CONTENTS

PLANTS AND MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
1. Botanical Tour to D' Ering WLS, Arunachal Pradesh.
2. Aeromycoflora Over Rice Field in Moreh- A Border Town of Manipur and Myanmar (Burma).
3. Density of Periphyton in the High Altitude Flooded Riec Fields in Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh.
4. Phytogeographical Affinities and Endemism of Locally Utilized Tree Species of Papumpare, Arunachal Pradesh.
5. Diversity of Diatoms in and Around Dibrugarh Town.
6. Diversity and Conservation Status of Tree Species in Baksa District, Assam.
7. Orchid Diversity of Chhattisgarh Hills, Korba District (chhattisgarh), India.

SYSTEMATICS OF FLOWERING PLANTS
8. Taxonomic Study of Brucea mollis wall. ex kurz- A RET Medicinal Plant of NE India.
9. Forial Micromorphological Characters of Certain Species of Senna Mill., With Emphasis on Taxonomy.
10. Taxonomic Investigation on Peliosanthes Violacea complex (Asparagaceae) in North East India.
11. Taxonomy, Diversity and Distribution of Clerodendrum L. in Assam.
12. Morpho-Taxonomic and Foliar Epidermal Studies of the Genus Paspalum L. (Poaceae) in Barak Valley.
13. Morphological Variations of Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites distributed in Assam, India.

ETHNOBOTANY AND TRADITIONAL WISDOM
14. Medicinal Plant Used Against Malaria: A Case Study Among Adi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh.
15. Impact of Culture, Food and Biodiversity in Crop EVolution - A Case Study of Three Major Ethnic Communities of Assam.

WETLAND AND AQUATIC
16. Comparative Study of Aquatic Plant Communities of Two Major Wetlands of Kamrup District of Assam, India.

BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROSPECTING
17. Protective Effect of Scoparia dulcis leaf Extract Against Free Fatty Acid Induced Oxidative Stress in Skeletal Muscle Cells.
18. MIcropropagation of Tinospora cordifolia (Wild.) Hook. f. & Thomson: A High Yielding Platform for Sustainable Production of Metabolites.
19. Cultivation of Homalomena aromatica (Roxb.) Schott, A High Value Medicinal and Aromatic Plant of Assam, India.
20. Analysis of Genetic Variability, Heritability and Genetic Advance of Yield Contributing Characters of Mutant Rice Strains (Oryza sativa L.).

CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND ECOLOGY
21. Comparative Assessment of Biomass Carbon Stock Potential in Two Different Plantation Systems in Barak Valley, North East India.
22. Plant Species Diversity and Community Analysis of Apricola Reserve Forest in Assam, N. E. India.
23. Species Composition and Community Characteristics of Primula Habitats in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalaya.
24. Impact of Disturbance on Ecosystem Stability: Implication for Indigenous Tree Species Management Along the Protected Reserve and Unprotected Village Forest in Tripura, Northeast India.
25. Status of Exotic Invasive Species in Gauhati University Campus.

REVIEW ARTICLES
26. Notes om Brucea mollis Wall. ex Kurz- Chemical Constituents and Biological Properties.
27. Prospects of Microbial Enzymes in Biotechnological Industry.
Includes List of Figures, List of Tables, List of Plates, List of Contributors & Index.