New Records of occurrence of Six Flowering Plant species from State of Odisha, India

During floristic exploration six unreported angiospermic plant species, belonging to five different families were recorded from Jajpur district of Odisha (India). They are Justicia longii Hilsenb, Spermacoce exilis (L.O. Williams) C.D. Adams, Dyschoriste linearis (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze, Acmella radicans (Jacq.) R.K. Jansen, Euphorbia hypericifolia L. and Eleocharis macrostachya Britton. Correct botanical nomenclature, detailed descriptions, and geographic distribution […]

Distribution of shrub plant species in Cholistan Desert of Pakistan through quadrate method

Plant communities are constantly declined due to various biotic and abiotic factors such asdrought, high salinity, temperature, over grazing and urbanization. The Cholistan desert has a very limited and subnormal vegetation cover. The present study was conducted to determinephyto-sociological status of various locations of Cholistan desert, Punjab, Pakistan. Overall 12 species of plants were reported […]

Length-weight relationship and condition factor for cyprinid fish species found in lower Zhob river, northern Balochistan, Pakistan

This research study was conducted with the aim to evaluate the length-weight relationship (LWR) parameters and condition factor (K) for three native fish species, namely, Labeo rohita, Cyprinion watsoni and Garra gotyla . A total of 756 specimens including 251 L. rohita, 255 C. watsoni, and 250 G. gotyla were caught by scoop net in […]

Status of commercial and non-commercial tree species in Sitapahar Reserve Forest of Bangladesh

Sustainable wood supply can only be assured by the rational utilization of all available wood resources of the forest areas of a country. But the bulk of tropical wood species, also termed as noncommercial species, remains unutilized or underutilized due to insufficient information. This study aimed at finding out the status of commercial and non-commercial […]

Species diversity of skinks (Family: Scincidae) as influenced by land use systems in Southern Leyte, Philippines

To determine the species composition, distribution and diversity of skinks in the different land use systems, three 10 m x 20 m sampling plots were randomly laid out equidistant from each other in the agroforestry, exotic tree plantation, native tree plantation, and secondary forest sites in Brgy. Lunas, Maasin City, Southern Leyte. Sampling and collection […]

Taxonomic classification and conservation status of pitcher plant species in selected areas of Bucas Grande Island, Socorro, Surigao Del Norte, Philippines

The endemic carnivorous pitcher plants remarkably increased its diversity in Philippines due to unending research discovery of the species and conservation measures applied to these plants. The current study aimed to identify and classify the observed Pitcher plant species vegetation in the steep sloping areas along the watershed river and swampy areas in Bucas Grande […]

A preliminary checklist of mangrove plants and associate species in Sungai Kong Kong, Selat Medana, Johor, Malaysia

This paper attempts to provide a preliminary checklist of mangrove species in Sungai Kong Kong, Selat Medana, Johor. The results presented were taken from the sampling at Sungai Kong Kong. After being pressed, dried and mounted on herbarium sheet, the specimens were made into herbarium voucher. Of the 26 species, Rhizophora apiculata and R. mucronata […]

Potato viruses on cultivated Solanaceae species in mix and sole cropping systems in Cameroon

The role of potato in assuring food security of poor resource farmers in the Western Highlands of Cameroon cannot be over emphasized. Unfortunately, the incidence of potato viruses remains a major limiting factor threat­ening sustainable potato produc­tion in Cameroon. The prevalence of six potato viruses; Potato virus X (PVX), Potato virus A (PVA), Potato leaf […]

Food and Feeding Habitat Analysis of various Fish Species Collected from River Sutlej, Punjab in relation to physico-chemical water quality parameters

A study of the food and feeding habits of fish is very important in any Fisheries research programme since feeding habitats are related with the digestive system of the fishes which differ from one species to another. In this study, food and feeding habits of selected fish species from River Sutlej has been described. The […]

Phytoremediation of Mangrove species exposed to effluents of mining ultramafic soils

The study was conducted to determine the phytoremediation potentials of some mangrove species inside a mine site of Platinum Group Metals Corporation (PGMC) in Claver, Surigao del Norte. For comparison purposes, a separate mangrove forest located at Nasipit, Agusan del Norte (ADN) free from mining activities was also studied. Plant tissues of the three species […]