Considering the tremendous antimicrobial and antifungal potential of medicinally important plants, four important plants used in Indian folklore medicine were chosen to screen their antifungal activity. Leaf extracts of the plants viz. Solanum torvum, Adhatoda vasica, Terminalia chebula and Asparagus racemosus were prepared in organic solvents namely methanol, ethanol and methanol-ethanol (1:1)...

• Cover crops do not alleviate compaction in asparagus interrows. Straw mulch combination with shallow soil disturbance reduces compaction. Zero-tillage did increase asparagus. Field operations associated UK production (re-ridging and intensive foot vehicular trafficking of the wheelings) can result severe deep-seated interrows, impacting on crop health productivity. In this project, we investi...

Asparagus harvesting presents unique challenges, due to the variability in spear growth, which makes large-scale automated difficult. This paper describes development of an asparagus robot system. The system consists a delta mounted on mobile track-based platform. It employs real-time detection algorithm and sensory determine optimal points. Low-level control high-level are separated control. p...

Garden asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis  L.) is a kind of nutritious and healthy vegetable with important economic value in the world. China has become largest production country garden But seeds mainly depend on import, so we need to innovate breeding system improve international competitiveness domestic varieties. Genetic analysis demonstrated that genetic variation was low its heterosi...

Lead (Pb) in the urban environment can have a negative effect on human health, especially children’s health. Reducing elevated Pb exposure home landscape is essential. The purpose of this study was to determine which ornamental groundcover plants uptake from contaminated soil. Plants for both shade and sun were selected. [Brake fern (Pteris vittata), Asian Jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum), “...