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October 17, 2024 Review ArticleAbstract Crocus sativus L was used for the treatment of a wide range of disorders in traditional medicine. Due to the extensive protective and treatment properties of C. sativus and its constituents in various diseases, the purpose of this review is to collec.....
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April 15, 2024 Research ArticleAbstract In this study, we investigated the application of mCherry, a fluorescent protein, to evaluate the inducible promoter rd29A in Arabidopsis under low temperature, using the Arabidopsis genome as a template to amplify this promoter by PCR. Overlapping.....
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April 15, 2024 Review ArticleA Review on the Biology and Resource Acquisition of Striga, and the Defense Responses of Host PlantsAbstract Striga is an herbaceous hemiparasitic angiosperm that belongs to the Orobanchaceae family of root parasites. It is an annual and very rarely perennial parasite. It is one of the most destructive crop pests in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia. Part.....
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January 27, 2024 Research ArticleAbstract Salinity stress poses a significant threat to crop productivity, and understanding the mechanisms of ion uptake and distribution in different cultivars is crucial for developing salt-tolerant varieties. This study investigates the patterns of ion upt.....
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June 02, 2023 Research ArticleAbstract We can investigate the mechanism of plant life as an individual, by means of rather simple techniques: measurement of the root xylem pressure by a pressure-transducer and that of the trans-root electric potential by a liquid junction and an operation.....
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April 20, 2023 Research ArticleAbstract MYB transcription factors play a crucial regulatory role in plant growth, development, and response to abiotic stress. A cDNA sequence encoding for the MYB gene was cloned from Morus multicaulis variety YU-711. The gene has an open reading frame (ORF.....
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November 18, 2021 Review ArticleAbstract The thelypteroid fern Thelypteris Papilio (C. Hope) K. Iwats. (Thelypteridaceae) is widely distributed in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions. The chromosome counts made so far from India are diploid sexual (n=36) (Loyal 1961, Khullar et.....
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February 01, 2019 Research ArticleAbstract Today, heavy metal (HM) pollution is one of the most important ecological problems worldwide. Higher concentrations of HMs can lead to toxic effects in all organisms. Some HMs, such as Cd and Pb, although being non-essential and without physiological.....
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December 31, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract An experiment containing shoot regeneration has been conducted at the Laboratory of Breeding Division of Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI) Ishurdi, Pabna during the period of 2011. The present study was conducted to standardize a suitabl.....
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December 31, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Lowland bamboo vegetation is threatened by cutting, decay of new shoots, mass flowering, agricultural expansion, over grazing, fire and cutting style of which fire is the most leading threat reported. The lowland bamboo forest in the Woreda was flowe.....
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December 15, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Over the last decade non-native plants have been observed expanding their ranges in Ethiopia and a number of new non-native plants have been discovered. There is concern that with climate change invasive plants could cause ecological and economic dam.....
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September 20, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract The present study entitled “The use and management practices of medicinal plants by Shinasha people the most marginalized ethnic groups in Metekel Zone, Northwest Ethiopia” was an ethnobotanical study aiming to summarize and analyze the current k.....
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October 24, 2015 Short CommunicationAbstract When an infestation of rush skeleton weed (Chondrilla juncea L.) is found, land managers need to determine how long a search radius should be in order to locate other patches that may be linked by seed dispersal processes. It is expected that small p.....
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October 13, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Ageratum conyzoides has long been used in herbal or folk medicine as a remedy for the treatments of high blood pressure, cut wounds and heart related diseases. This study was carried out to study the haemostatic effects and effects of Ageratum conyzo.....
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October 09, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Variation in genetic constituent leads to increasing phenotypic expression of the quantitative characters of individuals. This variation is induced by mutation and the variability was evaluated on the quantitative traits such as, days to germination,.....
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April 24, 2015 Short CommunicationAbstract Obesity is a strong risk factor for various diseases, such as hypertension, arteriosclerosis and diabetes. Therefore, an effective way to prevent obesity is to inhibit fat absorption from intestines. Pancreatic lipase is a key enzyme for lipid absorp.....
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June 02, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract In this study, the genetic relatedness of 15 walnut accessions adapted to the Lahijan region of Guilan province, Iran was analyzed by morphological characters. The traits like growth habit, leafing date, content of male flower, nut yield, nut weight.....
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July 19, 2014 Review ArticleAbstract seed formation is a survival strategy of higher plants that protects the juvenile embryo from unfavorable conditions and facilitates the dispersion of offspring into a new habitat. Plant seeds do not only benefit the ecological fitness of reproductio.....
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October 11, 2021 Research ArticleAbstract The use of rhizobacteria associated with plant roots in extreme environments could be a promising strategy to overcome the limitations of crop production induced by soil salinity. In the present study, salt tolerant-phosphate and zinc solubilizatio.....
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April 12, 2021 Research ArticleAbstract Abaca (Musa textilis Née) is a diploid Musa species native to the Philippines that is used to produce abaca fibers. The Philippines supplies 85 percent of the world supply for raw fiber, fiber craft, cordage and pulp, which provide livelihood opport.....
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October 22, 2020 Research ArticleAbstract Coffee is essential natural resource that plays a great role in social, cultural, economic and political values in the study area. However, it is under production constraint and challenge caused by different factors. One of the most challenging fac.....
