Current-Science Vol-55

 

 

 

CONTENTS VOLUME  55

 

JANUARY-No. 1,  1986

 

The Influence of Thymine Nucleotide Depletion on Genetic Stability and Change in Eukaryotic Cells -- R H Haynes and B A Kunz

1-11

  Announcement
   11

New Hardware Circuits for the Implementation of Logical Relations in Information Processing Part I and II* -- G N Ramachandran

12-18

Magneto-Viscoelastic Interaction on One-Dimensional Wave Propagation -- B K Datta

19-21

Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in Enhancing Plant Growth and
Suppressing Plant Pathogens -- N Sakthivel, E Sivamani, N Unnamalai and S S Gnanamanickam

22-25

  Announcement
  25

Current Science  50 Years Ago

26

Science News

27-28

News

28

Short Communications

 

  Potential Energy Curves of D States of SiF and SiCl -- J B Bhartiya and
 S H Behere*

 29

 

Temperature Dependence of the Viscosity of Organic Binary Liquid Mixtures -- R D Mathad

30-31

On the Nature of Local Strains During Self-Diffusion in Cubic Metals -- 
B V Radhakrishna Bhat, A K Gogia and T Balakrishna Bhat

31-32

Nitrogen Chemisorption Suppression in the Strong Metal Support Interaction State of Co/TiO2 Catalyst -- B Viswanathan and R Gopalakrishnan

32-34

Lignocaine Hydrochloride as a Highly Selective Extractant for Spectro- Photometric Determination of Molybdenum with Thiocyanate -- P G Ramappa and K S Ramachandra

34-35

Allanite-Bearing Migmatites of the Archaean Schist Belt of Khammam, Andhra Pradesh -- T Ramamohana Rao, V S V Prasada Rao, N Ranga Rao & B V S N Raju

35-36

Heavy Metal Contents in the Sediments of Narava Gedda Stream, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh India -- Darshan Kumar

37-38

Spontaneous Secondary Shoot Development from the Root Cells of Brassica (Rapeseed-Mustard) -- R K Katiyar

38-39

Phytoalexin Accumulation in Diethyl Ether Treated Cotyledons of Cajanus Cajan -- J S Dahiya and Dalel Singh

39-40

Studies on Nucleolus and Nucleolar Chromosomes in Angiosperms.XIII. Further Observations on Plant Chromosomes with Tertiary Constrictions -- P K Sharma*, A Langer and A K Koul

41

A Holotrichous Ciliate from the Coelom of Chaetognaths --
V Santhakumari

42

Ichthyophthiriasis in Aquarium Fishes A Note on the Pathogenicity and Life Cycle of the Parasite -- C V Mohan

42-43

Effects of a Fungicide Metalaxyl on the Root Meristem of Zea Maysl --
R K Somashekar

43-45

Chromosomal Stability in Induced Tetraploids of Atylosia Scarabaeoides Benth -- S N Zadoo

45-47

Pythium Inflatum Matthews, A New Record for India -- B L Verma and R D Khulbe

47-48

Two Species of Achlya as Fish Parasites -- S C Sati

48-49

Neuronal Distribution in the Ganglia of the Cervico-Thoracic Segment of the Ventral Nerve Cord of the Larva of Waxmoth, Galleria Mellonella as Revealed by Cobalt Filling Technique -- H H Singh, K P Srivastava and R L Katiyar

49-51

On the Hyperglycemic Hormone of the Freshwater Crab, Barytelphusa Guerini Milne Edwards -- M S Gangotri*, S A T Venkatachari** and N Vasantha***

51-53

A Technique for Identification of the Instar of Mansonia Larvae --
A Jose Mary Cheriyan Thomas and R S Prasad

53-55

Book Reviews

56-57

  Announcement
  57

January-N0.  2, 1986

 

Chemical Industry Year 2001: Regional Trends*  -- M M Sharma

59-66

  Announcement
  66

New Hardware Circuits for the Implementation of Logical Relations in Information Processing Part II* -- G N Ramachandran

67-72

On the Synthesis of some 1-(5-Nitro-2-Furyl)-3-Aryl-2-Propen
-1-Ones -- B S Holla, B Kalluraya and K R Sridhar

73-76

Fifty First Annual Meeting of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Held at Madurai Kamaraj University Campus, Madurai. Summaries of Lectures Delivered

77-90

  Announcement
  90

Short Communications

 

Stability of Icosahedral Units in Quasicrystals -- K J Rao and G V Kulkarni

91-93

Dissociation Constant of Some Pesticide Derivatives -- A A Harfoush*,
K A Idriss and A El-kholy

