Assessment of Low Intensity Solar Radiation Susceptibility in 20 Wheat Varieties under Field Conditions Grown in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

Usha Mina,S.D. Singh,B. Singh,Deepak Singh,S. Tiwari,Pranav Kumar 한국작물학회 2019 Journal of crop science and biotechnology Vol.22 No.3

Wheat productivity declines under agro-ecosystems and areas exposed to aerosols due to decline in quality and quantity of solar radiation. Identification of low light-tolerant wheat varieties (Triticum sps.) will help in enhancing the sustainability and productivity of the agroforestry systems as well as areas exposed to aerosol pollution. The field study was conducted to assess the effects of low intensity solar radiation (LR) on 20 wheat varieties in terms of growth, stay green, gaseous exchange, yield attributes, and tolerance indices. Results indicate the increase in plant height and leaf area, reduction in photosynthesis (Pn), stomatal conductance (gs), and transpiration (Tr) in all the varieties grown under LR compared to normal radiation. The varieties, K68 and HD2643, exhibited maximum stay green compared to other varieties. LR caused reduction in biological (35%) and economic (46%) yield of wheat. Among the indices, mean productivity (MP), geometric mean (GM), stress tolerance index (STI), and yield index (YI) were positively correlated with grain yield under LR (Ys) and NR (Yp). Cluster analysis indicated that varieties-HD2643, K68, Kalyansona, and C306 varieties were most LR tolerant, while DL1266-1, DL1266-2, and Moti were moderately tolerant and rest of the varieties exhibited LR susceptibility.

Assessment of Low Intensity Solar Radiation Susceptibility in 20 Wheat Varieties under Field Conditions Grown in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

Usha Mina,S.D. Singh,B. Singh,S. Tiwari,Deepak Singh,Pranav Kumar 한국작물학회 2018 Journal of crop science and biotechnology Vol.21 No.4

Wheat productivity declines under agro-ecosystems and areas exposed to aerosols due to decline in quality and quantity of solar radiation. Identification of low light-tolerant wheat varieties (Triticum sps.) will help in enhancing the sustainability and productivity of the agroforestry systems as well as areas exposed to aerosol pollution. The field study was conducted to assess the effects of low intensity solar radiation (LR) on 20 wheat varieties in terms of growth, stay green, gaseous exchange, yield attributes, and tolerance indices. Results indicate the increase in plant height and leaf area, reduction in photosynthesis (Pn), stomatal conductance (gs), and transpiration (Tr) in all the varieties grown under LR compared to normal radiation. The varieties, K68 and HD2643, exhibited maximum stay green compared to other varieties. LR caused reduction in biological (35%) and economic (46%) yield of wheat. Among the indices, mean productivity (MP), geometric mean (GM), stress tolerance index (STI), and yield index (YI) were positively correlated (P ≤ 0.05) with grain yield under LR (Ys) and NR (Yp). Cluster analysis indicated that varieties – HD2643, K68, Kalyansona, and C306 varieties were most LR tolerant, while DL1266-1, DL1266-2, and Moti were moderately tolerant and rest of the varieties exhibited LR susceptibility.

Identification of a Novel Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in Porcine Beta-Defensin-1 Gene

Pruthviraj, D.R.,Usha, A.P.,Venkatachalapathy, R.T. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2016 Animal Bioscience Vol.29 No.3

Porcine beta-defensin-1 (PBD-1) gene plays an important role in the innate immunity of pigs. The peptide encoded by this gene is an antimicrobial peptide that has direct activity against a wide range of microbes. This peptide is involved in the co-creation of an antimicrobial barrier in the oral cavity of pigs. The objective of the present study was to detect polymorphisms, if any, in exon-1 and exon-2 regions of PBD-1 gene in Large White Yorkshire (LWY) and native Ankamali pigs of Kerala, India. Blood samples were collected from 100 pigs and genomic DNA was isolated using phenol chloroform method. The quantity of DNA was assessed in a spectrophotometer and quality by gel electrophoresis. Exon-1 and exon-2 regions of PBD-1 gene were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the products were subjected to single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. Subsequent silver staining of the polyacrylamide gels revealed three unique SSCP banding patterns in each of the two exons. The presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was confirmed by nucleotide sequencing of the PCR products. A novel SNP was found in the 5'-UTR region of exon-1 and a SNP was detected in the mature peptide coding region of exon-2. In exon-1, the pooled population frequencies of GG, GT, and TT genotypes were 0.67, 0.30, and 0.03, respectively. GG genotype was predominant in both the breeds whereas TT genotype was not detected in LWY breed. Similarly, in exon-2, the pooled population frequencies of AA, AG, and GG genotypes were 0.50, 0.27, and 0.23, respectively. AA genotype was predominant in LWY pigs whereas GG genotype was predominant in native pigs. These results suggest that there exists a considerable genetic variation at PBD-1 locus and further association studies may help in development of a PCR based genotyping test to select pigs with better immunity.

