Life Sciences

Many agriculturally important traits such as yield, quality and some form of disease resistance are controlled by many genes (poly genes) and are known as quantitative traits. Identification of the genomic region containing few or more genes controlling these complex traits is a basic idea of QTL mapping. The large number of QTL mapping studies for diverse crop species has provided an abundance of DNA marker-trait associations. The information obtained on the QTL analysis can be utilized for the crop improvement through marker aided selection and molecular breeding.

The present investigation was concluded to evaluate the lethality of cypermetrhin on common carp, Cyprinus carpio. The effect was assessed on the basis of 10,20 and 30 days exposure of its sublethal concentrations (1/5th (0.02 mg/L) and 1/10th (0.01mg/L) on some hematological parameters. Fish were sampled at 10, 20 and 30 days to test for blood analysis. There was most of the blood parameters measured such as hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cells (RBC), packed cell volume (PCV) and MCHC was significantly decreased (p< 0.05), but the WBC levels were significantly increased (p< 0.05).

The Analects of Confucius is the representative work of Confucianism. Covering a wide scope of subjects from politics, philosophy, literature and art to education and moral cultivation, The Analects of Confucius has a tremendous influence on Chinese and Western thought and values. This paper attempts to explore how the cultural value of Confucianism is transmitted to western countries through a comparative analysis of the translation of the key images in two English versions translated by James Legge and Ku Hungming respectively.

This study examined the determinants of household food security in Borno State. Multistage simple random sampling procedure was used in the drawing of sample. Structured questionnaires and focus groups discussions were used in collecting data for the study. Data were collected from 500 households in 18 villages in six Local Government Areas, of the region between 2008 and 2009. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistic and probit regression model.

The main objectives of the study are to examine the trends in area, production and productivity of Bengal gram in Andhra Pradesh over a period of 1987-88 to 2006-2007. Compound growth rates of area, production and productivity were estimated by fitting semi log trend equation. Decomposition of output growth of groundnut was examined by fitting component analysis model. The compound growth rates of area production and productivity of Bengal gram over the period shows positively significant. The study also confirms the magnitude of variability in production of Bengal gram.

Growing concerns of meeting the energy demands and parallel pursue of sustainable development in Ghana have shifted attention to renewable energy sources including biofuel. Land-based investments are therefore increasingly becoming attractive in Ghana and, over the years, many foreign direct investments have acquired large parcels of land for biofuel crop production. However, the current system of planning in Ghana is not ready to the remits of sustainable development from energy perspective and landscape approach evidenced by the lack of policy and institutional arrangement.

A study was taken up with the main objective of identifying and analyzing the adoption of package of practices by the Chilli farmers as recommended by the scientists of ANGRAU. It was conducted in 2013 with a sample of Sixty (60) farmers in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Cent per cent of the respondents fell in the category of fully adopted with respect to time of harvest. 80.00 per cent of the respondents fully adopted recommended doses of fertilizers; while the remaining 20.00 per cent fell in the category of partially adopted.

Some of the promising lines/ varieties of Rice Research Institute, Kala Shah Kaku, including approved fragrant (Basmati) rice variety i.e. Shaheen Basmati and NIAB-IR9, were used to assess interactive efficacy of parboiling on these varieties/lines and practical expediency of using standardized parboiling technique for improving nutritional, milling and cooking qualities of these lines/ varieties.

The purpose of this project was to determine the meaning of the potassium, boron and zinc on the nitrogen content and relation between the rate of nitrogen content and kenaf fiber yield. Two varieties of kenaf, namely; FHH 925 and 4383, were planted on 26 September 2013. Different levels of potassium as muriate of potash, boron as boraxand zinc as zinc chloride applied to the plants. The samples selected from five plants in each plot and nitrogen contents in core and bast fibers analyzed.

A field experiment was conducted to study the incidence of corynespora leaf spot of blackgram (Corynespora cassiicola) with other foliar diseases during kharif and rabi 2012-13 at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Lam, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.