Character Association Studies in M2 Generation of Fieldpea (Pisum sativum var. arvense L.).

An experiment was carried out with an objective to study the association among characters of fieldpea in M2 generation. The parent material, seeds of PUSA212 variety were irradiated with 10kR, 15kR, 20kR, 25kR and 30kR doses of gamma rays at NBRI, Lucknow. Next day after treatment, the seeds along with control were space planted for raising M1 generation. Each M1 plant was harvested separately. Desirable ten M1 individual plant progenies from each treatment were bulked and laid in RBD for rising M2 generation. Induced mutations delivered fairly good amount of genotypic correlation and phenotypic correlation. Grain yield per plant shown significant positive correlation with number of pods per plant, days to flowering, days to pod setting harvest index, seed protein content and negatively significant correlation with days to maturity as well as plant height at phenotypic level. Path coefficient analysis revealed that most of the characters under study exhibited positive direct effect on grain yield per plant at both genotypic and phenotypic level. However days to pod setting shown negative direct effect on grain yield per plant yield at both genotypic and phenotypic level. Thus pods per plant, harvest index determining grain yield indicating scope for improving fieldpea yield by selection. The mutants with small pods, tall and increased number of pods per plant were isolated in M2 generation.

Vitamin E Level in Normal Indian Children.

Objective/Background: The study was conducted a aim to determine vitamin E levels in normal Indian children. Vitamin E has positive effect on cardiovascular health through its ability to influence signaling process in platelets and also has significant role in neurodegenerative disorders. Vitamin C and vitamin E supplementation retards the progression of coronary arteriosclerosis during early stage following cardiac transplantation. It also mediates the generation and availability of superoxide and nitric oxide and is beneficial in preventing prostate cancer or delaying disease progression. Material and methods: Study included 30 healthy children of either sex, they were divided into three groups each of 10 children i.e., Group I (2-4 years) mean age 3.42 years, Group II (4-6 years) mean age 5.35 years and Group III (6-10 years) mean age 8 years. Vitamin E levels were measured in their serum fluorometric micro methods for serum tocopherol as described by Hansen and Warwick. Result: In Group I, the mean ± SEM value of vitamin E was 2.74 ± 1.10 μgm/ml, in Group II it was 2.82 ± 1.11 μgm/ml and in Group III it was 2.93 ± 1.12 μgm/ml. Conclusion: Serum vitamin E levels in healthy Indian children is 2.82 ± 1.11μg/ml and there is no sex predilection.

Efficacy of ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin in multidrug resistant enteric fever in adults.

Twenty-five out of 55 patients of enteric fever were documented as multidrug resistant enteric fever cases. In the resistant cases the drug sensitivity of salmonella species in vitro were mainly augmentin, ceftriaxone, aminoglycosides, ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin. Sixteen patients were treated with ciprofloxacin and 9 were treated with norfloxacin for 14 days. Fever touched normal in 62.5% cases with ciprofloxacin and in 33.3% cases with norfloxacin by the 7th day. It became normal in 88% with ciprofloxacin and in 66% with norfloxacin by the 10th day and it became normal in 100% cases in each group by the 14th day. The newer 4-quinolones can be recommended in multidrug resistant enteric fever in adults.