This document summarizes a study that tested the effects of biofield treatment on carrot crops. Carrot seeds were treated with biofield energy or a commercial nematicide (Vydate L) and planted. Crop measurements showed higher shoot growth for Vydate-treated crops but lower root galling severity (nematode damage) for biofield-treated crops. Biofield-treated crops yielded the greatest number and weight of marketable carrots, with a 33% higher total yield and 15% higher gross return than untreated or Vydate-treated crops. Vitamin A content was also significantly higher (a 32% increase) in biofield-treated carrots. The results suggest that biofield treatment can improve carrot yield, quality, and
Research on Trivedi Effect -Impact of Biofield Treatment on Growth and Yield ...john henrry
Research done by Mahendra Trivedi - This study tested the impact of Trivedi Effect applied to lettuce and tomato seeds and transplants in commercial plantings with and without fertilizers and pesticides, in relation to yield, quality, and pest inhibition.to read research visit http://www.academicroom.com/article/impact-biofield-treatment-growth-and-yield-lettuce-and-tomato
Research on Trivedi Effect -Impact of Biofield Treatment on Growth and Yield ...Abby Keif
Research done by Mahendra Trivedi - This study tested the impact of Trivedi Effect applied to lettuce and tomato seeds and transplants in commercial plantings with and without fertilizers and pesticides, in relation to yield, quality, and pest inhibition. Read Complete research at: http://works.bepress.com/mahendra_trivedi/1/
Assessment of Antibiogram of Multidrug-Resistant Isolates of Enterobacter aer...wilhelm mendel
Enterobacter aerogenes (E. aerogenes) has been reported as the versatile opportunistic pathogen associated with the hospital infections worldwide. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on multidrug resistant clinical lab isolates (LSs) of E. aerogenes. The MDR isolates of E. aerogenes (i.e., LS 45 and LS 54) were divided into two groups, i.e., control and treated. Samples were analyzed for antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), biochemical study, and biotype number using MicroScan Walk-Away® system, on day 10 after the biofield treatment. The antimicrobial sensitivity assay showed 14.28% alteration out of twenty eight tested antimicrobials with respect to the control. The cefotetan sensitivity changed from intermediate (I) to inducible β-lactamase (IB), while piperacillin/tazobactam changed from resistant to IB in the treated LS 45. Improved sensitivity was reported in tetracycline, i.e., from I to susceptible (S) in LS 45, while chloramphenicol and tetracycline sensitivity changed from R to I in treated LS 54. Four-fold decrease in MIC value was reported in piperacillin/tazobactam, and two-fold decrease in cefotetan and tetracycline in the biofield treated LS 45 as compared to the control. MIC results showed an overall decreased MIC values in 12.50% tested antimicrobials such as chloramphenicol (16 μg/mL) and tetracycline (8 μg/mL) in LS 54. The biochemical study showed an overall 45.45% negative reaction in the tested biochemical in both the treated isolates as compared to the control. A change in biotype number was reported in MDR isolates (LS 45 and LS 54), while in LS 54, altered biotype number, i.e., 0406 0374 as compared to the control (7770 4376), with identification of the new species as Stenotrophomonas maltophilia with brown color as special characteristic. The study findings suggest that Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on clinical MDR isolates of E. aerogenes has the significant effect on altering the sensitivity of antimicrobials, decreasing the MIC values, changed biochemical reactions, and biotype number.
ABSTRACT- The present study describes the hormonal regulation on morphogenesis in vitro in nodal segments of T. indica. The nodal explants, sterilized with 0.1% HgCl2, were cultured on Murashige and Skoog Medium enriched with various combinations and concentrations of plant hormones auxin and cytokinin to study the hormonal regulation on morphogenesis in vitro in T. indica. BAP at high concentration could not evoke any morphogenetic response in nodal explants. Calli formation at the basal part of nodal explants were noted on medium containing BAP (0.1 mg/L) and 2,4-D (5.0 mg/L). 0.1 mg/L BAP was found most effective in the shoot development of the T. indica. Rhizogenesis was observed on half-strength MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/l IAA and 0.1 mg/l NAA. The study may also be used mass-propagation and conservation of this medicinal plant species.
Key-words- Plant growth regulators, Morphogenesis in vitro, Tylophora indica, Rhizogenesis
Effect of heat and drought stress in pigeonpea on the expression of resistanc...ICRISAT
Global warming and climate change will trigger major changes in herbivore plant interactions and efficacy of crop protection technologies (Sharma, 2014). • Chemical composition of plants will change in direct response to global warming and climate change, affecting plant damage and growth and development of insect pests. We studied the effect of heat and water stress on expression of resistance to pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera in pigeonpea.
An Effect of Biofield Treatment on Multidrug-resistant Burkholderia cepacia: ...Mahendra Kumar Trivedi
Aim of the present study was to analyze the impact of biofield treatment on multidrug resistant B. cepacia. Clinicalsample of B. cepacia was divided into two groups i.e. control and biofield treated.
Removal of Ciprofloxacin (CIP) by bacteria isolated from hospital effluent wa...AI Publications
Most antibiotics are metabolized incompletely by patients after administration and enter the municipal sewage with the patients’ excretion. Therefore, studies on the biodegradability of some clinically important drugs can be taken as a very first step of an environmental risk assessment. The present study reports the biodegradation of CIP by Lactobacillus gesseri, Enterobacter sp., Bacillus sp., Bacillus subtilius and Micrococcus luteus which were isolated as CIP resistance, non pathogenic bacteria. The presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria was identified using the 16s rRNA sequencing. A 0.5ml of overnight starved bacterial suspensions was introduced into medium containing CIP at 5 ppm. Triplicate samples were incubated at 280C with shaking at 100ppm. A 0.5 ml of subsamples was removed at 2 days interval for a period of 14 days. Samples were subjected to High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) analysis. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses were carried out for each sample at the end of the 14 days to find structures of by-products. Complete degradation of CIP by L. gasserri was detected at the end of 14 days of incubation with average degradation rate of 0.182 ±0.15µg /day. Descending degradation rates were followed by Enterobacter sp. (0.75 ±0.03 d-1) and Bacillus sp. (0.41±0.02d-1) at 8 and 6 days respectively. However, clear cut degradation of CIP was not detected for B.subtilis and Micrococcus luteus respectively. Further, FTIR spectrum revealed that incubation of L. gesseri, Enterobacter sp. and Bacillus sp., changed the piperazine ring and quinolone part in the CIP structure while degradation occurred.
