Biosorption and Symbiotic Potential of Horse Gram Rhizobia in Soils Contaminated with Cobalt.

The current study aims evaluation of biosorption and symbiotic potential of horse gram plants associated with rhizobia inspite of Cobalt (Co) metal stress, and these rhizobia strains play a pivotal role in the phytoremediation of Co heavy metal-contaminated soils. Horse gram rhizobial isolates HGR-4, HGR-6, HGR-13 and HGR-25 were able to tolerate 1000 µg g Co supplemented in culture media and also 100 µg g in Co supplemented soil. The plants nodulated with the isolates from the study have shown higher nodulation, nitrogen and leghaemoglobin content in the potted experiment on par with the control plants.

Role of Adiponectin in Cervical Cancer.

Background: Cervical Cancer (CC) is the most common leading cancer in women globally. This is considered to be the type of cancer that is restricted to women. Any women in the reproductive age range can develop CC.

DsRNA-mediated protection against two isolates of Papaya ringspot virus through topical application of dsRNA in papaya.

Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) infections in papaya result in heavy yield losses, severely affecting the papaya industry worldwide, and hence warranting for effective control measures. In the past, transgenic papaya cultivars were developed that overexpressed parts of the PRSV genome and exhibited high levels of virus resistance. In the present study, a non-transgenic approach was employed, in which in vitro produced dsRNA molecules derived from a PRSV isolate from South India (PRSV-Tirupati) was tested for dsRNA-mediated protection against two isolates of PRSV through topical application of the dsRNA on papaya.