Showing papers by "Jawaharlal Nehru University published in 1996"
TL;DR: Results suggest that both P-32, co-purified with the human pre-mRNA splicing factor SF2, and 34-kDa hyaluronic acid-binding protein reported by us are the same protein and that it is a new member of the hyaluonic Acid- binding protein family, the “hyaladherins.”
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TL;DR: The authors examined the pattern of regional inequalities in India during 1970-92 and found that interstate inequality is rising in India in almost every sphere of economic activity, particularly in the unorganised industry.
Abstract: In this article we examine the pattern of regional inequalities in India during 1970–92. Trend analysis shows that inter‐state inequality is rising in India in almost every sphere of economic activity, particularly in the unorganised industry.
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TL;DR: In this article, the grain and byproduct yield of the majority of the traditional crops cultivated across an altitudinal gradient were worked out and compared with common food crops (paddy, wheat, mustard) at two points in time.
Abstract: SUMMARY A rich diversity of traditional crops occurs generally in the Himalaya and more particularly in Central Himalaya. Over forty species of food grains are grown in traditional agroecosystems of Central Himalaya, which have been managed by the local farming communities since time immemorial. These traditional crop varieties have evolved over centuries and are well adapted to the particular area. A number of edaphic, topographic and climatic factors associated with different selection pressures over centuries of cultivation resulted in immense variations in the crop species. The grain and by-product yield of the majority of the traditional crops cultivated across an altitudinal gradient were worked out and compared with common food crops (paddy, wheat, mustard) at two points in time (1970-74, 1990–94) and it was found that almost all the traditional crops had slightly higher yields during 1970–74 than between 1990–94. However, common food crops grown during the Kharif season had higher yields during 19...
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TL;DR: The results of this study suggest that the stimulated area (LC) affects REMS, most likely by suppression of REMS generation process.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the steady state of a driven diffusive lattice gas was characterized using a quantum Hamiltonian formalism, and it was shown that for arbitrary transition rates the model has product invariant measure.
Abstract: We characterize the steady state of a driven diffusive lattice gas in which each site holds several particles, and the dynamics is activated and asymmetric. Using a quantum Hamiltonian formalism, we show that for arbitrary transition rates the model has product invariant measure. In the steady state, a pairwise balance condition is shown to hold. Configurations n 00 and n 0 leading respectively into and out of a given configuration n are matched in pairs so that the flux of transitions from n 00 to n is equal to the flux from n to n 0 . Pairwise balance is more general than the condition of detailed balance and holds in the non-equilibrium steady state of a number of stochastic models.
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TL;DR: The observations suggest further exploitation of the Ocimum leaf extract or its active principle(s) for the chemoprevention of chemical carcinogenesis in different animal model systems.
Abstract: The present study reports the modulatory influence of alcoholic extract from the leaves of Ocimum sanctum on the activities of cytochrome p-450, cytochrome b5, and aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase enzymes in the liver and glutathione-S-transferase and reduced glutathione level in the liver, lung, and stomach of the mouse. Oral treatment with the leaf extract at 400 and 800 mg/kg body wt for 15 days would significantly elevate the activities of cytochrome p-450 (p < 0.05), cytochrome b5 (p < 0.01, p < 0.001), aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (p < 0.05), and glutathione S-transferase (p < 0.05, p < 0.01), all of which are important in the detoxification of carcinogens as well as mutagens. Moreover treatment with 400 and 800 mg/kg body wt of Ocimum extract for 15 days also significantly elevated extrahepatic glutathione-S-transferase (p < 0.05, p < 0.01). The reduced glutathione level was also elevated by treatment with the leaf extract in liver, lung, and stomach tissues (p < 0.01, p < 0.001). Mice fed a diet containing 0.75% butylated hydroxyanisole (positive control) revealed no alteration in the basal hepatic cytochrome p-450 and aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase level, but hepatic cytochrome b5 and glutathione S-transferase activity in hepatic and extrahepatic organs were elevated in a time-responsive manner (p < 0.05, p < 0.001). The observations suggest further exploitation of the Ocimum leaf extract or its active principle(s) for the chemoprevention of chemical carcinogenesis in different animal model systems.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the nature of dielectric relaxation is studied in a number of supercooled monohydroxy alcohols in the frequency range (106−10-3 Hz) at temperatures above 77 K.
