The effects of different concentrations of Zinc oxide nano particles (ZnONP; 0, 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100 mg L-1) and Humic acid (HA; 0, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 mg L-1) on root length and number, leaf length and number, bulb diameter, and chlorophyll, total phenol, anthocyanin and flavonoid contents were examined under in vitro conditions. Total phenol, flavonoid and anthocyanin contents were signif...

This study aimed to investigate the effect of different concentrations (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2%) clove powder on physicochemical, nutritional, sensorial quality storage stability cookies. The results showed significantly (P ? .05) increases in peak viscosity, breakdown, final setback, hardness, cohesiveness, springiness, adhesiveness, chewiness, water holding capacity, oil reduction pasting temp...

1Department of Microbiology; 2Department of Environmental Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran (Correspondence to A. Tavakoli: [email protected]). Received: 05/10/03; accepted: 22/03/04 ABSTRACT To investigate the inactivation of potential pathogens, we evaluated survival rates for Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Aeromonas hydrophila and Sa...

The gerbera market would benefit from an efficient and simple protocol for high rate regeneration for propagation and genetic engineering. With these objectives, this investigation was done on shoot regeneration via direct organogenesis from leafy petiole explants of Gerbera jamesonii ‘Royal Soft Pink’. Murashige and Skoog (1962) (MS) medium was supplemented with 0.1 mg L-1 indole-3-acetic acid...

To determine the renoprotective effects of a calcium antagonist (felodipine) and an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor (enalapril), alone or in combination, 10 groups of 19-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) (with or without N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester [L-NAME]) were studied using renal micropuncture techniques. Group 1 (control), group 2 (felodipine, 30 mg x kg(-1...

Organic compounds including seaweed extract were applied in organic production system and sustainable agriculture. One of these compounds is humic acid that was used widely in research and commercial programs. Humic acid is an organic acid obtained from humus and other natural resources with hormonal effects and improving nutrient absorption, increasing root and shoot biomass. In order to inves...