Exploring DNA barcode for accurate identification of threatened Aconitum L. species from Western Himalaya.

Background: Aconitum species, belonging to Ranunculaceae, have high medicinal importance but due to their overexploitation come under IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) red list. The precise identification of the Aconitum species is equally important because they are used in herbal formulations. The present study aimed to develop an efficient DNA barcode system for the authentic identification of Aconitum species.

Nitric oxide secures reproductive efficiency in heat-stressed lentil ( Medik.) plants by enhancing the photosynthetic ability to improve yield traits.

Rising temperatures, globally and locally, would be detrimental for cool- and summer-season food legumes, such as lentil ( Medik.). Lentil is highly sensitive to supra-optimal temperatures (> 30 °C), particularly during reproductive growth, resulting in flower and pod losses.

Diagnosing COVID-19 from CT Image of Lung Segmentation & Classification with Deep Learning Based on Convolutional Neural Networks.

Early-stage exposure and analysis of diseases are life-threatening causes for controlling the spread of COVID-19. Recently, Deep Learning (DL) centered approaches have projected intended for COVID-19 during the initial stage through the Computed Tomography (CT) mechanism is to simplify and aid with the analysis. However, these methodologiesundergocommencing one of the following issues: each CT scan slice treated separately and train and evaluate from the same dataset the strategies for image collections.

Heat Priming of Lentil ( Medik.) Seeds and Foliar Treatment with γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA), Confers Protection to Reproductive Function and Yield Traits under High-Temperature Stress Environments.

Gradually increasing temperatures at global and local scales are causing heat stress for cool and summer-season food legumes, such as lentil ( Medik.), which is highly susceptible to heat stress, especially during its reproductive stages of development. Hence, suitable strategies are needed to develop heat tolerance in this legume.

Drought or/and Heat-Stress Effects on Seed Filling in Food Crops: Impacts on Functional Biochemistry, Seed Yields, and Nutritional Quality.

Drought (water deficits) and heat (high temperatures) stress are the prime abiotic constraints, under the current and climate change scenario in future. Any further increase in the occurrence, and extremity of these stresses, either individually or in combination, would severely reduce the crop productivity and food security, globally. Although, they obstruct productivity at all crop growth stages, the extent of damage at reproductive phase of crop growth, mainly the seed filling phase, is critical and causes considerable yield losses.

Influence of drought and heat stress, applied independently or in combination during seed development, on qualitative and quantitative aspects of seeds of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) genotypes, differing in drought sensitivity.

Terminal droughts, along with high temperatures, are becoming more frequent to strongly influence the seed development in cool-season pulses like lentil. In the present study, the lentil plants growing outdoors under natural environment were subjected to following treatments at the time of seed filling till maturity: (a) 28/23 °C day/night temperature as controls; (b) drought stressed, plants maintained at 50% field capacity, under the same growth conditions as in a; (c) heat stressed, 33/28 °C day/night temperature, under the same growth conditions as in a; and (d) drought + heat stressed, plants at 50% field capacity, 33/28 °C day/night temperature, under the same growth conditions as in (a). Both heat and drought resulted in marked reduction in the rate and duration of seed filling to decrease the final seed size; drought resulted in more damage than heat stress; combined stresses accentuated the damage to seed starch, storage proteins and their fractions, minerals, and several amino acids.

Impact of heat stress during seed filling on seed quality and seed yield in lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) genotypes.

Background: Lentil, a cool-season food legume, is highly sensitive to high temperatures, which drastically reduce biomass and seed yield. The effects of heat stress on qualitative and quantitative aspects of seeds are not yet known.

Results: In this study, we assessed the effects of high temperatures on quantitative and qualitative aspects of seeds in a heat-tolerant (HT; FLIP2009) and heat-sensitive (HS; IG4242) genotypes in a controlled environment.

Food Legumes and Rising Temperatures: Effects, Adaptive Functional Mechanisms Specific to Reproductive Growth Stage and Strategies to Improve Heat Tolerance.

Ambient temperatures are predicted to rise in the future owing to several reasons associated with global climate changes. These temperature increases can result in heat stress- a severe threat to crop production in most countries. Legumes are well-known for their impact on agricultural sustainability as well as their nutritional and health benefits.

Effects of Drought, Heat and Their Interaction on the Growth, Yield and Photosynthetic Function of Lentil ( Medikus) Genotypes Varying in Heat and Drought Sensitivity.

Rising temperatures and drought stress limit the growth and production potential of lentil ( Medikus), particularly during reproductive growth and seed filling. The present study aimed to (i) investigate the individual and combined effects of heat and drought stress during seed filling, (ii) determine the response of lentil genotypes with contrasting heat and drought sensitivity, and (iii) assess any cross tolerance in contrasting genotypes. For this purpose, eight lentil genotypes (two drought-tolerant, two drought-sensitive, two heat-tolerant, two heat-sensitive) were either sown at the normal time (second week of November 2014), when the temperatures at the time of seed filling were below 30/20°C (day/night), or sown late (second week of February 2015) to impose heat stress (temperatures > 30/20°C (day/night) during reproducive growth and seed filling.

Identification of High-Temperature Tolerant Lentil ( Medik.) Genotypes through Leaf and Pollen Traits.

Rising temperatures are proving detrimental for various agricultural crops. Cool-season legumes such as lentil ( Medik.) are sensitive to even small increases in temperature during the reproductive stage, hence the need to explore the available germplasm for heat tolerance as well as its underlying mechanisms.

Evaluation and management of photosensitivity in children.

Photosensitive disorders in children are not uncommon in our country. It is often difficult to establish the diagnosis, either due to confusing presentation or ignorance by the parents. We review the presentation and management of photosensitive disorders in children.

Generalized pigmentation due to Addison disease.

A 10-year-old boy presented with generalized hyperpigmentation, abdominal pain, change in behavior and, no weight gain for 2 years. On examination, he had hypotension and generalized hyperpigmentation that was more marked on gingival mucosa and frictional sites. Serum cortisol was markedly decreased and his CT scan abdomen showed adrenal atrophy.