Research on Trivedi Effect -Impact of Biofield Treatment on Growth and Yield ...john henrry
Research done by Mahendra Trivedi - This study tested the impact of Trivedi Effect applied to lettuce and tomato seeds and transplants in commercial plantings with and without fertilizers and pesticides, in relation to yield, quality, and pest inhibition.to read research visit http://www.academicroom.com/article/impact-biofield-treatment-growth-and-yield-lettuce-and-tomato
Research on Trivedi Effect -Impact of Biofield Treatment on Growth and Yield ...Abby Keif
Research done by Mahendra Trivedi - This study tested the impact of Trivedi Effect applied to lettuce and tomato seeds and transplants in commercial plantings with and without fertilizers and pesticides, in relation to yield, quality, and pest inhibition. Read Complete research at: http://works.bepress.com/mahendra_trivedi/1/
Assessment of Antibiogram of Multidrug-Resistant Isolates of Enterobacter aer...wilhelm mendel
Enterobacter aerogenes (E. aerogenes) has been reported as the versatile opportunistic pathogen associated with the hospital infections worldwide. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on multidrug resistant clinical lab isolates (LSs) of E. aerogenes. The MDR isolates of E. aerogenes (i.e., LS 45 and LS 54) were divided into two groups, i.e., control and treated. Samples were analyzed for antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), biochemical study, and biotype number using MicroScan Walk-Away® system, on day 10 after the biofield treatment. The antimicrobial sensitivity assay showed 14.28% alteration out of twenty eight tested antimicrobials with respect to the control. The cefotetan sensitivity changed from intermediate (I) to inducible β-lactamase (IB), while piperacillin/tazobactam changed from resistant to IB in the treated LS 45. Improved sensitivity was reported in tetracycline, i.e., from I to susceptible (S) in LS 45, while chloramphenicol and tetracycline sensitivity changed from R to I in treated LS 54. Four-fold decrease in MIC value was reported in piperacillin/tazobactam, and two-fold decrease in cefotetan and tetracycline in the biofield treated LS 45 as compared to the control. MIC results showed an overall decreased MIC values in 12.50% tested antimicrobials such as chloramphenicol (16 μg/mL) and tetracycline (8 μg/mL) in LS 54. The biochemical study showed an overall 45.45% negative reaction in the tested biochemical in both the treated isolates as compared to the control. A change in biotype number was reported in MDR isolates (LS 45 and LS 54), while in LS 54, altered biotype number, i.e., 0406 0374 as compared to the control (7770 4376), with identification of the new species as Stenotrophomonas maltophilia with brown color as special characteristic. The study findings suggest that Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on clinical MDR isolates of E. aerogenes has the significant effect on altering the sensitivity of antimicrobials, decreasing the MIC values, changed biochemical reactions, and biotype number.
ABSTRACT- The present study describes the hormonal regulation on morphogenesis in vitro in nodal segments of T. indica. The nodal explants, sterilized with 0.1% HgCl2, were cultured on Murashige and Skoog Medium enriched with various combinations and concentrations of plant hormones auxin and cytokinin to study the hormonal regulation on morphogenesis in vitro in T. indica. BAP at high concentration could not evoke any morphogenetic response in nodal explants. Calli formation at the basal part of nodal explants were noted on medium containing BAP (0.1 mg/L) and 2,4-D (5.0 mg/L). 0.1 mg/L BAP was found most effective in the shoot development of the T. indica. Rhizogenesis was observed on half-strength MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/l IAA and 0.1 mg/l NAA. The study may also be used mass-propagation and conservation of this medicinal plant species.
Key-words- Plant growth regulators, Morphogenesis in vitro, Tylophora indica, Rhizogenesis
Effect of heat and drought stress in pigeonpea on the expression of resistanc...ICRISAT
Global warming and climate change will trigger major changes in herbivore plant interactions and efficacy of crop protection technologies (Sharma, 2014). • Chemical composition of plants will change in direct response to global warming and climate change, affecting plant damage and growth and development of insect pests. We studied the effect of heat and water stress on expression of resistance to pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera in pigeonpea.
An Effect of Biofield Treatment on Multidrug-resistant Burkholderia cepacia: ...Mahendra Kumar Trivedi
Aim of the present study was to analyze the impact of biofield treatment on multidrug resistant B. cepacia. Clinicalsample of B. cepacia was divided into two groups i.e. control and biofield treated.
Removal of Ciprofloxacin (CIP) by bacteria isolated from hospital effluent wa...AI Publications
Most antibiotics are metabolized incompletely by patients after administration and enter the municipal sewage with the patients’ excretion. Therefore, studies on the biodegradability of some clinically important drugs can be taken as a very first step of an environmental risk assessment. The present study reports the biodegradation of CIP by Lactobacillus gesseri, Enterobacter sp., Bacillus sp., Bacillus subtilius and Micrococcus luteus which were isolated as CIP resistance, non pathogenic bacteria. The presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria was identified using the 16s rRNA sequencing. A 0.5ml of overnight starved bacterial suspensions was introduced into medium containing CIP at 5 ppm. Triplicate samples were incubated at 280C with shaking at 100ppm. A 0.5 ml of subsamples was removed at 2 days interval for a period of 14 days. Samples were subjected to High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) analysis. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses were carried out for each sample at the end of the 14 days to find structures of by-products. Complete degradation of CIP by L. gasserri was detected at the end of 14 days of incubation with average degradation rate of 0.182 ±0.15µg /day. Descending degradation rates were followed by Enterobacter sp. (0.75 ±0.03 d-1) and Bacillus sp. (0.41±0.02d-1) at 8 and 6 days respectively. However, clear cut degradation of CIP was not detected for B.subtilis and Micrococcus luteus respectively. Further, FTIR spectrum revealed that incubation of L. gesseri, Enterobacter sp. and Bacillus sp., changed the piperazine ring and quinolone part in the CIP structure while degradation occurred.
