In the inland aquaculture systems, traditional aquaculture started shifting from the culture of piscine to non-piscine aquatic animals in Bangladesh. The present study was concerned with emerging culture systems of freshwater snail, (Viviparusviviparus) at the farmers level highlighting its potential to use in fish feed formulation....

The six varieties namely, BSH-2, IBON/97, BB-1, BB-2, KARAN-19 and KARAN-163 were treated with single stress at crown root initiation stage, single stress at heading stage, double stresses, one at crown root initiation and the other at heading stage with a control (without stress)....

Alternative medicines for diabetes; Diabetes is a serious metabolic disorder with micro- and macrovascular complications that result in significant morbidity and mortality. Statistical Projections for India suggest that the number of diabetics will rise from 15 million in 1995 to 57 million in the year 2025 (King et al., 1998)....

The diabetic population has reached the 100 million mark.Decreased physical activity, increasing obesity, stress, and changes in food consumption are responsible for the increasing prevalence in the past two decades. As the incidence continues to grow, diabetes is being projected to be the world\"\"s primary killer in the next 25 years....