93-94

  Synthesis of 1-[N-Substituted Aryl,N-(4-'-Dimethylamino-3-Nitro-
Benzyl)  Amino]-2-[4"(Imidazolin-2-Yl Amino) Benzoyl]-Ethane Hydroiodies as Antihypertensive Agents -- Amarika Singh and V S Misra

  94-96

A New Rapid Colorimetric Estimation of Urea in Urine Using Orthophthalaldehyde -- C N Ramchand and K I Tripurasundarai

96-98

Effect of Penitrem a on Glucose Tolerance Studies in Rats --
R Suseela, E R B Shanmugasundaram and K R S hanmugasundaram

98-100

Plant Regeneration from Hypocotyl Protoplasts of Mothbean (Vigna Acontifolia) -- Ravinder Gill and Susan Eapen

100-102

Phomopsis Crini SP Nov on Crinum Asiaticum -- P N Chowdhry & Durga Gupta

102-103

Chemotaxonomy of Two Genera of Cynometreae -- G Nageshwar,
M Radhakrishnaiah and L L Narayana*

103-104

Metabolism of Exogenous Proline in Sugarcane Var Co 740 Under Salinity and Peg Stress -- G R Naik and G V Joshi

104-106  

Toxicity of Pseudomonas Fluorescens Towards Rice Sheathrot Pathogen Acrocylindrium Oryzae Saw -- N Sakthivel and S S Gnanamanickam

106-107 

Occurrence of Eichhornia from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds of Madhya Pradesh, India -- C L Verma and Uma Upadhyay

108-109  

Madurasia Obscurella Jacoby A New Vector of Southern Bean Mosaic Virus -- D R R Reddy and Anupam Varma 

109-111 

Laboratory Colonisation of Mansonia Mosquitoes -- P S Sasikumar, Cheriyan Thomas and R S Prasad

111- 112

Appearance of Chloride Cells in the Gills of Two Freshwater Teleosts Under Urea Stress -- O P Srivastava

112-113

  Announcement
  113-114

Feburary-No.3, 1986

 

Time-Dependent Quantum Mechanical Approach to Reactive Scattering -- V Mohan*and N Sathyamurthy

115-119

Excursions into High Pressure Physics* -- S Ramaseshan

120-122 

Echolocation in a South Indian Bat Community -- G Neuweiler

123-125 

  Announcement
  125 

Geomagnetic Disturbance Effect on Equatorial Radio Wave Scintillations -- P V Koparkar and R G Rastogi

126-128

News - New Tea Leaf Cold Treatment Technology

128  

Effect of Seed Treatment wit h α- Amylase on the Biometry of the Sesame Plant and on Biochemical Composition of Seeds -- S Khullar*, M M Simot and G C Nanawati

129-132 

'Tellurics' in the Exploration of Kimberlite Pipes An Experimental Study -- S V S Sarma, T Harinarayana, C Venugopala Krishna* & P V Sanker Narayan**

133-136 

News  

136

Electromyographic Changes in the Denervated Frog Muscle -- T Somasekhar,
T Ramakrishna* and R V Krishnamoorthy

137-139

News  

139

Current Science  50 Years Ago

140-141

News  

141

Short Communications

 

Relative Effectiveness of Four Commercial Repellents Against Simuliids -- P R Malhotra, P K Sarkar and M Bhuyan

142

Evaluation of Fossil Homind The Maker of late Acheulian Tools at Hathnora, Madhya Pradesh, India -- G L Badam, R K Ganjoo, Salahuddin S N Rajaguru

143-145

A Note on the Plagiogranite Occurrence in the Naga Hills Ophiolite Belt, Ne India -- P Venkataramana, S Bhattacharyya and Sibdas Ghosh

145-147

Effects of Solvents Concentration of Biopolymer and Dose of γ Irradiation on the X-Peak and Y-Peak of Nucleohistone -- S N Upadhyay, R P Singh and A K Gupta

148-150

A Modified Staining Method for Glutamate Oxaloacetate Transaminase Isozymes -- M S Shah

150-151

Conjugal Transfer of Streptomycin-Ressistance from Coagulase Negative Staphylococci to Staphylococcus Aures in Mixed Cultures -- E S Mathew and K T Punnoose

151-152

Screening Rough Lemon and Rangpurlime Strains for Resistance to Citrus Scab -- M R S Reddy, P H Naidu and G S Reddy

152-153

Xylochia Stegonsporioides in Soil A New Report -- P N Chowdhry

153-154

Effect of Ammonia on Associated Surface Mycoflora, Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Abelmoschus Esculentus L -- D K Tyagi

154-155 

Vegetative Propagation and its Advantages in Eggplant
(Solanum Melongena L) -- T S Kalda and S S Gupta

155-156 

New Record of Bumilleria Sicula Borzi from India --
O N Srivastava, Madhavi Srivastava and A K Singh