This poster was presented at the 2015 Georgia Bio Conference in Atlanta, GA.
Abstract:
Alarming trends in the spread of antibiotic resistance among top pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus, have pushed mankind toward what has been coined as the “post-antibiotic era.” Therefore, an indirect attack on bacteria through interfering with their means of communication, quorum sensing, is proposed. An underappreciated source for modern anti-infectives is natural products from terrestrial plants. A rich history of medical traditions developed under the influence of diverse cultures in the Mediterranean and many of these are still practiced by local people. Investigation of botanical folk medicines used in the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections identified Castanea sativa (European Chestnut) for its potential antibacterial activity.
This work demonstrates the quorum sensing inhibitory activity of oleanene and ursene derivatives from a C. sativa leaf extract against all S. aureus accessory gene regulator (agr) alleles. Multiple layers of evidence for agr blocking activity (IC50 1.56-25 µg mL-1) are reported: toxin outputs, reporter assays, hemolytic activity, cytotoxicity studies, and an in vivo abscess model. The C. sativa extract is neither cytotoxic to human keratinocytes, nor murine skin; it neither inhibits S. aureus growth, nor skin commensal growth. Serial passaging experiments with the extract did not result in the development of resistance. In conclusion, the disruption of quorum sensing in the absence of growth inhibition demonstrated by this natural product derived non-biocidal inhibitor of virulence shows potential for future antibiotic therapies.
Effect of heat and drought stress in chickpea on expression of resistance to ...ICRISAT
Global warming and climate change will trigger major changes in geographical distribution of insect pests, herbivore plant interactions and efficacy of crop protection technologies (Sharma 2014). Chemical composition of plants will change in direct response to global warming and climate change, affecting plant damage and growth and development of insect pests.
Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Biochemical Characterization and Molecular Typi...wilhelm mendel
Pathogenic isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae), particularly the extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing strains, are mostly associated with the failure of antibiotic therapy in nosocomial infections. The present work was designed to evaluate the impact of Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of K. pneumoniae. The strain of K. pneumoniae bearing ATCC 15380 (American Type Culture Collection) was procured from the Bangalore Genei, in sealed pack and divided into control and treated groups. Treated group was subjected to Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment and analyzed for the antimicrobial susceptibility, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), biochemical reactions, and biotyping using automated MicroScan Walk-Away® system. Further, the effect of biofield treatment was also evaluated using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) in order to determine their epidemiological relatedness and genetic characteristics of biofield treated K. pneumoniae samples. The antimicrobial susceptibility results showed an improve sensitivity (i.e. from intermediate to susceptible) of ampicillin/sulbactam and chloramphenicol, while altered sensitivity of cephalothin (i.e. from susceptible to intermediate) was also reported as compared to the control sample. The MIC value showed two-fold decrease in MIC value of ampicillin/sulbactam (i.e. 16/8 to ≤8/4 μg/mL) and chloramphenicol (i.e. 16 to ≤ 8 μg/mL) as compared to the control. The cephalothin showed two-folds change (i.e. ≤ 8 to 16 μg/mL) in the MIC value as compared with the control. Biofield treatment showed 9.09% alterations in biochemical reactions followed by a change in biotype number (7774 4272) in the treated group with respect to the control (7774 4274). Genetic fingerprinting was performed on control and treated samples using RAPD-PCR biomarkers, which showed an average range of 11 to 15% of polymorphism among the treated samples with respect to the control. These results suggested that Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment has a significant impact on K. pneumoniae.
Research done by Mahendra Trivedi -Impact of Biofield Treatment on Ginseng an...Abby Keif
Research on Trivedi Effect - This study tested the Null Hypothesis for the effect of BioField Energy applied to two separate crops under typical growing conditions, namely ginseng and organic blueberry in commercial plantings in Wisconsin and California, respectively. To read paper, please visit: http://works.bepress.com/mahendra_trivedi/3/
Research done by Mahendra Trivedi -Impact of Biofield Treatment on Ginseng an...john henrry
Research on Trivedi Effect - This study tested the Null Hypothesis for the effect of BioField Energy applied to two separate crops under typical growing conditions, namely ginseng and organic blueberry in commercial plantings in Wisconsin and California, respectively.to read more visithttp://www.academicroom.com/article/biofield-and-fungicide-seed-treatment-influences-soybean-productivityseed-quality-and-weed-community
Dr. Tim Lapara - Stewardship and the Environment - Wastewater Treatment and A...John Blue
Stewardship and the Environment - Wastewater Treatment and Antibiotics - Dr. Tim Lapara, Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geoengineering, University of Minnesota, from the 2015 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium - Stewardship: From Metrics to Management, November 3-5, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
More presentations at http://swinecast.com/2015-niaa-symposium-antibiotics-stewardship-from-metrics-to-management
Antimicrobial Sensitivity Pattern of Pseudomonas fluorescens after Biofield T...Mahendra Kumar Trivedi
Objective of this study was to investigate the effect of biofield treatment on antimicrobial sensitivity patternof P. fluorescens. P. fluorescens cells were procured from MicroBioLogics in sealed packs bearing the AmericanType Culture Collection (ATCC 49838) number.
Computational Prediction for Antibiotics Resistance Through Machine Learning ...CrimsonpublishersCJMI
Computational Prediction for Antibiotics
Resistance Through Machine Learning and Pk/Pd
Analysis by Hyunjo Kim in Cohesive Journal of Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Antibiogram and Genotypic Analysis using 16S rDNA after Biofield Treatment on...albertdivis
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on M. morganii in the lyophilized as well as revived state for antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, biochemical characteristics, biotype number and genotype.
