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Tamarind is one of the most important multipurpose trees grown in farm land, backyards, bund and avenues. The acidic pulp is digestive, astringent, laxative, refrigerant antiseptic and uses as main ingredient for many south Indian food preparations. Grafting is an important tool for propagation and conservation of tree genetic resources without altering genetic makeup of the species. This investigation aimed to study the effects of grafting season on the success and survivability of different Tamarind clones. Cleft grafting experiments were laid out in Completely Randomized Block Design with four replications in GTI Propagation Complex, IFGTB, Coimbatore. The Experiment comprises of 12 grafting time viz., 15 th every month from January 2019 to December 2019. Significant variations on the number of days for bud breaking, number of sprouts, number of leaves per grafts, and final survival percentage were observed on the season of grafting. The minimum number of day for bud breaking (9.25 days) was observed in the 15 th April followed by 30 th April (9.78 days)s while the maximum days for bud breaking (17.47 days) was recorded in 15 th October grafted plants. Grafting carried out on 15 th April was showed high performance in number of sprouts ( 8), ant height (62 cm) number of leaves per grafts (66.6) and final survival percentage (85% ) whereas lowest values (35%) were recorded on 15 th October . It is concluded that the best season for clef grafting of Tamarind for deploying large scale multiplication is April to May.

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Introduction: Body image satisfaction (BIS) may have an effect on body weight, which in turn contributes to healthier lifestyle practices. The present study aimed to measure the BMI of students, and to relate this to the students’ own perceptions of their body image and assessing body image satisfaction using the Stunkard figure rating scale. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out on 200 students selected by stratified random sampling technique. Variables that were used in the current study are perception of self-body size, ideal body size, and body size satisfaction. The assessment was carried out using the Stunkard figure rating scale. Results: Mean age of the students was 20.4 years. Mean BMI of the boys was 25.63 and of the girls was 25.09. There was a significant difference between perceived body size and body size as per BMI. Overall the girls had significantly more satisfaction with their body image as compared to boys. The body image satisfaction and BMI had positive correlation. Most of the time students thought they were thinner than they actually were, with obvious implications for health and health seeking behaviour. Conclusions: Correct perception of the body size may become the motivation to lose weight and contribute to high success rate in attaining it. A wholesome community approach is needed to change weight status perceptions and improve exercise and dietary behaviour