Soil properties and the ability to sustain agricultural production are seriously impaired by salinity. The cultivation of halophytes is seen as a solution cope with problem. In this framework, greenhouse pot experiment was set up assess salinity response in perennial C4 species Atriplex halimus, following three cultivars annual C3 hortensis: green, red, scarlet. four genotypes were grown for 35...

India is one of the richest floristic regions of the world and has been a source of plants and their products since antiquity and man uses them in different ways according to his needs, particularly as food or as medicine. Tecoma undulata is a popular medicinal plant has long been used in ayurvedic system of medicine. The plant has been found to exhibit diverse pharmacological activities. The p...

The cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae), is an important pest of stored cowpea, Vigna ungiculata (L.) Walpers (Fabales: Fabaceae), with ample distribution in tropical and subtropical regions. Many plant essential oils have a broad-spectrum activity against pest insects, and these oils traditionally have been used in the protection of stored products. In this study...

Background: Teucrium persicum, a well-known Iranian endemic plant, has been used to treat various diseases in traditional medicine. Objectives: This study aimed assess the antioxidant and cytotoxic effects of chloroform ethyl acetate extracts T. persicum on cancer cell lines. Methods: The total phenolic flavonoid contents, as well potential were assayed. GC-MS analysis was detect chemical const...

—Wind-pollinated dioecious plants often exhibit spatial segregation of the sexes. This partial niche separation has most often been explored using abiotic niche axes. However, if the sexes are truly separated in space, then they are apt to encounter different plant species that may heavily affect growth and reproduction. Also, to the extent that their niches differ, the sexes may respond differ...