Effect of auxins and associated biochemical changes during clonal propagation of the biofuel plant—Jatropha curcas

S Kochhar, SP Singh, VK Kochhar - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2008 - Elsevier
Rooting and sprouting behaviour of stem cuttings of biofuel plant Jatropha curcas and their
performance under field conditions have been studied in relation to auxin application. …

Differential rooting and sprouting behaviour of two Jatropha species and associated physiological and biochemical changes

S Kochhar, VK Kochhar, SP Singh, RS Katiyar… - Current science, 2005 - JSTOR
Jatropha, a drought-resistant, photo-insensi-growth of plants and seed yield. The plants IAA-oxidase
activity is involved in trig tive1 perennial plant belonging to the family have profuse …

Expression of antioxidant enzymes and heat shock proteins in relation to combined stress of cadmium and heat in Vigna mungo seedlings

S Kochhar, VK Kochhar - Plant science, 2005 - Elsevier
We report the individual and combined effects of heat shock (HS) and cadmium on growth,
activities and isoenzyme patterns of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) and …

Arrested development in human hookworm infections: an adaptation to a seasonally unfavorable external environment

GA Schad, AB Chowdhury, CG Dean, VK Kochar… - Science, 1973 - science.org
Contrary to general belief, larvae of Ancylostoma duodenale do not always develop directly
to adulthood upon invasion of man. In West Bengal, India, arrested development appears to …

Changes in the pattern of isoperoxidases during maturation of grape berries cv Gulabi as affected by ethephon (2-chloroethyl) phosphonic acid

S Kochhar, VK Kochhar… - American Journal of …, 1979 - Am Soc Enol Viticulture
Peroxidase activity in Gulabi berries increased sharply beginning six weeks after anthesis.
The increase was greater with ethephon treatment as compared to the untreated control and …

An analysis of the action of light on betalain synthesis in the seedling of Amaranthus caudatus, var. viridis

VK Kochhar, S Kochhar, H Mohr - Planta, 1981 - Springer
Accumulation of betalain (amaranthin) in the seedling of Amaranthus caudatus, var. viridis, is
inducible by light. Since the apparent lag-phase of amaranthin accumulation after the onset …

Activation of nitrate reductase by calcium and calmodulin

PV Sane, N Kumar, M Baijal, KK Singh, VK Kochhar - Phytochemistry, 1987 - Elsevier
Nitrate reductase prepared from the leaves of Amranthus is activated by calcium and a small
M, protein factor prepared from spinach by the procedures used for calmodulin preparation. …

Isolation, chacterization and regulation of isoenzymes of aspartate kinase differentially sensitive to calmodulin from spinach leaves

S Kochhar, VK Kochhar, PV Sane - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 1986 - Elsevier
Two isofunctional forms of aspartate kinase, one sensitive to lysine (isoenzyme I) and the
other to threonine (isoenzyme II) have been isolated from spinach leaves by DEAE- and …

Identification and characterization of a super-stable Cu–Zn SOD from leaves of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)

S Kochhar, VK Kochhar - Planta, 2008 - Springer
We report a novel super stable superoxide dismutase (SOD) extracted from the leaves of
Curcuma longa L.—a post-harvest waste. The scavenging activity of this SOD remains intact …

[PDF][PDF] Biochemical basis of adventitious root formation on etiolated stem segments

KK Nanda, NC Bhattacharya, VK Kochhar - NZJ For. Sci, 1974 - scionresearch.com
Segments (2.5-cm-long) of Populus nigra L. obtained from etiolated axillary branches did
not root in water or auxin alone, but rooted in 0.5% ribose, glucose and sucrose and more …