Characterization and exploring genetic potential of landraces from Odisha with special emphasis on grain micronutrient content for benefaction of biofortification in rice.

Unlabelled: Assessing genetic variability of micronutrient content in association with qualitative and quantitative traits in germplasm is prerequisite for effective biofortification programme. Odisha, a state of eastern India is considered as one of the most potential hot spot of diversity of cultivated rice for grain yield and nutritional traits. Significant variability for most of the qualitative and quantitative traits including Fe and Zn content was observed in a set of 293 germplasm with varying kernel colour encompassing 14 districts of Odisha.

Environmental Isolation of Candida auris from the Coastal Wetlands of Andaman Islands, India.

is a multidrug resistant pathogen that presents a serious global threat to human health. As is a newly emerged pathogen, several questions regarding its ecological niche remain unexplored. While species closely related to have been detected in different environmental habitats, little is known about the natural habitat(s) of Here, we explored the virgin habitats around the very isolated Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean for evidence of We sampled coastal wetlands, including rocky shores, sandy beaches, tidal marshes, and mangrove swamps, around the Andaman group of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Union Territory, in India.

First report of Gonodactylus smithii (Pocock, 1893) from South Andaman, India (Crustacea : Stomatopoda).

The Andaman and Nicobar group of islands (11.7401°N, 92.6586°E) are surrounded by the Bay of Bengal to the west and Andaman Sea to the east.

Diversity and distribution of heterotrophic dinoflagellates from the coastal waters of Port Blair, South Andaman.

The interaction between the environment and heterotrophic dinoflagellates inhabiting coastal waters of South Andaman was studied based on year round collections made during September 2012-August 2013 in the bay, eastern, and western region of South Andaman. The distribution pattern of microzooplankton in South Andaman showed high abundance in eutrophic waters (bay region) and gradually decreased towards the off shore region. Microzooplankton community comprised of six different taxa, viz.

Comparison between microzooplankton population in polluted and moderately polluted coastal waters of Port Blair, South Andaman.

We report on the seasonal and spatial variations of microzooplankton between polluted and moderately polluted coastal waters of South Andaman Island, in relation to certain physicochemical and biological parameters. Microzooplankton communities were studied and recorded for 1 year (September 2011 to August 2012) during the northeast monsoon, the intermonsoon, and the southwest monsoon periods. We recorded a total of 75 species belonging to 29 genera, of which polluted waters encompassed 71 species (28 genera).