Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used in commercial products, and there are growing concerns about their impact on the environment. Information about the molecular interaction of AgNPs with plants is lacking. To increase our understanding of the mechanisms involved in plant responses to AgNPs and to differentiate between particle specific and ionic silver effects we determined the morpho...

Eruca sativa known as Taramira (family Brassicaceae), is a minor oil crop and medicinal plant in various parts of Middle East and IndoPak subcontinent. Since long it has been used in traditional medicines as remedies for different diseases [1]. Therefore phytochemical composition and respective biological activities are important to understand the therapeutic potential of medicinal herbs. Among...

Background: Herbal plants often contain active pharmacological compounds they are commonly used for the treatment and prevention of different diseases. Objectives The present study was aimed to identify the effects of different concentrationsof Erucasativa extraction (ESE) on human sperm motility for infertile male in vitro. Methods: Thirty five semen samples were obtained from men (mean age 27...

Breeding at both interspecific and intergeneric levels is an effective method for expanding genetic variation of cruciferous crops; however, few commercially accepted varieties have been released because difficulties in generating fertile progenies. We employed backcross strategy to introduce Eruca vesicaria-specific characteristics into Brassica rapa successfully obtained four BC1F1 lines that...