Host-specificity tests were conducted involving two provenances of D. tomentosus: one collected from C. imbricata in South Africa (henceforth called the imbricata provenance) and one collected from C. rosea in Mexico (henceforth called the rosea provenance). These provenances were reared on both C. imbricata and the target weed, Cff. On the target weed, the imbricata provenance survived poorly ...

Microscopic research of the whole and crushed Alcea rosea leaves on twenty microslides according to method described in State Pharmacopoeia Republic Belarus was carried out. out comparing with a closely related type medicinal plant, being officinal, Althaea officinalis. During microscopic anatomical diagnostic features allowing identify this plant or form were discovered studied. The main them ...

Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici causes take-all disease, the most important root disease of cereal plants. Cereal plants are able to form a symbiotic association with soil-borne arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi which can provide bioprotection against soil-borne fungal pathogens. However, the bioprotective effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi against soil-borne fungal pathogens might vary. In...

BACKGROUND Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is a pathogenic chicken coronavirus. Currently, vaccination against IBV is only partially protective; therefore, better preventions and treatments are needed. Plants produce antimicrobial secondary compounds, which may be a source for novel anti-viral drugs. Non-cytotoxic, crude ethanol extracts of Rhodiola rosea roots, Nigella sativa seeds, and Samb...

Up to now, there was no document on ornamental plants that had been applied to phytoremediation, which can remedy contaminated environment and beautify it at the same time. Thus, the growth responses and possible phytoremediation ability of three ornamental plants selected from the previous preliminary experiments were further examined under single Cd or combined Cd-Pb stress. The results showe...