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Impact of climate change on agriculture: an overview

Anjali Kumari Research AssociatePlant Pathology, ICAR Research complex for Eastern RegionPalandu, Ranchi, Pin Code 834001Jharkhand, India How to cite this article Kumari, Anjali. 2013. Impact of…

Global Plants: An Online Plants’ ‘Type Specimen’ Database

TweetMarita La Monica Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications ITHAKA (www.ithaka.org)151 East 61st StreetNew York, NY 10065Global Plants http://www.plants.jstor.org is a community-contributed…

ROLE OF BIOINFORMATICS IN PLANT SCIENCES

Tweet Shubhra VermaM.Sc BioinformaticsDepartment of Bioinformatics, Birla Institute of TechnologyMesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, IndiaBioinformatics is the study of biological data using information tools…

International Day for Biological Diversity – 22nd May

Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity . The theme for 2013 is ‘Water and Biodiversity’, both of which represent essential building blocks of life on Earth. The theme reflects the…

Biocontrol: Need of the Hour in Indian Agriculture

TweetRitesh Kumar Senior Research Fellow (Plant Pathology) ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region-Research CentreRanchi-834010 Jharkhand, India  Email id.- ritesh.nstt@gmail.com According to…

Conservation and Management of Mangroves and Coral Reefs in India

Ministry of Environment and Forests, Republic of India on Thursday (16th May 2013) through Press Information Bureau, informed that the Government seeks to protect, sustain and augment mangroves and…

‘Glowing Plants’ : KickStart (Interview) with Antony Evans

TweetThe concept of Glowing Plants is gaining more popularity on internet and among scientific communities in the last couple of months. In this regard Indian Botanists Blog-o-Journal also published…

Will ‘Glowing Plants’ Replace Street Lights?

TweetGangadhar PandayActor & short filmmakerAuthor runs Babul Films to spread ecological awarenessEmail: gangadhar@babulfilms.inCan you recall the glowing vegetation in Avatar, an Oscar winning…

Forest Cover in India: An Analysis

Forest Cover is defined as “All lands more than one hectare in area, with a tree canopy density of more than 10 % irrespective of ownership and legal status. Such lands may not necessarily be a…

Epiphyllum oxypetallum (Brahmakamal) : Orchid Cactus- An interesting plant

Dr Ichha PurakProfessor, Ranchi Womens CollegeRanchi, Jharkhand, IndiaEpiphyllum oxypetalum is a very interesting and unique plant. It belongs to Family Cactaceae. It is commonly known as Night…