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Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Dr. Sajad Ali, National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi Prof. Dr. Rachana Patil, L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai Trends in Biosciences Volume 10 Number 43 November, 2017 CONTENTS REVIEW PAPERS 1. Plant Proteins and their Health Effects: A Review 8889 Paras Porwal, Dilip Kumar and Sudhir Kumar RESEARCH PAPERS 2. Evaluation of Honey Bee as Entomovector of HaNPV 8893 M.A. Vakaliya and C. K. Borad 3. In vitro Synthesis of 1,4-Dihydropyridines: An Anticancer Molecule 8901 Mohd. Yaseen Sirwal, Mohd. Shahnawaz and Kamal K. Kapoor 4. A Checklist of Acrididae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) of Uttar Pradesh, India 8907 Sahar Mobin, Hirdesh Kumar and Mohd. Kamil Usmani 5. Effect of Banana Pseudostem Scutching Waste, FYM and Biocompost on Nutrient Content and 8913 Uptake by Cabbage Lokesh Kumar Saini, J. M. Patel and M. M. Patel 6. Geographical Locations, Morphological Characterization and Growth Performance of Wild Edible 8919 Oyster Mushrooms Collected from Forest Regions of Maharashtra S. A. Patil, D.B. Shinde and A. C. Jadhav 7. Characterization of Chromium Degrading Fungal Isolates Using Its Gene Sequencing 8925 Majid Iqbal Butt, Deepak Chauhan, Mohd. Shahnawaz, Fakhar Shehzad, Touseef Hussain Trak and Sanjay Sahay 8. Performance of Irrigated Wheat FLD’s in Mula Command Area of Ahmednagar 8929 S.S. Tuwar and B.D. Bhakare 9. Investigation on the Effect of Vertical Axis Rotary Tiller (Rotavator) for Tillage System 8931 D. Ganapathi and V.M. Duraisamy 10. Combining Ability Analysis for Yield and Its Component Traits in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). 8937 S.G. Deshmukh, N.R. Potdukhe, H.S. Deshmukh and R.S. Nandanwar 11. Genetic Variability, Heritability and Genetic Advance for Yield and its Related Traits in Rice 8944 Genotypes Under Rainfed Shallow Lowland Area B. Manjunatha and B Niranjana Kumara 12. Effect of Exogenous Fibrolytic Enzymes on Milk and Components Yield as Well as on Feed Efficiency 8947 and Body Weight in Holstein Friesian x Kankrej Crossbred Cows After Peak Lactation P. M. Lunagariya, S. V. Shah, A. C. Patel, M. A. Shekh and P. R. Pandya 13. Growth Performance of Different Wild Edible Oyster Isolates on Wheat Straw 8952 S. A. Patil, D.B. Shinde and A. C. Jadhav 14. Experiment on Effect of Interactions Between Soil Mycoflora and Fungivorous Microarthropods on 8962 Leaf Litter Decomposition and Fungal Reproductive Potential Pradip Kumar Bandyopadhyay, Sudipta Sinha, Buddhadev Mondal and Niranjan Gupta 15. Harvest Time Residues of Thiamethoxam 25% WG in Mango 8967 T. Thiruveni and P. Karthik 16. The Relative Diversities and Abundance of Different Insect Pollinators on Sunflower 8971 Vikas Singh and V.K. Dubey 17. Engineering Properties of Palmyrah Palm Jaggery (Borassus flabellifer L.) 8974 M.T. Nighitha and I.P. Sudagar 18. Effect of Blending on Colour and Sensory Qualities of Blended Jamun: Aonla Nectar During Storage 8977 A. A. Vaidya, P.P. Relekar and K.H. Pujari 19. Comparative Analysis of Pigeon Pea Genotypes for Physiological Traits Under Water Logging 8982 Conditions Using Hydroponics and Pot Culture Anshika Tyagi, R.S. Raje and Suresh Chand 20. Economic Viability of Layer Poultry Farms in Navsari District of Gujarat 8991 J.J. Makadia, R.T. Khatri and H.H. Mistry 21. Varietal Screening of Bottle Guard Against Gummy Stem Blight Disease 8997 Mukesh J. Patel, V. A. Solanki, K. B. Rakholiya and M. D. Khunt 22. Study on the Constraints Faced and Suggestions Given by the Farmers who Borrowed Croploan 9001 Gottemukkula Bhavani, D.M. Mankar and P.P. Bhople 23. Economic Analysis of Chickpea Production in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra 9004 A. Wable, V. P. Wavdhane and S. C. Gawande 24. Effect of Different Levels Saline Irrigation Water on Growth and Yield of Gladiolus cv American Beauty 9011 M. P. Ahir and Alka Singh 25. Problem Faced by Waste Handling Workers During Handling of Biomedical Waste 9014 Swati Srivastava and Ritu Singhvi 26. Screening of Chickpea Genotypes Against Collar Rot of Chickpea Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii 9018 Sacc. Under Field Conditions S. S. Shirsole, N. Khare, N. Lakpale and A.S. Kotasthane 27. Performance Evaluation of Irrigation Canals in the Middle Gujarat Region 9021 J.B. Bhimani, S.K. Raul, S.V. Baria, A.J. Patoliya and M.M. Damor 28. Growth Potentiality of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) Seeds in Non Conventional Rearing 9029 Approach at Hill Zone of Karnataka A.V. Swamy, C.Rajanna, Srinivas H Hulkoti and T H Ranjith 29. Structure and Performance of Marine Fish Marketing in Cuddalore District of Tamil Nadu – 9031 An Economic Analysis R. Thulasiram, A. Daniel Viswasam Samuel, M.S. Raman and G. Parthasarathi 30. Utilization of Essential Oil as a Bio-Chemotherapeutant Against Tinea capitis 9035 Piyush Mishra 31. 