The aims of this work were to study the chemical composition of the essential oil from the leaves of Pereskia aculeata and to evaluate some biological activities of three leaf extracts. The phenolic content, antioxidant activity, and in vitro antimicrobial and antifungal activities were determined. The methanol extract showed antioxidant activity (EC50 7.09 mg/mL) and high polyphenols content (...

Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) is the most frequently detected metabolite of glyphosate in plants. The objective of this study was to determine if there is any correlation of metabolism of glyphosate to AMPA in different plant species and their natural level of resistance to glyphosate. Greenhouse studies were conducted to determine the glyphosate I 50 values (rate required to cause a 50% re...

Low cost zero till in situ green manuring using plant species like dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata) and sunnhemp (Crotalaria juncea) will eliminate the age old problems of large scale adoption across farming community. These two germinated grown well when sown before (as paira crop during last irrigation) or after rice harvest under condition, with assured nor western rain/monsoon rain one post sow...

Sesbania mosaic virus (SeMV) is a positive stranded RNA virus belonging to the genus Sobemovirus. Construction of an infectious clone is an essential step for deciphering the virus gene functions in vivo. Using Agrobacterium based transient expression system we show that SeMV icDNA is infectious on Sesbania grandiflora and Cyamopsis tetragonoloba plants. The efficiency of icDNA infection was fo...

The study was conducted at the On Farm Research Division (OFRD) farm, Rangpur from 2002-2003 to 2004-2005 to see the effect of inorganic fertilizers along with organic manure and mungbean residue on soil properties and yield of crops. For the first crop (maize), there were five treatments. After harvest of maize, mungbean and dhaincha (Sesbania) seeds were sown as per treatments. For T. Aman ri...

Search for an adapted forage species for feed production under existing marginal lands and harsh conditions is needed to overcome sever feed shortage in Egypt. Sesbania, Sesbania aegyptiaca (Sesbania sesban, L) has shown potential for forage production and being included in grazing systems, especially on marginal lands and salt–affected soils. An experiment was conducted in the summer of 2004 a...

A total of 57 colonies of Agrobacterium species was isolated from the root nodules of five different leguminous plant namely Pisum sativum, Sesbania rostrata, Vigna mungo, V. radita and V. ungiculata by using yeast extract mannitol agar (YEMA). All the isolated colonies were belonged to Agrobacterium species. The isolated bacteria were characterized and identified as Agrobacterium rhizogenes ba...

Sesbania Grandiflora (Family: Leguminosae) is a medicinal plant used as tumor suppressant agent in Ayurveda, a traditional system of medicine practiced in sub-continental India. The aim of the study was to systematically investigate and reveal the cytotoxic potential of sesbania grandiflora bark extract [petroleum ether (BP), Chloroform (BC), Methanol extract (BM) and Aqueous extract (BA)] agai...

The bioherbicidal fungus, Colletotrichum truncatum (Schwein.) Andrus & Moore, was tested at different inoculum concentrations alone and in combination with, prior to or following treatment with different rates of glyphosate (N-[phosphonomethyl]glycine) (Roundup Ultra) for the control of hemp sesbania (Sesbania exaltata [Raf.] Rydb. ex A.W. Hill) in Roundup Ready soybean field plots. Colletotric...