157

Involvement of Rhizoctonia Solani Toxins in Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase and Tyrosine Ammonia Lyase Activities of Rice Tissues --
P Ramalingam

157-159

B-Chromosome in Trichosanthes Lepiniana (Naud). Cogn. (Cucurbitaceae) -- V S Pandey and Sunil Saran

159 

A Case of True Polyembryony in Lumnitzera Racemosa Willd --
K K Lakshmanan and V Narmatha Bai

159-160 

Fertility Restoration in the Cytoplasmic Genetic Male Sterile Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L ) -- M V Thombre

161

Effects of Prolactin on Nutritional Stress-Induced Implantation Failure in Laboratory Mice -- S C Sahu and C J Dominic

161-162

Role of 2-Mercaptopropionyl-Glycine Against 3 H β- Rays in the Developoment of Mice Brain -- A L Bhatia, R Sisodia and A Saraswat

163-165

Histoenzymological Study on Oesophagostomum Columbianum --
Wajihullah, Humaira Khatoon and Jamil A Ansari

165-167

Mitosis and Meiosis in Two Species of Mosquitoes --
S Patnaik, N K Tripathy and C C Das

167-169

  Announcement
  169

Obituary - Dr A S Ganesan (1900-1986)

170

Book Reviews

171-173

Feburary-No.4, 1986

 

Histochemical Localization of Steroidogenic Enzymes in the Reptilian Epididymis -- T Shivanandappa* and H B Devaraj Sarkar

175-178

Short Communications

 

A New Leucoanthocyanin from Peltophorum Ferruginieum Bark --
Neeta Khare*, Rekha Gupta and P C Gupta

179-180 

Evaluation of Excess Internal Pressure in Binary Liquid Mixtures of Water with Associated Liquids -- A P Srivastava and S N Tripathi

180-182 

Occurrence of Skarn Rocks in the Chaur Area, Himachal Himalaya, India -- B K Das, Martin Okrusch* and Rakesh Rastogi

182-183 

Pearson Distribution of Nitrogen Fixing Potential Among Nostoc Strains -- Paromita Roychoudhury, B D Kaushik, Daljit Singh* and G S Venkataraman

183-185 

Scanning Electron Microscopy and Germination Studies of Pollens in the Genus Iphigenia (kunth) -- B A Hegde and M R Lugade

185-187 

On the Occurrence of Dendrobium Lawianum Lindl In Kerala --
Muktesh Kumar and N Sasidharan

187-188 

On the Occurrence of Meteoromyrtus Wyn Aadensis (Bedd.) Gamb., in Karnataka -- M Radhakrishna Rao and S N Yoganarasimhan*

188-189 

Scanning Electron Microscopic Study on the Spore of Lygodium Flexuosum (L)SW. -- Nand Lal and S K Roy

189-190 

A New Midge Gall on Ipomoea Staphylina R. & S. (Convolvulaceae) --
P Jayaraman

190-191 

Allelopathy: Some New Terminalogical Considerations -- S J H Rizvi and V Rizvi

191-192

Nuclear Behaviour During Germination of Uredospores of Puccinia Arachidis Speg -- A B De

192-193

Studies on Non-Specific Esterases in Sebaceous Glands of External Portion of Vagina in the Bat, Cynopterus Sphinx Sphinx -- L T Mote and C N Kumbhar

193-195

Isolation of Tenuazonic acid, A Phytotoxin from Alternaria Crassa (SACC.) Rands Causing Leaf Blight and Fruit Rot of Datura Stramonium Mill -- A Sattar, M Alam, K K Janardhanan and A Husain

195-196

Acid-Temperature-Shock Treatment as a Method for Inducing Resting Spore Germination in Some Tropical Synchytria -- N N Raghavendra Rao & M S Pavgi

196-197

Two New Generic Reports to Fungi of India -- K G Karandikar & P G Patwardhan

197

Sapogenins at Different Ploidy Levels of Asparagus -- D K Kar & Sumitra Sen

198

On the Occurrence of a Rare Lichen from India -- Ajay Singh

198-200

Aphid Vectors of Potyvirus Isolates Infecting Groundnut Around Tirupati -- A Sailaja, R A Naidu, P Sreenivasulu and M V Nayudu

200-201

Richards Function A Functional Growth Analysis Model for Rice Cultivars  ( Oryza Sativa L. ) -- P S Srinivasan, K Mohan Naidu and C R Ranganathan

201-203

Comparative Study on the Photosynthesis and Productivity of Triticale, Rye and Wheat -- D C Uprety, M C Ghildiyal and G S Sirohi

203-205

Effect of Cadmium Chloride on the Ovary of the Frog Rana Tigerina --
S Pramoda and S K Saidapur*

206-208

Stomodeal Nervous System of Hieroglyphus Furcifer (Acrididae Orthoptera) -- Brijesh Nanchal and B N Mathur

