Publications by authors named "G S Manjunatha"
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- Pomegranate is a vital fruit crop that faces serious farming issues from pests and diseases, making the development of resistant varieties important for sustainable agriculture.
- Researchers identified 958 resistance gene analogues (RGAs) using a prediction tool, with the majority located on chromosomes 02 and 08, and found that many RGAs are linked to defense against biotic stresses.
- The study highlights the potential of differentially expressed RGAs, particularly receptor-like kinases (RLKs), in breeding pomegranates resistant to bacterial blight, supporting long-term cultivation sustainability.
Hypoxia occurs when oxygen levels fall below the levels required for mitochondria to support respiration. Regulated hypoxia is associated with quiescence, particularly in storage organs (seeds) and stem cell niches. In contrast, environmentally induced hypoxia poses significant challenges for metabolically active cells that are adapted to aerobic respiration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMunicipal solid waste (MSW) management is getting more attention in the present scenario. Even though various technologies like incineration, gasification, pyrolysis and waste-to-energy plants have been developed, landfills are still the major disposal option for MSW management. MSW at landfill creates issues that are highlighted at a global level like the fire at Deonar dumping site in Mumbai, India was visible and captured by the space satellites, leading to environmental pollution.
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- India's municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills are at capacity, leading to large waste heaps that often catch fire, posing risks of spontaneous ignition due to their physico-chemical characteristics and high landfill surface temperatures.
- Old waste is more prone to ignition than fresh waste; lower moisture content (3.4% to 18.2%) in older heaps contributes to earlier smoldering and ignition, with notable temperature thresholds identified.
- Seasonal analysis revealed significant variations in carbon monoxide levels and leachate pollution index scores, indicating a need for improved management strategies to reduce environmental pollution from landfill fires.
Openmunicipal solid waste(MSW) dumpsites in India are significant hotspots of spontaneous fire and associated air and ground water pollution. Unscientific dumping of MSW poses a major threat to the surrounding environment and human health. One-year-old biodegradable waste components comprised of paper, cardboard, newspaper, textile, wood, grass leaves and coconut shell were analyzed for the determination of the moisture content (MC), smoldering temperature, ignition temperature, and ignition time.
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