Abstract: The nature of dielectric relaxation is studied in a number of supercooled monohydroxy alcohols in the frequency range (106−10-3 Hz) at temperatures above 77 K. Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) measurements are also carried out on all the alcohols above 100 K. The temperature dependence of the relaxation rates and the spectral characteristic of the main relaxation process are critically examined both above and near the glass transition temperature Tg. The measurements clearly indicate that the relaxation rates in the high-viscosity regime are non-Arrhenius down to Tg in all the samples and also in most of the cases the dielectric relaxation rate is found to approach the structural relaxation rate in the vicinity of Tg. In the monohydroxy alcohols where the −OH group is easily accessible for hydrogen bonding, the spectral character is nearly Debye down to Tg. In alcohols, where the −OH group is relatively inaccessible for hydrogen bonding, the spectral half-width is significantly higher than that of ...
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TL;DR: Suspended sediment concentration was determined both on the rising and falling limbs of the flow hydrograph between 28 August and 21 September 1992 and 23 October to 17 November 1993 within a 600m reach of the Dokriani Glacier portal, Ganga basin, Garhwal Himalaya as discussed by the authors.
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TL;DR: The gold mineralized Ramagiri Schist Belt is a volcanic dominated, late Archaean belt in the eastern Dharwar Craton as discussed by the authors, which is divided into three blocks that are tectonically interleaved with and surrounded by granitic rocks.
Abstract: The gold mineralized Ramagiri Schist Belt is a volcanic dominated, late Archaean belt in the eastern Dharwar Craton. Based on the lithological association, mode of occurrence of rocks, geochemical characteristics of mantle derived rocks and the metamorphic grade of rocks, the belt is divided into three blocks that are tectonically interleaved with and surrounded by granitic rocks of distinct histories. The eastern block has amphibolite facies rocks, dominantly basic metavolcanics having light rare earth element (LREE) depleted patterns with minor banded ferruginous quartzite (BFQ). The central block includes mafic and felsic volcanics, pyroclastics, gabbroic and felsic dykes, argillites and BFQ. The volcanic rocks as well as the intrusives have LREE enriched patterns. The central block has dominantly greenschist facies rocks. The western block is made up of fine grained metabasalts with well preserved pillow structures at places, and retrogressed chlorite-actinolite and chlorite-carbonate schists in shear zones, serpentinite and BFQ. These rocks have flat to moderately LREE depleted patterns. The associated serpentinite is of residual origin, probably representing obducted pieces of Archaean oceanic lithosphere. Available age information and required tectonic settings of the volcanics necessitate subduction related magmatism and corroborate the idea of crustal genesis by accretionary processes in the eastern Dharwar Craton during late Archaean.
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TL;DR: There was a net efflux of calcium in the cerebellum and cerebrum, but a net influx in the brainstem, which supports the hypothesis that changes in calcium concentration may be the underlying mechanism for rapid eye movement sleep deprivation-induced cellular expressions and behavior of neurons.
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TL;DR: The results of the bone marrow micronucleus test revealed that pretreatment with garlic extract was effective in reducing gamma-radiation-induced chromosomal damage and a significant reduction was observed in the sulphydryl content and glutathione S-transferase activity in the garlic extract pretreated irradiated animals.
Abstract: Freshly prepared aqueous extract of garlic was tested in mice for its possible in vivo protective effect against gamma-radiation-induced chromosomal damage. In the same animals, the changes in the sulphydryl content and glutathione S-transferase activity were evaluated. Three doses of garlic extract [125, 250 and 500 mg kg-1 body weight (bw)] were administered orally for five consecutive days and the animals were exposed to 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 Gy gamma-radiation 2 h after the final feeding. The results of the bone marrow micronucleus test revealed that pretreatment with garlic extract was effective in reducing gamma-radiation-induced chromosomal damage. Against 0.25 Gy gamma-radiation, a high dose of 500 mg kg-1 bw garlic extract was required to significantly reduce the chromosomal damage. All the three doses of garlic extract were effective in exerting a protective effect against 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 Gy gamma-radiation. However a dose-related effect was observed only against 2.0 Gy. The sulphydryl content and glutathione S-transferase activity registered a significant increase after either pretreatment with garlic with extract or irradiation. In the garlic extract pretreated irradiated animals, a significant reduction was observed in the sulphydryl content and glutathione S-transferase activity.