208-210

On the Structural Adaptation of an Intestinal Breather Lepidocephalichthys Guntea (HAM.), A Torrential Loach -- K P Mishra  and M Firoz Ahmad

210-211

Protein changes in Chilo Partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) During Vitellogenesis -- Sabita Raja, S S Thakur, B Kishen Rao and Amarjit Kaur

211-213

  Announcement
  213

Book Reviews

214-216

  Announcement
  216

March- No. 5. 1986

 

Perspectives in Plant Biotechnology -- M R Ahuja

217-224

Nonlinear Free Vibrations and Thermal Buckling of Polygonal Plates at Elevated Temperature by Conformal Transformation -- P Biswas and P Kapoor*

225-227 

  Announcement
  227 

Transition from Hall-Petch Hardening to Superplastic Behaviour --
A O Surendranathan, L S Amanna and K I Vasu

228-231 

  Announcement
  231 

Thin-Layer Chromatographic Separation of Cobalt (II) and Cobalt (III) via Their Acetylacetonates -- K Ravindranath and P B Janardhan

232-234 

  News

  234 

Observations on Peculiar Air Passaged in the Stems of Gloriosa Superba L. and Iphigenia Indica Kunth -- P Dayanandan A D Barnabas. P S Jayakumar and   J Christopher

235-238 

  News
  238 

Current Science  50 Years Ago 

239-240 

Short Communications

 

Effective Triple Alpha Reaction Rates in Stars –- A E Md Khairozzaman

241-242

Isocoumarin: Synthesis of 3-(4 – Methoxyphenyl)-4-Formylisocoumarin

-- B K Sarkhel and J N Srivastava

242-243

Possible Antiparkinsonian Compounds Synthesis of 2-Styryl-3-Arylthiouryl-3,4-Dihydro-4-Oxoquinazolines –- V K Pandey

243-246

Role of Polyphosphoinositides in Brain – C V Ramakrishnan

246-249

Effect of Sesbania Mosaic Virus Infection on the Nitrite Reductase Activity in Leaf Tissues of Dhaincha ( Sesbania Sesban (L.) Merr.) –- A K Srivastava

249-250

Heteropatella Indica Muthumary SP. Nov. from India –- J Muthumary

250-251

Studies on Stoechospermum Marginatum (C.AG.) Kutz (Dictyotales, Phaeophyta) – R Rengasamy

251-253

In Vitro Studies of Spike Disease of Sandal (Santalum Album L. ) –-

A N S Gowda and R Narayana

253-254

Natural Occurrence of Tobacco Etch Virus (Tev) on Chilli in India –-

V B Bidari * and H R Reddy

254-256

Observations on Fungal Infection of Carassius Carassius L. –-

G C Srivastava, S K Sinha and S K Prabhuji*

256-258

Serum Immunoglobulin Studies in VDRL Positive Patient –- Shrawan Kumar

258-259

Multiple Viviparity In a Few Taxa of Mangroves –- T Anandra Rao, P V Suresh and A N Sherieff

259-261

Cassia Sericeas .To Fight Parthenium Hysterophorus Linn. –-

J Syamasundar and M Mahadevappa

261-262

Observations on Meiobenthos from the Mangalore Region [West Coast of India] -- H R Venkataswamy Reddy, and V Hariharan

262-264 

Antivral Activity in Extracts of Phyyllanthus Fraternus Webst (P.Niruri) –-

D V R Saigopal, V Siva Prasad and P Sreenivasulu

264-265 

A Physical Method for Killing Notonectids in Nursery Ponds –-

M V Mohan, M J Sebastian and D M Thampy

265-266 

Synthesis of Substituted Amides for Repellency Against Mosquitoes –-

M Kalyanasundaram, D Amalraj, K P Paily, Nishna George and C H Sujatha

266-268

  News
  268

Book Reviews

269-272 

March- No. 6, 1986

 

Ribonucleic Acid Synthesis in Isolated Plant Nuclei In Vitro –-

Rita Das and Dipak K Dube*

273-280

Synthesis of 12-Substituted Alkyl-8-Chloro-6-Phenyl-11H-Dibenzo[b,g] [1,3,6]Triazonines as Possible Anticonvulsants –- Y D Kulkarni, Rashmi Sharma, V L Sharma and P R Dua*

281-283

Polyphenol Oxidase Activity in the Development of Acquired Aroma in Tea

(Thea Sinensis Var Assamica L) -- R A K Srivastava

284-287

  Announcment
  287

Lead Toxicosis in Cross Bred Calves –- M S   Setia*, Rajvir Singh, A K Srivastva I R Miller, S P S Sodhi and P J S Rattan

