Tropical Plant Research

Barringtonia asiatica (Lecythidaceae), a new record for the flora of Bangladesh

Barringtonia asiatica (Lecythidaceae), a new record for the flora of BangladeshTropical Plant Research The genus Barringtonia Schott is represented by two species in Bangladesh : Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. and Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. (Ahmed et al. 2009). During a trip to Saint Martin’s Island, the author found a flowering tree along the fallow land field near to water and the p...

Aspleniaceae and Polypodiaceae from the coastal regions of Riau, Indonesia and their palynological study

Aspleniaceae and Polypodiaceae from the coastal regions of Riau, Indonesia and their palynological studyTropical Plant Research The fern inventorization in the coastal area of Riau, Indonesia have never been reported. This study aimed to identify Aspleniaceae and Polypodiaceae species from the coastal region of Riau and examined their morphology and palynology. Samples were collected from the field using exploration method a...

Karyomorphological studies on seven variants of Clitoria terantea L. (Fabaceae)

Karyomorphological studies on seven variants of Clitoria terantea L. (Fabaceae)Tropical Plant Research Mitosis of seven variants of Clitoria ternatea was carried out and the number of chromosomes in all the variants were 16. Karyotype indicated that all the variants consist of nearly median and sub-median chromosomes. Total and absolute chromosome length were higher in double pink and lower in light....

Approaches in development of DNA based identification system for industrially important timber species

Approaches in development of DNA based identification system for industrially important timber speciesTropical Plant Research Commercial illegal trade is the largest threat to important timbers in India and industrialized countries. Timber species valued for its wood and wood products are smuggled in the adulterated form that cannot be taxonomically identified. The development of DNA marker method to identify and control t...

Effect of hormonal concentration on rooting behaviour of Ginkgo biloba L. in agro-climatic zone of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Effect of hormonal concentration on rooting behaviour of Ginkgo biloba L. in agro-climatic zone of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, IndiaTropical Plant Research A survey was conducted in the state of Uttarakhand for the collection of Ginkgo biloba. Samples of G. biloba were collected from the Botany Department (DSB College, Kumaon University, Glenthorn Compound, High Court Campus), Old Rajbhawan (Snow View), and Rajbhawan (Nainital) of Uttarakhand. Macro-pr...

Rhizospheric microbiota and its diversity associated with Zephyranthes rosea Lindl.: A medicinally important bulbaceous plant

Rhizospheric microbiota and its diversity associated with Zephyranthes rosea Lindl.: A medicinally important bulbaceous plantTropical Plant Research Zephyranthes rosea, belonging to family Amaryllidaceae commonly known as ‘Rain lily’, is a bulbaceous species native to Peru and Columbia. in India, the plant species is used in folk medicine along with Z. flava for treatment of diabetes, ear and chest ailments and viral infections. A study was ...

Biogenic fabrication, characterization, and assessment of antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles of a high altitude Himalayan lichen - Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber ex F.H. Wigg.

Biogenic fabrication, characterization, and assessment of antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles of a high altitude Himalayan lichen - Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber ex F.H. Wigg. Tropical Plant Research Silver nanoparticles synthesized using plant metabolites provide an edge over chemically synthesized compounds due to their comparatively efficient antimicrobial activity. in the present study, AgNPs was prepared by bioreduction of silver nitrate (AgNO3) using the aqueous extract of Cladonia rangife...

Damping-off disease of big onion (Allium cepa L.) in Sri Lanka and evaluation of Trichoderma asperellum and Trichoderma virens for its control

Damping-off disease of big onion (Allium cepa L.) in Sri Lanka and evaluation of Trichoderma asperellum and Trichoderma virens for its controlTropical Plant Research Allium cepa is used as a condiment and reduction of yield due to infectious diseases is a major economical constraint. The present study was aimed at isolation and identification of fungal pathogens associated with damping-off disease of onion in Sri Lanka. Trichoderma spp. present in the soil of th...

Plants responses and their physiological and biochemical defense mechanisms against salinity: A review

Plants responses and their physiological and biochemical defense mechanisms against salinity: A reviewTropical Plant Research Plants confront an extent of abiotic stresses due to environmental hardship, among which salinity is one of the major abiotic stresses that seizes plant growth and development resulting in a massive yield loss worldwide. Plants respond to salinity in two distinct phases: a quick osmotic phase and a....

Studies on farmland woody species diversity and their socioeconomic importance in Northwestern Ethiopia

Studies on farmland woody species diversity and their socioeconomic importance in Northwestern EthiopiaTropical Plant Research Study was conducted in the farmlands of Northwestern Ethiopia with the objective of assessing woody species diversity and their socioeconomic importance. Three sites representing three different elevations viz. highland, midland and lowland agroecology were selected. A total of 196 households were r...

Occurrence of genus Microcystis Lemmerm. from water bodies of Maldahdistrict, WestBengal, India

Occurrence of genus Microcystis Lemmerm. from water bodies of Maldahdistrict, WestBengal, IndiaTropical Plant Research Present investigation deals with systematic enumeration of Genus Microcystis. collected from different water bodies of Maldah District, West Bengal and its impacts for which systematic survey and collection of the samples was carried out from different water bodies of all administrative blocks of Ma...

Progeny variation in candidate plus trees of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. for seed germination and associated parameters

Progeny variation in candidate plus trees of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. for seed germination and associated parametersTropical Plant Research Twenty-one progenies of Pterocarpus marsupium were evaluated for seed germination, seedling height, collar diameter, number of leaves, root length and shoot and root vigour indices. The genetic parameters for seed germination and other associated parameters showed a wide range of variations in proge...