Background: Acantholimon gilliati Turril(Plumbaginaceae) is used in variety of diseases including hepatic ailments in the west region of Iran. Aim of the study: To investigate the hepatoprotective effect of methanoilc extract (ME) of A. gilliati on formaldehyde (FA) induced liver injury in adult male mice.Materials and methods: Fifty six adult male mice were divided into 8 groups. In control gr...

one of the main components affecting the ecohydrology is interception or loss of rainfall by plant canopy. interception of reduced effective precipitation and dry areas to prevent soil moisture. low level of abstraction is considered as important factors in managing rangeland resources. in this study, the vegetative form, some broad-leaved plants and plant selection and method of abstraction in...

Dong Myong Kim1*, Ju Yeong Jung1, Hyung Kon Lee1, Yong Seong Kwon1, Yeon Mea Choi2, Hyo Kyu Lee3, Youn Hee Nam3 and Tong Ho Kang3 Author Affiliations 1R&D Center of KJM-Bio Ltd, 5F, 17, Saimdang-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06649, Korea 2KimJeongMoon Aloe 15, 3Department Oriental Medicine Biotechnology, College Life Sciences Graduate School Kyung University, Global Campus, Gyeonggi 17104, Received: Ja...

Based on the morphological study of specimens of rust fungi collected during 2002-2003, a contribution is made to the rust fungus flora of Hamedan province: Uromyces inaequialtus var. ecbatanensis is described as new taxon. Melampsora allii-fragilis and Uromyces acantholimonis var. zagrosica are new reports for Iran. New observations on already known species were made: the aecia of Melampsora e...

We surveyed the Trichoderma (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) biodiversity in agricultural fields in four major agricultural provinces of East China. Trichoderma strains were identified based on molecular approaches and morphological characteristics. In three sampled seasons (spring, summer and autumn), 2078 strains were isolated and identified to 17 known species: T. harzianum (429 isolates), T. asper...