Sesame (SesamumindicumL.) is an important and oldest oilseed crop of tropical and sub-tropical region with high oil contentand hence it is known as the king of oil seeds. Sesame seeds are popularly known as ‘til’ in India.The sesame oil is markedly different from other vegetable oils due to its high nutritional and therapeutic values. Besides, its high oil content,...

Groundnut is mostly grown in the kharif season under rainfed conditions in Maharashtra. Phule Pragati is essentially a drought-tolerant genotype. It matures in 80 to 90 days . However, when Phule Pragati is sown in kharif, it becomes ready for harvesting in monsoon (September/October). Monsoon rains continues during this period when the soil moisture is usu...

The present research work entitled, “Osmotic stress induced changes in levels of antioxidant and antioxidative enzyme in chickpea cultivars” was carried out with a view to evaluate the effect of PEG-6000 induced osmotic stress on nine chickpea cultivars. The four tolerant cultivars viz., ICC-4958, Vijay, Digvijay, PG-07-52 and five drought susceptible cultivar...

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Clitoria ternatea Linn. commonly known as butterfly pea and Aparajita belongs to the family fabaceae. It was originated from tropical Asia and afterwards widely distributed to African countries. Generally it is grown as ornamental plant due to its attractive flower colour. In traditional ayurvedic medicine, it has been used for centuries as a memory enhancer, a...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.), under the family Zingiberaceae, is one of the most famous spices all over the world. It is commonly known as Ada (Assamese and Bengali name), originated from South East Asia. Ginger plants are used for thousands of years in Indian health care systems for their biological activities. Ginger is also used as home remedy and is of im...

Capsicum is a cash crop of Himachal Pradesh commonly known for the abundance of antioxidants. Viral disease incidence has become very prominent in this crop. A total 19 viruses are known to infect Capsicum crop in India. In the present investigation entitled, “Phytochemical studies of virus infected Capsicum and molecular characterisation of viral pathogen”, a ...