Hmar Lalthanzara

Pachhunga University College, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India · Department of Zoology & Life Sciences

The aqueous extract of the shoot tips of Acacia pennata showed a high enzyme inhibitory activity against α-glucosidase. However, the enzyme inhibiting phytocompound is not known. Identification of the antidiabetic phytocompound will be beneficial in designing drugs with higher efficacy to treat diabetes mellitus. We attempted to identify the compou...

Many pathogens of parasitic diseases (PDs) and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have developed resistance against the present medications. It is important to identify newer alternatives with improved efficacy for the treatment of PDs and NTDs. Natural compounds have shown promising efficacy against many diseases. In this chapter, polyphenols pres...

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) started in 2019 and is still an on-going pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 uses a human protease called furin to aid in cellular entry and its main protease (M pro ) to achieve viral replication. By targeting these proteins, scientists are tryin...

Many agricultural pests create problems for farmers leading to production loss. Since agriculture plays an important role in the economy of a nation, controlling and management of such pests is of great importance. Cutworms are notorious agricultural pests infesting a wide variety of crops leading to production loss. Cutworms are distributed worldw...

Earthworms are an important soil taxon as ecosystem engineers, providing a variety of crucial ecosystem functions and services. Little is known about their diversity and distribution at large spatial scales, despite the availability of considerable amounts of local-scale data. Earthworm diversity data, obtained from the primary literature or provid...

Earthworms are an important soil taxon as ecosystem engineers, providing a variety of crucial ecosystem functions and services. Little is known about their diversity and distribution at large spatial scales, despite the availability of considerable amounts of local-scale data. Earthworm diversity data, obtained from the primary literature or provid...

Earthworms are an important soil taxon as ecosystem engineers, providing a variety of crucial ecosystem functions and services. Little is known about their diversity and distribution at large spatial scales, despite the availability of considerable amounts of local-scale data. Earthworm diversity data, obtained from the primary literature or provid...

Aim: This paper describes the influence of traditional slash and burn (shifting) cultivation on earthworm population structure and species diversity. Methodology: The study was conducted in a tropical hilly terrain natural forest in northeast India. The first year was taken as pre–cultivation phase. During second-year traditional slash and burn cul...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an on-going pandemic that is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Originating from Wuhan, Hubei, China, SARS-CoV-2 had infected and induced COVID-19 in more than 61 million individuals. Also, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more than 1.4 million individuals. Since its initi...

Diarrhea is the frequent passing of watery stools not less than three times per day and may occur due to unhygienic lifestyle or infection. Diarrhea kills approximately 1.4 million people annually and is the 9th and 6th leading cause of death at a global level and India respectively. The therapy for diarrhea includes antibiotics and other agents, i...

COVID-19 had ravaged the physical and mental health of millions of people globally. With more than 18 million infections and 0.7 million fatalities worldwide, the pandemic showed no signs of slowing down. Since the detection of the first COVID-19 case in Mizoram, there is still no scientific record of the incidence of the disease. Therefore, the ai...

Aim: Methodology: Results: Interpretation: To study species diversity of Amynthas (Kinberg, 1867) earthworm from Northeast India using mitochondrial CO1 gene by DNA sequencing. Earthworms were collected from different habitats of Northeast states of India. Morphological identification upto the genus was performed. Genomic DNA was extracted by CTAB...

Aim: Methodology: Results: Interpretation: Arunachal Pradesh, one of the best tropical rain forest areas within Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot is expected to have a rich earthworm diversity. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to document the diversity of earthworms in Arunachal Pradesh from field collection and existing literature....

The pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) shows the necessity of rapid and efficient scientific research; free of plagiarism and manipulation; reliable and cost-effective. The dependability of scientific research should be to the extent that the life of humans and environment can safely rest upon it. Thus, it must withstand repetitive tests th...

Earthworms are important members of the soil macrofauna that play a significant role in soil structure and fertility. However, there is scanty information on the earthworm gut microbial flora and their metabolic potential. In the present study, the diversity of the microbial community and their metabolic potential from the gut content of four diffe...

Birds are one of the best-known classes of living organisms, they are important bioindicators of an ecosystem. This study was undertaken to determine the diversity and abundance of birds in Reiek Biodiversity Spot, Mizoram, northeastern India. An intensive study was carried out by line transect method. A total of 117 species of birds belonging to 3...

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Soil organisms, including earthworms, are a key component of terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known about their diversity, their distribution, and the threats affecting them. We compiled a global dataset of sampled earthworm communities from 6928 sites in 57 countries as a basis for predicting patterns in earthworm diversity, abundance, a...

