In this study Artemisia amygdalina a critically endangered medicinal plant endemic to Kashmir Himalayas was grown under in vitro conditions. ISSR markers were used to study the somaclonal variation at the genetic level. Two ISSR-primers (CAC)3 GC and (ACTG)5 were used, two additional DNA bands (0.15kb and 0.2kb) were observed respectively in tissue cultured Artemisia amygdalina. Direct regenera...

Small mammal communities living in sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) may be sensitive to habitat isolation and invasion by exotic grass species. Yet there have been no spatially explicit models to improve our understanding of landscape-scale factors determining small mammal occurrence or abundance. We live-trapped small mammals at 186 locations in the Wyoming Basin Ecoregional Assessment area to devel...

[This corrects the article on p. 626 in vol. 5, PMID: 25505453.].

A 29-year-old female, an aesthetician, developed occupational allergic contact dermatitis caused by extracts of crude drugs. The results of 48-hour closed patch testing showed positive reactions to the moisturizing cream and oil that she used in her work. This cream and oil included Scutellraria Baicalensis, mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), and Artemisia capillaris,Gardenia. The results of patch t...

The article presents the results of primary introduction experience rare species Fabaceae family flora Republic Bashkortostan (the RB), included in Red Data Book Russian Federation (2008). study these was carried out Botanical Garden Ufa. Under cultivation conditions, 5 were tested: еndemic Middle and Southern Urals Astragalus clerceanus Iljin et Krasch., Hedysarum grandiflorum Pall., Volga-Sou...