the genus onobrychis is an important forage crop consisting of approximately 130 annual and perennial species. in this study, 13 populations of five onobrychis species were analyzed. the basic chromosome number varied from x=7 to x=8. according to stebbins’ classification, populations such as o. aucheri subsp. psammophila, o. crista-galli (1) and o. crista-galli (2) were classified in symmetric...

Reseda is an understudied genus regarding germination ecology. We studied the response of eight perennial species to fire related cues by performing a experiment including two aqueous smoke treatments (at 1:5 and 1:20 concentrations), one heat shock (100 °C for 5 min.) treatment, corresponding controls. Smoke slightly decreased percentage in R. aucheri ssp. rotundifolia minoica, reduction luteo...

Salvia L. has a wide variety of traditional usages as digestive, appetizer, carminative, antiseptic, stimulant, pain reliever, antipyretic, diuretic, antitussive and for bronchitis, asthma cold. Anatomical features are extremely important the taxonomy species, especially leaf stem represent many specific characteristics. The aim this study is to determine distinctive anatomical structures S. au...

background & aim:dorema   ammoniacum d. don. (ammoniac plant) belongs to   apiaceae family and dorema genus. it is one of the most important   endemic medicinal plants in its family which grows in the arid and semi-arid   areas in the regions of iran and some of the asian countries such as   turkmenistan, afghanistan, pakistan and india. this study was carried out   with aim of the extraction a...

the species of larinus spp. feed on developing achiness of flowerhead of plants in the family asteraceae and cause decrease in seed production of these plants. in this study, the life cycle parameters of the weevil larinus affinis fremuth on echinops aucheri boisswere studied in kerman under natural conditions during 2010 and 2011. this weevil overwintered as adults under ground litter. the fem...