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Recent advances in proteomics studies in the Solanaceae family- advances in omics approaches in tomato

Syeda Tamanna Yasmin 1* and Uzma Mazid 1 *1 Research Scholar, Dept. of Microbiology, Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati, Assam 1 Postgraduate scholar, Dept. of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam   *Corresponding author, Email: syedatamanna60@gmail.com   Abstract To create crops that can resist severe environmental conditions, it is critical to understand how plants respond to

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Boosting plant resilience: the remarkable role of ACC deaminase-producing bacteria

In the face of changing global climate, plants are often subjected to extended durations of abiotic stress. Under suchcircumstances, plants naturally release ethylene, a pivotal signalling molecule that protects against harsh conditions. However, when plants experience consistent and intense stress, they might produce ethylene at unsustainable levels, leading to stunted

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Rabbit as a Source of Meat

The rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) was domesticated rather recently as compared to other farm animals. They were kept in captivity in Western Europe for meat and fur production since Roman times but were not actually domesticated until the middle age (Zeuner, 1963). The animal might have its original home either in

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Pharmacomicrobiomics – what’s that again?

Dr. Chandana Choudhury Baruah Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology College of Veterinary Science, AAU, Khanapara, Guwahati-781 022   If you are in the teaching line, you should always be in touch with the current topics or treatments if you are a physician. Hence, a new term recently I have come across in Readers’

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Enteral nutrition in non-invasive ventilation (NIV) patients in intensive care unit (ICU)

Syeda Tamanna Yasmin1* and Surovee Das 1 *1 Research Scholar, Dept. of Microbiology, Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati, Assam 1Dept. of Nutrition and Dietetics, Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong, Meghalaya *Corresponding author, Email: syedatamanna60@gmail.com   Abstract: Enteral nutrition (EN) is provided to those patients who are unable to maintain adequate nutritional intake by their mouth.

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Beneficial effect of spent mushroom with paddy straw in the diet of lactating cattle

The livestock sector plays an important role in the rural economy in India, and it provides employment to the livestock farmers as well as improves their living standards. The contribution of livestock sector in the agriculture GVA (Gross Value Added) and in the national GVA is nearly 28.26 and 5.21

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Importance of urea and its products as a component of feedstuff in ruminants

Urea is a small organic compound that is very rich in nitrogen (44.96% N). Use of urea is very wide in ruminant feeding leading to improvement of nitrogen efficiency in cattle. Urea is an important source of rumen degradable protein (RDP) and has a high density of protein equivalent (262

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A behavioural note on the Velvet-fronted Nuthatch from Nameri National Park, Sonitpur, Assam

Dr. Leons Mathew Abraham Captive Breeding Manager, Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme, Basistha, Guwahati-781029 Email: leonsreptar@gmail.com In the late afternoon of March 23, 2022, I observed a pair of Velvet-fronted Nuthatches near the Pygmy Hog Conservation Centre, situated within the forest range office campus in Potasali, Sonitpur, Assam. Initially, the two birds were observed

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