Transcription factors controlling the expression of oxidative stress associated genes in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Sujitha D.,Kumar H. G. Jalendra,Thapliayal Garima,Pal Garima,Vanitha P. A.,Uttarkar Akshay,Patil Mahesh,Reddy B. H. Rajashekar,Niranjan Vidya,Rayalcheruvu Usha,Govind Geetha,Udayakumar M.,Vemanna Ramu 한국식물생명공학회 2023 Plant biotechnology reports Vol.17 No.6

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) increases under stress and damages cellular processes leading to decrease in productivity. Many genes have been known to be involved in scavenging ROS. We report the identification of master regulators of oxidative stress responsive genes from contrasting rice genotypes. Using microarray analysis, we identified 52 differentially expressed transcription factors (TFs) from the contrasting rice genotypes under oxidative stress. Upregulation of these TFs induces the expression of many genes in resistant or sensitive genotypes. The promoters of these TFs are enriched with reactive oxygen species binding elements (ROSE). The promoter analysis of genes that respond to oxidative stress also revealed that these TF binding sites were present and that these genes expressed differently in contrasting rice genotypes. The transcript levels of TFs correlate with expression level of stress responsive genes coding for various pathways such as polyol, ABA, JA biosynthesis and signaling. Functional validation of HSF-C1a using virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS), showed reduced expression of its target genes. Our study demonstrates that identified TFs could act as major transcriptional regulators of oxidative stress tolerance. These TFs can be used as markers and are potential candidates to improve stress tolerance in plants.

Effect of Feeding Urea and Acetic Acid Treated Wheat Straw on the Digestibility of Nutrients in Adult Male Murrah Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

Mehra, Usha R.,Dass, R.S.,Verma, A.K.,Sahu, D.S. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2001 Animal Bioscience Vol.14 No.12

Wheat straw was treated on laboratory scale with 4% urea at a moisture level of 50% along with different amounts of acetic acid (AA) to fix various levels of ammonia nitrogen (15, 30, 45 and 60%) evolved from urea and stored for 4 weeks. Chemical composition of the treated samples revealed a significant (p<0.01) increase in N content of the samples where AA was added. The N content of the ammoniated straw was only 1.21% which increased to 2.58 with the addition of AA to trap 30% $NH_3-N$. The concentration of free $NH_3-N$ in the straw was significantly (p<0.01) less when more than 15% $NH_3-N$ was trapped with AA. There was significant increase (p<0.01) in N disappearance and depression in NDF and hemicellulose disappearance, when AA was used to trap 30% $NH_3-N$. Large scale treatment of wheat straw with 4% urea at a moisture level of 50% along with AA (to trap 30% $NH_3-N$) increased the N content, but not as much as in laboratory scale treatment. In vivo experiment conducted on nine adult male buffaloes divided into three groups revealed no difference in the intake of DM, OM, NDF, ADF, cellulose and hemicellulose among group I (ammoniated straw), group II (AA treated ammoniated straw) and group III (AA treated ammoniated straw +1 kg barley grain), but the intake was significantly (p<0.05) more in groups where AA treated straw was fed as compared to only ammoniated straw fed group. However EE digestibility was depressed in group II. The digestibility of cellulose and hemicellulose both depressed significantly (p<0.05) in group II and III as compared to group I. Animals in all the 3 groups showed positive nitrogen balance and it was significantly more in group II and III as compared to group I. DCP intake was significantly (p<0.05) more in group II and III as compared to group I, but there was no significant difference among the three groups in TDN intake. It can be concluded that AA (to trap 30% $NH_3-N$) is effective in capturing the excess ammonia released during urea ammoniation of straw and improving its nutritive value, as well as animal performance.

