the aim of this research was to improve quality and vase life of cut gladiolus flowers. the investigation was done with the effects of different concentrations of essential oil of thymol and zataria oil (50 and 100 mg l-1) and silver nanoparticles (3 and 5 mg l-1) and 8-hydroxyquinolin sulfate (300 and 400 mg l-1) with sucrose 3%. in addition, distilled water, ethanol 500 mgl-1 and sucrose 3% w...

Flaxseed oil is a high nutrition oil, rich in ω-3 fatty acid, tocopherols and phenolic compounds. However, it prone to oxidation due its unsaturation which needs pretreatments be easily introduce the market. In this study, flaxseed was converted powder form by mixing with microcrystalline cellulose (MC) thyme produce powder. For purpose, 3 different levels of (5%, 10% 15% oil) were mixed follow...

a comparative study was made between the acaricidal activities of some essential oils: rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis l.), lavandula (lavandula angustifolia mill.), thyme (thymus vulgaris l.) and ziziphora (ziziphora clinopodioides lam.) on the important mite pest, tetranychus cinnabarinus boisduval, the carmine spider mite, oncut roses during 2010-2012. the sublethal concentrations of ziziph...

This experiment was designed to determine the effect of spent mushroom substrate, farmyard manure, and mineral fertilization with nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium on yield quality raw material obtained from two cultivars (“Słoneczko” “De Dolj”) common thyme. Unfertilized plots thyme crops were included as control treatment. Different row spacings (30 cm 40 cm) represented second experimental fac...

post-harvest losses particularly due to fungal invasions, is a major factor in limiting the shelf life of many fruits and vegetables. in order to study the effects of essential oils of thyme (thymus kotschyanus), basil (ocimum basilicum) and rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis) on control of grey mold (botrytis cinerea) disease in pear, a series of in vitro and in vivo (during cold storage of pear...

The essential oil (EO) from dried ground powder leaves and stems of Thymua danesis was extracted using hydrodistillation (HD), ohmic extraction (OE), ultrasound-assisted HD and ultrasound-assisted OE methods. Then, the antioxidant, antimicrobial, and sensory properties of the EO were investigated both in vitro and in food systems. Thyme EO extracted by ultrasound-assisted HD method had promisin...

BACKGROUND Several compounds obtained from plants have potential insecticidal, growth deterrent or repellent characteristics. The control of hard ticks by non-chemical substances was targeted in this study. METHODS The effect of 36 materials on in-vitro ticks was studied, including 2 absolute controls (water only or absolute ethyl alcohol only), 6 conventionally used spinosad preparations (aq...

Ten essential oils, namely, mint (Mentha spicata L., Lamiaceae), ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc., Zingiberaceae), lemon (Citrus limon Burm.f., Rutaceae), grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf., Rutaceae), jasmine (Jasminum grandiflora L., Oleaceae), lavender (Mill., Lamiaceae), chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L., Compositae), thyme (Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae), rose (Rosa damascena Mill., Rosa...

Successful infection by Listeria monocytogenes is dependent upon a range of bacterial extracellular proteins including a cytolysin termed listeriolysin O and phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C. Five plant essential oils--bay, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and thyme--significantly reduced the production of listeriolysin O by L. monocytogenes. The greatest change was observed after culture wi...