TL;DR: In this article, problems and prospects of minor forest resource uses and management in three remote high elevation villages in the Indian Central Himalaya were studied, where a range of tree species had fodder and organic manure value.
Abstract: SUMMARY Problems and prospects of minor forest resource uses and management in three remote high elevation villages in the Indian Central Himalaya were studied Of the 45 species constituting the minor forest product resource base, medicinal plants (14 species), wild edibles (ten species) and bamboos (four species) were important both for local use and for the rural economy A range of tree species had fodder and organic manure value The management practices differ in the government-owned forests and village community-owned forests Local communities are more conscious of sustainable utilization of the forests they own and manage Indirect economic benefits from Forests were much higher than the direct benefits The margin of profits to the villagers from minor forest resources could be improved by appropriate changes in the extraction, regeneration and marketing systems, together with improvement in traditional knowledge in terms of the industrial values of the products and empowerment of local communities
TL;DR: Shotgun sequencing of cDNA clones of the protozoan parasite, Entamoeba histolytica, by nt sequencing is analysed with a view to obtain novel gene sequences not detected so far by biochemical and genetic analyses.
TL;DR: The potential of CHL in modulating the process of carcinogenesis is suggested by the altered levels of biotransformation system enzymes, and the implications of the biochemical changes and inhibition of tumor incidence by CHL are discussed.
Abstract: The present study evaluates the modulatory potential of chlorophyllin (CHL) on the murine skin papillomagenesis pattern and its influence on the levels of biotransformation system enzymes. Topical application of CHL (100 mg/kg body weight/day) during peri-, post- or peri- and post-initiational stages of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced papillomagenesis, significantly (P < 0.01) reduced the (i) tumor burden to 3.68, 3.56 and 3.33 (positive control value : 5.89) ; (ii) cumulative number of papillomas to 59, 57 and 60 (positive control value : 112) ; and (iii) incidence of mice bearing papillomas to 88%, 88% and 90%, respectively (positive control value 100%). CHL treatment alone or during peri-, post-, or peri- and post-initiational stages significantly elevated the glutathione S-transferase (GST) and -SH levels in the liver and skin tissue of the murine system. The potential of CHL in modulating the process of carcinogenesis is suggested by the altered levels of biotransformation system enzymes. The implications of the biochemical changes and inhibition of tumor incidence by CHL are discussed.
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TL;DR: The interplay between NADP+ and NADPH leading to enzyme activation or inhibition according to their relative or absolute concentrations as well as the control of enzyme activity by the adenine nucleotide system may contribute a refined mechanism for the regulation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and therefore the pentose phosphate pathway in brain.
Abstract: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase from rat brain was purified 13,000 fold to a specific activity of 480 units/mg protein. The molecular weight was 121 kDa. The kinetics of brain glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase are compatible with a model involving two possible states of the enzyme with a low and high affinity for the substrate D-glucose-6-phosphate. NADP+ and ADP offered protection against p-chloromercuribenzoate inhibition. NADPH is a powerful competitive inhibitor with respect to NADP+. The apparent Ki for NADPH inhibition was lower than the Km for NADP+. ADP inhibited the enzyme competitively with respect to NADP+. ATP inhibited the enzyme non-competitively with respect to NADP+, whereas kinetics of mixed inhibition was observed with respect to substrate D-glucose-6-phosphate. The interplay between NADP+ and NADPH leading to enzyme activation or inhibition according to their relative or absolute concentrations as well as the control of enzyme activity by the adenine nucleotide system may contribute a refined mechanism for the regulation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and therefore the pentose phosphate pathway in brain.
TL;DR: Results demonstrate that biosynthesis of carotenes is regulated by that of chlorophylls and extremely low amounts of the LHCPII can induce grana stacking.