Soil organisms, including earthworms, are a key component of terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known about their diversity, their distribution, and the threats affecting them. We compiled a global dataset of sampled earthworm communities from 6928 sites in 57 countries as a basis for predicting patterns in earthworm diversity, abundance, a...

This PDF file includes: Materials and Methods Supplementary Text Figs. S1 to S6 Tables S1 to S4 References

Soil organisms, including earthworms, are a key component of terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known about their diversity, their distribution, and the threats affecting them. We compiled a global dataset of sampled earthworm communities from 6928 sites in 57 countries as a basis for predicting patterns in earthworm diversity, abundance, a...

Soil organisms, including earthworms, are a key component of terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known about their diversity, their distribution, and the threats affecting them. We compiled a global dataset of sampled earthworm communities from 6928 sites in 57 countries as a basis for predicting patterns in earthworm diversity, abundance, a...

This PDF file includes: Materials and Methods Supplementary Text Figs. S1 to S6 Tables S1 to S4 References

This PDF file includes: Materials and Methods Supplementary Text Figs. S1 to S6 Tables S1 to S4 References

This PDF file includes: Materials and Methods Supplementary Text Figs. S1 to S6 Tables S1 to S4 References

This PDF file includes: Materials and Methods Supplementary Text Figs. S1 to S6 Tables S1 to S4 References

Aim: Earthworms are known to be influenced by different land use systems. The present study aims to investigate the earthworm community and its interaction with traditional shifting cultivation to find out the effect of traditional shifting cultivation on the diversity, density and distribution of earthworms. Methodology: Earthworm was sampled fro...

Soil organisms are an integral part of agricultural ecosystems and are essential for the maintenance of healthy productive soils. Little is known about soil arthropods assemblages in shifting cultivation system. Therefore, we compared the diversity of soil macroarthro-pods in shifting cultivation (EXPTL) system and its adjacent natural forest (CTRL...

Ginger soft rot disease caused by fungal pathogens have become one of the most serious problems causing reduced production around the world. It has also caused a major problem among farmers of Mizoram state in India resulting in a huge decline in rhizome yield. However, the exact causative agents of this disease have not been identified in the stat...

Grey Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum (Linn.1758) is the most widely distributed peacock pheasant species belonging to the family phasianidae under order galliformes. Four sub-species of P. bicalcaratum are so far identified, all of them showing great sexual dimorphism. P. bicalcaratum served as a good ecological indicator, therefore inve...

In this paper we report the first confirmed sighting of chestnut-flanked white-eye Zosterops erythropleurus (Swinhoe, 1863) from Mizoram and first photographic report from India. chestnut-flanked white-eye belongs to the family Zosteropidae and is a resident of Cambodia, China, Hongkong, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Laos, Myanmar,...

Oligochaeta is a class of segmented worms under the phylum Annelida that are characterised by the presence of tiny setae in each body segment. Earthworms are the main members, consisting of approximately 6200 species. Their ecological importance is well known as they are the major soil macro-fauna; Aristotle had named them as “the intestines of soi...

A comprehensive systematic list of wild mammals of the state of Mizoram, northeast India, has been collated from historical records, primary and secondary information by incorporating reliable data after personal interview with elderly prominent hunters. A total of 126 species of wild mammals belonging to 32 families under 11 orders, including 8 pr...

Shifting cultivation is one of the main forms of crop husbandry in the hilly northeast India and is known to change the physico-chemical properties of soil. Data of soil organic carbon (SOC) in relation to shifting cultivation is not available in Mizoram. The study was conducted in an experimental plot of 1-acre area in the natural forest at Khawri...

Grey Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) is identified as ecological indicator of forest ecosystem in tropical rain forest. Study on density and abundance was carried out by line transect method in Lengteng wildlife sanctuary, Mizoram, northeast India for 27 months. Transects are walked four times a month in early morning hours. In 108 tra...

Grey Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) is identified as ecological indicator of forest ecosystem in tropical rain forest. Study on density and abundance was carried out by line transect method in Lengteng wildlife sanctuary, Mizoram, northeast India for 27 months. Transects are walked four times a month in early morning hours. In 108 tra...

This paper deals with the bird community of Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary in eastern Mizoram recorded during two years of survey. A total of 126 species of birds belonging to 35 families were recorded by line transect method. The family Timaliidae top the list with 19 species followed by Sylviidae with 10 species and Turdidae with 9 species. The find...

