Finger millet, an orphan crop, possesses immense potential in mitigating climate change and could offer threefold security in terms of food, fodder, and nutrition. It is mostly cultivated as a subsistence crop in the marginal areas of plains and hills. Considering the changes in climate inclusive of recurrent weather vagaries witnessed every year, it is crucial to select stable, high-yielding, area-specific, finger millet cultivars. Sixty finger millet varieties released across the country were evaluated over six consecutive rainy seasons from 2011 to 2016 at the Agricultural Research Station, Vizianagaram. The genotype × environment interaction (GEI) was found to be significant in the combined ANOVA. Furthermore, the Additive Main effects and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI) analysis asserted that genotypes and the GEI effects accounted for approximately 89% of the total variation. Strong positive associations were observed in an estimated set of eleven stability parameters which were chosen to identify stable genotypes. Furthermore, Non-parametric and Parametric Simultaneous Selection indices (NP-SSI and P-SSI) were calculated utilizing AMMI-based stability parameter (ASTAB), modified AMMI stability value (MASV), and Modified AMMI Stability Index (MASI) to identify stable high yielders. Both methods had inherent difficulties in ranking genotypes for SSI. To overcome this, the initial culling [i.e., SSI with culling strategy (C-SSI)] of genotypes was introduced for stability. In the C-SSI method, the top ten genotypes were above-average yielders, while those with below-average yield were observed in NP-SSI and P-SSI methods. Similarly, the estimation of best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP)-based simultaneous selections, such as harmonic mean of genotypic values (HMGV), relative performance of genotypic values (RPGV), and harmonic mean of relative performance of genotypic values (HMRPGV), revealed that none of the top ten entries had below-average yield. The study has proven that C-SSI and BLUP-based methods were equally worthy in the selection of high-yielding genotypes with stable performance. However, the C-SSI approach could be the best method to ensure that genotypes with a considerable amount of stability are selected. The multi-year trial SSI revealed that entries Indaf-9, Sri Chaitanya, PR-202, and A-404; and VL324 and VL146 were ascertained to be the most stable high-yielding genotypes among medium-to-late and early maturity groups, respectively.

IntrOductIOnCoronary sinus (CS) and great cardiac vein (GCV) are increasingly being used as a conduit for venous catheterisation for performing various cardiac interventions. These include measurement of energy substrate (glucose and fatty acids) concentrations in CS blood [1] and CS temperature, during retrograde cardioplegia [2]. The coronary venous system is also used for left ventricular or biventricular pacing in patients with severe heart failure The procedure might however become complicated due to obstruction offered by anatomical causes namely, the valve of CS (Thebesian valve) [7], the acute bend of the GCV and valve of Vieussen's [8]. A displaced CS catheter might lead to various cardiac complications like haemopericardium, myocardial damage and haematoma in the right ventricle [9]. Use of imaging modalities and knowledge of potential variations of the cardiac venous system would allow for anticipation of impediments during interventional procedures [10]. AImThe aim of the present study was to expound the anatomical considerations of coronary venous catheterization and to elucidate the potential causes of obstruction and the complications of the procedure.

Aluminium phosphide (AlP) is a cheap solid fumigant and a highly toxic pesticide which is commonly used for grain preservation. AlP has currently aroused interest with a rising number of cases in the past four decades due to increased use for agricultural and non-agricultural purposes. Its easy availability in the markets has increased also its misuse for committing suicide. Phosphine inhibits cellular oxygen utilization and can induce lipid peroxidation. Poisoning with AlP has often occurred in attempts to commit suicide, and that more often in adults than in teenagers. This is a case of suicidal consumption of aluminium phosphide by a 32-year-old young medical anesthetist. Toxicological analyses detected aluminium phosphide. We believe that free access of celphos tablets in grain markets should be prohibited by law.

