Air pollution is a global environmental issue, and there an urgent need for sustainable remediation techniques. Thus, phytoremediation has become popular approach to air remediation. This paper reviewed 28 eco-friendly indigenous plants based on both the tolerance index (APTI) anticipated performance (API), using level indices evaluate potential of most plant species control. The estimated APTI...

The conversion of forest to agriculture across the world's tropics, and the limited space for protected areas, has increased the need to identify effective conservation strategies in human-modified landscapes. Isolated trees are believed to conserve elements of ecological structure, providing micro-sites for conservation in matrix landscapes, and facilitating seed dispersal and forest restorati...

Walkerella is an Old World genus of non-pollinating fig wasps in the subfamily Otitesellinae (Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae). It is the most widely distributed genus of the subfamily, though there has been only six known world species. This paper describes two new species associated with the host Ficus subsection Conosycea of section Urostigma, subgenus Urostigma in Xishuangbanna, China. The two n...

Ficus bengalensis Linn is a large evergreen tree found throughout India. It is commonly called Banyan tree. This tree is considered to be sacred in some places. It is used in traditional system of medicine like ayurveda, siddha, unani and homoeopathy. The active compounds isolated from this plant are considered to be very effective in various treatments such as dysentery, diarrhoea, diabetes, l...

Microsatellite markers were transferred and characterized for two Neotropical fig tree species, Ficus citrifolia and Ficus eximia. Our study demonstrated that microsatellite markers developed from different subgenera of Ficus can be transferred to related species. In the present case, 12 of the 15 primer pairs tested (80%) were successfully transferred to both of the above species. Eleven loci ...

The ethanolic extract of Ficus recemosa was evaluated for its anti-ulcer activity against pyloric ligation, aspirin and ethanol induced gastric ulcer in rats. The fruits extract and standard (Ranitidine, orally at a dose of 50mg/kg body weight) was administered orally at the dose of 100,200,400mg/kg body weight. It was found that Ficus recemosa fruits extract showed a dose dependent reduction i...

Hispidacine, an 8,4'-oxyneolignan featuring incorporation of an unusual 2-hydroxyethylamine moiety at C-7, and hispiloscine, a phenanthroindolizidine alkaloid, were isolated from the stem-bark and leaves of the Malaysian Ficus hispida Linn. Their structures were established by spectroscopic analysis. Hispidacine induced a moderate vasorelaxant activity in rat isolated aorta, while hispiloscine ...