Preliminary observations on the ethnobotany of the genusCoix

Jain, S. K.; Banerjee, Deb Kumar

doi:10.1007/bf02861377

Cited by 35 publications

(16 citation statements)

References 2 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The most important value of Job's tears lies in its ornamental utility (Jain and Banerjee, 1974). When ripe, the involucres are uniform, hard, in the shape of a tear drop, and with a porcelain-like surface.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A consideration of the involucre remains of Coix lacryma-jobi L. (Poaceae) in the Sampula Cemetery (2000 years BP), Xinjiang, China

Jiang

Wang²,

Xiao³

et al. 2008

Journal of Archaeological Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A consideration of the involucre remains of Coix lacryma-jobi L. (Poaceae) in the Sampula Cemetery (2000 years BP), Xinjiang, China

Jiang

Wang²,

Xiao³

et al. 2008

Journal of Archaeological Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…This sure co-lateral damage in turn involves loss of building content in form of equipments, utilities and human life 1 .…”

Section: Seismic Response Control Systems For Structuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…have exposed the lateral weakness of structures to catastrophic effect 1 . The problem has been complicated manifold by the fast growth of population and urbanisation causing severe pressure on land occupancy, resulting in slimmer and taller structures with minimal footprint area.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seismic Response Control Systems for Structures

Kishore¹,

Reddy²,

Ramanujam³

et al. 2009

DSJ

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Structures constructed in developing world are typically RC frames with masonry infill. These structures have little resistance for lateral loads caused by earthquake and wind. Even for adequately designed structures also, due to permissible deformation beyond elastic limits, failure of masonry causes severe loss of life and property. In the case of structures designed to sustain excessive deformation such as of defence establishments, functioning and serviceability of machines and equipment installed therein are adversely affected. This co-lateral damage may be reduced by adopting another design philosophy of structure response control. In this methodology, a supplementary damping device is incorporated in the primary structure, which absorbs most of the seismic energy imparted to it, restricting the structural response within serviceable limits. These devices may be passive, active, semi-active or hybrid types. Other than passive all options are technology-intensive and dependent on external energy source, not a favourable proposition for developing nations. Among all the passive devices, tuned liquid dampers (TLDs) promise to be most suitable. Here, existing overhead water tanks (OHWT) may be used as TLD with slight adjustment and modification. This method will be able to control the structural response without putting any extra load on the existing or newly-designed buildings. This paper reviews various types of dampers and discusses evolution of tuned liquid dampers. A method has also been proposed for incorporating TLDs in existing and new structures. This methodology may be very useful for structures of defence establishment which are scattered and remotely placed by location, housing important equipments sensitive to vibrations, as it is free from external power dependence and regular maintenance.

show abstract

“…The utricles are used for decoration, medicine, as food, as flour or for the production of beer and ornaments. The leaves are also used as fodder and for thatching by tribal people ( Jain and Benerjee, 1974).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative Foliar Epidermal Studies in Coix lacryma-jobi L. andCoix aquatica Roxb. (Poaceae)

2009

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

As micromorphological knowledge was not available for Coix aquatica Roxb., the foliar epidermal studies were carried out for Coix lacryma-jobi L. and Coix aquatica Roxb. with the aim of determining the patterns of variation in their epidermal characteristics and assessing their value in species identification. Comparative foliar analysis was carried out by using light microscopy, after following routine scraping method. The characters of diagnostic importance in the identification of C. aquatica are the sparsely distributed prickle hairs with long pointed apex in the abaxial epidermis and dumbbell shaped silica cells in both the epidermises. The diagnostic characters for C. lacryma-jobi are the cross shaped silica cells and dumbbell shaped on the abaxial and adaxial epidermis respectively. The observed differences in certain micromorphological characters helps in identification of presently studied two species of Coix.

show abstract

Preliminary observations on the ethnobotany of the genusCoix

Cited by 35 publications

References 2 publications

A consideration of the involucre remains of Coix lacryma-jobi L. (Poaceae) in the Sampula Cemetery (2000 years BP), Xinjiang, China

A consideration of the involucre remains of Coix lacryma-jobi L. (Poaceae) in the Sampula Cemetery (2000 years BP), Xinjiang, China

Seismic Response Control Systems for Structures

Comparative Foliar Epidermal Studies in Coix lacryma-jobi L. andCoix aquatica Roxb. (Poaceae)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About