introduction: in this study, the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil of ziziphora clinopodiodes and its potential application as a natural preservative in reducing the indigenous microbial population of hamburger were investigated. method: essential oil of ziziphora clinopodiodes cultivated in iran was obtained by hydro-distillation method (hdm). chemical compositio...

One of the most effective micronutrients on the quantity and quality of medicinal herbs is zinc (Zn). The present study aimed to assess the impact of the foliar application of various Zn sources (0.2% w/v) including Zn chelated by amino acid (ZnAAC), Zn-sulfate and Zn-EDTA on qualitative and quantitative features of Lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora L.). In two harvests, the field experiment was...

Background & Aim: Matricaria aure is one of medicinal plants belonging to Asteraceae family. They naturally grow in some regions of the country and have different medical properties and various applications in medicine production and traditional medications. Ecological conditions have a significant impact on growth, performance, and quality of medical plants. The aim of this research i...

Background & Aim: Matricaria aure is one of medicinal plants belonging to Asteraceae family. They naturally grow in some regions of the country and have different medical properties and various applications in medicine production and traditional medications. Ecological conditions have a significant impact on growth, performance, and quality of medical plants. The aim of this research i...

the main objective of this study was to determine the effects of biofertilizers on quantity and quality of essential oil of basil essential oil content, geranial, caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide and methyl chavicol in essential oil. the experiment was carried out as randomized complete blocks design with eight treatments and three replications at research field of agriculture company of ran ...

[1] Chlorophyll-a concentration derived from satellite ocean color sensor are compared with coincident wind speed difference between microwave scatterometer QuikSCAT product and reanalysis product from the National Center for Environmental Prediction over global oceans. The objective is to explore if a natural surface film, which originates in biological productivity, causes the underestimation...

the aim of our work was to compare cytotoxic and membrane-damaging effects of o. majorana l. essential oil and linalool on hep g2 and to investigate their possible protective (antioxidant) effects against h2o2 induced membrane damage. the oils were investigated by gc and gc-ms and antioxidant activity was evaluated by dpph and -carotene–linoleic acid assays. assessment of cell viability was ma...

the essential oils of peucedanum ruthenicum m. bieb. (umbelliferae) leaves, flowers and fruits were prepared by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gc and gc-ms and the composition of the three essential oils were compared. thirty-three, thirty-seven and thirty-one compounds were identified in leaves, flowers and fruits essential oils representing 89.13%, 88.66% and 76.45% of total oils respectiv...

the impact and cost of synthetic fertilizers as well as their associated risks on the environmental safety was becoming unaffordable. to alleviate these problems, integrating this synthetic fertilizers with easily available and an environment friendly compound like bio-char is of very high significance towards meeting our goal of increasing agricultural production and ensuring food security. th...

objective: vanillosmopsis arborea baker (asteraceae) has high economic value from chapada to araripe and its bark essential oil is a potential source of alpha-bisabolol. the present study aimed to elucidate the antinociceptive and antipruritic properties of the essential oil of v. arborea baker (eova) in mice. materials and methods: the antinociceptive activity was assessed using the capsaicin,...