Desiccation-induced physiological and biochemical changes in resurrection plant, Selaginella bryopteris.

Selaginella bryopteris is a lycophyte resurrection plant, which incurves during desiccation and recovers on availability of moisture. The aim of the study was to test and understand the various physiological and biochemical changes the fronds undergo during desiccation and rehydration, to get an insight as to how this plant adapts and survives through the dry phase. Upon desiccation, S.

First Report of Cucumber mosaic virus on Jatropha curcas in India.

Jatropha curcas L. is a major commercial biodiesel fuel crop grown on 98 million acres (39.66 million ha) in India.

Natural Occurrence of Cucumber mosaic virus on Rauvolfia serpentina, A New Record.

Rauvolfia serpentina, family Apocynaceae, is widely cultivated in India and adjoining countries for the production of roots used in several herbal formulations (1). Severe mosaic and stunting of the whole plant was observed on R. serpentina growing in experimental plots of NBRI, Lucknow, in 2006.

A Yellow Mosaic Disease of Soybean in Northern India is Caused by Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus.

Soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr., is a protein- and oil-rich crop cultivated in India and abroad.