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Potential Role of Plant Beneficial Microorganisms in Agriculture
Production of Plant Growth Regulators
Phosphorous Solubilization for Plant Growth
Production of ACC Deaminase and Regulation of Ethylene Level in Plants
Production of Volatile Organic Compounds
Plant Beneficial Microorganisms as Biotic Elicitors
Induction of Systemic Disease Resistance
Application of PGPR for Growth Enhancement
Plant Beneficial Microorganisms as Biofertilizer
Quorum Sensing Signal Interference and Inhibition of Biofilm Formation
Effects of Plant Beneficial Microorganisms on Root Growth
Maintenance of Soil Fertility and Nutrient Uptake
Resistance to Water Stress
Antagonistic Activity of Plant Beneficial Microorganisms
Plant Beneficial Microorganisms as Biocontrol Agent
Selection and Characterization of Plant Beneficial Microorganisms
Commercialization of Plant Beneficial Microorganisms
Future Prospects and Challenges
Herbal Cures for Psoriasis, an Autoimmune Disorder
Psoriasis: An Autoimmune Mediated Skin Disorder
History: Incidence and Prevalence of the Disease
Different Types of Psoriasis and Its Clinical Appearance
Major Causes of Psoriasis
Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)
Role of Lipoxygenases (LOXS)
Genetic Variations and Psoriasis
Epigenetic Risk Factors for Psoriasis
Pathogenesis of Psoriasis
Treatments Used for Psoriasis and Their Limitations
Modern Biological Therapies for Psoriasis
Potential Role of Medicinal Plants: Natural Therapeutics
The Basics of Stem Cells and Their Role in Vision
Understanding Their Potency
Umbilical Cord Stem Cells
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Applications of Stem Cells
Corneal Epithelium and Its Regeneration
Stem Cell Therapies in Cornea
Stem Cell Therapies in Retina
I. The Moral Status and Ethics of Destroying Human Embryos
1. Commencement of the Existence of Human Being
2. Do Human Embryos Deserve Moral Status?
3. Ethics of Destroying Human Embryos
II. Ethics and Guidelines For Using Embryonic Stem Cells for Research
1. Guidelines for a Donor
2. Guidelines for the Derivation of the Embryonic Stem Cells
III. What are the Ethics of Creating Embryos for Research?
Tuberculosis: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment
Taxonomic Status and Classification of M. tuberculosis
Mechanisms-Intracellular Survival of M. tuberculosis
Granuloma - A Balance between M. tuberculosis and Macrophage
Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course Chemotherapy (DOTS)
Current Trends in TB Research
Innate Immune Response During Bacterial Keratitis
Innate Immune Response at the Ocular Surface
Pathogen Recognition Receptors on Ocular Surface
TLRS in Corneal Inflammation
TLRS in Corneal Infection
Inflammasomes and Bacterial Keratitis
Cellular Infiltrates in Corneal Infection
Clinical Characteristics and Management
Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced DNA Damage and Mechanisms of Repair in Cyanobacteria: An Overview
UV-Induced Generation of ROS
UV-Induced Purine Photoproducts
Base Excision Repair (BER)
Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER)
Genes Associated with (A)BC Exonuclease
Sustainability in Agroecosystems: Management Strategies Involving Herbicides and Organic Inputs
Agroecosystem: Potential Carbon Sinks
Sustainable Management Practices
Soil Amendments of Varying Resource Quality
Some Selected Methods to Control Weeds
Interaction of Herbicide with Plant and Soil
Impact of Application of Herbicide along with Organic Resources on Dynamics of Carbon and Nitrogen and Crop Productivity
Carbon Sequestration Potential
Nitrogen Dynamics in Soil
The Impacts of UV-B Radiation on the Enzymes of Nitrogen Metabolism in Cyanobacteria
Effect of UV-B Radiation on Cyanobacteria
Nitrogen Metabolism in Cyanobacteria
Biochemistry and Genetic Regulation of N2 Fixing Cyanobacteria
Effects of UV-B on Heterocyst Differentiation and Nitrogen-Fixing Enzyme Nitrogenase
Ammonium Assimilation Pathways
The Glutamine Synthetase/Glutamate Synthase Pathway
Glutamine Synthetase and the glnA Gene
Effect of UV-B on Enzymes of Ammonium Assimilation Pathways
Nitrate and Nitrite Assimilation
Nitrate and Nitrite Uptake
Effect of UV-B on Assimilation of Nitrate and Nitrite
Conclusion and Future Perspectives
Crop Responses of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica) to Sulfur Nutrition
Plant Used and Growth Condition
Total Soluble Carbohydrates
Assay of Non-Enzymatic Antioxidants
Total Phenolic and Flavonoid
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) and Folic Acid
Assay of Enzyme Activities
Determination of Amino Acids
Detection and Quantification
Determination of Ion Contents
Non Enzymatic Antioxidants
Total Ascorbate (AsA) and Glutathione (GSH)
Total Phenols and Flavonoids
Ascorbic Acid and Folic Acid
Changes in Activities of Antioxidant Enzymes
Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)
Ascorbate Peroxidase (APX)
Glutathione Reductase (GR)
Total Carbohydrates and Total Protein
Total Ascorbate and Glutathione
Total Phenols and Flavonoids
Arbuscular Mycorrhizae Improves the Ionic Status of Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Inoculum Preparation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
Plant and Growth Conditions
Magnesium Calcium and Sodium Contents
Concentration of Nutrients in Seeds of Common Bean Plants
Concentration of Nutrients Content in Seeds
Trends in Life Science Research
( Biotechnology in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine )
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