROS. Thus, proso millet can be cultivated in drought-prone areas, and used for the breeding program

Growth Modulation, Photosynthetic Attributes and Proline Accumulation Led Enhancement to Oryza sativa (L.) Seedlings Exposed to NaCl Stress

One of the main environmental factors that limits plant performance and lowers production is soil salinity, such as NaCl stress. Therefore, to cultivate salt-tolerant crops, it is essential to understand the physiological aspects of plant to NaCl stress and use the natural genetic resource linked with salt tolerance. Rice is relatively a salt-sensitive crop that shows a significant variation in metabolic activities towards NaCl salt stress. In this view, the present investigation was carried out to find the NaCl stress tolerance of rice (ASD-16) variety. The whole experiment was accomplished in pot culture under varying NaCl concentrations (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100mM). The salt stress was imposed on the 13th days after sowing and sampling were done after five days of treatment i.e, 18th DAS. Salt stress results in a decline in growth traits, biomass production, and also reduction in carotenoids and soluble protein contents were observed with hike in NaCl treatments. However, Chlorophyll a, b, (a+b), proline contents, were found to be increased under increasing NaCl concentrations. Thus, enhancing pigment constituents and osmolytes accumulation provides salinity stress tolerance to rice seedlings

EVALUATION OF ROOT AND LEAF OF ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI MEDIK FOR ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY

ABSTRACTThe investigation was aimed to carry out the antifungal activities of the methanol and aqueous extracts of Abutilon theophrasti against four fungalstrains (Microsporum gypseum, Penicillium spp., Fusarium spp., Aspergillus spp.). Antifungal activity of the extracts was determined by the discdiffusion method against various fungi with soubred dextrose agar as media. Methanolic extracts of A. theophrasti showed promising antifungalactivity compared to aqueous extracts against selected fungal species. Methanolic extract of leaf displayed the highest activity with zone of inhibition14 mm against Penicillium spp. which were totally concentration dependent; however, a poor activity was seen in aqueous extracts. Methanolicextracts of root displayed good antifungal activity, while as no activity was seen in aqueous extracts of root. The results obtained in the study showthat methanolic leaf extracts possess phytoconstituents with potent antifungal activity.Keywords: Abutilon, Methanol, Rhizopus, Penicillium

Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture, a diagnostic dilemma in the presence of eventration: a case report

Eventration of the diaphragm is the condition where the muscle is permanently elevated, but retains its continuity and attachments to the costal margins. Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is a recognized consequence of high velocity blunt trauma to the abdomen usually a result of motor vehicle accident. Multi-slice CT and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the pre-operative evaluation of trauma patients, diaphragmatic rupture can be still overlooked if not evaluated with the fair degree of clinical suspicion, more so if it is associated with an eventration of diaphragm - as was in our case

Diagnostic accuracy of MRI in internal derangement of knee in comparison to arthroscopy MRI vs Arthroscopy in knee injury

Background: The knee joint (KJ) is one of the largest as well as most complicated joints in the human body. The knee is one of the most frequently injured joints, either as a separated injury or as a common portion in patients with multiple traumas. MRI has completely transformed the field of radio diagnosis because it provides superior soft tissue (ST) contrast. Also, it has appeared to be highly useful in muscle, brain, abdominal, and soft tissue imaging. The MRI is non-invasive which provides significantly better ST contrast, and requires less imaging time while having fewer artefacts. Aims & Objectives: To compare the accuracy of diagnostic [True Positive (TP), True Negative (TN), False Positive (FP), as well as False Negative (FN)] of MRI & arthroscopy in diagnosing internal derangement (ID) of the knee. To determine the function of MRI in selecting patients for arthroscopy. Material and Methods: This research is a cross-sectional investigation wherein patients who were thought to have an internal knee dislocation (IKD) were given an MRI and some were chosen for an arthroscopy. Most MRIs were done on a 1.5 tesla MRI scanner. The results of the MRI were written down.&nbsp

Hemodynamic evaluation of coarctation of aorta using phase: Contrast magnetic resonance imaging and its comparison with echocardiographic findings evaluation of coarctation of aorta

Background: Coarctation of aorta (CoA) occurs when a small section of the aorta narrows in the luminal. CoA is one of the most popular congenital CL (cardiac lesions), and it is responsible for five to ten percent of all instances of congenital HD (heart disease). CoA can result in a variety of complications. Aims & Objectives: This research was undertaken to determine the occurrence of related CL and valvular disorders in patients with CoA. Materials and Methods: This research was carried out in the Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging (DORAI), Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Tertiary Care Hospital, Srinagar, JK, India over a period of 2 years on patients referred from the Department of Cardiology. The patients who had been detected with CoA were given a PC-MRI to check their blood flow, and the comparison was made to the Echocardiographic study results. Results: Spin-echo (S-E) images of the level of the aortic arch (AA) as well as aortic isthmus (AI) showed narrowing in nineteen situations, according to the researchers. In eleven of the twenty situations, there was a significant amount of collateral circulation (CC). CC was significant in six out of eleven situations of serious stenosis

A study of pre-operative assessment of perianal fistulas using MRI

Anal gland infections most commonly lead to perianal fistulas. With advances in techniques, MR imaging has proven to play an important role in perianal fistula evaluation and is currently considered to be the gold standard. This was a hospital based prospective observational study in which around 100 patients who were diagnosed to have perianal fistula clinically and referred for MR fistulogram to the Department of Radio diagnosis & Imaging, Government Medical College, Srinagar, J&K, India and were included in the study. In this study we concluded that about 26% patients (26 out of 100) had secondary tracks and 31% (31 out of 100) had associated abscesses which showed 86% concordance with surgical findings

Role of 3.0 T MRI in the evaluation of mesial temporal sclerosis using loss of hippocampal striations as diagnostic parameter

Background: Mesial Temporal Sclerosis, also known as MTS, is a condition that causes medial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) and is characterized by the loss of hippocampal neurons. Multiple researches on individuals with hippocampal sclerosis (HS) have demonstrated that MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is an exhaustive method for locating the EF (epileptogenic focus). Aims & Objectives: To study Partial Loss of Hippocampal Striations (PLHS) as a diagnostic parameter using 3.0 Tesla MRI to increase the confidence of diagnosing Mesial Temporal Sclerosis (MTS). Material & methods: This prospective research was performed in 55 patients who had undergone 3T (GE SIGNA HDX) brain imaging under epilepsy protocol that included T2 axial, coronal FLAIR and 3D SPGR hippocampal volume assessment in addition to high resolution T2 coronal imaging over a period of two years at Department of Radiodiagnoses and Imaging (DORAI), Bharat Scans, Chennai, India

First Report of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Root Rot Caused by Rhizoctonia Solani in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Root rot of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is one of the most serious disease, causes unadorned damage to crop health and leads to the heavy yield loss. In the present investigation, Rhizoctonia solani, a new root rot pathogen was found pathogenic and cause of beans root rot in the region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The pathogen was characterized by morpho-cultural as well as through molecular sequencingusing ITS primer for establishing the proper identification of isolated pathogen. Based on the pathogenicity test carried on common bean cv. Shalimar Bean-1 and available literature, it was recorded as the first report of root rot in common beans caused by Rhizoctonia solani in Jammu and Kashmir