Effect of Biofield Treatment on Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristic of Pr...albertdivis
The Present study was designed to evaluate the effect of biofield treatment on P. rettgeri against antimicrobial susceptibility, biochemical reaction pattern, biotype number, and 16S rDNA sequence.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
AUTHORED BY: JOHANNA ELSENSOHN AND KELLY SEARS
By 2050, the world’s population is estimated to exceed 9 billion people. A challenge to this rising food demand is that crops will have to be grown on the same or less land as today. Additionally, global climate change is causing considerable uncertainty in the ability of the current food production system to adapt to an unknown future.
To address these issues sustainably, scientists from many disciplines have been investigating ways to increase crop yields and prepare for a changing climate. Considerable effort has focused on enhancing the traits of the crop plants themselves, to enhance their growth, make them resistant to disease, or tolerant to environmental stressors like drought or high salinity conditions. Conversely, a growing area of research is looking at how microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, influence these plant characteristics.
The relationship between plants and microorganisms is well known. However, researchers are still working to understand the full complexity and extent of interactions between the two groups. We have seen that microbes are important for plant nutrient acquisition, plant growth and protection against disease. Certain types of bacteria are commercially available and used to increase yields and decrease fertilizer use (Farrar et al. 2014).
This poster was presented at the 2015 Georgia Bio Conference in Atlanta, GA.
Abstract:
Alarming trends in the spread of antibiotic resistance among top pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus, have pushed mankind toward what has been coined as the “post-antibiotic era.” Therefore, an indirect attack on bacteria through interfering with their means of communication, quorum sensing, is proposed. An underappreciated source for modern anti-infectives is natural products from terrestrial plants. A rich history of medical traditions developed under the influence of diverse cultures in the Mediterranean and many of these are still practiced by local people. Investigation of botanical folk medicines used in the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections identified Castanea sativa (European Chestnut) for its potential antibacterial activity.
This work demonstrates the quorum sensing inhibitory activity of oleanene and ursene derivatives from a C. sativa leaf extract against all S. aureus accessory gene regulator (agr) alleles. Multiple layers of evidence for agr blocking activity (IC50 1.56-25 µg mL-1) are reported: toxin outputs, reporter assays, hemolytic activity, cytotoxicity studies, and an in vivo abscess model. The C. sativa extract is neither cytotoxic to human keratinocytes, nor murine skin; it neither inhibits S. aureus growth, nor skin commensal growth. Serial passaging experiments with the extract did not result in the development of resistance. In conclusion, the disruption of quorum sensing in the absence of growth inhibition demonstrated by this natural product derived non-biocidal inhibitor of virulence shows potential for future antibiotic therapies.
Effect of heat and drought stress in chickpea on expression of resistance to ...ICRISAT
Global warming and climate change will trigger major changes in geographical distribution of insect pests, herbivore plant interactions and efficacy of crop protection technologies (Sharma 2014). Chemical composition of plants will change in direct response to global warming and climate change, affecting plant damage and growth and development of insect pests.
Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Biochemical Characterization and Molecular Typi...wilhelm mendel
Pathogenic isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae), particularly the extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing strains, are mostly associated with the failure of antibiotic therapy in nosocomial infections. The present work was designed to evaluate the impact of Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of K. pneumoniae. The strain of K. pneumoniae bearing ATCC 15380 (American Type Culture Collection) was procured from the Bangalore Genei, in sealed pack and divided into control and treated groups. Treated group was subjected to Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment and analyzed for the antimicrobial susceptibility, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), biochemical reactions, and biotyping using automated MicroScan Walk-Away® system. Further, the effect of biofield treatment was also evaluated using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) in order to determine their epidemiological relatedness and genetic characteristics of biofield treated K. pneumoniae samples. The antimicrobial susceptibility results showed an improve sensitivity (i.e. from intermediate to susceptible) of ampicillin/sulbactam and chloramphenicol, while altered sensitivity of cephalothin (i.e. from susceptible to intermediate) was also reported as compared to the control sample. The MIC value showed two-fold decrease in MIC value of ampicillin/sulbactam (i.e. 16/8 to ≤8/4 μg/mL) and chloramphenicol (i.e. 16 to ≤ 8 μg/mL) as compared to the control. The cephalothin showed two-folds change (i.e. ≤ 8 to 16 μg/mL) in the MIC value as compared with the control. Biofield treatment showed 9.09% alterations in biochemical reactions followed by a change in biotype number (7774 4272) in the treated group with respect to the control (7774 4274). Genetic fingerprinting was performed on control and treated samples using RAPD-PCR biomarkers, which showed an average range of 11 to 15% of polymorphism among the treated samples with respect to the control. These results suggested that Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment has a significant impact on K. pneumoniae.
Research done by Mahendra Trivedi -Impact of Biofield Treatment on Ginseng an...Abby Keif
Research on Trivedi Effect - This study tested the Null Hypothesis for the effect of BioField Energy applied to two separate crops under typical growing conditions, namely ginseng and organic blueberry in commercial plantings in Wisconsin and California, respectively. To read paper, please visit: http://works.bepress.com/mahendra_trivedi/3/
Research done by Mahendra Trivedi -Impact of Biofield Treatment on Ginseng an...john henrry
Research on Trivedi Effect - This study tested the Null Hypothesis for the effect of BioField Energy applied to two separate crops under typical growing conditions, namely ginseng and organic blueberry in commercial plantings in Wisconsin and California, respectively.to read more visithttp://www.academicroom.com/article/biofield-and-fungicide-seed-treatment-influences-soybean-productivityseed-quality-and-weed-community
Dr. Tim Lapara - Stewardship and the Environment - Wastewater Treatment and A...John Blue
Stewardship and the Environment - Wastewater Treatment and Antibiotics - Dr. Tim Lapara, Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geoengineering, University of Minnesota, from the 2015 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium - Stewardship: From Metrics to Management, November 3-5, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
More presentations at http://swinecast.com/2015-niaa-symposium-antibiotics-stewardship-from-metrics-to-management
Antimicrobial Sensitivity Pattern of Pseudomonas fluorescens after Biofield T...Mahendra Kumar Trivedi
Objective of this study was to investigate the effect of biofield treatment on antimicrobial sensitivity patternof P. fluorescens. P. fluorescens cells were procured from MicroBioLogics in sealed packs bearing the AmericanType Culture Collection (ATCC 49838) number.
