3. Acacia catechu Willd. ‘Katha , khadira , khair’ (Catechu tree) :- Kols tribe of Uttar Pradesh use its leaves for blood dysentery (Chakravarthy et al., 1983). The extract of leaves is taken with…

Effect of Sodium Chloride Salinity on Growth and Ion Accumulation in Some Halophytes V. P. S. Shekhawat and A. Kumar Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur…

I love it! As soon as I start whining about how humans are always exploiting resources without checking first for sustainability, along comes a story to prove me wrong. The Giant Pacific Octopus or…

(This continues a discussion of the topic I started here, in Spanish, and in §5.4 of this published paper, in English. Not necessary to read those first; this blog stands on its …

Bad news has come for Illex argentinus, a cousin of my own dear Dosidicus gigas (they're both in the squid family Ommastrephidae). As the scientific name suggests, I. argentinus is found and fished…

You know there's a lot of garbage floating around out there when it gets a name like "Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch."  Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX)…

I would like to thank the naked bike rider who had that slogan finger-painted on his back for the inspiration for this blog title. Yes, a naked bike rider. Ouch. Husband and I were enjoying a…

Scientific Name  Polyalthia. longifolia (Soon)Thwaitea. Family     Annonaceae Used Part    Bark Distribution Area Considered to be a native of the drier parts of Ceylon…

It is sad story of Jaipur (Rajasthan) India that water bodies are drying up. First was the lake of Ramgarh which has supplied water for hundreds of years has dried up due to illegal tree felling…

 With puskher lake dried up due to human settlement activities, pollution and destruction of vegetation urgent action is required to restore the old glory of the world famous Pushkar.  …