Purpose: The effect of the aqueous extract of Ziziphus mauritiana leaf on hepatic lipid peroxidation, reduced glutathione and total antioxidant status was studied in chronic alcohol-induced liver damage. Method: Alcohol-induced liver toxicity was created by oral administration of 40% alcohol solution (v/v, 1ml/100g) to rats for 6 weeks. Other groups of rats were pretreated with 200 and 400 mg/k...

Effects of chitosan coating with cinnamon oil on the physiological attributes and preservation quality of China jujube fruits during storage at 4°C for 60 days were investigated. Results indicated that weight loss and decay of jujube fruits were significantly reduced by chitosan-oil coating during the period of 60-day storage, which also exhibited a quite beneficial effect on maintaining the se...

Fungi are important soil components as both decomposers and plant symbionts and play a major role in ecological and biogeochemical processes. However, little is known about the richness and structure of fungal communities. DNA sequencing technologies allow for the direct estimation of microbial community diversity, avoiding culture-based biases. We therefore used 454 pyrosequencing to investiga...

BACKGROUND Jujube extract is commonly used as a food additive and flavoring. The unique jujube aroma and the mild sweet aroma of the extract are critical factors that determine product quality and affect consumer acceptability. The aroma changes with changes in the extraction condition, which is typically dependent on the characteristics of volatile oils in the extract. Despite their importance...

The recent study of botanical macro-remains from the Late Sasanian and Early Islamic (5th to 8th century) fort Fulayj (Batinah, Sultanate Oman) provides a unique opportunity discuss food fuel acquisition strategies in an arid environment document periods that are little known archaeobotanical perspective Eastern Arabia. Seed assemblages include first well-identified directly radiocarbon dated e...

Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) is an economically important fruit tree with outstanding adaptability to marginal lands and a broad range of climate conditions. There are over 800 cultivars, mostly landraces from China. However, high rate mislabeling in germplasm restricts the sharing information materials among researchers hampers use breeding. In present study, we developed large panel...

Water shortage is the main bottleneck restricting sustainable development of rain-fed jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) orchards in loess hilly region China. Given effect mulching on soil moisture conservation, straw (SM) and branch (BM) were applied to a orchard this study. Soil dynamics, water storage, consumption, attenuation after typical rainfall under SM, BM, clean tillage (CT) studied. The ...

Abstract A previous study on the feeding habits of Moorish tortoises in west-central Morocco suggests that these animals are selective herbivores, but nutritional consequences have not been examined. Because potassium excretion load, which requires water and/or nitrogen loss, we predicted do salt glands. prefer plants rich and protein low (PEP index). To this end, studied spring diet adult an a...