Neha Behar

• DLS PG college, Atal Bihari Vajpayee University, Bilaspur (C.G.)

Plastic materials are causing tremendous damage to the environment. To mitigate the use of synthetic plastics, eco-friendly biopolymers have emerged as an alternative to plastics. Biodegradable plastics such as polyhydroxy butyrate (PHB) are currently used in several synthetic applications similar to biopolymers. The present research was conducted...

Traditional Plants of Medicinal Importance (TPMI) are essential components of healthcare systems in developing countries. It is estimated that, out of 300,000 plant species present in the world, only 15% have been assessed for their pharmacological potential. The complexity and high costs associated with lab-based pharmacological assessment have si...

Soil health is a critical component of sustainable agriculture. Agricultural soil faces numerous challenges, such as erosion, nutrient depletion and contamination. Intensive farming practices such as mechanization, overuse of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and short crop rotation have severely impacted soil quality in terms of decreased fertilit...

Aim: This study was undertaken with the major objective of determining the best yielding mushroom among the three species of Pleurotus spp. i.e., P. florida, P. djamor and P. sajor caju. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with five treatments in three replications. Place and Duration of Study: The experi...

Abstract Fungi produce secondary metabolites such as amino acids, antibiotics, pigments, vitamins, and organic compounds that have a variety of biological properties such as antimicrobial, antiinflammatory, antifungal, antioxidant, and anticancer properties. These compounds also have a wide range of biotechnological applications in the sectors of a...

Herbal medicines have been commonly used for the treatment and prevention of disease, health promotion and for the enhancement of the life span. The Curcuma species viz., C. Roxb., C. longa Linn and C. amada are used as medicine in traditional therapeutic practices. The remedy for various diseases including cough, diabetes and hepatic disorders. Th...

Withania somnifera L (or Ashwagandha or Indian ginseng) is a sub-tropical medicinal plant of Solanaceae family that is used by folk healers for multipurpose ailments in alternative system of treatment. It serves as bioactive ingredient in more than 100 ayurvedic formulations of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani medication. The ethnopharmacological applic...

The Novel Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) struck the world hard in the first half of 2020, forcing numerous countries to put harsh limitations on all human-related activities. The emergence of COVID-19, as an unusual occurrence, has severely harmed world economic growth and had an impact on the environment. To keep the virus from spreading further,...

Environmental sciences are made up of disciplines such as Environmental Biology, which is regarded as an Applied Ecology. Ecology and Environmental Biology are related areas of specialization, thus the reason why students study it as a discipline. Ecology is the study of the relationship between living organisms and their environment, while environ...

The development of functional genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and bioinformatics tools has given a new facet to plant secondary metabolites study. The biosynthetic pathway involved in the curcuminoids formation was not clear for the long time. The development of turmeric EST database by David Gang's group has formed a landmark for elucidating cu...

Curcuma caesia Roxb. belonging to family Zingiberaceae is an important traditional medicinal plant. The rhizome has been widely used as folklore medicine. Chhattisgarh state medicinal plant board has categorized it as an endangered plant. Turmeric/ginger is vegetatively propagated exclusively through underground rhizomes and multiplication rate is...

The traditional system of medicine involves the use of different plant extracts for treating various ailments. The use of medicinal plants as medicines is based on the folklore remedies used in different parts of the world. Curcuma caesia is lesser known species of the genus and has been used for centuries as folklore medicines. On the basis of pha...

The traditional system of medicine involves the use of different plant extracts or the bioactive constituents for treating various ailments. It is important to establish and compare the phytochemical profiles of lesser known medicinal plant (C. caesia) with the well-known species of the genus (C. longa) for phytochemical similarities or dissimilari...

Nanotechnology has emerged as one of the most innovative scientific field in agriculture. It provides opportunity to develop improved systems for monitoring environmental conditions and delivering nutrients or pesticides as appropriate, improve our understanding of the biology of different crops and thus potentially enhance yields or nutritional va...