288-291 

  Announcement
  291 

Brain Lactate Dehydrogenase as a Function of Methyl Parathion Exposure in the Developing Tadpoles of Frog, Rana Cyanophlictis –- Naiyara Yasmeen and Nayeemunnisa

292-294

News

294-300

Short Communications

 

Estimation of Gumbel Distribution Parameters –- N P Singh

301-302

On the Estimation of Mean Using Supplementary Information on Two Auxiliary Characters in Double Sampling -- H P Singh

 

302-304

Spasmolytic and Antioxytocic Coumarins from Heracleum Thomsoni (Linn)n

  304-306

Use of Organic Developers on DEAE-Cellulose for the Purification of the Peptide Antibiotic Mycobacillin from its Associated Peptide Comycobacillin –- S K Goswami and S K Bose

306-307

Enzymes of Nitrogen Assimilation in Developing Endosperm of Normal and Opaque-2 Maize (Zea Mays L) –-

P C Ram, M L Lodha, S L Metha and Joginder Singh

307-309

Nitro Nitrito and Nitrato Derivatives of Dichloro Niobium[V Trialkoxides and Triphenoxides –- C N Geetha, Indra Rani, H B Singh and R K Multani

310-312 

Synthesis and Studies of Some First-Row Transition Metal Complexes with Schiff Base Derived from 2-Hydroxy-1-Napthaldehyde and m-Anisidine –-

Renu Mittal, Sarita Chaturvedi**

312-313

A Note on Recent Foraminifera from Colva Beach Sand, Goa –-

S N Bhalla and K N Gaur

314-315

Meiosis in a Heptaploid Gloriosa * -- Prakash Narain

315-316

Cytological Assay of C-Mitotic Potency of Tuber Extract from Diploid and Polyploid Species of Gloriosa L – M R Lugade and B A Hegde

316-317

Biological Control of Chickpea Wilt – A K Chattopadhyay and B N Bagchi

317-318

Stecchericium Seriatum (Lloyd) Mass Geesternaus A New Record from India -- A B De

319-320

Saponins and Leucoanthocyanins in Cassia L. – C K Rao and G Subhashini

320-321

Studies in Nematophagous Fungi XI: Meristacrum Asterospermum A New Record From India –- Geeta Prasad* and R Dayal

321-322

  Announcement
  322

First International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology Held at Savannah, Georgia, USA An Overview – V L Chopra

  323-326

 

April No. 7, 1986

 

On the Implication of the Recently Discovered 5 Millisecond Binary Pulsar P/SR 1855  = 09 – D Bhattacharya and G Srinivasan*

327-330

Origin of Biological Active Excretory Secretory Materials from Setaria Digitata -- V S Sugunan and R Kaleysa Raj

331-333

  Announcement
  333

Temperature Programmed Desorption Studies On CaNi 3 Hydrides --

M P Sridhar Kumar, B Viswanathan, C S Swamy and V Srinivasan

334-336  

  Announcement
  336 

Toxicity of Mercury, Copper and Zinc to the Prawn Metapenaeus Dobsoni (MIER) -- C R Sivadasan, P N K Nambisan and R Damodaran

337-340

  Announcement
  340

Current Science  50 Years Ago

341-342

Short Communications

 

The Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Delonix Elata Gamble –

M G Sethuraman and N Sulochana

343
 

Chemical Transformations of 1-Methyl-2 a -Acetoxy-4 b -Isopropenyl Vicyclo (3,1,0) Hexane –- Geetali Godbole and Sharad Pathak

343-345

 

 Electrical Properties of Co[II] and Ni[II] Polychelates of 1,4-Dihydroxyanthra-
 quinone -- Jyoti Sharma, H B Singh* and T Sundersena Rao

 345-346

 

Role of Azotobacter in Nitrogen Fixation in the Presence of Oil Cakes and Dicalcium Phosphate – S N Dikshit, Y G Kher and M C Saxena

346-347 

Effect of Pyridine Derivatives on Encystment of Acanthamoeba Culbertsoni –- D K Srivastava and P Shukla

347-349 

Trace Fossils from Precambrian Rocks of Meghalaya – R Ravindra

349-350 

The Urani-Ferous Biotite-Sericite Schist of kasturi Gattu Hillock, North-East of Somasila, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh – M Thimmaiah, T R Ramachar,

D Veerabhaskar and K M V Jayaram*

350

Sister Chromatid Exchanges in Virus-Infected Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells –-

J M Chiplonkar and S V Gangodkar

350-351 

Xylanolytic Activity of Aspergillus Ocharaceus-42 –- S R Biswas, A K Mishra and Geeta Nanda

