Flower-smut fungal infection has been widely observed in many plant species. As plants infected with flower-smut fungi exhibit visible changes floral morphology and flower sterility, researchers have intensively studied the effects of disease on sexual reproduction host plants. Although most are clonal perennials, remain unclear. Here, we investigated detrimental a perennial plant, Barnardia ja...

objectives insulin resistance has been considered as the most important component of type 2 diabetes mellitus (dm2). plants used in folk medicine to treat diabetes mellitus represent a viable alternative for the control of this disease. this study was aimed to examine the antidiabetic effects of three iranian medicinal plants i.e. urtica dioica, trigonella foenum-graecum and fumaria officinalis...

Background Vegetables play an important role in human nutrition. Nitrate content is a signifi-cant quality criterion to determine characteristic of vegetables. About 80% of nitrate intake in human is from vegetables and fruits. High dietary intake of nitrate is seen as an undesirable be-cause of its association with gastric cancer and infantile methemoglobinemia. Varzeghan, North¬western Iran i...