Computational Prediction for Antibiotics Resistance Through Machine Learning ...CrimsonpublishersCJMI
Computational Prediction for Antibiotics
Resistance Through Machine Learning and Pk/Pd
Analysis by Hyunjo Kim in Cohesive Journal of Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Antibiogram and Genotypic Analysis using 16S rDNA after Biofield Treatment on...albertdivis
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on M. morganii in the lyophilized as well as revived state for antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, biochemical characteristics, biotype number and genotype.
Effect of Biofield Treatment on Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristic of Pr...albertdivis
The Present study was designed to evaluate the effect of biofield treatment on P. rettgeri against antimicrobial susceptibility, biochemical reaction pattern, biotype number, and 16S rDNA sequence.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
AUTHORED BY: JOHANNA ELSENSOHN AND KELLY SEARS
By 2050, the world’s population is estimated to exceed 9 billion people. A challenge to this rising food demand is that crops will have to be grown on the same or less land as today. Additionally, global climate change is causing considerable uncertainty in the ability of the current food production system to adapt to an unknown future.
To address these issues sustainably, scientists from many disciplines have been investigating ways to increase crop yields and prepare for a changing climate. Considerable effort has focused on enhancing the traits of the crop plants themselves, to enhance their growth, make them resistant to disease, or tolerant to environmental stressors like drought or high salinity conditions. Conversely, a growing area of research is looking at how microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, influence these plant characteristics.
The relationship between plants and microorganisms is well known. However, researchers are still working to understand the full complexity and extent of interactions between the two groups. We have seen that microbes are important for plant nutrient acquisition, plant growth and protection against disease. Certain types of bacteria are commercially available and used to increase yields and decrease fertilizer use (Farrar et al. 2014).
Presentation from the International Life Sciences Institute, India - "Scientific Workshop on Safety Assessment of GM Foods" held on 14-15 October, 2015 in New Delhi, India
Using next generation sequencing to describe epiphytic microbiota associated ...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
Abstract— Its seems likely that agricultural management as diverse as certified organic and conventional IPM practices would impact the microbiota associated with crop surfaces differently. We sampled organic and conventionally managed apples at multiple time-points in a growing season and characterized the bacterial taxa associated with replicates of each treatment type. Surprisingly, no evidence of significant differences persisting across multiple time-points was observed. Significant differential abundance of certain taxa was documented but when it was, it was primarily associated with a single time-point making it difficult to understand if these observations resulted from an environmental or a treatment effect. Principal component analyses demonstrated that sampling time-point explained more of the differences between bacterial communities than treatment. Description of dominant shared bacterial families for both organic and conventional samples included Oxalobacteraceae, Pseudomonadaceae, Sphingomonadaceae and Enterobacteriaceae.
Antioxidant activity, photosynthetic rate, and Spectral mass in bean Plants (...IJEABJ
An increase in antioxidant activity is a common response in plants as a defense mechanism against biotic and abiotic stress factors, such response is also generated with the exogenous application of "defense activators", which have negative effects on plant metabolism. In this work, bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cv. Pinto Nacional were treated with jasmonic acid (0.5 mM), salicylic acid (2 mM), Trichoderma asperellum (105 spores/ml), and Bacillus pumilus (105 CFU / mL), in order to determine the level of structural and metabolic response of the plants. On the seventh day after the application of the treatments, it was measured the enzymatic activity of catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POX), and superoxide dismutase (SOD). In addition, leaf impressions were taken to measure the stomatal opening and conductance, photosynthetic rate, and the mass spectrum (mass/charge, m/z). The antioxidant activity increased in plants treated with jasmonic acid and T. asperellum, which in turn significantly increased the stomatal opening and conductance, and photosynthetic rate. The mass profile showed that the plants treated with T. asperellum have a greater quantity of masses/charge, of which some had statistically highly significant difference according to the means test Tukey (p <0.05). It is concluded that some defense activators such as jasmonic acid and T. asperellum increase the antioxidant activity, defense response that concurs with the high photosynthetic and metabolic rate in bean plants.
Assessment of Antibiogram of Multidrug-Resistant Isolates of Enterobacter aer...rachelsalk
Enterobacter aerogenes (E. aerogenes) has been reported as the versatile opportunistic pathogen associated with the hospital infections worldwide. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on multidrug resistant clinical lab isolates (LSs) of E. aerogenes. The MDR isolates of E. aerogenes (i.e., LS 45 and LS 54) were divided into two groups, i.e., control and treated. Samples were analyzed for antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), biochemical study, and biotype number using MicroScan Walk-Away® system, on day 10 after the biofield treatment. The antimicrobial sensitivity assay showed 14.28% alteration out of twenty eight tested antimicrobials with respect to the control. The cefotetan sensitivity changed from intermediate (I) to inducible β-lactamase (IB), while piperacillin/tazobactam changed from resistant to IB in the treated LS 45. Improved sensitivity was reported in tetracycline, i.e., from I to susceptible (S) in LS 45, while chloramphenicol and tetracycline sensitivity changed from R to I in treated LS 54. Four-fold decrease in MIC value was reported in piperacillin/tazobactam, and two-fold decrease in cefotetan and tetracycline in the biofield treated LS 45 as compared to the control. MIC results showed an overall decreased MIC values in 12.50% tested antimicrobials such as chloramphenicol (16 μg/mL) and tetracycline (8 μg/mL) in LS 54. The biochemical study showed an overall 45.45% negative reaction in the tested biochemical in both the treated isolates as compared to the control. A change in biotype number was reported in MDR isolates (LS 45 and LS 54), while in LS 54, altered biotype number, i.e., 0406 0374 as compared to the control (7770 4376), with identification of the new species as Stenotrophomonas maltophilia with brown color as special characteristic. The study findings suggest that Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on clinical MDR isolates of E. aerogenes has the significant effect on altering the sensitivity of antimicrobials, decreasing the MIC values, changed biochemical reactions, and biotype number.
