Commonly called Psyllium (Ispaghula Psyllium, Plantago ispaghula and Plantago ovata), has a long history of use as a dietary fiber supplement, primarily as a gentle bulk-forming laxative to promote the regulation of large bowel function, but it has as well a potential role in the treatment and prevention of bowel diseases such as diverticulosis, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel d...

A new strain, SD12, was isolated from tannery waste polluted soil and identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa on the basis of phenotypic traits and by comparison of 16S rRNA sequences. This bacterium exhibited broad-spectrum antagonistic activity against phytopathogenic fungi. The strain produced phosphatases, cellulases, proteases, pectinases, and HCN and also retained its ability to produce hydr...

Seeds of plant species from three different and distantly related genera viz. Nigella sativa L. Plantago ovata F. and Trigonella foenum graceum L. were presoaked and then subjected to 1.5, 3.0 and 4.5 mM concentrations of sodium azide for 4, 6 and 8 hours. The experiment was carried out to find a specific concentration of mutagen which can produce significant effect on distantly related crops. ...

in order to investigate of quality and quantity yield and growing degree day (gdd) of plantago ovata and p. psyllium related to water stress and density, two experiments were conducted at the agriculture research field, tehran university, karaj, in april 2005 and 2006. the experiments were designed in factorial experiments based in randomized completely block (rcb) with three replication in whi...

Seed priming is widely recognized as a significant phenomenon for synchronizing germination and enhancing the vigor of seeds. Seeking importance priming, influence magnetic treatments in overall performance plants cannot be undermined well. In present study, seeds Pisum sativum L. Plantago ovata Forssk. were primed with essential Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs) such as; Gibberellic acid (GA3), P...

background & aim: investigating the possibility of using medicinal plant’s seeds substitute for agar gel in plant tissue culture and determining the optimal practical conditions of them is the aim of this study. experimental: in order to study the new gelling agents for using in plant tissue culture, we designed a tow part experiment by means of the seeds of medicinal plants such as linum u...