Evaluation of growth and yield traits in rice genotypes using multivariate analysis.

Rice ( L.) is the first staple crop in terms of production and area of cultivation in Nepal. The amount of genetic variability is important factor in identifying suitable genotypes in rice breeding programs.

Orthologous receptor kinases quantitatively affect the host status of barley to leaf rust fungi.

Global food security depends on cereal crops with durable disease resistance. Most cereals are colonized by rust fungi, which are pathogens of major significance for global agriculture. Cereal rusts display a high degree of host specificity and one rust species or forma specialis generally colonizes only one cereal host.

"Flow valve" microfluidic devices for simple, detectorless, and label-free analyte quantitation.

Simplified analysis systems that offer the performance of benchtop instruments but the convenience of portability are highly desirable. We have developed novel, miniature devices that feature visual inspection readout of a target's concentration from a ~1 μL volume of solution introduced into a microfluidic channel. Microchannels are constructed within an elastomeric material, and channel surfaces are coated with receptors to the target.