Proteomic analysis of the interaction between the plant growth promoting fhiz...kys9723331
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) facilitate the plant growth and enhance their
induced systemic resistance (ISR) against a variety of environmental stresses. In this study,
we carried out integrative analyses on the proteome, transcriptome, and metabolome to investigate
Arabidopsis root and shoot responses to the well-known PGPR strain Paenibacillus
polymyxa (P. polymyxa) E681. Shoot fresh and root dry weights were increased, whereas root
length was decreased by treatment with P. polymyxa E681. 2DE approach in conjunction
with MALDI-TOF/TOF analysis revealed a total of 41 (17 spots in root, 24 spots in shoot)
that were differentially expressed in response to P. polymyxa E681. Biological process- and
molecular function-based bioinformatics analysis resulted in their classification into seven different
protein groups. Of these, 36 proteins including amino acid metabolism, antioxidant,
defense and stress response, photosynthesis, and plant hormone-related proteins were upregulated,
whereas five proteins including three carbohydrate metabolism- and one amino
acid metabolism-related, and one unknown protein were down-regulated, respectively. A good
correlation was observed between protein and transcript abundances for the 12 differentially
expressed proteins during interactions as determined by qPCR analysis. Metabolite analysis
using LC-MS/MS revealed highly increased levels of tryptophan, indole-3-acetonitrile (IAN),
indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), and camalexin in the treated plants. Arabidopsis plant inoculated
P. polymyxa E681 also showed resistance to Botrytis cinerea infection. Taken together these
results suggest that P. polymyxa E681 may promote plant growth by induced metabolism and
activation of defense-related proteins against fungal pathogen.
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern, Biochemical Characteristics and Biotypi...albertdivis
The current study was attempted to investigate the effect of biofield treatment on Salmonella paratyphi A (S. paratyphi A) in terms of antimicrobial susceptibility assay, biochemical characteristics and biotyping.
— The diseases caused by bipartite Begomoviruses have emerged as overwhelming problem in various cropping systems of Pakistan. The study was conducted to evaluate the potential of induced resistance in mungbean to Mungbean yellow mosaic virus (MYMV) disease. In this work, resistance to MYMV infection was induced in mungbean plants by activating the Salicylic acid (SA) pathway using SA and Benzothiadiazole (BTH) as treatments. The resistance was characterized by evaluating symptom appearance and virus titter through ELISA. Elicitors i.e., SA and BTH were applied at different concentrations to enhance the innate resistance of mungbean by the induction of defense related compounds. All treatments were helpful in reducing plant infection but the most effective treatment was the combination of SA@5mM and BTH@150mg/L as compared to virus inoculated control. Three weeks analysis showed peak accumulation of defense related enzymatic antioxidants and phenols in the mungbean leaves treated with SA and BTH. Higher enzymatic activity was observed in elicitor treated plants followed by inoculation with MYMV. As the resistance increased due to the application of SA & BTH the enzymatic activities of SOD, POD, and CAT were also increased during second week after application of elicitors. This study revealed that SA and BTH are potential source for management of MYMV by enhancing the level of protection through induction of systemic acquired resistance.
Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Biochemical Characterization and Molecular Typi...rachelsalk
Pathogenic isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae), particularly the extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing strains, are mostly associated with the failure of antibiotic therapy in nosocomial infections. The present work was designed to evaluate the impact of Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of K. pneumoniae. The strain of K. pneumoniae bearing ATCC 15380 (American Type Culture Collection) was procured from the Bangalore Genei, in sealed pack and divided into control and treated groups. Treated group was subjected to Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment and analyzed for the antimicrobial susceptibility, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), biochemical reactions, and biotyping using automated MicroScan Walk-Away® system. Further, the effect of biofield treatment was also evaluated using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) in order to determine their epidemiological relatedness and genetic characteristics of biofield treated K. pneumoniae samples. The antimicrobial susceptibility results showed an improve sensitivity (i.e. from intermediate to susceptible) of ampicillin/sulbactam and chloramphenicol, while altered sensitivity of cephalothin (i.e. from susceptible to intermediate) was also reported as compared to the control sample. The MIC value showed two-fold decrease in MIC value of ampicillin/sulbactam (i.e. 16/8 to ≤8/4 μg/mL) and chloramphenicol (i.e. 16 to ≤ 8 μg/mL) as compared to the control. The cephalothin showed two-folds change (i.e. ≤ 8 to 16 μg/mL) in the MIC value as compared with the control. Biofield treatment showed 9.09% alterations in biochemical reactions followed by a change in biotype number (7774 4272) in the treated group with respect to the control (7774 4274). Genetic fingerprinting was performed on control and treated samples using RAPD-PCR biomarkers, which showed an average range of 11 to 15% of polymorphism among the treated samples with respect to the control. These results suggested that Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment has a significant impact on K. pneumoniae.
This corporate presentation summarizes the report done by a Committee commisioned by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine examining issues related to genetically engineered crops.
