Relative expression levels of growth hormone gene and growth rate in Indian major carp species.

The phenomenon of growth is a leading factor for aquaculture success. The uneven growth of major Indian carps (Labeo rohita, Catla catla, and Cirrhinus mrigala) is a serious issue in fish culture from an economic point of view. The growth hormone (GH) gene is crucial for selection in commercially cultivated fish species for better growth and production.

Towards portable rapid TB biosensor: Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in raw sputum samples using functionalized screen printed electrodes.

Due to lack of robust, sensitive and low cost detection strategies, Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health issue. WHO reports 1.5 million deaths per year, ∼80 % cases occur in low- to middle-income countries, where resource limitations complicate the diagnosis.

Enhancement of healthful novel sugar contents in genetically engineered sugarcane juice integrated with molecularly characterized ThSyGII (CEMB-SIG2).

Enhancement of sugar contents and yielding healthful sugar products from sugarcane demand high profile scientific strategies. Previous efforts to foster manipulation in metabolic pathways or triggering sugar production through combating abiotic stresses fail to yield high sugar recovery in Saccharum officinarum L. Novel sucrose isomers trehalulose (TH) and isomaltulose (IM) are naturally manufactured in microbial sources.

Silencing of multiple target genes via ingestion of dsRNA and PMRi affects development and survival in Helicoverpa armigera.

RNA interference (RNAi) triggered by exogenous double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) is a powerful tool to knockdown genetic targets crucial for the growth and development of agriculturally important insect pests. Helicoverpa armigera is a pest feeding on more than 30 economically important crops worldwide and a major threat. Resistance to insecticides and Bt toxins has been gradually increasing in the field.

MCMV Silencing Concludes Potential Host-Derived miRNAs in Maize.

Maize Chlorotic Mottle Virus (MCMV) is a deleterious pathogen which causes Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) that results in substantial yield loss of Maize crop worldwide. The positive-sense RNA genome of MCMV (4.4 kb) encodes six proteins: P32 (32 kDa protein), RNA dependent RNA polymerases (P50 and P111), P31 (31 kDa protein), P7 (7 kDa protein), coat protein (25 kDa).