PURPOSE In eye care field, contact lenses (CL) have a great impact on improving vision, but their use can be limited by ocular infection. CL- associated infections can be reduced by good attention to CL storage case practice. CL-care solutions should be able to control microbial growth on CL. The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the efficacy of CL-care solutions (found in Egyptian m...

To evaluate the effects of iron application on growth characters of Calendula officinalis L. under end season water deficit condition, an experiment was conducted as split plot at the Research Farm of Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University (latitude 37.53°N, 45.08°E and 1320m above sea level), Urmia, Iran in 2010. Treatments were irrigation (irrigation disruption at first, second, third harve...

This study was done to evaluate the effect of different planting arrangements (square, lozenge and rectangular) and various concentrations of potassium sulfate (K2SO4) fertilizer (0, 100, 200 and 300 kg/ha) on yield and essential oils quantitative of Calendula officinalis L., a medicinal and ornamental plant. The experiment was done as a factorial in randomized completely blocks design (R.C.B.D...

Bu çalışmada, aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis), aynısefa (Calendula officinalis), baldırıkara (Adiantum capillus-veneris Linn.) ve kudret narı (Momordica charantia) bitkileri gibi bazı bitki kaynaklarının farklı çözgenler kullanılarak hazırlanan ekstrelerinin antimikrobiyal aktivitesinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. amaçla, bitkilerin n-hegzan, etanol, metanol distile su içerisinde maserasyon yönte...

This study was conducted to assay the effects of methanol foliar application (0, 10, 20 and 30% v/v) and bed cover (control, white and black covers) on yield and some physiological traits of marigold as a factorial based on RCBD. The results revealed the significant interaction effects of bed cover and methanol foliar application on chlorophyll a content and plant height. The highest plant heig...

the hydroalcoholic extracts of dried ligulate florets of calendula officinalis l., dried leaves of plantago major l., and dried aerial parts of vinca major l. were prepared and used as the main active ingredients of two types of anti-anorectal disease ointments and suppositories. benzocaine was used in one of the formulations, while a mixture of belladonna dry extract and ephedrine sulfate was ...

Generally, Asteraceae flowers such as chrysanthemums and gerberas, are low ethylene-sensitive do not exhibit petal wilting abscission. However, previous research found that the of dahlia, an member belonging to tribe Coreopsideae, show abscission layer development in petal-ovary boundaries. In this study, we investigated ethylene sensitivity 17 ornamental species different tribes by measuring d...