Acacia auriculiformis, one of the short rotation and fast growing tree species is known for its pharmacological properties notably anti-helminthic, antifilarial, microbicidal, spermicidal activity etc. Conservation of Acacia auriculiformis is essential via ex situ plantation as the seed germination rate of this plant species has been reported very poor around 20-28%. Clonal multiplication forms...

Thirteen indigenous and exotic Acacia species grown in Saudi Arabia were evaluated for their host status for Meloidogyne javanica in pot tests both in the growth chamber and under outdoor conditions. In both experiments, 21-day-old seedlings were transplanted individually into 15-cm-diam. plastic pots containing a steam-sterilized mixture of equal parts loam and sandy loam. Seedlings were inocu...

Aim & objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate acetyl cholinesterase inhibitory activity of Acacia catechu ethanolic seed extract to introduce a new source for management of Alzheimer’s disease. Background: Alzheimer’s disease is a complex, multifactorial, progressive, neurodegenerative disease primarily affecting the elderly population and is estimated to account for 50–60% of dementia...

The seeds of Acacia colei (Maslin and Thomson) and A. tumida (F. Muell ex Benth.) are traditional foods of Australian Aboriginal people. Chemical analysis was carried out on seeds of A. colei trees growing in Maradi district, Niger Republic and A. tumida from a natural stand near Kunanurra in north western Australia. Crude protein (N 6.25) ranged from 23.4% for whole A. colei seed to 30.6% for ...

The invasive taxa of Prosopis is rated the world’s top 100 unwanted species, and a lack of spatial data about the invasion dynamics has made the current control and monitoring methods unsuccessful. This study thus tests the use of in situ spectroscopy data with a newly-developed algorithm, guided regularized random forest (GRRF), to spectrally discriminate Prosopis from coexistent acacia specie...

The objectives of this study were to examine litter, decomposition, net mineralization and microclimate by two leguminous species planted for the restoration of degraded area. The total annual litter fall in A. mangium site was 11.44±0.59 (mean ± standard error) t ha -1 yr -1 and A. auriculiformis site was 8.72±0.57 t ha -1 yr -1 . Decomposition constant (k) of A. mangium and A. auriculiformis ...

Acacia is a genus belonging to the Fabaceae family and comprises about 135 species of trees which are widely spread throughout the arid and semi-arid tropics. There was no phytochemical investigation on A. Oerfota (Forssk) Schweinf seed growing wild in south of Iran. Hence the current study includes analyses of Chemical composition of A. Oerfota seed to evaluate its nutritive potential value as...

Fusarium isolates obtained from diseased koa plants, rhizosphere soil and seeds/seedcoats may or may not be pathogenic on young seedlings under greenhouse conditions. This includes isolates of F. oxysporum, the putative cause of koa wilt/dieback disease in Hawaii. We tested ten Fusarium isolates, comprising four different species, for their pathogenic potential on Acacia koa seedlings under gre...

BACKGROUND In spite of advances in the present practice of medicine, the formation and growth of calculi continues to trouble mankind, as there is no satisfactory drug to treat kidney stones. In India, many indigenous drugs are in use for the treatment of urinary calculus disease. OBJECTIVE The present study was intended to determine anti-urolithiatic effect of Lagenaria siceraria fruit powde...

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of a topical application of a cream formulation containing extract of Acacia nilotica bark extract on human cheek skin texture. Methods: A cream containing 3 % concentrated extract of Acacia nilotica bark was developed by entrapping the extract in the internal aqueous phase of the cream having strong antioxidant activity. A similar cream but without the extract w...