Background: Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) is valued for its high dietary protein content, degree of adaptability under extreme conditions, disease resistance and low input requirement cultivation. This species represented by several sub-species important varieties which are not well distinguishable their morphological characters. The objective present study was to determine the cultivar diffe...

The reaction of 1,4-diphenylbutadiyne along with diphenylacetylene, when carried out with η(5)-[MeOC(O)Cp]Co(PPh(3))(2) resulted in the cyclobutadiene linked dimeric cobalt sandwich compound {[η(5)-MeOC(O)Cp]Co(η(4)-C(4)Ph(3))}(2) (1) along with the known monomeric compound η(5)-[MeOC(O)Cp]Co(η(4)-C(4)Ph(4)). Compound 1, on treatment with KOH gave the dicarboxylic acid {η(5)-[HOC(O)Cp]Co(η(4)-C...

Four novel hydrogels based on chitosan were synthesized via a cross-linking reaction of chitosan with different concentrations of oxalyl bis 4-(2,5-dioxo-2H-pyrrol- 1(5H)-yl)benzamide. Their structures were confirmed by fourier transform infrared X-ray (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction. The antimicrobial activities of the hydrogels against two crop-threatening pat...