Documentation is the basic method of preserving indigenous traditional knowledge. Indigenous knowledge is passed down through generations and is in reality a necessary means of understand-ing many aspects of science. The indigenous techniques of food processing by the Mizo residing in a landlocked state - Mizoram, in northeast India has not been re...

Schistura mizoramensis, new species, is described from Tuirivang River, a tributary of Tuirial River (Barak drainage) in Mizoram, northeastern India. It is distinguished from its congeners in having a unique colour pattern with a prominent dark brown longitudinal stripe along midlateral line from upper edge of gill opening to middle of caudal-fin b...

Olyra saginata, new species, is described from the Kaladan [=Kolodyne] River system in Mizoram, northeast India. It differs from congeners in having the following unique combination of characters: interorbital distance 27.9–35.9% HL; 54–66 lateral-line pores; body depth at anus 10.5–12.0% SL; length of adipose-fin base 17.3–22.4% SL; adipose fin se...

A survey of birds was conducted in Mizoram state in north-east India during February 11–22, 2014. Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister states of India. Mizoram has been neglected as far as the study of birds and other wildlife is concerned. Indian Bird Conservation Network (IBCN) and the Pachhunga University College conducted a bird survey in two Imp...

Earthworm casts are known to contribute significantly to surface soil fertility in agroecosystems. Knowledge of their role in maintaining soil fertility is of primary importance in keeping a healthy soil ecosystem. Thus physicochemical properties of earthworm casts and their production rate were studied for a period of three years (2002 to 2004) in...

Earthworm casts are known to contribute significantly to surface soil fertility in agroecosystems. Knowledge of their role in maintaining soil fertility is of primary importance in keeping a healthy soil ecosystem. Thus physicochemical properties of earthworm casts and their production rate were studied for a period of three years (2002 to 2004) in...

We investigate the habitat selection of Grey Peacock Pheasant, Polyplectron bicalcaratum (Varihaw in Mizo) in Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary (LWS), north eastern site of Mizoram, north east India. After preliminary field investigation the northern periphery of LWS, primary forest (PF) and its adjacent area comprising the fallow land (FL) and secondary...

Reconnaissance on spatial distribution of pheasants in eight districts of Mizoram was done during September 2012 to March 2013. The study shows that six species inhabit the study areas. Red Jun-glefowl (Gallus gallus) and Kalij Pheasants (Lophura Leucomelanos lathami) are most versatile in distribution and are present in all sites (n=235). Grey Pea...

Earthworm population dynamics was studied in two agroforestry systems in the tropical hilly terrain of Mizoram, north-east India, over a period of 24 months, from July 2002 to June 2004. Two sites of agroforestry situated at Sakawrtuichhun (SKT) and Pachhunga University College (PUC) campus, Aizawl, having pineapple as the main crop, were selected...

We conducted Blyth's Tragopan status survey at two protected areas viz. Lengteng Wildlife Sanctu-ary (LWS) and Murlen National Park (MNP), Mizoram, north-eastern India during April-May 2011. By using call count technique we recorded the call of one male at an unusual time of 1142 hrs at LWS at an elevation of 2100 m inside the dense forest close to...

Preliminary survey on the diversity and distribution of pheasants (Phasianidae: Galliformes) was conducted for 20 months (May 2010 - December 2011) in the state of Mizoram, northeast India. Field survey at important protected areas and collection of secondary information’s indicated that six species of pheasants are present in Mizoram (i.e. 11.8% o...

The effect of inorganic fertilizer (NPK) on earthworm population was studied for two years (2002- 2004) under different plantations at Sakawrtuichhun (SKT) and Pachhunga University College (PUC) agroforestry sites in Mizoram, north-eastern state of India. Five species of earthworms, viz. Drawida sp., Metaphire houletti (Perrier), Perionyx excavatus...

Acco rding to the latest list of threatened bird s of Ind ia based on Bird Life International(UK) list of 2010, India is known to have 14 species o f critically endangered bird s, 17 endangered spe-cies, 56 vulnerable species, 3 species of data deficient and 66 near threatened species. A thor-ough study from the existing literatures reveals that Mi...

The Mizo tribes of north east India developed and practiced different types of fishing methods since time immemorial. Some methods can be considered as traditional as well as non-traditional since they are well known in some other parts of the country with some variation. This paper described fifteen traditional fishing methods. The study reveals t...

One new Octochaetid species, Eutyphoeus mizoramensis, is described from Mizoram in northeast India. Its relationship with closely related species, Eutyphoeus manipurensis manipurensis Stephenson and E. hastatus Gates is also discussed.