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    EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANTS AND DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSION IN RESPONSE OF SILICON IN RICE (Oryza sativa L.) AGAINST DROUGHT
    (DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2021) Mehta Amit Ashokbhai; Dr. J. J. Dhruv
    Rice (Oryza sativa L.) belongs to the family Poaceae. It is considered as a major food crop across major countries worldwide. Rice is prone to be affected by drought stress. Water deficiency is one of the major environmental constraints of plant growth and crop productivity. The crop is subjected to soil moisture deficits of varying degree and duration, which occasionally results in substantial loss of yield. Therefore, developing the drought tolerant cultivars of cereal crops assumed considerable importance. Si is also known as a multifunctional element that significantly increases plant tolerance and enhances resistance against various biotic and abiotic stresses.
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    MORPHO-PHYSIOLOGICAL AND NUTRACEUTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF JIVANTI [Leptadenia Reticulata (Retz.) Wight & Arn.] AT DIFFERENT HARVEST TIME
    (DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2021) Patel Divyeshkumar Mangubhai; Dr. Nitesh S. Litoriya
    Jivanti (Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wight & Arn.) is an important medicinal plant as it provides various nutrients and having different active compounds, which cure different human illness. Jivanti is a crop in which entire plant is considered to be economically valuable parts of plant. Moreover, it is evident that phytoactive compounds present in the plant, are accumulated at different parts of the plant and their concentrations varies with plant growth and developmental stages. As a result, in order to get the maximum benefit, it is necessary to determine best harvest time and plant part.
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    EFFECT OF MELATONIN UNDER SALINITY STRESS IN CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.)
    (Department of Biochemistry B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University Anand, 2020) Jadeja Malharsinh N; Dr. Y. M. Shukla
    Salinity is a major abiotic stress limiting growth and productivity of plants in many areas of the world due to increasing use of poor quality of water for irrigation and soil salinization. Seed priming is basically a pre-sowing controlled seed hydration treatment, it has proven successful in enhancing seed performance for a number of crops including vegetables. Several physiological and biochemical changes take place in seeds during the priming treatment or as a consequence of the osmotic condition. Melatonin play an important role as antistress agent abiotic stress, exogenous Melatonin applications improved growth, photosynthetic capacity, antioxidant activity and chlorophyll content, but decreased the ROS level.
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    STUDY ON WATER STRESS AND MELATONIN IN TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum L.) AT SEEDLING STAGE
    (DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2020) Vadee Dhruvinkumar N.; Dr. J. J.Dhruv
    Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L., 2n=2x=24) belongs to the genus Solanum under the Solanaceae family. Its center of origin was Peruvian and Mexican region. It is one of the most popular vegetables widely grown in the world. It’s known as protective food, because of its special nutritive value and also its widespread production. Water deficit or drought stress is the most common environmental stress factor which limits plant productivity. Under drought stress, net photosynthesis is reduced caused by the regulatory mechanisms. Melatonin is a new plant growth regulator and it has been reported to alleviate the oxidative damages caused by water deficit stress. The presence of melatonin in plants is universal. The present experiment was carried out to study the effect of water stress and melatonin in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) at seedling stage in laboratory condition on various biochemical, photosynthetic pigment, osmolytes, enzymatic antioxidants, non-enzymatic antioxidants and molecular parameters in leaf of three tomato cultivars (1) ATL 11-05 (2) GAT 5 (3) AT 3 and five treatments i.e. (1) T1 = Control (Absolute control) (2) T2 = Hydropriming (Control) (3) T3 = Seed priming treatment of Melatonin (0.1mM) (4) T4 = Water stress ( At seedling stage ) and (5) T5 = T3 + T4.
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    EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANTS AND DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSION IN RESPONSE OF MELATONIN IN BOTTLE GOURD (Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.)
    (DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2020) BedseTushar J.; Dr. J. J. Dhruv
    The present experiment was carried out to study the effect of polyethylene glycol-6000 induced water deficit stress (drought) and melatonin soaked seed followed by drought treatments in laboratory condition on various biochemical, molecular parameters and antioxidant enzymes system in leaf of bottle gourd cultivars. The experiment was conducted in three parts (I) Biochemical characterization of bottle gourd seed. (II) Seed priming effect of melatonin and water deficit stress and (III) differential gene expression study. Phytochemical, biochemical and molecular characterization was carried out in seeds of ten various bottle gourd genotypes/varietiesviz., (1) GABGH-1, (2) ABG-1, (3) Pusa Naveen, (4) ABG-11-17, (5) ABG-11-23, (6) Santosh, (7) DBG-5, (8) Samrat, (9) NDBG-104 and (10) Arka Bahar.
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    EFFECT OF SPROUTING TIME ON NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum L.) AND MUNGBEAN (Vigna radiata L.)
    (Department of Biochemistry B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University Anand, 2020) Madastu Saikrishna; Dr. N. J. Patel
    Sprouting tends to enhance the nutritional value of the legumes or pulses. These contain certain anti-nutrients including phytic acid and protein inhibitors which locks up important minerals. It also inhibits our digestive enzymes that can cause indigestion and intestinal gas. Sprouting increases the nutritive value of the ingredients and provides better digestion. Further, it provides the amino acids more readily available. And increase antioxidants which helps in detoxifying body by boosting the oxygen levels in the body.
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    NUTRACEUTICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF PUMPKIN (Cucurbita moschata Duch. Ex. Poir)
    (DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2019) Zala Dimpalben M.; Dr. J. J. Dhruv
    Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch. ex. Poir.) belongs to the family cucurbitaceae having somatic chromosome number 2n = 40. It is warm season crop. The centre of origin of pumpkin is Northem Mexico and southwestern and eastern USA. The genus cucurbita includes five domesticated varieties Cucurbita argyrosperma, Cucurbita ficifolia, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita moschata, and Cucurbita pepo from which three; Cucurbita pepo L., Cucurbita maxima D. and Cucurbita moschata Duch. ex Poir. are very important globally both economically and for human consumption.
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    SEED KERNEL BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND SSR BASED DIVERSITY ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT MANGO (Mangifera indica L.) VARIETIES
    (Department of Biochemistry B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University Anand, 2019) Sneha Dineshbhai Patel; Dr. N. J. Patel
    The mango (Mangifera indica L.) is an important tropical fruit with worldwide acceptance, extensive marketing, vast production, wide distribution, and benefits to human health. Mango wastes, such as the seed kernel and peel, have high functional and nutritional potential. We describe the composition of the mango seed kernel, which is analyzed from a critical point of view regarding the proper use of this waste product and the possibility of monetizing it for nutritional and environmental purposes
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    INFLUENCE OF DROUGHT ON BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERS, GUM QUALITY AND STUDY OF GALACTOMANNAN IN CLUSTER BEAN (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub) GENOTYPES
    (DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2019) Adbhai Anuja Rameshchand; Dr. J. G. Talati
    Cluster bean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. 2n = 14] is an important vegetable crop locally known as “guar”. The name guar is derived from Sanskrit word “Gau & ahar” which means food for cow. Cluster bean gum (Galactomannan) is a high molecular weight carbohydrate polymer made up of a large number of mannose and galactose unit linked together. Guar gum is being used in various industries like pharmaceuticals, food, petroleum and paper etc. Various properties of gum are important for selection like mannose: galactose (M:G) ratio, viscosity and rheological properties which can be affect by abiotic stress. The present experiments were carried out to study effect of drought on various morphological, biochemical, gum quality and molecular parameters in cluster bean genotypes.