BACKGROUND Considered only in terms of tolerance of, or sensitivity to, desiccation (which is an oversimplification), orthodox seeds are those which tolerate dehydration and are storable in this condition, while highly recalcitrant seeds are damaged by loss of only a small proportion of water and are unstorable for practical purposes. Between these extremes, however, there may be a gradation of...

aviecennia marina (avicenniaceae) is an endemic plant that widely distributed in the southern parts of iran. this plant has been used as treatment of rheumatism arthritis among the inhabitants of southern parts of iran. the avicennia marina hydroalcoholic extract was prepared and its protective efficacy was investigated using measurement of ankle diameter, total wbc and rbc count, esr, and pro-...