Manipur, one of the eight states of northeastern India, harbours more than 13 species of rattans ... more Manipur, one of the eight states of northeastern India, harbours more than 13 species of rattans under three genera as against 51 species under five genera from the rest of India and 600 species under 13 genera from the world as a whole. Rattans are mainly used for construction, craft, fencing, rituals, rope, food, medicine, etc. In Manipur, about 15 x 10 4 and 293 x 10 4 running metres of canes were extracted officially during 2000-01 and 1992-93 respectively. The revenue generated from rattans and bamboos was 6.2% (out of which 0.6% was from rattans) of total minor forest products during 1999-2000. During 2000-01, a revenue of Rs 13,000 was generated from rattans against Rs 740,000 during 1992-93. The extraction pressure was 6.8 running metre of cane per km 2 during 2000-01 as against 131 running metre of cane per km 2 during 1992-93. Continuous and unscientific extraction of rattans from the vast natural habitat, threatens their survival in Manipur. Cultivation of rattans in Manipur and by and large in the whole of northeastern India, is a challenge that needs to be attended to urgently.
The Foxnut or Gorgon nut (Euryale ferox Salisb.) belonging to the family Euryalaceae and locally ... more The Foxnut or Gorgon nut (Euryale ferox Salisb.) belonging to the family Euryalaceae and locally called as "Thangjing" in Manipuri and "Makhana" in Hindi is an important annual aquatic vegetable cash crop of Manipur. Both leaf petiole and fruits after removing the spiny cover are eaten raw or cooked and is regarded as a delicacy in the traditional cuisine and is highly preferred. The foxnut fruits are sold in the local markets of Manipur during June-October with an estimated quantity of 43.4 tonnes which fetch around Rs 3.8 lakhs annually in Imphal market alone. The agro-practice and estimation of economics of foxnut has been carried out. Around 2500 plants with plant to plant spacing of 2×2 m 2 can be cultivated in one hectare of land with an annual production of 75,000 fruits which is on an average yield of 30 fruits per plant annually. The market cost of foxnut fruit varies from Rs 2-8 per fruit depending upon the size of the fruit, availability and season. Un...
Haptoglobin, a plasma glycoprotein, binds free hemoglobin with high affinity and prevents the los... more Haptoglobin, a plasma glycoprotein, binds free hemoglobin with high affinity and prevents the loss of iron from the body. Hence, haptoglobin plays an important role in protection of haemolytic disease by reducing the oxidative and peroxidative potential at free haemoglobin. The present study is concerned with the distribution of hemoglobin content and haptoglobin variants among the Brahmin, a caste endogamous community, of Solan District, Himachal Pradesh (India). In the present study, most of the peoples have normal hemoglobin content. When male and female are concerned individually, males are more anemic than the females. Hp gene was found to be polymorphic and population deviate from Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium (χ2=10.828, p>0.001) since there are significant differences in the expected and observed frequency distribution of Hp. The HP*2 allele was found with a very high frequency (0.97). This could possibly be due to angiogenic property of Hp2-2 type, lower risk of the HP2-2 p...
Manipur, one of the eight states of northeastern India, harbours more than 13 species of rattans ... more Manipur, one of the eight states of northeastern India, harbours more than 13 species of rattans under three genera as against 51 species under five genera from the rest of India and 600 species under 13 genera from the world as a whole. Rattans are mainly used for construction, craft, fencing, rituals, rope, food, medicine, etc. In Manipur, about 15 x 10 4 and 293 x 10 4 running metres of canes were extracted officially during 2000-01 and 1992-93 respectively. The revenue generated from rattans and bamboos was 6.2% (out of which 0.6% was from rattans) of total minor forest products during 1999-2000. During 2000-01, a revenue of Rs 13,000 was generated from rattans against Rs 740,000 during 1992-93. The extraction pressure was 6.8 running metre of cane per km 2 during 2000-01 as against 131 running metre of cane per km 2 during 1992-93. Continuous and unscientific extraction of rattans from the vast natural habitat, threatens their survival in Manipur. Cultivation of rattans in Manipur and by and large in the whole of northeastern India, is a challenge that needs to be attended to urgently.
The Foxnut or Gorgon nut (Euryale ferox Salisb.) belonging to the family Euryalaceae and locally ... more The Foxnut or Gorgon nut (Euryale ferox Salisb.) belonging to the family Euryalaceae and locally called as "Thangjing" in Manipuri and "Makhana" in Hindi is an important annual aquatic vegetable cash crop of Manipur. Both leaf petiole and fruits after removing the spiny cover are eaten raw or cooked and is regarded as a delicacy in the traditional cuisine and is highly preferred. The foxnut fruits are sold in the local markets of Manipur during June-October with an estimated quantity of 43.4 tonnes which fetch around Rs 3.8 lakhs annually in Imphal market alone. The agro-practice and estimation of economics of foxnut has been carried out. Around 2500 plants with plant to plant spacing of 2×2 m 2 can be cultivated in one hectare of land with an annual production of 75,000 fruits which is on an average yield of 30 fruits per plant annually. The market cost of foxnut fruit varies from Rs 2-8 per fruit depending upon the size of the fruit, availability and season. Un...
Haptoglobin, a plasma glycoprotein, binds free hemoglobin with high affinity and prevents the los... more Haptoglobin, a plasma glycoprotein, binds free hemoglobin with high affinity and prevents the loss of iron from the body. Hence, haptoglobin plays an important role in protection of haemolytic disease by reducing the oxidative and peroxidative potential at free haemoglobin. The present study is concerned with the distribution of hemoglobin content and haptoglobin variants among the Brahmin, a caste endogamous community, of Solan District, Himachal Pradesh (India). In the present study, most of the peoples have normal hemoglobin content. When male and female are concerned individually, males are more anemic than the females. Hp gene was found to be polymorphic and population deviate from Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium (χ2=10.828, p>0.001) since there are significant differences in the expected and observed frequency distribution of Hp. The HP*2 allele was found with a very high frequency (0.97). This could possibly be due to angiogenic property of Hp2-2 type, lower risk of the HP2-2 p...
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