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- Impact of Epidemiological Transition on Biodiversity
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1 Department of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura-722101, West Bengal, IN
1 Department of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura-722101, West Bengal, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 8, No 1 (2011), Pagination: 79-84Abstract
Modern human civilization, now undergoing the third epidemiological transition, is characterized by newly emerging infectious diseases as well as reemerging infectious diseases which were previously thought to be under control. Such transition is mainly caused by globalization and ecological disruption including biodiversity loss, pollution and global climate change. Disruption of normal ecosystem function through anthropogenic inputs causes an ecosystem to be less resilient, more vulnerable to shocks and disturbances and less able to supply required material for human with needed economical as well as social services and results in an unhealthy environment in which we live. In this degraded environment, biodiversity loss diminishes the supplies of raw materials for drug discovery and biotechnology, causes a loss of medical models, affects the spread of human diseases and threatens food production, and water quality. Human susceptibility to infections becomes further compounded by malnutrition due to food insecurity, over population and potential alterations in the human immune system caused by increased flux of ultraviolet radiation and due to ozone layer depletion. Each environmental change, whether natural or anthropogenic, changes the ecological balance and context within which disease hosts or vectors and parasites breed, develop and transmit disease. All these events that upset normal environmental equilibrium result in the outbreak of recent epidemiological transition. To overcome this transition, the interrelationships between society and nature and the importance of environmental health in human health must be considered in a broader perspective.Keywords
Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Emerging and Reemerging Diseases, Epidemiological Transition.
- Diversity of Nematodes Inhabiting Some Major Crop Plants of India with a Note on their Biocontrol
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Avijit Mukherjee
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Anupam Ghosh
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Chandranath Chatterjee
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Anindita Mitra
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Fatik Baran Mandal
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1 Department of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura-722 101, West Bengal, IN
1 Department of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura-722 101, West Bengal, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 8, No 1 (2011), Pagination: 103-107Abstract
Plant-parasitic nematodes present a formidable pest problem for different crops. Role of such nematodes in agricultural production has remained underestimated. Nematodes like ischolar_main-knot cause heavy damage to world's food crops, causing an estimated $125 billion loss in food and fiber crops annually. In India, the amount of damage due to these plant-parasitic nematodes accounts for 10-40% of total crop losses annually. The present communication aims to provide an account of diversity of nematodes infesting some major crop plants in India, viz., Potato, Sorghum, Aroids, Arecanut, Ginger, Sugarcane and Rice. It also discusses various biocontrol methods for agriculturally important nematodes that would have relevance to sustainable agricultural practices.Keywords
Root-Knot Nematodes, Biocontrol, Fluorescent Pseudomonads.- Biocontrol Potential of Bacteriocin (class IIa) and Pseudomonas fluorescens (BICC 602) on Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato) Cv. Pusa Ruby Plant Infected with Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood
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1 Department of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura 722 101, West Bengal, IN
2 Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, IN
1 Department of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura 722 101, West Bengal, IN
2 Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, IN
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Indian Science Cruiser, Vol 31, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 46-53Abstract
The present study was carried out to establish the biocontrol potential of Bacteriocin Class IIa (BacIIa) compound and a plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria, Pseudomonas fluorescens BICC 602 on Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato) Pusa Ruby variety infected with Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood nematode. The result of in vitro laboratory bioassay showed that application of BacIIa is safe for second-stage juveniles (J2) of M. incognita. The result of phytotoxicity test showed that BacIIa treated plants did not exhibit any toxic effects. The result of in vivo bioassay test revealed that combined treatment of P. fluorescens and BacIIa increased growth of inoculated plants in terms of shoot length, shoot weight and ischolar_main length as compared with inoculated untreated plants. Application of BacIIa and P. fluorescens also showed reduction in ischolar_main gall number and number of nematode eggs in inoculated ischolar_mains. PAL activity increased in ischolar_mains of P. fluorescens treated and P. fluorescens: BacIIa combined treated plants. Root protein content was greater in inoculated untreated plants compared to treated groups.Keywords
Glass House Bioassay, Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria, PAL Activity, Root Gall.References
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- The Study of Zooplankton Community in Unmanaged Pond Ecosystem in Bankura District, West Bengal and the Effect of Temperature, pH, Dissolved O2, Free CO2 Level in the Community
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1 Department of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura-722101, West Bengal, IN
1 Department of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura-722101, West Bengal, IN
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Indian Science Cruiser, Vol 31, No 5 (2017), Pagination: 26-31Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the diversity of zooplankton in a local pond
ecosystem. Zooplankton plays a very important role in the food chain of pond ecosystem
and its diversity is one of the determinant of shaping the food chain. Its diversity will
ultimately decide the nature of the pond community. During our investigation in local
pond, we have gathered various types of zooplanktons like Cyclops, Daphnia, Cypris,
and Moina. Their number was influenced by the effect of pH (measured by digital pH
meter), temperature (measured by thermometer), free CO2 level (estimated by APHA
method), and dissolved O2 (estimated by Winkler’s method). The season wise variation
of zooplankton in pond indicate the different environmental condition in water bodies.
Keywords
Zooplankton, Pond Ecosystem, Critical t-Value.References
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- Seasonal variation of freshwater Zooplanktons in Bankura, West Bengal, India
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1 Dept of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura - 722101, IN
2 Dept. of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, IN
3 UG & PG Department o f Zoology, Midnapore College, Midnapore 721101. Dist- Paschim Medinipur, IN
1 Dept of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura - 722101, IN
2 Dept. of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, IN
3 UG & PG Department o f Zoology, Midnapore College, Midnapore 721101. Dist- Paschim Medinipur, IN
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Indian Science Cruiser, Vol 29, No 3 (2015), Pagination: 17-21Abstract
Zooplankton are the major mode of energy transfer between Phytoplankton and fish and important for fish population. Zooplanktons also play an important role to serve as bio indicators as well as to assess the pollution status of water. In this present study, we tried to investigate the plankton species richness, diversity and evenness and to state the condition of a freshwater tropical perennial pond, Padmapukur of PratapBagan, Bankura. Diversity of different group of zooplankton is more in summer season than the winter and rainy season. The population density of zooplanktons varies from month to month and recorded maximum density (91) in the month of November, 2012 and minimum density (40) in the month of August, 2013.