Root knot nematode, Meloidogyne spp. causes severe yield losses in vegetable crops. Chitosan is one of the most abundant biopolymer available worldwide next to cellulose. It known have anti-nemic, anti-fungal and anti- bacterial properties. Application chitosan induces systemic resistance tomato plants against pathogens by increasing phenolic content antioxidant enzymes viz., Polyphenol oxidase...

this study was carried out to identify the efficacy of caparis spinosa root extract on promastigotes and amastigotes of leishmania major . caparis spinosa extracts were prepared. promastogotes of  l.major (1×10 6 parasites/ml)were incubated at 26 ºc for 24,48 and 72hours in fresh medium(nnn), in absence or presence of different concentrations (0.1,0.3,0.5,0.7,0.9 mg/ml) of caparis spinosa metha...

‘Caviano’ is a black bean cultivar recommended for Santa Catarina, being highly adaptable to the main grain-producing regions of state (mean grain yield 2315 kg ha-1). Compared previously released cultivars, Caviano has larger root system and desirable characteristics mechanical harvesting.

BACKGROUND Despite the widespread use of roots of Cassia sieberiana in managing several health conditions including gastric ulcer disease, there is little scientific data to support the rational phytotherapeutics as an anti-ulcer agent. This paper reports an evaluation of the in vivo anti-oxidant properties of an aqueous root bark extract of C. sieberiana in experimental gastric ulcer rats in a...

Introduction: In our modern era, life style of human being changes and updates every day that may affect their health status. There is an incredible expectation that natural origin drugs lack undesirable effects not like synthetic drugs, though have the same potency and efficacy. No scientific data is available about the antianxiety properties of Delphinium denudatum root and Amaranthus spinosu...