Criteria for the Selection of Vegetable Growth-Promoting Bacteria to be appli...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
In order to define which are the most important criteria for the selection of plant Growth-Promoting bacterial strains of the Hibiscus sabdariffa L. crop (Roselle), bacterial strains isolated from the roots of Roselle plants of two varieties (Creole and Spider) were used, collected in the community of Río de los Peces, municipality of Candelaria Loxicha, Oaxaca and seeds of the same varieties. To characterize the varieties, the following were determined: total germination percentage (TGP), germination speed (GS), the root length(RL), the stem length (SL), the dry root biomass (DRB), the dry stem biomass (DSB) and the chlorophyll content (CC). Three types of LED lamps were used to illuminate the seedlings. The seeds inoculated with cells of six selected bacterial strains were grown in a greenhouse to determine: the stem length (SL) at 3, 45 and 65 days after sowing (das). The treatments were distributed under a completely random design and comparison of means (Tukey, p = 0.05). The TGP, DSB and DRB parameters were not useful in the selection process of the strains that promoted plant growth to a greater degree. The GS and SL to be considered safe criteria or not, what is important is the relationship of what happens at the time of germination and development of the seedlings in the laboratory and greenhouse. The SL of the plants in the greenhouse showed differences between strains, but not regarding the control and also only observed in the first days of development (3 das). The CC did not prove to be a good selection criterion either. The lamp composed of 15% white light, 27% blue light and 58% red light was the one that most promoted root growth.
Pesticidal efficacy of crude aqueous extracts of Tephrosia vogelii L., Allium...researchagriculture
Cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae L.) is one of the most problematic pests in smallholder vegetable production, causing significant yield losses in heavy infestations. Current control strategy focuses on use of synthetic pesticides that consequently lead to decimation of natural enemies, development of insect resistance and resurgence and upset biodiversity. Botanical pesticides have been used widely in smallholder farmers but not much documented literature exists on efficacy of these products. A field trial was done to assess the efficacy of crude aqueous extracts of Tephrosia vogelii, Allium sativum and Solanum incanum in controlling Brevicoryne brassicae in Brassica napus production. The trial was laid in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with five treatments replicated four times. The five treatments used in the experiment were T. vogelii, A. sativum, S. incanum, dimethoate and control. Wingless adult female aphids were inoculated three weeks after transplanting of seedlings. Spraying and data collection were done weekly for four weeks. Data was collected on aphid nymph and adult counts on the third leaf from the aerial plant part of randomly selected plants from each treatment for 24 hours after the application of treatments and total plant fresh weight per each treatment. There were significant differences (p<0.05)><0.05) on the yield of rape. It was concluded that T. vogelii, S. incanum and A. sativum aqueous crude extracts have some pesticidal effects on aphid in rape production.
Article Citation:
Shepherd Mudzingwa, Simbarashe Muzemu and James Chitamba.
Pesticidal efficacy of crude aqueous extracts of Tephrosia vogelii L., Allium sativum L. and Solanum incanum L. in controlling aphids (Brevicoryne brassicae L.) in rape (Brassica napus L.)
Journal of Research in Agriculture (2013) 2(1): 157-163.
Full Text:
http://www.jagri.info/documents/AG0040.pdf
Pesticidal efficacy of crude aqueous extracts of Tephrosia vogelii L., Alli...researchagriculture
Cabbage aphid (
Brevicoryne brassicae
L.) is one of the most problematic
pests in smallholder vegetable production, causing significant yield losses in heavy
infestations. Current control strategy focuses on use of synthetic pesticides that
consequently lead to decimation of natural enemies, development of insect
resistance and resurgence and upset biodiversity. Botanical pesticides have been used
widely in smallholder farmers but not much documented literature exists on efficacy
of these products. A field trial was done to assess the efficacy of crude aqueous
extracts of
Tephrosia vogelii
,
Allium sativum
and
Solanum incanum
in controlling
Brevicoryne brassicae
in
Brassica napus
production. The trial was laid in a randomized
complete block design (RCBD) with five treatments replicated four times. The five
treatments used in the experiment were
T
.
vogelii
,
A
.
sativum
,
S
.
incanum
,
dimethoate and control. Wingless adult female aphids were inoculated three weeks
after transplanting of seedlings. Spraying and data collection were done weekly for
four weeks. Data was collected on aphid nymph and adult counts on the third leaf
from the aerial plant part of randomly selected plants from each treatment for
24 hours after the application of treatments and total plant fresh weight per each
treatment. There were significant differences (p<0.05)><0.05) on the yield of rape. It was concluded that
T. vogelii
,
S
.
incanum
and
A
.
sativum
aqueous crude extracts have some pesticidal
effects on aphid in rape
production.
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Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
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Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
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30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
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. Our search finds no candidates
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infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
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and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
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DERIVATION OF MODIFIED BERNOULLI EQUATION WITH VISCOUS EFFECTS AND TERMINAL V...Wasswaderrick3
In this book, we use conservation of energy techniques on a fluid element to derive the Modified Bernoulli equation of flow with viscous or friction effects. We derive the general equation of flow/ velocity and then from this we derive the Pouiselle flow equation, the transition flow equation and the turbulent flow equation. In the situations where there are no viscous effects , the equation reduces to the Bernoulli equation. From experimental results, we are able to include other terms in the Bernoulli equation. We also look at cases where pressure gradients exist. We use the Modified Bernoulli equation to derive equations of flow rate for pipes of different cross sectional areas connected together. We also extend our techniques of energy conservation to a sphere falling in a viscous medium under the effect of gravity. We demonstrate Stokes equation of terminal velocity and turbulent flow equation. We look at a way of calculating the time taken for a body to fall in a viscous medium. We also look at the general equation of terminal velocity.
2. Vitamin A is a pale yellow primary alcohol derived from carotene.
It affects the formation and maintenance of skin, mucous membranes,
bones, teeth, vision and reproduction. In addition dietary Vitamin A,
in the form of beta carotene, an antioxidant, may help reduce the risk
of certain cancers. A lot of emphasis has been given on breakdown of
vitamin A content of carrots after processing or cooking, however,
there were hardly any attempts made for improvement of Vitamin A
content while growing carrots at field levels [9].
