Central Agricultural University

About: Central Agricultural University is a education organization based out in Imphal, Manipur, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Agriculture. The organization has 1116 authors who have published 1157 publications receiving 9217 citations.

Making sound public health policy decisions for COVID-19 vaccination: vaccine effectiveness, safety, affordability, programmatic logistics and roll-out globally.

Abstract: Highlight/TeaserThe universal mitigation of the pandemic triggered by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 relies on successfully implementing a fast-paced immunization program based on an efficient framework encompassing the in-field logistics of the vaccine distribution, coverage and efficacy. The forthcoming challenges and resolution plans for executing the coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination have been comprehensively outlined in the present discourse.

Management of collar rot disease using vermicompost and a PGPR strain Pseudomonas sp. and their effect on defense-related enzymes in chickpea

Abstract: Collar rot caused by Sclerotium rolfsii is one of the most economically important diseases of chickpea, which causes considerable loss every year. Since, control methods alone may not completely and effectively manage this ubiquitous pathogen, an attempt was made to control collar rot of chickpea more effectively by integration of Pseudomonas sp. (PUR46) along with vermicompost. Three enzymes, viz., catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD) and phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) were analyzed for their possible role in induction of resistance by the vermicompost and Pseudomonas activities in plants exhibiting induced resistance. The activities of POD and PAL enzymes were high, whereas CAT activity was found to be low in untreated plants than the vermicompost and PUR46 treated chickpea plants after they were challenged with S. rolfsii. Their maximum activities were appeared at 48 h after pathogen challenge. Interestingly, POD and PAL activities were higher in the stems, the site of collar rot infection than in leaves, whereas the reverse held true for CAT. This study showed that S. rolfsii infected untreated chickpea plant exhibited a non-coordination in antioxidant defense enzymes POD and CAT, which were proposed to facilitate penetration by the pathogen lead to mortality in chickpea. Combined application of 25% vermicompost along with seed bacterization showed minimal induction of POD and PAL activities in leaves and stems of chickpea plants in 48 h but maintained their activities throughout the sampling periods compared to inoculated control, indicating the lesser requirement of defense enzymes in the treated plants for encountering the pathogen.

Bamboo Forest Resources of India and its Role in Food Security - A Review

Abstract: Bamboo, the fastest growing plant, is estimated to cover 8.96 million ha of the total 63.3 million ha forest area of India. The plant is intricately associated with humans from times immemorial. Though popularly known for industrial usage, a lesser known fact of bamboos is the utilization of its juvenile shoots as food that can be consumed fresh, fermented, canned or pickled. Bamboo shoots have high nutritive value containing low fats and cholesterol and high amount of carbohydrate, proteins, minerals and dietary fibres. It holds great promise for utilization as health food because of presence of bioactive compounds which is found to have medicinal properties. Being one of the fastest growing plants, its shoots can be utilized for feeding the ever increasing human population and also because of its nutritional and therapeutic values, the shoots can be used to make up for the dietary deficiencies of nutrients in the diet.

Biomass and carbon budgeting of sustainable agroforestry systems as ecosystem service in Indian Himalayas

Abstract: Adoption of agroforestry is paramount as a climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy. The assessment of plant biomass is crucial for understanding the vulnerability of biological systems to...

Molecular characterization and expression of type-I interferon gene in Labeo rohita.

Abstract: Genes coding for type-I interferon (I-IFN) has been cloned from Labeo rohita, a commercially important and widely cultured fish in India and South East Asia. In the present study, full-length gene of I-IFN was amplified and sequenced. The sequence analysis revealed that I-IFN consists of 1,786 bp genomic sequence with four introns and five exons and an ORF of 546 bp encoding for a putative protein of 181 amino acids. The mature protein has a molecular weight of 18.97 kDa and consists of 158 amino acids and a signal peptide of 23 amino acids at the N terminus. The sequence carries I-IFN signature motif, one glycosylation site, two conserved cystine amino acids and other conserved amino acids. The sequence showed highest similarity to that of Cyprinus carpio (84%). In silico analysis of the rohu I-IFN protein was done using various bioinformatic tools. The constitutive expression of I-IFN gene was found to be more in spleen compared to gill and kidney in real time PCR assay. Expression of I-IFN increased about 20-fold in cultured kidney cell 2 h after induction with poly I:C and showed maximum expression at 8 h post-induction.