fruit spoilage of pomegranate is one of the most important problems in postharvest stages and its exports. this decay is mainly due to the influence and spread of saprophytic or parasitic fungi into the pomegranate fruits. in this purpose effects of essential oil from medicinal plants include; caraway (carum carvi) and peppermint (mentha piperetta), and packaging (whit or no polyethylene bags) ...

background: aflatoxins are toxic fungal metabolites enable to contaminate a wide range of natural substrates. this contamination can be host-specific for different plant species. in this study, the ability of a toxigenic aspergillus parasiticus to produce various aflatoxins on major iranian cereals was evaluated with special focus on plant susceptibility to toxin production at cultivar level. m...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Essential oils may improve the utilization of nutrients by ruminal microorganisms. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of different doses of ajowan essential oils (AEO) on growth and fibrolytic activity of anaerobic fungi, and generic distribution of ciliated protozoa (in vitro). MATERIAL AND METHODS Different doses of AEO (0, 150, 300, 450 and 600 ppm) we...

Background: Aflatoxins are toxic fungal metabolites enable to contaminate a wide range of natural substrates. This contamination can be host-specific for different plant species. In this study, the ability of a toxigenic Aspergillus parasiticus to produce various aflatoxins on major Iranian cereals was evaluated with special focus on plant susceptibility to toxin production at cultivar level. M...

background quorum sensing is a microbial cell-to-cell communication process. quorum sensing bacteria produce and release extracellular messenger molecules called autoinducers. gram-positive and gram-negative, homoserine lactones, and oligopeptides are autoinducers used to communicate and regulate gene expression. objectives the goal of this study was to assess the impact of subinhibitory concen...

From the water-soluble portion of the methanol extract of the fruit of Carum ajowan (ajowan), which has been used as a spice and medicine, 25 compounds, including five new monoterpenoid glucosides, a new monoterpenoid, two new aromatic compound glucosides, and two new glucides, were obtained. Their structures were clarified by spectral investigation.

The effects of savory, caraway, and rose extracts and 8-HQS were studied on the vase life of Alstroemeria cut flowers. The plant extracts at three levels (10, 20, and 40 %), 8-HQS at three levels (100, 200, and 300 mg l-1), and control (distilled water) with 3 % sucrose were continuously applied on the basis of a Completely Randomized Design with three replications. It was f...