351-352  

Azo and Schiff Bases and their Metal Complexes as Antibacterial Compounds

M A Pujar, B S Hadimani, S Meena Kumari*, S M Gaddad* and Y F Neelgund*

353-354 

Histology of  rhizogenesis and shoot  bud formation in cultures of Tagetes erecta  L. —  S.  L. Kothari and N. Chandra

354-356 

Changes in endogenous indole-3-acetic acid levels accompanying leaf ageing -- Abha Arora

356-358

Induction of reductional segregations in somatic nuclei of tragopogon gracili by caffeine treatments -- Lalita Kumari

358-359 

 Regeneration of plants from leaf callus cultures of Solanum torvum swartz — Pratap Narayan and V. S. Jaiswal

359-360 

 Biochemical activities of some thermophilic fungi — B. R. Renuka, A. Subrahmanyam, M. Vinayakumar,  K. Phani Kumar and P. Rama Rao

360-361 

 Sexuality and oxidase test of hexagonia apiaria  — A. B. De

361-362 

 Cytomixis and chromosome elimination in groundnut — T. G. K. Murthy and S. P. Tiwari

362-363 

 A chromosomal range in the interspecific hybrids and the hybrid derivatives of coix L (poaceae) — A. B. Sapre and D. S. Deshpande

363-364 

 Antipodal haustorium in Briza minor linn — S.  M. Bhuskute and K. H. Makde

364-367 

 Ammonia assimilating enzymes in anabaena torulosa — N. Anand and
C. Chandrasekaran

 367

 Some loculoascomycetes from Maharashtra — C. H. Ramesh

368-369 

 A new spot disease of  solanum melangena caused by Helminthosporium halodes drech — V. Prabhakara Rao, G. W. Dhande and G. S. Pendse

369-370 

 Aspects of host preference in two species of aphids and a jassid (Homoptera : Insecta ) infesting ferns — A. Mohan Daniel and S. S. Chandrasekar

370-372 

 Studies on the cross infectivity of nuclear polyhedrosis virus of adisura tkinsoni moore ( Noctuidae : Lepidoptera ) — K. Narayanan

372-373 

 Deterrent effect of synthetic pyrethroids on the oviposition of mosquitoes — K. V. S. Verma

373-375 

 Outbreak of biston regalis moore (Geometridae, Lepidoptera) on blue pine (pinus wallichiana) — A new record — M.. Aslam and I. R. S. Gardezi

375-376 

 Variation in the saccharides in the haemolymph of chilo partellus ( Lepidoptera : Pyralidae) during growth and development — Sabita Raja, S. S. Thakur, B. Kishen Rao and Amarjit Kaur

376-377 

 First record of fusarium semitectum berk and rav as an entomophgous fungus  — B. Nagalingam and S. Jayaraj

377-378 

 Thiola-induced effects on rat epididymal spermatozoa — M. V. Rao

378-380 

 Daphnia longecephala hebert 1977 (Crustacea, Cladocera)-A new record to the oriental region — K. Venkataraman and S. Krishnaswamy

380-381 

 Announcements 

 381

 Science News

 382

 April-No. 8, 1986

 

 Dissociation energies of Hfo and Tho — J. B. Bhartiya and S. H. Behere

383-385 

 Announcements

385 

 Metal complexes of 6-ethoxy-2-aminobenzothiazole — A. I. P. Sinha and S. P. Tewari

386-390 

 News

 390

 A new simple spectrophotometric assay of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase —  Nayeem Ullah Khan and C. S. Vaidyanathan

391-393 

 Permian mioflora from upper part of quartzite member, Tal formation singtali area, lesser himalaya, Uttar pradesh — R. S. Tiwari and S. Kumar

394-398 

 News

398 

 Short communications

 

 Non-linear vibrations of parbolic plates at elevated temperature — P. Biswas and P. Kapoor 

399-400 

 Corrections to scaling from light scattering intensity measurements in a binary liquid mixture — K. Devanand, P. Chandra Sekhar and V. C. Vani

400-402 

 Oroxindin, a rare flavone glycoside from the leaves of holmskioldia sanguinea — G. A. Nair and C. P. Joshua 

402-403 

 Inhibition of ascorbate autoxidation by human blood — H. Ramachandra Prabhu and S. Krishnamurthy

403-405 

 A Screeening Medium for l-Asparaginase Production by  Erwinia Carotovora and Pseudomonas Putida  — R. A. Narayanan

405-406

 Morphological Variations in Epidermophyton Floccosum — B. M. Sundaram, S. Badrinath and S. Subramanian

406-408

 Cytogenetic effects of Clofibrate and its Calcium Salt derivative in Swiss Sale Mice 

408-409 

 Gamma Ray-induced Chocolate seeded mutant in Brassica Campestris var Yellow Sarson — Y. S. Chauhan and K. Kumar

