Present research work entitled “L-GLUTAMINASE ACTIVITY IN SOILS - ASSAY, DISTRIBUTION, KINETICS AND THE EFFECT OF CROP COVER ON ITS ACTIVITY” has been carried out with several objectives viz: to have a basic understanding of the activity and characteristics of L-glutaminase in the heterogeneous soil matrix, then to determine the influence of pH, moisture, tempe...

The thyroid gland is unique in the sense that it controls metabolism in all the cells of body including haemopoietic cells. Hypothyroidism is a common condition in almost all domestic animals and it is usually treated with L-thyroxine hormone and their substitutes.

In India sustaining dairy farming as a rural livelihood and to meet the growing demand of milk, necessitates development and dissemination of technology for improving the farm’s output. There is also a need to understand how far existing innovations are adopted by farmers and factors influencing adoption and/or rejection. Hence, the factors that influence ado...

Tobacco stem borer, Scrobipalpa heliopa Low. Is an important pest of rustica, bidi and virginia tobacco grown in India. The studies on the life history of stem borer indicated that a single female moth lays on an average 78 eggs. The eggs hatch in about 5-10 days with an average of 7.21 days. The temperature of 30°C was the best for the lowest incubation period and...