In Microbiology experiments, The said treatment caused the
changes in the biochemical properties and antibiotic sensitivity
patterns of Staphylococcus epidermis, Yersinia enterocolitica and on
Enterococcus faecalis [10-12]. The details of several scientific
investigations and the results achieved through Biofield on Vanadium
Pentoxide, Silicon, Tin, Lead, Zirconia, Silica, Aluminium and many
more, in the form of original data are reported elsewhere [13-17].
In this paper we report on comparison of crop quality, vitality,
disease and yield of treated and untreated commercial carrot plantings.
While disease may be effectively controlled using external chemicals, it
is normally seen that subsequent yields are affected by such
applications. Vydate, though commonly used as a standard for
nematode control, shows a crop growth response for a few weeks
following application even when no pest is present; however, this
response seldom translates into a yield response. Vydate is also a
systemic insecticide which can control feeding damage from some soil
and foliar insects. The objective was to compare the crop performance
with various types of treatments, namely untreated controls, crops
with application of Vydate and crops with application of biofield
treatment, in a blind randomized study.
Materials and Methods
Treatments were of three types, with five replicates per treatment.
Control carrot (Daucus carota) seeds, untreated in any way, were
planted in untreated plots and in plots treated with the commercial
standard, Vydate L, applied three times at rates of 1 gal/A, 0.5 gal/A,
and 0.5 gal/A at 1, 18 and 35 days after seeding respectively in a
dilution of 27,154 gal/A (one acre-inch of water). Applications were
performed using drip irrigation operated at a pressure of 10 psi. The
performance of these treatments was compared with that of biofield
treated seeds planted in untreated plots. The biofield treatment was
applied for about 3 minutes to the seeds. Plots in the three cases were
allotted for treatment in randomized fashion, with locations unknown
to evaluators.
Evaluations
Evaluations consisted of assessing ten plants per plot for shoot
length, along with root galling severity and yield measurements based
on production grade number and weight of marketable carrot roots.
Randomly selected 25 carrot samples per plot were analyzed for
vitamin A (beta carotene) content at National Food Laboratory,
Livermore, CA. Field or laboratory evaluations were conducted six
times over a two month period of growth.
Data analysis
Statistics were analyzed using ANOVA mean comparison with LSD
test and α=0.05.
Results
Crop measurements (Figure 1) showed significantly higher shoot
lengths on plants from Vydate-treated plots as compared to crops
from untreated control and from biofield treated plots. The shoot
lengths in treatment Vydate was significantly higher.
Figure 1: Average shoots length per treatment (cm). DAP_ Days
after planting. a,b. Statistical differences are inclusive.
There appeared to be no signs of insects or insect feeding that
occurred on plants in any of the plots. This may be because the
experiments were conducted in the winter months, with evaluations
done from November to January, when most of the pests are in more
dormant stages, showing less infestation of plants. However, when
root galling severity was compared at 70 DAP and at 109 DAP (Figure
2), it was initially found to be lower in biofield treated crops as
compared to the other two, and at the end, it was lower in both
biofield-treated and Vydate-treated crops as compared to untreated
controls.
Figure 2: Percent control of root galling severity per treatment.
DAP_Days after planting a,b. Statistical differences are inclusive.
The severity was reduced by 54% and 22% respectively in biofield
treated crops; this is compared to the Vydate response of 0% and 25%,
respectively. Thus overall the percent control of root galling severity
per treatment was on average seen to be better in biofield treated
Citation: Shinde VD, Trivedi MK, Patil S (2015) Impact of Biofield Treatment on Yield, Quality and Control of Nematode in Carrots. J Horticulture
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3. crops, while at the end a comparable result was seen between Vydate-
treated and biofield-treated crops.
Plots planted with Biofield treated seeds resulted in the greatest
number and weight of marketable carrot roots (Figure 3). Total yield
and gross return were greatest for this treatment producing 16,267 lb/
acre at a first point of sale value of $3904/acre (Figure 4). This is
approximately a 33% increase over the untreated controls and a 15%
increase over the commercial standard, Vydate L.
Figure 3: Yield per treatment in terms of average number and
weight of marketable roots and average total yield (lb/acre) per
treatment. a,b . Statistical differences are inclusive.
Vitamin A (beta carotene) content (Figure 5) was significantly
greater in the Biofield treated carrots compared with untreated
controls as well as the commercial standard, yielding 6512 IU/100 g of
root tissue, which was a 32% increase over untreated controls and a
27% increase over the Vydate-treatment further testifying to improved
grade of crop.
Figure 4: Average gross return ($/acre) per treatment. a. Statistical
differences are inclusive.
Figure 5: Average content of beta carotene content per treatment
(IU/100 g). a,b. Statistical differences are inclusive.
Discussion
The overall results indicated that biofield treated crops had
improved overall immunity as compared to untreated crops, whereas
the yield and quality of crop was numerically greater than both
untreated crops as well as Vydate-treated crops. Although plant
growth in terms of shoot length was not improved by the biofield
treatment, the treatment was effective in its targets as an alternative to
the chemical treatment, at the same time providing higher marketable
yields of crop and gross return per acre besides better quality and
higher vitamin A content. The shoot lengths in the plots which are
treated with Vydate was significantly higher, however it was not
directly proportional to the yield since biofield treatment produced
more yields. It seems that Vydate treatment caused more vegetative
growth on top of the soil but biofield treatment enhanced root growth
which eventually produced more yields. In recent years demand of
beta carotene has been increasing steadily because of its possible roles
in the treatment of human diseases [9]. In current studies effect of
biofield treatment found significantly positive on Vitamin A content
in carrots. The results indicated the ability of Daucus carota to respond
to biofield treatment with improvement in yield, quality (vitamin A)
and nematode control.
Citation: Shinde VD, Trivedi MK, Patil S (2015) Impact of Biofield Treatment on Yield, Quality and Control of Nematode in Carrots. J Horticulture
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4. These results are consistent with studies already reported with other
crops achieved through Biofield treatment, making it necessary that it
is further investigated by science to determine the full scope and study
the underlying mechanisms.
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