Abstract: Chloroplast development and chlorophyll biosynthesis are co-regulated. To understand the mechanism of regulation of chloroplast biogenesis by chlorophyll, development of the photosynthetic apparatus was monitored during greening of etiolated barley leaf discs in the presence of levulinic acid, an inhibitor of chlorophyll biosynthesis. Although not a direct inhibitor of carotenoid biosynthesis, treatment by levulinic acid resulted in a linear reduction in both chlorophyll and carotenoid contents. Chlorophyll biosynthesis appeared to control that of carotenes. In the presence of levulinic acid, photosystem II (PSII) activity decreased while photosystem I (PSI) activity increased when expressed on a chlorophyll basis. However, the activities of both photosystem I and II decreased when expressed on a per plastid basis. As expected, in the presence of low amounts of chlorophyll, the light-harvesting chlorophyll-protein complex II (LHCPII) was not visible in Coomassie-stained gels in 20 mM levulinic acid-treated tissues, but was detected as a faint band by immunoblotting. This small amount of the LHCPII induced significant amounts of grana stacking, which was monitored as an increase in the ratio of variable to maximum fluorescence. When levulinic acid was washed from the leaf discs and the latter allowed to green in its absence, the chlorophyll and carotenoid contents and the photosynthetic activities approached the control values. Levulinic acid could be used to arrest the light-induced chloroplast development at a desired phase of greening and removed by washing the leaves to restore the developmental process without any apparent toxic effect. Results demonstrate that biosynthesis of carotenes is regulated by that of chlorophylls and extremely low amounts of the LHCPII can induce grana stacking.
TL;DR: Two-factor analysis of variance of the data suggests that there is a significant synergistic interaction between coffee and the dietary constituents for anti-genotoxic effects against MNNG (combinations 1 and 2) and URE (combination 4).
TL;DR: In this article, a simple classification technique was adopted for land cover/land-use change analyses in relation to elevation, slope, aspect and bio-climatic classes, the loss of vegetal cover is estimated to be 15 per cent between 1963 and 1993.
Abstract: Integration of remote sensing data with other spatial/non-spatial data was carried out using ARC/INFO software package. A simple classification technique was adopted for land cover/land-use change analyses in relation to elevation, slope, aspect and bio-climatic classes. Suitability assessment of land where agricultural extension occurred between 1963 and 1993 was made using GIS software package. Expansion of agriculture and was found to be maximum in 2200-2400 m elevation zone and 20–30° slope classes. When topographic aspects were considered expansion was maximum on south east and west facing slopes. The loss of vegetal cover is estimated to be 15 per cent between 1963–1993. However regeneration of forest was found to be maximum in elevation ranges of 1600–2000 metre and mostly having 20–30° average slope, Land deterioration over the two mapping periods was identified and strategies were suggested to mitigate the problem.
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of solvent additives like trehalose, sorbitol, xylitol, sodium citrate and magnesium sulphate on the thermal stabilization of PA was examined.
TL;DR: The Yamuna river is the largest tributary of the Ganges river system and flows through a varied geological terrain encompassing a large basin area, affecting the high inorganic phosphorus content in sediments.
Abstract: The Yamuna river is the largest tributary of the Ganges river system. It originates in the Himalayas and flows through a varied geological terrain encompassing a large basin area. Metals Fe, Mn, Pb, Zn, Cu in different chemical fractions of suspended sediments such as exchangeable, carbonates, Fe−Mn oxides, organics and residual fractions were studied. Phosphorus associated with different chemical forms are discussed. The metals are mostly associated with residual fractions in the sediments followed by organics, Fe−Mn oxides, exhangeable and carbonates. Intensive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture in the basin affects the high inorganic phosphorus content in sediments.
TL;DR: The binding of 125I‐HA to lymphocytes in vivo was found to be inhibited by pre‐incubation of the cells with anti‐34 kDa HA‐binding protein antibodies, thus confirming 34 kDa ha·binding protein as the specific HA‐receptor in lymphocytes.
Abstract: In this report, the role of 34 kDa HA-binding protein in hyaluronic acid-induced cellular signalling in lymphocytes has been examined. The binding of 125I-HA to lymphocytes in vivo was found to be inhibited by pre-incubation of the cells with anti-34 kDa HA-binding protein antibodies, thus confirming 34 kDa HA-binding protein as the specific HA-receptor in lymphocytes. This observation was substantiated by anti-34 kDa HA-binding protein antibodies immunoblotting and 125I-HA ligand blotting of lymphocytes cell lysate. The HA-induced cell aggregation, tyrosine phosphorylation and cytoskeletal protein phosphorylation demonstrate the HA-induced early cellular signalling events in lymphocytes. Further, to study the involvement of 34 kDa HA-binding protein in mitogen induced lymphocyte signalling, we studied in vivo phosphorylation and secondary messenger formation. The enhanced 34 kDa HA-binding protein phosphorylation by HA and the inhibition of cellular aggregation and IP3 formation by anti-HA-binding protein antibodies revealed that 34 kDa HA-binding protein is one of the potential mediators in HA-induced signal transduction.
