Impact of spot blotch pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana on important seed quality parameters in wheat and its management with biocontrol agents and newer fungicide molecules.

Spot blotch disease is prominent amongst several biotic stresses challenging wheat yield and quality. The impact of seed inoculation with Bipolaris sorokiniana, on important wheat seed quality of popular cultivar (cv.) DBW 187, was estimated in comparison to susceptible check WH 147.

Classification of surfactants and admixtures for producing stable aqueous foam.

Surfactants and foam have captured the interest of researchers worldwide due to their unique behavior of surface activity, the dynamic nature of foam formation, and simultaneous destruction. The present review focuses on the surfactants' classification, surfactant-solvent interaction, foam formation, characteristics, and a range of admixtures to enhance the foam performance. Although surfactants have been researched and developed for decades, recently, their sustainability has been given special attention.

Coagulative removal of polystyrene microplastics from aqueous matrices using FeCl-chitosan system: Experimental and artificial neural network modeling.

Effluent from sewage treatment plants (STPs) is a significant source of microplastics (MPs) re-entry into the environment. Coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation (CFS) process as an initial tertiary treatment step requires investigation for coagulative MPs removal from secondary-treated sewage effluents. In this study, experiments were conducted on synthetic water containing 25 mg/L polystyrene (PS) MPs using varying dosages of FeCl (1-10 mg/L) and chitosan (0.

Molecular diagnostic assay for pre-harvest detection of infection in wheat plants.

The current study describes a new diagnostic method for the rapid and accurate detection of , the pathogen accountable for causing Karnal bunt (KB) disease in wheat. This method uses quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and a primer set derived from glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) gene of to identify the presence of the pathogen. The qPCR assay using this primer set was found highly sensitive, with a limit of detection (LOD) value of 4 pg of DNA.

Comparative analysis of nine genomes for the development of novel microsatellite markers for genetic diversity and population structure analysis.

Karnal bunt (KB; ) is the prime quarantine concern for quality wheat production throughout the world. The most effective approach to dealing with this biotic stress is to breed KB-resistant wheat varieties, which warrants a better understanding of genome architecture. In India, the North Western Plain Zone is the prime hot spot for KB disease, but only limited efforts have been made to decipher diversity at the genomic level.