coriander is one of the important economic plants for medicinal production. this investigation consists of the effects of different drip irrigation (surface and subsurface) and furrow irrigation methods on grain, oil and essential of coriander. for this purpose, experiment over the past two years (2010 and 2011) in a randomized complete block was designed in three replications. treatments were ...

The genus Hypericum is one of the most important medicinal plants that contain 17 species in Iran, three of them are endemics. This paper reports the essential oil composition of eight Hypericum species from Iran. The essential oil analysis of a number of the studied plants has already been reported but their report from Iran may be valuable for scientists.  Samples collected from different pla...

Background: Satureja khuzistanica Jamzad, with the common Persian name “marzeh khuzestani”, is an endemic medicinal plant, distributed in the southwestern areas of Iran. Salicylic acid (SA) is a signaling molecule and a hormone-like substance that plays an important role in the plant physiological processes. Objective: This study was conducted to determine the influence of foliar SA applicatio...

salvia genus belongs to lamiaceae family that was used in ancient and its application in culinary, flavor cosmetics, food and drinking industries is important. in the present study to assess compatibility of salvia sclarea to field condition and determine its potential for medicinal and ornamental applications, wild seed were cultured in pots. after initial growth, seedlings at 6-8 leaf stage t...

Background & aim: Saline lands can be utilized by planting native medicinal plants tolerant to salinity. The quantity and quality these plants are changed during various seasons in agriculture systems. Thus, this study carried out under salinity stress in order to examine the effect of sowing in two seasons on growth characteristics and essential oil  components of ajowan (Carum capticum </...

background &amp; aim: sage (salvia officinalis l.) is a perennial medicinal herb which belongs to lamiales order and lamiaceae family. this plant has economical value for four years. nowadays the use of plant growth regulators (pgr) has an important role for increasing the secondary metabolites in plants. among pgrs jasmonic (ja) and salicylic acid (sa) have many applications in medicinal plant...

background: in recent years, plants natural products have gained considerable attention as natural preservers for use in different industries. due to their free radical scavenging activities, phenolic compounds can prevent a wide range of diseases such as cancers and cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. for a long time, different ferulago species have been in use as medicinal plants w...

Rourkela CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the thesis entitled, " Extraction of Essential oil using steam distillation " submitted by K. Satish kumar in partial fulfillments for the requirements for the award of Rourkela is an authentic work carried out by him under my supervision and guidance. To the best of my knowledge, the matter embodied in the thesis has not been submitted to any other ...

Background and objectives: Bakhtiari savory belonging to the Lamiaceae family is an endemic species, which is rich in carvacrol, thymol and other aromatic compounds. The essential oil of the plant could be added in fatty food against radicals similar to synthetic antioxidant BHT. Methods: To determine the best extraction methods on qualitative and antioxidant c...

One of the most effective micronutrients on the quantity and quality of medicinal herbs is zinc (Zn). The present study aimed to assess the impact of the foliar application of various Zn sources (0.2% w/v) including Zn chelated by amino acid (ZnAAC), Zn-sulfate and Zn-EDTA on qualitative and quantitative features of Lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora L.). In two harvests, the field experiment was...