TL;DR: In this paper, the main dielectric relaxation rate in polyols and 1-propanol was found to be strictly non-Arrhenius in nature, with an increase in the number of HO groups on the molecule.
Abstract: The nature of dielectric relaxation has been studied in a number of alcohols and polyols in the frequency range 106–10-3 Hz and the temperature range 77–368 K. Differential scanning calorimetry measurements have also been carried out on all the systems. In all the cases, the main dielectric relaxation rates were found to be strictly non-Arrhenius in nature. In the monohydroxy alcohols studied here, viz. 1-propanol, 1-pentanol and 2-ethylhexan-1-ol, the main relaxation process in the dielectric measurements was found to be Debye down to the glass transition temperature. With increase in the number of —OH groups on the molecule, the main dielectric process (namely the α process) was found to become increasingly non-Debye. Our measurements indicate that the main dielectric relaxation process in alcohols is perhaps due to the flipping of the—OH group in the linear chains from one oxygen atom to the other during the several breaks and reforming of the intermolecular hydrogen bonds, as was proposed originally b...
TL;DR: There is evidence to show that the increase in nitrate reductase (NR) transcript level stimulated by red light is mediated via a phosphorylation-dependent step, and a protein kinase (C type) that can phosphorylate the purified NR in vitro without the involvement of other accessory proteins is identified.
Abstract: We provide evidence to show that the increase in nitrate reductase (NR) transcript level stimulated by red light is mediated via a phosphorylation-dependent step. The light-stimulated enhancement of NR transcript level was significantly inhibited by H-7, a protein kinase inhibitor, whereas okadaic acid (OKA), a phosphatase inhibitor, had no effect. Phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), an activator of protein kinase C (PKC) enhanced the NR transcript level in darkgrown leaves. No correlation between changes in NR transcript level and NR activity (NRA) was observed. Inhibition of NRA by OKA and stimulation by H-7 indicated that NRA is increased by dephosphorylating the enzyme. We have identified a protein kinase (C type) that can phosphorylate the purified NR in vitro without the involvement of other accessory proteins. By in vivo labelling with32P and immunoprecipitation of NR with NR antibodies it was found that in the presence of OKA most NR protein (NRP) was present in phosphorylated state, while with H-7 the reverse was seen. The red (R) and far-red (FR) light reversible experiments suggested that phytochrome (Pfr, an active form) stimulation of NRA is mediated by dephosphorylation of the enzyme, suggesting that Pfr regulates both NR transcription and NRA via phosphorylation/dephosphorylation steps controlled by separate signal transduction pathways.
TL;DR: The largest Lyapunov exponent has universal behavior, showing abrupt variation as a function of the control parameter as the system passes through the crisis point, either in the value itself, in the case of an attractsor-widening crisis, or in the slope, for an attractor-merging crisis.
Abstract: We study the variation of Lyapunov exponents of simple dynamical systems near attractor-widening and attractor-merging crises. The largest Lyapunov exponent has universal behavior, showing abrupt variation as a function of the control parameter as the system passes through the crisis point, either in the value itself, in the case of an attractor-widening crisis, or in the slope, for an attractor-merging crisis. The distribution of local Lyapunov exponents is very different for the two cases: the fluctuations remain constant through a merging crisis, but there is a dramatic increase in the fluctuations at a widening crisis.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider a Bertrand duopoly with increasing returns to scale where firms simultaneously decide on their prices and outputs and show that the unique equilibrium of this game yields the contestable outcome.
TL;DR: In this article, a new field theory for studying quantum Hall systems is introduced, which is a modified version of the bosonic operator introduced by Read, and it does not work in the lowest Landau level alone, and leads to a much simpler formalism.