410 

 A Selective Method for Isolating Pyricularia from Blast Lesions — Urmila Dhua 

410-411

 Tuber rot—A new Disease of Dioscorea Composita and its control — S. K. Raj, R. N. Thakur, P. Singh and K. S. M. Sastry

411-412 

 A New Species of Mycovellosiella Rangel from India  — A. N. Rai, B. Rai and Kamal

412-413 

 Two new taxa of the desmid Xanthidium Ehr (Chlorophyceae) from Karnataka State (India) — G. R. Hegde

413-414 

 Botryodiplodia Theobromae pat A Pathogenic Fungus causing Leafspot On Jack Fruit Leaves — V. Prabhkara Rao and S. U. Deshmukh

415 

 Effect of sowing orientations on the germination of pine seeds — D. P. Paliwal, S. S. Singh, H. S. Thapar and G. S. Paliwal

415-419 

 An Abnormal Lycopodium Phlegmarium — V. Ravishankar Rai and K. S. Jagadish Chandra 

419 

 Prevalence of Endomycorrhizal Fungus Glomus Fasciculatum in Relation to Phosphorus Content Of Soil — K. Sitaramaiah, R. Khanna and Y. P. Singh

419-420 

 Suppression of Reproductive Potential of Anopheles Stephensi Using Chitin Synthesis Inhibitors — S. C. Saxena and R. Kaushik

421-422 

 Effect of Cedarwood Oil On Reproduction of Dysdercus Koenigii — D. Singh and S. M. Rao

 422-423

 Quantitative changes in the glycogen content during growth and development of Chilo Partellus ( Lepidoptera : Pyralidae ) — Sabita Raja, S. S. Thakur, B. Kishen Rao and Amarjit Kaur

423-425 

 Studies on Ultrastructure and Function Of the Jaws of Land-Leech, Haemadipsa Zeylanica (Moquin-Tandon) — M. S. Pokharia

425-426 

 Characterization of Purple and Green Photosynthetic Bacteria Isolated from the Lagoon of Agatti Atoll (Lakshadweep Sea ) — P. A. Loka Bharathi and D. ChandraMohan

426-427 

 Erratum  for page 208-210

428 

 News

428

 Book Reviews

429-431

 May-No. 9, 1986

 

 Complex structure of Equatiorial Electrojet Current — R. G. Rastogi and Asha Patil

433-436 

 Kinetics of  Substitution of Aquo Ligands from Cis Diaquo Bis Oxalato Chromium Ion by Dipicolinic Acid in Water-Ethanol Mixture — S. Mazumdar and K. De

437-440 

 Ammonium Molybdate: A Potential Inhibition of Barley Amylase — V. H. Mulimani, R. Shashikala and M. S. Dharpur

441-443 

 News

443 

 Dimethyl Sulphoxide Stimulates the Phosphorylation of Two Major DNA Binding Proteins of Yoshida Ascites Tumor Cells — A. R. Augustine RajaKumar and G. Shanmugam

444-446 

 Announcements

446 

 Anther-Derived Callus of Dolichos Biflorus Its Protoplast Culture and Their Morphogenic Potential — R. R. Sinha and K. Das

447-452 

 Announcements

452

 Genetic Divergence and Population Differentiation in Vigna Sublobata (Roxb) Babu and Sharma (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) and its Cultigens — Subodh K. Sharma, C. R. Babu and B. M. Johri

453-457 

 Current Science-50 years ago — Prof. Birbal Sahni

458 

 News

458 

 Short Communications

 

 On the Debye Waller Factors of Pb and S in Pbs — M. Gnanasoundari and K. Ramachandran

459 

 Radon Measurements in the South Indian Ocean During The Thir Indian Antarctic Expedition of 1983-84 — C. D. Eapen and C. Rangarajan

460 

 Record of the Egg Parsite Trichogramma Chilonis on Papilio Spp in Citrus — A. KrishnaMoorthy and S. P. Singh

461 

Characiochloris Apiculata Korshikov (Tetrasporales, Chlorophyta) — A New record for India — Leela T. Deore and M. S. Balakrishanan 

461-463 

 Sem Studies of Pollen Grains of Some Diploid and Polyploid Species of Gloriosa — B. A. Hegde and M. R. Lugade

463-465 

 Grain Grade Index-A New Method for Realizing Potential Yields In Rice — S.  Padmaja Rao and B. Venkateswarlu — S. Padmaja Rao and B. Venkateswarlu

465-467 

 Luminescent system in the Pionyfish, Leiognathus Bindus — N. Jayabalan and K. Ramamoorthi

468-469 

 Karyotypic Characteristics of the Tomb Bat Taphozous Saccolaimus — K. Narayana Naidu and M. Edward Gururaj

469-471 

 Studies on Trypansoma Seenghali Var Nov Sophorae from Puntius Sophore — Yatindra and B. N. Mathur