A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh during rainy seasons of 2015 and 2016 to find out the best chemical weed management practices in maize (Zea mays L.). Twelve treatments were tested in randomized block design with three replications. Treatments consisted of pre-emergence (PE) and post-emergence (PoE) herbicides applications along with weed free check and weedy check. Experimental results indicated that PoE of tank mix formulation of tembotrione 50 g/ha + atrazine 0.5 kg/ha at 15-20 days after seeding (DAS) has recorded highest weed control efficiency (93.6 and 96.9%, respectively during 2015 and 2016) followed by hand weeding twice at 20 and 40 DAS (90.1 and 95.6%, respectively). Grain yield was significantly higher (9.79 t/ha and 8.70 t/ha, respectively) with hand weeding twice at 20 and 40 DAS, and it was closely followed by PoE of tembotrione 50 g/ha + atrazine 0.5 kg/ha (9.65 t/ha and 8.61 t/ha respectively). Net monetary returns (1 04357 and ` 97985, respectively) and B:C ratio (2.94 and 3.14, respectively) were also significantly high with PoE application of tembotrione 50 g/ha + atrazine 0.5 kg/ha.

A field experiment was carried out at Agricultural Research Station, Vizianagaram, during Kharif, 2016 under rainfed conditions to know the fertilizer responsiveness of promising finger millet varieties to graded doses of NPK fertilizers. Twenty treatment combinations were tested in split- plot design with three replications. Experimental results revealed that with 125% RDF grain yield increase was 10%, 27% and 48% higher than 100% RDF, 75% RDF and 50% RDF respectively. Among the finger millet genotypes, grain yield of VL-379(2037 kg/ha) and VL-352(1989 kg/ha) was significantly high and was at par with national check variety VR-708(1959 kg/ha). Both the test varieties (VL-379 and VL-352) were far superior to local check variety in terms of growth and yield characteristics. Higher net monetary returns and B:C ratio were obtained with VL-379, followed by VR-708 and VL-352 at 125% RDF.

The determination of age remains as an important tool towards establishment of identity of an individual. The Iscan's phase method for the estimation of adult age at death from the sternal extremity of the fourth rib was introduced in 1983. Over the years, numerous tests have confirmed the reliability of this technique on varied samples. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to apply rib phase standards to an Indian sample to test if the progression of morphological changes follow the same age sequence. This study introduces the sternal end of the rib as a site for age estimation by direct observation. The sample consisted of 101 male ribs of verified age, sex, and race. The ribs were assigned to one of nine phases (0 through 8) based on changes noted at the costochondral junction. These included the formation of a pit, its depth and shape, configuration of the walls and rim surrounding it, and the overall texture and quality of the bone. It was revealed that the mean ages per phase were nearly identical in both Indians and American whites.

Metamorphosis at the sternal extremity of the rib has already been established as a reliable indicator of age at death by Iscan's phase method introduced in 1985. The purpose of this paper is to apply rib phase standards to an Indian sample to test if the progression of morphological changes follows the same age sequence. The rib sample shows that an accurate estimation of age can be made by direct examination of the bone itself. The sample consisted of 63 ribs of known age, sex, and race. The ribs were assigned to one of nine phases (0 through 8) based on changes noted at the costochondral junction. These included the formation of a pit, its depth and shape, configuration of the walls and rim surrounding it, and the overall texture and quality of the bone. Statistical analysis revealed that the features chosen to delineate the phases are valid predictors of age. This study has shown that the sternal rib can provide an accurate estimation of age in females spanning a mean age of 14 to 85 years. IntroductionAt present, age determination by metamorphosis of the sternal end of fourth rib is considered one of the most reliable sites for the assessment of age at death in the adult skeleton 1 . Although earlier research noted generalized age changes radiologically 2 , and in several cases by direct observation of the bony rib 3,4 , these works did not lead to the development of a systematic age assessment method. Iscan's rib phase method has shown the sternal end of a IV rib is a reliable indicator of age at death in the adult skeleton 5,6 . These authors found that the sternal end of the rib shows age-related metamorphosis throughout life and they described these morphological changes under nine phases based on a sample documented for age, sex and race. Following publication of sex-specific rib phase standards, Iscan and associates 5-8 tested the effectiveness of this method and found little inter-observer error and consistent reliability to within one phase of actual age. In the next decade, many others conducted tests of the rib phase and, again, their results confirmed the accuracy of this technique 9-16 . In 1987, Iscan and colleagues reported significant differences in the aging process of the ribs in whites and blacks 17 . Interestingly, the morphology of the phases is easily recognizable over time from the people of today back through historic cemetery samples, and even Neanderthals, as well as in diverse geographic regions 11,[13][14][15]18,19 .

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