Abstract: We introduce a new field theory for studying quantum Hall systems. The quantum field is a modified version of the bosonic operator introduced by Read. In contrast to Read's original work we do not work in the lowest Landau level alone, and this leads to a much simpler formalism. We identify an appropriate canonical conjugate field, and write a Hamiltonian that governs the exact dynamics of our bosonic field operators. We describe a Lagrangian formalism, derive the equations of motion for the fields and present a family of mean-field solutions. Finally, we show that these mean field solutions are precisely the Laughlin states. We do not, in this work, address the treatment of fluctuations.
TL;DR: There has been a perceptible improvement in the structure and fertility of sandy soils, but it would require a herculean effort on the part of the canal authority and local people to reduce soil erosion and siltation in the lower parts of stage I and the entire command area of stage II.
Abstract: The present paper examines the nature and dimensions of environmental transformation induced by canal irrigation in the arid region of India. The case study pertains to the Indira Gandhi Canal comand area in Rajasthan where the density and area of vegetation cover have increased due to afforestation, and the cultivated area has expanded due to irrigation. Consequently, there has been a perceptible improvement in the structure and fertility of sandy soils, but it would require a herculean effort on the part of the canal authority and local people to reduce soil erosion and siltation in the lower parts of stage I and the entire command area of stage II. Moreover, the water table has been rising rapidly throughout the command area of stage I. About half of the command area and adjoining Ghaggar basin in Ganganagar District will be facing the danger of waterlogging by the turn of the century. The incidence of irrigation-induced alkalization is higher in the lower parts of stage I. Soil alkalinity has appeared within five years of the introduction of irrigation in the interdunal basins and is manifested as a strong salt regime or calcareous pans near surface. This calls for immediate reclamation of the affected area and prevention of its expansion by altering the strategy of irrigation development, by changing cropping patterns, and by providing soil drainage.
TL;DR: In this article, eleven cores were collected from the Cauvery basin and radiometric dates were used to determine modern sediment accumulation rates, ranging from 0.4 to 4 mm yr−.
Abstract: Eleven cores were collected from the Cauvery basin. Radiometric dates were used to determine modern sediment accumulation rates. Sediment accumulation rates ranged from 0.4 to 4 mm yr−. Heavy metal concentration decreases with the increase of depth. The heavy metal concentrations at certain depths are attributed to the irregular input of metals and their remobilization. Heavy metal accumulations have been computed using sediment accumulation rates, and accumulation rates show an additional anthropogenic input of metals and sediments in the recent past. Factor analysis and correlation analysis show the diverse source and accumulation mechanism influencing the metal distribution in the basin.
01 Jan 1996
TL;DR: New developments in the potential use of biological tools such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which should ensure adequate levels of food production with satisfactory reduction of chemical fertilizer and pesticides, are presented in the context of technologies needed for sustainable agriculture.
Abstract: In the last years, urbanization and changes in eating habits have caused a shift towards the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables This has been followed by a growing commecialization of ornamental plants These products come from a labour- and capital-intensive activity, where chemical inputs play an essential role, but also brings up a set of problems linked with the degradation of the natural environment and resource base This review is to present new developments in the potential use of biological tools such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which should ensure adequate levels of food production with satisfactory reduction of chemical fertilizer and pesticides, in the context of technologies needed for sustainable agriculture The potential of mycorrhizal fungi as biofertilizers and bioprotectors to enhance crop production is well recognized, but not well exploited because of the current agronomic practices, with their implications for the environment In order to clarify some points, it is proposed to discuss a case experiment conducted on tissue culture raised plantlets in controlled growth house (phytotron) and then transferred to the field In vitro raised plantlets of strawberry var elsanta where mycorrhized with arbuscular fungus Glomus intraradices Schenk and Smith Roots were heavily mycorrhized at acclimatization stage There were 100 per cent survival, shoot apices were active with no apparent ‘transient transfer shock’ In contrast, survival of the non-mycorrhized plantlets were remarkably low with reduced number of apical buds The influence on overall growth and development in the phytotron controlled growth conditions in clay pots was negative Non-mycorrhized plantlets produced more runners than mycorrhized plantlets in phytotron However, on transfer to field, the mycorrhized plants established much better, attained healthy growth, produced a large number of fruits and a drastic increase was recorded in the number of vegetative runners