https://journals.asianresassoc.org/index.php/bsr <p><strong>Bulletin of Scientific Research (E-ISSN 2582-4678)</strong> is a Biannual open access interdisciplinary journal, publishing experimental and theoretical research papers, letters, reports, review papers and short communications in all aspects of all fields of agricultural and biological sciences (Including biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, molecular biology, biophysics, and biochemistry, biotechnology and plant science). Moreover, articles related to chemical sciences and physical sciences will also be considered. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in the above-mentioned areas.</p> Asian Research Association en-US Bulletin of Scientific Research 2582-4678 https://journals.asianresassoc.org/index.php/bsr/article/view/2030 <p>Tamil Nadu reflects the rich heritage of Hindu temples and historical sites with a long legacy. People worship and revere trees in every temple with most devotion.&nbsp; The Reverence to the trees in temples is practiced across the world and is well established from pre-historic periods in India (Bharat). Sthala-vriksha (Sacred Tree) is the tree which is significant and unique in most of the temples in India. In the present study, ethnomedicinal survey of sacred trees was carried out in the Theni District of Tamil Nadu with the support of a standardized questionnaire. No detailed study has been conducted on sacred tree practices and its role in Theni district. Therefore, Ethnomedicinal uses and other related information about sacred trees occurring in the 18 temples of Theni district have been documented in the present study in the year 2023. The result has revealed the occurrence of 13 plant species in the 18 temples. Most of the temples are maintained by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment department of Tamil Nadu Government while very few are maintained by local villagers. <em>Aegle marmelos</em> (L.) was the most frequently recorded sacred tree (n=5) in the present study. Species were accurately identified and authenticated, and specimens were preserved for further use. The study suggests certain recommendations for protecting the sacred trees maintained in the temples.</p> Santhoshkumar Muthu Sivasankar Murugesh Aravindhan Veerasamy Copyright (c) 2024 Santhoshkumar Muthu, Sivasankar Murugesh, Aravindhan Veerasamy https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-03-18 2024-03-18 1 9 10.54392/bsr2411 https://journals.asianresassoc.org/index.php/bsr/article/view/2033 <p>The present study was undertaken in 2017 cropping season at the Screen House of Niger State College of Agriculture, Mokwa to investigate the effects of inoculating five cowpea cultivars: "Langbazo”, “Ezomilkigi”, “Ezobokun”, “Ezokapangi” and IT07K-277-2 with Cowpea mottle virus [CPMoV], genus Carmovirus on their growth performances. The trial was laid out in Complete Randomised Design [CRD] with five treatments and an uninoculated control and set up in three replicates. Results show that growth parameters of the buffer inoculated control plants were significantly higher than those of the virus inoculated. The average values of plant height and number of leaves produced by cowpea cultivars Langbazo and IT07K-277-2 were significant compared to the other treatments. The resistant traits from Langbazo and IT07K-277-2 can be incorporated with high yielding genotypes to develop CMoV resistant varieties. Further studies are needed to screen the cultivars on their defense abilities for use in hybridisation studies.</p> Paiko A.S Bello L.Y Wada A.C Aliyu A Abdullah A.A Kasim A Copyright (c) 2024 Paiko A.S, Bello L.Y, Wada A.C, Aliyu A, Abdullah A.A, Kasim A https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-03-23 2024-03-23 10 17 10.54392/bsr2412