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Osaid Ali, Biotechnology Research Foundation, Kanpur Corporate Member : Mr. Iftikharul Ameen, Managing Director, Super Tannery Ltd., Kanpur Advance in Life Sciences abstracted in CABI abstract, U.K. Subscription Rates for 2017: Individual Institutional Single article Version INDIAN FOREIGN INDIAN FOREIGN INDIAN FOREIGN in Rs./issue in US$/issue in Rs. in US$ in Rs. in US$ *Print 1000* 50 2000 200 50 50 **Online /Number 800* 50 2000 200 50 50 Advances in Life Sciences Volume 6 Number 1 June, 2017 CONTENTS REVIEW PAPER 1. Marigold : A Crop Having Great Medicinal Importance 1 Kulveer Singh Yadav and Bijendra Kumar Singh 2. Biomass Carbon Sequestration Prospective of Forest ecosystem- A Review 4 N. Kanagaraj, R.K. Kaleeswari and M. Tilak 3. Impact of Packaging Materials on Postharvest Quality of Strawberry 9 (Fragaria × Ananassa Duch.) cv. Chandler. Bijendra Kumar Singh and Kulveer Singh Yadav RESEARCH PAPERS 4. Inheritance Study on Phyllody Resistance in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) 14 S.D. Rajput and K.S. Raghuwanshi 5. Effect of PGR on Morpho-Physiological Traits of Chick Pea (Cicer arietinum L.) 17 Utpal Singh Verma, P N Verma, D K Tripathi, Lallu, O P Singh, S N Singh 6. Bio-Efficacy of Different Insecticides Against Fruit Borer (Helicoverpa armigera, 21 Hubner) on Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) S.S. Thorat, S.P. Saxena, J.D. Patel and V.G. Sharma 7. Bio-Efficacy and Economics of Different Insecticides Against Aphid, Lipaphis erysimi 24 (Kaltenbech.) on Cauliflower N. M. Patel and P. H. Godhani 8. Correlation Between Weather Parameters and Growth Characters of Ginger Under Different 31 Growing Situations A.A. Shaikh, K.V. Kulkarni, S.V. Bagade and V.A. Sthool 9. Phyllody Resistance in Wide Hybridization of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) 37 S.D. Rajput and K.S. Raghuwanshi 10. Effect of Water Stress on Photosynthetic Characteristics of Green Gram Genotypes 40 (Vigna radiata L) B. Rambabu, V. Padma, Ramesh Thatikunta and N. Sunil 11. Effect of Field Weathered Insecticide Residues on Mortality of Honeybees, Apis mellifera 43 Linnaeus V. Ratnakar, S.R. Koteswara Rao, D. Sridevi and B. Vidyasagar 12. Study of Ground Water Behaviour in Kaushambhi District of Uttar Pradesh (U.P) 47 A. Naveen, M.A. Alam, C.J.Wesley and V. Singh 13. Effect of Chemical and Natural Agents on Physico-chemical Properties of Fruits and 56 Vegetables B. Naveena and Genitha Immanuel 14. Studies on Drying Characteristics of Spinach Leaves 62 M. Karthik Varenya, B. Jithender and K. Lavanya 15. Genetic and Diversity Studies in Late Sown Exotic and Indigenous Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) 68 Germplasm Banoth Vinesh, L.C. Prasad and Ravindra Prasad 16. Response of Aquacrop Model to Different Irrigation Levels and Emitter Discharge Rates 74 for Tomato Prasanna Guda, G. Manoj Kumar, M. Srinivasulu and S.D. Hussian 17. Performance Evaluation of Low Cost Automated Drip Irrigation System on Sweet Corn 79 B. Naveena, M. Vineela, Ch.V. Veena, G.A.V. Lakshmi, G. Ravi Babu Subscription order Form Instruction to Author Advances in Life Sciences 6(1), Print : ISSN 2278-3849, 01-03, 2017 REVIEW PAPER Marigold : A Crop Having Great Medicinal Importance KULVEER SINGH YADAV AND BIJENDRA KUMAR SINGH Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agricultural Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh email: [email protected] In India, marigold is one of the most commonly grown Medicinal uses such as antibiotic, cancer, cathartic, flowers and used extensively on religious and social diuretic, emetic, expectorant, poultice, tonic, and warts are functions in different forms. It was introduced in India reported by both traditional medical practitioners and during the 16th century and since then it has been naturalized modern medical doctors. It is used in treating joint pains, in different agro-climatic regions of India in such a way burns, scalds, and as a warts remover with leaf juice. Flowers that it now appears to be native of this country. It has are used for mucilaginousness, tonic, burns, and scalds. gained popularity amongst gardeners and flower dealer on The prepared juice has been used for dyeing finger and account of its easy culture and wide acceptability. Further toenails. The seed contains 27% of viscous oil. Most it’s habit of profuse flowering, short duration to produce medicinal herbal tea, especially marigold tea has a certain marketable flowers, wide spectrum of attractive colours, medicinal property which calms the brain wave to normal shape, size and good keeping quality attracted the attention form and repels the negative energy even in a short period of producers and traders most. Therefore, the commercial of time. This means that marigold is effective to some viral cultivation of this crop found its way in the vicinity of diseases, too, just like that of PYRO-ENERGEN machine. different cities and towns. Marigold is native of Central Importance and South America, especially Mexico. From Mexico it spread to different parts of the world during early part of The essential oil from Tagetes erecta flowers has been the 16th century. Marigolds are broadly divided into two used in high class perfumery and also acts as anti- groups, namely, African Marigold and French Marigold. haemorrhagic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, The farmers generally grow taller and the latter is a dwarf astringent, diaphoretic and emmenagogue. The oil is very type. Both leaves and flower are equally important from valuable in aromatherapy for its powerful skin healing medicinal point of view. Leaf-paste is used externally against effects and also possesses fly repellant properties. Marigold boils and carbuncles. Leaf extract is good remedy for varieties have pesticidal value as they destroy ground pests earache. Flower extract is considered as blood purifier, a particularly nematodes. The genus is also recognized as a cure for bleeding piles and is also a good remedy for eye potential source of very interesting biologically active diseases and ulcers. The essential oil present in different products viz. carotenoids that are currently being used as species of Tagetes can find a use in the perfume industry food colorants, nutritional supplements and poultry feed (Bose, 1999). additives and in ophthalmology for the treatment of age related ocular diseases viz. cataract and dry age related There are many kinds of marigolds, with yellow and macular degeneration (ARMD). Several species of the orange colors and various sizes from an inch to about 3 genus Tagetes find tremendous application as per the feet high. Even the smell varies depending on the type and traditional database for the treatment of various ailments the place of growth. In Japan, marigold is called and diseases. “Howsenka”. Japanese use it for garden decoration, or as an ornamental use or Ikebana. Its flower adds in tea for African marigold (Tagetes erecta) petals are flavor. The seeds and leaves are not only edible, but did commercially valuable as a natural source of lutein (yellow- you know that these are also used for medicinal purposes orange pigment) and are primarily being used by the poultry not only by traditional healers but also by modern medical industries as feed additives to color egg yolks orange and groups and drug companies. In Hong Kong, Korea and poultry skin yellow. The orange egg yolks are generally Japan, used to drink marigold flower tea to soothe considered as healthy by the consumers in comparison to indigestion. Leaves and seeds are used to treat practically the colorless bland products and therefore there arises a everything from insomnia to stomach cramps and cancer considerable need for the inclusion of these pigments as diseases.