Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

About: Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University is a education organization based out in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Thermal decomposition & Lymnaea acuminata. The organization has 1032 authors who have published 1591 publications receiving 21734 citations. The organization is also known as: Gorakhpur University.

Plant–microbiome interactions for sustainable agriculture: a review

Abstract: Plant–microbiome interactions are significant determinant for plant growth, fitness and productivity Depending upon the specific habitat, plants' microbial communities are classified as the rhizo-, phyllo-, and endospheric regions Understanding the plant microbiome interactions could provide an opportunity to develop strategies for sustainable agricultural practices There is a necessity to decipher the complex structural and functional diversity within plant microbiomes to reveal its immense potential in agriculture The plant microbiota harbors enormous microbial communities that defy analytical methodologies to study dynamics underlying plant microbiome interactions Findings based on conventional approaches have ignored many beneficial microbial strains, which creates a serious gap in understanding the microbial communications along with the genetic adaptations, which favors their association with host plant The new era of next generation sequencing techniques and modern cost-effective high-throughput molecular approaches can decipher microbial community composition and function In this review, we have presented the overview of the various compartments of plants, approaches to allow the access to microbiome and factors that influence microbial community composition and function Next, we summarize how plant microbiome interactions modulate host beneficial properties particularly nutrient acquisition and defense, along with future agricultural applications

Synthesis, spectroscopic, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory studies of 5(2′-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-x-phenyl)pyrazolinates of copper(II) and their addition complexes with donor ligands

Abstract: Complexes of copper(II) with 5(2′-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-x-phenyl)pyrazolines, (C15H12N2OX)2Cu [X =–H,–Cl,–CH3,–OCH3] have been synthesized with their addition complexes with 2,2′-bipyridine, 1,10-phenanthroline and triphenylphosphine. The complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, molecular weight measurement, magnetic, conductivity measurement, IR, electronic, 31P NMR, ESR and FAB mass spectra. The complexes were examined for crystalline/amorphous nature through XRD. Square-planar geometry around copper(II) is suggested with two bidentate pyrazoline ligands. In the additional complexes pyrazoline is monodentate. The bidentate and monodentate behavior of pyrazoline ligands was confirmed by IR and 31P NMR spectral data. All complexes were tested for in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activity and exhibit very good antibacterial and antifungal activity; coordination has a pronounced effect on the microbial activities. The brine shrimp bioassay was also carried out to study their in vitro cytotoxic...

Effect of single and binary combinations of plant-derived molluscicides on different enzyme activities in the nervous tissue of Achatina fulica.

Abstract: Effect of single and binary treatments of plant-derived molluscicides on different enzymes--acetylcholinesterase (AChE), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) and acid/alkaline phosphatase (ACP/ALP)--in the nervous tissue of the harmful terrestrial snail Achatina fulica were studied. Sublethal in vivo 24-h exposure to 40% and 80% LC(50) of Azadirachta indica oil, Cedrus deodara oil, Allium sativum bulb powder, Nerium indicum bark powder and binary combinations of A. sativum (AS) + C. deodara (CD) and CD + A. indica (AI) oils significantly altered the activity of these enzymes in the nervous tissue of Achatina fulica. The binary treatment of AS + CD was more effective against AChE, LDH, and ALP than the single ones. However, binary treatment of AI + CD was more effective against ALP.

Histological alterations in the prolactin cells of a teleost, Heteropneustes fossilis, after exposure to cypermethrin.

Abstract: Freshwater fish Heteropneustes fossilis (H. fossilis) were subjected to 5.76 μg/L (80% of 96 h LC50) and 1.44 μg/L (20% of 96 h LC50) of cypermethrin for short-term (96 h) and long-term (28 days) duration, respectively. Plasma calcium of H. fossilis exposed for short term (96 h) to cypermethrin exhibited no change at 24 h. The levels indicate a decrease in plasma calcium at 48 h. This response persists till the close of experiment (96 h). No change has been noticed throughout the experiment in the histological structure and nuclear volume of prolactin cells of short-term cypermethrin treated fish. Long-term exposure of cypermethrin to fish provoked hypocalcemia. The prolactin cells remain unchanged till 7 days following cypermethrin treatment. After 14 days, the nuclear volume exhibits an increase and the cells exhibit degranulation. These changes increase progressively 21 days onwards. Also, few degenerating cells are discerned after 28 days. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol, 2011.