Background and objectives: Amygdalus with a number of endemic species grow vastly in Iran. Edible sweet almond (A. communis), is cultivated in many countries due to its pharmaceutical, nutritional and cosmetic importance; while almond oil which is rich in oleic acid is known for its economic interest. In the present study, the amount and constituents of oil of six Amygdalu...

collection and reuse of wastewater and sewage in agriculture, natural resources and green environment is one way to conserve water resources and environmental. the aim of this study were to investigate the effects of wastewater sirjan golgohar industrial on the characteristics of cultivated soils in several species of pasture trees. this study was performed at the sirjan city which is located i...

The hepatoprotective activity of crude extract of artemisia scoparia (aerial parts) was investigated against experimentally produced hepatic damage using carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) as a model hepatotoxin. CCl4 at the dose of 1.5 ml/kg, produced liver damage in rats as manifested by the rise in serum levels of AST and ALT to 395 +/- 110 and 258 +/- 61 IU/l (mean +/- SEM; n = 10) respectively, c...

Multiple herbicide-resistant kochia [ Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott] is a growing weed management concern for farmers in the Canadian prairies. A randomized–stratified survey of 319 sites Alberta was conducted 2021 to determine frequency and incidence glyphosate, fluroxypyr, dicamba resistance samples four nine years after previous rounds surveys. Kochia exhibiting were found at 78%, 44%, 28%...

Artemisia scoparia, Artemisia sacrorum and Artemisia giraldii were three dominant Artemisia species which successive grew in the secondary succession on abandoned land of the Loess Plateau. The succession accompanied the soil moisture steady decrease with field age after their abandonment. To elucidate the relationship between the Artemisia species succession and their drought-adaptation, three...