2 publications

• Published Subscription 17 Oct 2020

  Comparative Responses of Some Fuel Wood Trees at Early Seedling Stage

  By Arpita Banerjee

  Abstract: Seedling of leguminous fuel wood trees (Bauhinia variegata, Delonix regia, Peltophorum pterocarpum, Samanea saman, Saraca indica) were analyzed at different developmental stages for biochemical constituents potentially related to fast-growing habit in order to identify some markers. Protein content of leaves and stem tissue was higher in Bauhinia variegata, particularly at later stages. Total amino acid level, however, did not show much difference between growing species. Total carbohydrate content (both soluble …

  Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 5–13 Read article →

• Published Subscription 25 Apr 2018

  Some Common Poisonous Plants of Bankura Districts of West Bengal, India

  By Arpita Banerjee, Arijit Sinhababu

  Abstract: AbstractKnowledge on poisonous plants is important as some of them are used in medicine. The poisonous nature of whole plant or any plant part may be due to production of toxic substances like alkaloids, amines, saponins, tannins etc. Sometime these products have a harmful activity to animals as well as human beings. The present paper documented 29 poisonous plants species of 29 genera belonging to 17 different families. This knowledge …

  Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 32–36 Read article →