Biospectra (July 2012 spl. issue) Articles 1. Horticulture for food, nutrition, health care and livelihood security H.P. Singh 2. About potato, CPRI and CPRS, Patna B.P Singha & Manoj Kumara* 3. Blood cell variants, haeme physiology and pathobiology under parasitic stress Neelima Gupta 4. Empowering the fisher community through promotion of scientific Makhana cultivation in Antarathari block of Madhubani district in Bihar, India for livelihood security Suman Singha*& Janardan Jeeb 5. National agricultural research system in India and its role in scaling up water productivity Janardan Jeea