@Research Paper
<#LINE#>Dietary replacement of artificial feed with bioflocs cultured from aquaculture waste water and its beneficial effect on the growth of fingerlings of Cirrhinus mrigala <#LINE#>Sharma@Arti ,.@Bandhana,Singh @Radhika ,Sangotra@Rashmi  <#LINE#>1-8<#LINE#>1.ISCA-IRJBS-2018-090.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, (J&K), India@Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, (J&K), India@Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, (J&K), India@Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, (J&K), India<#LINE#>16/11/2018<#LINE#>5/4/2019<#LINE#>Biofloc technology, the new blue revolution in aquaculture works with minimum or zero water exchange and recycling of nutrients. It converts the nitrogen present in aquaculture waste into microbial flocs which have great nutritional value and act as natural fish food. The bioflocs thus formed can partially or completely replace artificial feed in aquaculture. In the present investigation, the growth performance of Cirrhinus mrigala fingerlings was analysed by replacing commercial feed with bioflocs along with some physicochemical parameters viz. temperature, pH, DO, FCO2, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. A 90-day experiment was conducted in tubs having 60 litre capacity, each stocked with 15 fingerlings. The experimental unit consisted of four sets which were provided with different diets having artificial feed @ 2% body weight (Control), 50% artificial feed and 50% bioflocs (Treatment I), 100% bioflocs cultured externally (Treatment II) and 100% in-situ bioflocs grown along with fishes in the same system (Treatment III). The growth of fingerlings was analysed in terms of mean weight gain, percent weight gain and specific growth rate. 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<#LINE#>Fungi intercepted in seeds of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) grown in northern Tanzania and relation to quality attributes of the seeds<#LINE#>Tarmo@Theophili ,Msuya@Dunstan ,Njau@Paul  <#LINE#>9-14<#LINE#>2.ISCA-IRJBS-2019-012.pdf<#LINE#>Research, Community and Organizational Development Associates (RECODA), P.O. Box 10633, Arusha, Tanzania@Crop Science and Horticulture Department, College of Agriculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O.Box 3005, Morogoro, Tanzania@Crop Science and Horticulture Department, College of Agriculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O.Box 3005, Morogoro, Tanzania<#LINE#>23/1/2019<#LINE#>10/4/2019<#LINE#>Fungi associated with Pigeon pea seed were studied using 80 seeds samples of pigeon pea collected from Babati and Karatu districts in northern Tanzania. The standard moist blotter test was used to detect fungi on seeds. The tested pigeon pea samples yielded more than 12 different fungal species. Fusarium udum which is a pathogen of seed health certification significance was detected in 33 samples from Babati (equivalent to 82.5%) and 36 samples from Karatu districts (equivalent to 90%) of the samples. Eleven other seed infesting fungi were also intercepted, with Rhizopus spp appearing in all samples and having the highest incidence of 23.2% for Karatu and 16.1% for Babati district followed by Aspergillus flavus having the incidence of 20.3% and 15.7% for Karatu and Babati districts, respectively. The other species ranged between 1.1% and 10.1% for Babati and 0.7% and 13.7% for Karatu. Significant correlation existed between seed purity and incidence of Cladosporium spp and between seed moisture content and incidence of Fusarium moniliforme; but the correlation with purity was positive against expectation. 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@Short Communication
<#LINE#>Comparative stomatal studies of some Gossypium hirsutum L. species in Nigeria<#LINE#>M.M.@Danzaki ,O.T.@Mustapha  <#LINE#>15-18<#LINE#>3.ISCA-IRJBS-2019-013.pdf<#LINE#>eadquarters Nigerian Army Education Corps, PMB 1191, AN Barracks, Yaba-Lagos, Nigeria@Department of Plant Biology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria<#LINE#>25/3/2019<#LINE#>15/6/2019<#LINE#>A comparative anatomical studies of six G. hirsutum species collected from Katsina and Zamfara states of Nigeria were carried out. Stomatal complex types identified in three of the species were diacytic in the abaxial leaf surfaces and tetracytic in the adaxial leaf surfaces. Others had diacytic stomatal complex at the abaxial leaf surface as well as the adaxial leaf surface. Stomata were present on both leaf surfaces, that is the leaves were amphistomatic. Trichomes were found in 4 species out of the whole collection made. The abaxial leaf surfaces of the accessions had higher Stomatal density (up to 352.67mm-2) except in one (262.33mm-2). Stomata were relatively large in all the species. The epidermal cell shapes of all the species collected were polygonal.<#LINE#>Brubaker C.L., Paterson A.H. and Wendel J.F. (1999).@Comparative Genetic Mapping of Allotetraploid Cotton and Its Diploid Progenitors.