Stackelberg Game between Multi-Leader and Multi-Follower for Detecting Black Hole and Warm Hole Attacks In WSN

S.Suganthi,D.Usha International Journal of Computer ScienceNetwork S 2023 International journal of computer science and netw Vol.23 No.8

Objective: • To detect black hole and warm hole attacks in wireless sensor networks. • To give a solution for energy depletion and security breach in wireless sensor networks. • To address the security problem using strategic decision support system. Methods: The proposed stackelberg game is used to make the spirited relations between multi leaders and multi followers. In this game, all cluster heads are acts as leaders, whereas agent nodes are acts as followers. The game is initially modeled as Quadratic Programming and also use backtracking search optimization algorithm for getting threshold value to determine the optimal strategies of both defender and attacker. Findings: To find optimal payoffs of multi leaders and multi followers are based on their utility functions. The attacks are easily detected based on some defined rules and optimum results of the game. Finally, the simulations are executed in matlab and the impacts of detection of black hole and warm hole attacks are also presented in this paper. Novelty: The novelty of this study is to considering the stackelberg game with backtracking search optimization algorithm (BSOA). BSOA is based on iterative process which tries to minimize the objective function. Thus we obtain the better optimization results than the earlier approaches.

Descriptive Study on Selected Risk Factors and Histopathology of Breast Carcinoma in a Tertiary Care Centre in Kerala, India with Special Reference to Women Under 40 Years Old

Varughese, Ashley Ann,Poothiode, Usha,Manjula, V.D. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.1

Background: Breast cancer is the most common female cancer in Kerala, South India, with the incidence increasing in the past two decades, also in young women. However, there are limited data regarding the burden of disease, its epidemiology and histopathological characteristics in the state. Materials and Methods: This desciptive study covered 303 breast cancers evaluated during the period of December 2011 to August 2013 in the Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Kottayam.The patients were also interviewed regarding selected risk factors. Results: The majority of the cases were 41-60 years of age with a mean at presentation of 53 years. Infiltrating ductal carcinoma was the most common subtype, followed by pure mucinous carcinoma and then lobular carcinoma. Of the cases, 6.6% were nullipara and 52.8% had fewer than or equal to 2 children. Median age at first child birth was 23 years (national value-19.8 years). A significant proportion (15%) had family history of breast cancer. Some 13.5%(41 cases) comprised the young breast cancer group (${\leq}40$years) with a mean age at first child birth in them was 27.4 years, 5 being nullipara and 6 having a positive family history. Conclusions: Breast cancer awareness, better availability of screening techniques and identification and targeting high risk groups all help to tackle the increasing load of breast carcinoma. A good proportion of cases comprised the young breast cancer group (under 40). Younger women should thus also be educated about breast carcinoma-risk factors, symptoms and diagnostic techniques to help in early detection and effective approach esto treatment.

Dietary supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acid during pregnancy modulates DNA methylation at <i>IGF2/H19</i> imprinted genes and growth of infants

Lee, Ho-Sun,Barraza-Villarreal, Albino,Biessy, Carine,Duarte-Salles, Talita,Sly, Peter D.,Ramakrishnan, Usha,Rivera, Juan,Herceg, Zdenko,Romieu, Isabelle American Physiological Society 2014 PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS Vol.46 No.23

<P>Epigenetic regulation of imprinted genes is regarded as a highly plausible explanation for linking dietary exposures in early life with the onset of diseases during childhood and adulthood. We sought to test whether prenatal dietary supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) during pregnancy may modulate epigenetic states at birth. This study was based on a randomized intervention trial conducted in Mexican pregnant women supplemented daily with 400 mg of DHA or a placebo from gestation <I>week 18–22</I> to parturition. We applied quantitative profiling of DNA methylation states at <I>IGF2</I> promoter 3 (<I>IGF2</I> P3), <I>IGF2</I> differentially methylated region (DMR), and <I>H19</I> DMR in cord blood mononuclear cells of the DHA-supplemented group (<I>n</I> = 131) and the control group (<I>n</I> = 130). In stratified analyses, DNA methylation levels in <I>IGF2</I> P3 were significantly higher in the DHA group than the control group in preterm infants (<I>P</I> = 0.04). We also observed a positive association between DNA methylation levels and maternal body mass index; <I>IGF2</I> DMR methylation was higher in the DHA group than the control group in infants of overweight mothers (<I>P</I> = 0.03). In addition, at <I>H19</I> DMR, methylation levels were significantly lower in the DHA group than the control group in infants of normal weight mothers (<I>P</I> = 0.01). Finally, methylation levels at <I>IGF2/H19</I> imprinted regions were associated with maternal BMI. These findings suggest that epigenetic mechanisms may be modulated by DHA, with potential impacts on child growth and development.</P>