The white pine weevil, Pissodes strobi Peck (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a serious forest pest in young pine and spruce plantations in much of Canada and the northern US (Mitchell et al., 1990; Alfaro et al., 1995). Adults emerge in early spring to begin feeding and egg laying in the secondary phloem of the1-year-old terminal leader of young trees (Silver, 1968). Upon hatching, larvae mine d...

Research Professor, Systems Ecology Research Group, San Diego State University, San Diego, Calif., 92182. Abstract: Photosynthesis and respiration rates were determined for chaparral shrubs as a function of temperature and/or light intensity. In mature stands at Echo Valley, Calif., net seasonal carbon assimilation by leaves ranges -2 from a dry weight equivalent of 673 g m -1 in -2 pure stands...

Transcript profiling has shown the molecular bases of several biological processes in plants but few studies have developed an understanding of overall transcriptome variation. We investigated transcriptome structure in white spruce (Picea glauca), aiming to delineate its modular organization and associated functional and evolutionary attributes. Microarray analyses were used to: identify and f...

OBJECTIVES The objective of present study was to evaluate the effect of active principle (Cg-1) from Cassia glauca leaf on serum glucose and lipid profile in normal and diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin in neonates. Oral administration of petroleum ether, chloroform, acetone, and methanol of C. glauca leaf (100 mg/kg, p.o.) for 21 days caused a decrea...

The nutritional value of fruit has been widely studied and is demanded by consumers, especially for protection against cardiovascular disorder, cancer and other diseases, as well as for general health benefits. These benefits can also be ascribed to the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of fruit. Fruit nutritional quality can be described by a standard quality parameter and the analyses of nutri...

The blue shark (Prionace glauca) is a large pelagic carcharhinid that is widely distributed in the world’s oceans. Throughout its range, it is considered the most abundant species of large shark (McKenzie and Tibbo, 1964; Casey, 1982). In the Atlantic, the blue shark is distributed from Newfoundland to Argentina in the west and Norway to South Africa, including the Mediterranean, in the east (C...

This study assesses the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of Galphimia glauca stem methanol extract in mice and rats. The methanol extract of Galphimia glauca stem was prepared and evaluated for in-vivo antinociceptive effect and anti-inflammatory properties in Swiss albino mice and Wistar albino rats. The dose range of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg b.w was administered orally for one d...