Early selective strategies for higher yielding bio-economic Indian ginseng based on genotypic study through metabolic and molecular markers.

Applying biotechnological tools to the selection of higher-yielding bioeconomic crops is a promising and remarkable means of reducing the burden on production on a global scale. In the present study, 25 germplasms of Indian ginseng ( (L.) Dunal) were examined for their genetic diversity by using morphological, biochemical, and molecular markers for twenty plant growth traits.

Slow-release Zn application through Zn-chitosan nanoparticles in wheat to intensify source activity and sink strength.

Source activity and sink strength are important aspects to measure growth and yield in wheat. Despite zinc's extended functions in the amendment of plant metabolic activities, critical research findings are missing on mapping the elusive interplays of slow-release zinc (Zn) application from nanoparticles (NPs) in crop plants. The present study reports that slow-releasing Zn application through Zn-chitosan NPs bestows myriad effects on source activity and sink strength in wheat plants.

Biosynthesised silver nanoparticles using aqueous leaf extract of L. and evaluation of their antifungal activity against phytopathogenic fungi.

In the recent decades, nanotechnology is gaining tremendous impetus due to its capability of modulating metals into their nanosize, which drastically changes the chemical, physical, biological and optical properties of metals. In this study, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesis using aqueous leaf extracts of Tagetes patula L. which act as reducing agent as well as capping agent is reported.