CONTENTS
Lead Articles
Prof. M.D.L. Srivastava : An Erudite Scholar
C.B.L. Srivastava… 291
Prof. M.D.L. Srivastava (1905-2004) : A Tribute
Dipika Kaul… 296
Review Articles
‘Benign’ theileriosis of cattle and buffalo in India : A critique
B.S. Gill… 301
Arabinogalactan-proteins : Role in plant tissue differentiation and commercial importance
Amit Pal and Shamik Das… 312
Rhizosphere – The hidden ecological niche and hot spot
C. Manoharachary, I.K. Kunwar and K. Sharath Babu… 321
Environmental Sciences
Cladoceran community in Dal lake, Kashmir
Sameera Siraj, A.R. Yousuf, F.A. Bhat and M. Parveen… 343
Bioefficacy of petroleum ether extract of Helianthus annus seeds against mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenback)
Sunita Sharma and Manju Rani…. 351
Abatement of coal-smoke pollution injuries in a common vegetable plant, spinach (Spinacia oleracea Linn.) by certain fertilizers
H.K. Singh and A.N. Maury…. 354
Influence of some soaps, detergents and shampoos on hair perforation by dermatophytes
R.K.S. Kushwaha and Itisha Singh…. 358
Microbiology
Characterization of extracellular alkaline proteases produced by halophilic bacteria
Parul Makhija, V.K. Nigam, M.K. Mohan, P. Ghosh and D. Sasamal…. 362
Effect of nickel and cobalt on the content of carbohydrates and phenols in cowpea (Vigna sinensis L.)
Renu Yadav, N.C. Aery and Rajendra Kumar….368
Plant Sciences
Response of Indigofera heterantha seedlings to inoculation with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Kiran Bargali…. 373
Short Note
Nature of pollen sterility in two cytoplasmic genetic male sterile lines in pigeonpea, cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
R.S. Singh, M.N. Singh and U.P. Singh…. 377