Flowers of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L., Calendula officinalis L., Datura metel L., Jasminum sambac L Aiton., Mimusops elengi L., Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L., Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde., Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R. Br. ex Roemer and Schultes., and Ixora coccinea L. are very popular for their aesthetic and spiritual appeal. Indigenous treatment systems found these f...

2 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Irvine, Calif. Abstract: The frequent fires in southern California have a pronounced influence on many aspects of chaparral shrub communities, particularly nutrient relationships. Nutrient accumulation, and productivity were studied for the post fire species Lotus scoparius. This stand of Lotus scoparius was approaching maximum biomass yet th...

Previous study shows that LjCYC2, a CYC-like TCP (TB1, CYC and PCFs) gene in the model legume, Lotus japonicus, is involved in dorsal petal development, which together with the other two homologous genes, LjCYC1 and LjCYC3, belongs to an LjCYC gene cluster. In this report, we modified the transformation system in L. japonicus, and constructed different RNAi transgenes to target different LjCYC ...

In the past few decades, there is a large emergence in usage of natural dyes and scents. With purpose reducing extreme damage caused to human body due synthetic substances, most ingredients cosmetics have been lately shifted those obtained from sources. This ensures maximum efficacy with minimum side effects. addition fragrance colors, medicinal properties (anti-oxidant property Neem/Aloe-vera,...

Plant motifs were of great importance in the arts ancient Egypt. It was very interested decorative units and its aesthetic forms. The lotus flower is one most well-known plants Egyptian civilization due to association with religious daily life Egyptians. This fragrant colors white, blue, red, as a sacred symbol not only an component that depicted by Egyptians on walls temples, or used manufactu...

Purpose: Timeline of wild flowers showed the changing face to an economic good and moving through different value chains while fueling rural livelihoods. Focus this study was identify upstream downstream actors, their roles, map flower chain, analyze income distribution, find out gender-based constraints buying behavior consumers. Methodology: Rapid market chain analysis equipped collect primar...

A quantitative analytical method for five aporphine alkaloids, nuciferine (1), nornuciferine (2), N-methylasimilobine (3), asimilobine (4), and pronuciferine (5), and five benzylisoquinoline alkaloids, armepavine (6), norarmepavine (7), N-methylcoclaurine (8), coclaurine (9), and norjuziphine (10), identified as the constituents responsible for the melanogenesis inhibitory activity of the extra...