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    Micronesica 30(1): 127-168, 1997 Acridoidea and Related Orthoptera (Grasshoppers) of Micronesia D. KEITH McE. KEvAN, VERNON R. VICKERY 1 AND MARY-LYNN ENGLISH Lyman Entomological Museum and Department of Entomology, McGill University, Macdonald Campus, 21111 Lakeshore Road, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada, H9X 3V9. Abstract-The species of grasshoppers of the superfamilies Acridoidea, Tetrigoidea, and Tridactyloidea of Micronesia are discussed with com­ plete data on Micronesian distribution. Two new species of Tetrigidae, Carolinotettix palauensis and Hydrotettix carolinensis, are described. Introduction Preliminary studies towards this contribution to our knowledge of the or­ thopteroid fauna of Micronesia are in an unpublished thesis by the third author (English 1978). Over the years, a considerable amount of additional information has been accumulated and two relevant papers published by the first author. In ad­ dition, there is a paper by the first author, in press, that deals with non-saltatorial orthopteroids. The first of the above publications (Kevan 1987) gives a preliminary survey of virtually all of the saltatorial orthopteroids (grigs) known to occur in Micronesia, as well as defining the limits of the region and giving a brief review of the relevant literature on the insects concerned. It also discusses some important points relating to the nomenclature of some of them. The second publication (Kevan 1990) is concerned with the same groups of insects, but confines its attention, more or less, to known or suspected introduced species (including Acridoidea) and their probable origins. A few non-saltatorial or­ thopteroids are also mentioned in passing. 2 Another paper (Kevan unpublished ) deals very fully with all groups of or­ thopteroids other than members of the saltatorial orders (termites and earwigs in­ cluded), mainly as recorded in the literature, which is extensively reviewed.
  • Acridoidea of South-West Angola (Orthoptera)

    Acridoidea of South-West Angola (Orthoptera)

    Acridoidea of south-west Angola (Orthoptera) BY JOYCE B. MASON. (London). INTRODUCTION. This paper is a contribution to descriptions of the fauna of Acri- doidea of Angola. It relates to a collection of 407 specimens for- warded by Dr. José Passos de Carvalho of the Instituto de Investi- gaçäo Agronómica de Angola. A complete list for the region is given with additional notes in some cases. The specimens were mainly caught in south - west Angola or west Angola in various cultivations. 011e of the main features of the collection was the bright colouration of the hind wings, the inner side of the hind femur and the hind tibiae. Some unusual colouration combinations were noted. The terminology used for the figures of genitalia is similar to that in Dirsh (1956). The terminology used for describing the 9 genitalia was that of Slifer (1939) and Agarwala (1952). PYRGOMORPHIDAE. TAPHRONOTINAE. 1. Phymateus sp. (nymphs). Localities : Chianga, 26 - III - 1953, 1 8 (Mandes da Ponte) : Ouibala, 22 - IV - 1969, 1 9 (P. Carvalho). 9. Taphronota calliparea (Schaum, 1853). Poecilocerus calliparea Schaum, 1853. Ber. Verh. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, n.° 2, pág. 778 (Kevan, 1962: 230). 92 JOYCE B. MASON 2 e j')1 "94-4 •16 23 1,4•Ian9e 19 • • 21 12 12 24 11wSilva Porto e w-113 5 • 1 Lie Nova Lisboa 71 3 18 14 xSa da Bandeira • 17 6 16 22 15 Map I.—Map of Angola, showing localities where the material was collected 1) Alto Capaca ; 2) Bragança ; 3) Caála ; 4) Cacuso ; 5) Caimbambo ; 6) Caiundo ; 7) Calondo ; 8) Cangombe ; 9) Canhoca ; 10) Cassequel ; 11) Ceilunga ; 12) Cela ; 13) Chianga ; 14) Cruz ; 15) Cunene ; 16) Gangassol ; 17) Humpata ; 18) Lufefena ; 19) Muquitixe ; 20) Nova Lisboa ; 21) Quibala ; 22) Roçadas ; 23) Salazar ; 24) Soque.