The present investigation was carried out to characterize the guava (Psidium guajava) germplasm at morphological level and to identify the promising F₁ hybrid amongst 15 hybrids using morphological traits. Observations were recorded for different traits viz., leaf characters like length and width...

The community composition of insect herbivores is largely shaped by host-plant phylogeny and functional traits. These effects differ between herbivores due at least in part to varying levels of diet specialisation. Distinguishing between herbivores with differing specialisation is therefore...

Sap flow measurement is one of the most effective methods for quantifying plant water use.A better understanding of sap flow dynamics can aid in more efficient water and crop management, particularly under unpredictable rainfall patterns and water scarcity resulting from climate change. In addition ...

Traditional breeding programmes have been limited to the selection and introduction of genotypes with promising agronomic characteristics, but studies focused on genetic diversity in the low hills of the North West(NW) Himalayas have not been conducted, which is very important for the...

Micro irrigation and fertigation supplemented with plastic mulch has proven to be the best to mitigate water scarcity. Calibrated systems and calculative irrigation and fertigation doses were tested for studying the efficiency of provided water and nutrients under different mulching treatments in...

Assemblages of insect herbivores are structured by plant traits such as nutrient content, secondary metabolites, physical traits, and phenology. Many of these traits are phylogenetically conserved, implying a decrease in trait similarity with increasing phylogenetic distance of the host plant taxa. ...

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Elaeagnus conferta Roxb. (Elaeagnaceae) is a subtropical shrub mainly native to India, Vietnam, Malaysia and South China, whose various parts are used for treatment of diabetes, gastric ulcers, pain, oxidative stress and pulmonary disorders. Though the other parts of ...

The effect of green organic mulches (Sesbania aculeata and Leucaena leucocephala) and nitrogen (N) levels on growth, yield, quality and nutrient uptake of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar "Pusa Basmati 1509" was investigated in aerobic rice (AR) and transplanted rice (TPR). The levels of N were...

This paper focuses on the morphological and phenological characteristics, medicinal properties, nutritional attributes and cultivation of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) as a means for the sustainable development of the trans-Himalayan ladakh region in India. Some information on the results of ...

Insects tend to feed on related hosts. The phylogenetic composition of host plant communities thus plays a prominent role in determining insect specialization, food web structure, and diversity. Previous studies showed a high preference of insect herbivores for congeneric and confamilial hosts...