@Genome, 42(2), 184-203, ISSN 1480-3321.@Yes$Lee J.A. (1984).@Cotton as a World Crop.@Chapter 1. In: RJ Kohel, CF Lewis, eds. Cotton. 1-25.@Yes$Ajayan K.V., Babu R.L. and Patil Bayakka B. (2015).@Variability of Stomatal Index and Chlorophyll Content in four species of Solanaceae Members.@Int. Res. J. Biological Sci.,  4(2), 16-20.@Yes$Oyewole S.O. (1971).@Biosystematic studies in the genus Albuca L. with particular reference to those species occuring in Nigeria. (An Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis) .@University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.@Yes$Gilani S.S., Khan M.A., Shinwari Z.K. and Yousaf Z. (2002).@Leaf epidermal anatomical of selected Digitaria species, Tribe Paniceae, family Poaceae of Pakistan.@Pakistan Journal of Botany, 3, 257-273.@Yes$Stace C.A. (1984).@Taxonomic importance of the leaf surface. In: Current concepts in plant taxonomy.@Eds. (H. Heywood and D.M. Moore) Academic Press London, 67-94.@No$Strivasta A.K. (1978).@Study of leaf epidermis in genus Digitaria Rich (Graminae).@Journal of the Indian Botanical Society, 57, 155-160.@Yes$Akinyele B.O. (1983).@Biosystematic Studies in the Nigerian Species of Dipcadi Medic (F. Liliacea).@(An Unpublished M.Sc thesis) University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria 128.@No$Obiremi E.O. and Oladele F.A. (2001).@Water conserving stomatal system in selected Citrus species.@South African Journal of Botany, 67(2), 258-260.@Yes$Dilcher L.D. (1974).@Approaches to the identification of Angiosperm Leaf Remains.@Botanical Review, 40(1), 1-157.@Yes$Metcalfe C.R. and Chalk L. (1979).@Anatomy of dicotyledons.@1, 2nd ed. Clarendon Press, Oxford, Chap. 10, 113.@Yes$Salisbury E.J. (1928).@On the cause and ecological significance of stomatal frequency with special reference to the woodland flora. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.@Biol. Sci., 216, 1-65.@Yes$Stace C.A. (1965).@Cuticular studies as an aid to plant taxonomy.@Bull. Br. Museum Bot., 4, 3-78.@Yes$Franco C.M. (1939).@Relation between chromosome number and stomata in Coffea.@Botanical gazette, 100(4), 817-827.@Yes$Oosterhuis D.M. and Jornstedt J. (1999).@Morphology and Anatomy of Cotton Plant.@Cotton: Origin, History, Technology, and Production, edited by Wayne C. Smith ISBN 0-471-18045-9 &copy; 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.@Yes$Noggle G.R. and Fritz G.J. (1976).@Water as a plant constituent.@Introductory Plant Physiology. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs.@Yes$Abdul Rahaman A.A and Oladele F.A. (2003).@Stomatal Complex Types, Stomatal Size, Density and Index in Some Vegetable Species in Nigeria.@Nigerian Journal of Botany, 16, 144-150.@Yes$Pataky (1997).@Leaf Epidermix of Salix in: Anatomy of Dicotyledons.@1 2nd Edition by Metcalfe C.R and Chalk L. Clarendon Press Oxford Pg 110.@No$Adegbite A.E. (1995).@Leaf epidermal studies in three Nigerian species of Aspilia (Astereae) and two hybrids.@Nigerian Journal of Botany, 8, 23-25.@Yes$Ogunkunle A.T.J. and Oladele F.A. (2008).@Leaf epidermal studies of some Nigerian species of Ficus L. (Malvaceae).@Plant Sys Evol., 274, 209-221.@Yes
<#LINE#>Egocentric and maintenance behaviour of sarus crane (Antigone antigone) in Dhanauri wetland, Uttar Pradesh, India<#LINE#>Gulati@Harsh ,Rana@Sarita  <#LINE#>19-24<#LINE#>4.ISCA-IRJBS-2019-024.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Zoology, Institute of Integrated and Honours Studies, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India@Department of Zoology, Institute of Integrated and Honours Studies, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India<#LINE#>8/2/2019<#LINE#>17/5/2019<#LINE#>Sarus Crane is a tallest flying bird that forms a pair bond for their entire life i.e. monogamous bird. Sarus crane shows a variety of behaviours such as Agonistic displays, communal behaviour, egocentric behaviour, maintenance behaviour, acoustic behaviour, breeding behaviour and social behaviour to maintain their health and life as well. The present study was conducted in Dhanauri Wetland which is located near to Thasrana Village, Uttar Pradesh, India to assess the different behaviour activities that comes under egocentric and maintenance behaviour. Egocentric behaviour include foraging, roosting, drinking, walking, standing while later behaviour include activities like preening, wing rising, wing flapping, dust bathing, neck stretching etc. These different activities were recorded by using scan sampling technique. Our study suggested that male Sarus crane prefer to spend maximum of their time in egocentric activities like foraging, walking and drinking while they roost not as much in other activities. It also has been noted that female spend maximum of their time in maintenance activity as they are not indulge as much in egocentric activities. Male and female Sarus crane were more active in foraging and preening activities of egocentric and maintenance behaviour respectively. 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