Srabani Roy Chowdhury, MAKAUT, WB Introduction Plant roots are associated with a diverse community of microorganisms. These communities are collectively known as root microbiome. The communities contain microorganisms that are both helpful as well as harmful for the plant, in terms of affecting its physiological functioning. Mycorrhizal and mycoparasitic fungi as well as bacteria that […]
Sribas Chowdhury, Adamas University, Kolkata With scientific developments in genetics booming over a couple of decades, the identification and assay of genes in different organisms have become a topic of great interest. A lot of new methods have been developed to understand the genetic traits of various physiological phenomena. One such phenomenon is the resistance […]
Monika R, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Geminiviruses are plant viruses that cause economically important plant diseases worldwide. These viruses are proliferating globally and have attracted considerable scientific interest during the past 30 years. These viruses have circular ssDNA genomes and initiate infection with the discharge of viral ssDNA into the nucleus of the host, […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College Background Based on historical evidence, the epidemics of plant diseases have been quite destructive and continue to scar global well-being. Most of these epidemics came into existence due to international transactions and merchandising of plant materials which eventually takes the face of species declination. Hymenoscyphus fraxineus is an invasive fungus […]
Esha Mukherjee, Amity University Noida Monocultures now dominate arable land, with enormous swaths of land dedicated to a single, high-yielding elite variety. However, planting only one type of crop on the arable ground has its drawbacks: these regions are easy prey for fungal and insect pests, posing a threat to agriculture. Farmers must utilize resistant […]
Saakshi Bangera, DY Patil School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Global climate change, one of the most critical environmental challenges today, continues to jeopardize the agricultural industry of India. Cultivation of tolerant crops is a need of the hour to meet the increasing demands of the country. One of the ways out of this rabbit-hole has […]
Vaishnavi Kardale, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University Oral health is fundamental to the health and wellbeing of an individual. Dental caries is a pathological process that causes tissue destruction. This disease affects quite a huge population across the globe. If left untreated caries can increase plaque retention and lead to severe periodontitis. Periodontitis causes […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Researchers at Stalk and Scripps Research Institute have discovered the mystery behind how Carnivorous plants sense and trap their prey. Ever since we were in middle school we have learned that plants like Venus flytrap and Sundew are sensitive to touch, which helps them to sense and trap their prey. […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata According to Charles Darwin, “It’s not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change”. This quote or saying has proven itself true over the centuries and recent findings glorify the line even more. While studying ecological relationships amongst different species, […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Researchers have found out that plants might have the option to control the genetics of their intimate root symbionts – the organism with which they live in symbiosis – in this way giving a finer comprehension of their development, essentially affecting every single biological system as their revelation may […]