471-473 

 Genetics of Induced Grain Mutants in Hexaploid Triticale — V. D. Reddy and G. M. Reddy

 474

 Occurrence of Ocellar Lamprophyres in the Settupalle Alkaline Pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh — C. Leelanandam and T. P. Srinivasan

474-476 

 News

 476

 Book Reviews

477-479 

 May-No. 10, 1986

 

  Semi-Theoretical Method of Determining Life-Times -- V G Tulasigeri  and V M Korwa
  481-482

 A Catalytic Effect of the Chloride Ion on the Kinetics of Chlorination of Aromatic Substrates by Chlorine in Aqueous Solution — T. S. Rao, R. N. Jukar and V. T. Dangat

483-487 

 News

487 

 Synthesis of 3-(Substituted Aminomethyl)-5-(Nitrobezylidene) -4-Thizolidinone- 2- Thiones as potential Antiviral Agents — Alka Pande and V. K. Saxena

488-491 

 News

491 

 Biochemical Changes Induced by Toxic Concentration of Malathion in Germinating Wheat Seeds — P. K. Sengupta, A. Chakrabarti and S. K. Banerjee

492-494 

 Ethanol Production By Free and Immobilized "Yeast Phase" of Cokeromyces — M. C. Srinivasan, A. A. Prabhune and H. Sivaraman

495-497 

 Announcements

497 

 Use of Cells of Gill and Kidney of Tilapia Fish in Micronucleus Test (MNT0 — G. K. Manna and A. Saudhukhan

498-501 

 News

501 

  Short Communications

 Improved Synthesis of Chalcones using Pulverized Potassium Hydroxide and Dimethylformamide — A. G. Doshi and B. J. Ghiya

502-503 

 A New Route to the Syntheis of Some Substituted 3,4-Benzfluorenes — D. N. Chatterjee and Jayashree Guha

503-504 

 Biomass Energetic Yield and Maintenance Coefficients of Aspergillus Wentii on Different Carbohydrates — V. S. Bisaria and S. Nene

 504-505

 A Rapid method for Plant Anatomy Using Fluorescence Microscopy — S. P. Tiwari and T. G. K. Murthy

505-507 

 On the Rare Occurrence of Marginella Ventricosa G. Fisher 1807 Neogastropod from Porto Novo Waters — R. Kasinathan, R. Thirumavalavan and S. Maruthamuthu

507- 508

 Variations in Carboxylic Ester Hydrolase Activity in Heliothis Armigera Hubner Larvae — K. N. Mehrotra and Amrit Phokela

508-509 

 Summer Weather Die Back of Coffee In Karnataka — V. Agnihothrudu and J. C. Edward

509-510 

 Perpetuation of Blast Pathogen in Rice Stubbles — Urmila Dhua

510-511 

 Effect of Potassium Embelate, A Novel Analgesis compound on the Neurotransmitter content of Cerebrospinal Fluid of Dog — S. K. Dhar, R. K. Johri, U. Zutshi and C. K. Atal

511-512 

 Tail Rot Disease and Cardiac Arrest in the Culturable Cichlid Fish, Etroplus Suratensis — C. Thankappan Pillai and G. Vijayaraghavan

512-513 

 Translocation Heterozygosity in Portulaca Linn — M. A. Nazeer

 513-514

 News

514 

 Book Reviews

515-516 

 June-No. 11, 1986

 

 Quasi Crystalline Al-Mn Alloys: Pressure Induced Crystallization and Structural Studies — G. Parthasarathy, E. S. R. Gopal, H. R. Krishnamurthy, R. Pandit and J. A. Sekhar

517-520 

 Scattering of Positrons by Hydrogen and Helium Atoms for Superelastic and Inelastic Processes — N. S. Rao

521-522 

 Announcement

522 

 Polarographic Examination of Active components of Artemisia Maritima — Asha Begerhotta and N. R. Bannerjee

523-525 

 Malathion-Induced Hyper-Adrenal Activity in Wlh Chicks — B. S. Goyal, Satish K. Garg and B. D. Garg

526-528 

 Announcements

528 

 Ovarian Lipid Profiles in Hysterectomized Albino Rats — K. Venkatarami Reddy and S. Govindappa

529-530 

 Wind Variations in the Lower Thermosphere at a High-midlatitude Station — P. C. S. Devara

531-533 

 Announcement

533 

 Azadirachtin Effects on Schistocerca Gregaria Forskal During Ovarian Development — B. Subrahmanyam and P. J. Rao

534-538 

 Announcement

538 

 Current Science — 50 Years Ago

539-540 

 News

540 

 Short Communications

 

 Isolation of Salmonella Albany — J. N. Sarvamangala Devi, C. J. Murray and P. G. Shivananda