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October 12, 2020 Research ArticleAbstract Biodiversity conservation assured through proper timely set study of their status and conservation measure that depends on the type of species at a given time and place of existence. A study to identify the current use and conservation status of pl.....
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July 30, 2020 Review ArticleEffects of Mineral Fertilizers and Plant Growth Retardants on Cottonseed Yield, Quality and ContentsAbstract The increase in the population in Egypt makes it imperative to explore promising approaches to increase food supply, including protein and oil, to meet the needs of the Egyptian people. Cotton is the principal crop of Egyptian agriculture, it is gr.....
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July 30, 2020 Research ArticleAbstract The analysis of genetic variability and divergence was carried out for nine field peas genotype in the Pulses Research Center, Ishurdi under Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Bangladesh. The experiment was conducted randomly in com.....
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June 20, 2020 Research ArticleAbstract Anacardic acid (AA), has been described as potential antioxidant and Nrf2 is knowing as transcription factor responsible for synthesis of antioxidants proteins. The objective this study was verify the power antioxidant of AA, utilized frog palate e.....
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May 28, 2020 Research ArticleAbstract A pot experiment was conducted to observe the response of Vigna radiata plants to auxins (IAA and/or 4-Cl-IAA) and their interaction with 24-epibrassinolide (EBL). At 30-day stage of growth, foliar spray of 10-8 M IAA, 4-Cl-IAA, and/or EBL were given.....
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March 06, 2020 Research ArticleAbstract Free filaments of anthers (polyadelphous stamens) and other associated traits such as elongated keel petals wrapped over the wings and the standard considerably delay opening of floral buds, ensuring total self-fertilization in a pigeonpea genotype, .....
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January 13, 2020 Research ArticleAbstract Chromosome study on Tectaria zeilanica (Houtt.) Sledge which is confined to south India shows the presence of 80 regular bivalents in each spore mother cell (n=80, 4x). This is the first chromosome number report for this species from Tamil Nadu and i.....
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December 11, 2019 Research ArticleAbstract Centellaasiatica is a valuable medicinal herbaceous aromatic creeper which has been valued for centuries in ayurvedic medicine. Phytochemical analysis of Centellaasiatica plant extracts revealed the presence of various biochemical compounds such as a.....
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February 14, 2019 Short CommunicationAbstract Sunn pest Eurygaster integriceps Put. on is one of the most serious factors affected the gluten quality of wheat grain in Israel. The object of this study was to evaluate the damage of sunn pest to wheat quality of some cultivars of spring wheat. Fie.....
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February 06, 2019 Research ArticleAbstract The present study is about ethnobotany and conservation issues of the multipurpose Oxytenanthera abyssinica in the Mandura Woreda. The Woreda has patchily distributed vegetation features characterized by Combrutum molle and Entada abyssinica growing .....
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February 20, 2019 Research ArticleAbstract SSRs or microsatellites identification and its functional analysis has a key role in different sectors of genomics such as genome organization, gene regulation, quantitative genetic variation, evolution of genes and plant breeding sectors. Therefore,.....
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November 26, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Three species of Acacia (A .gerrardii, A. oerfota and A. origena) were evaluated for their ecophysiological behavior characteristics. Succulent, pigments contents, minerals and some metabolic products were determined. The obtained data clearly showed.....
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November 18, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract The objectives of this study were to assess the genetic variability of yield, yield related traits and to estimate direct, indirect effects of trait associations. Seventeen varieties were evaluated and subjected to the analysis of variance using RCB .....
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November 18, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Evaluation of Grain yield Performance and Quality Parameter of Malt Barley (HordeumVulgare) Variety in Eastern Amhara. Seven malt barley varieties were evaluated with the objective of selecting high yielder and adaptable varieties that fulfill the st.....
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November 18, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Submergence is one of the important abiotic stresses incurring substantial loss to rice production in Bangladesh. With a view to improving submergence tolerance in BR22 (popular name Kiron) is a promising antioxidant enriched, high yielding and stron.....
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August 31, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract This study was aimed to investigate the diversity and abundance of woody plant species of Assosa forest gene bank. An inventory was made to collect the required data and sample plot of size 20mx20m quadrant was used for this particular study. Sixteen.....
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August 31, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract The research work comprises two parts. The first part deals with rapid composting process utilizing cellulolytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria, including Azotobacter beijerinckii, Azotobacter vinelandii and Lysobacter sp. on different types of composting .....
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July 24, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract In order to evaluate the effect of salinity stress (three treatments including control, 6% and 20% sodium chloride) on yield and components of seed yield of spring canola (Sarigol, Delgan, Zaffar, Zarfam, RGS003), a factorial experiment based on Rand.....
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July 02, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Experiment was carried out in mushroom research shade house of Olericulture Division, HRC (Horticulture Research Centre), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur, Gazipur, during the period from July, 2015 to December, 2015 to evaluate .....
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June 20, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Water stress and the deficiency of mineral nutrients are major constraints that limit forage legumes production, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. To evaluate the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in alleviating the aforementioned .....
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June 20, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract In this research, twenty isolated strains of cellulolytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria were isolated from different soil sources. Cellulase activity of each selected strain was detected by screening of clear zone formation and by using DNS (Dinitrosalicy.....
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June 18, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Since recent years, bioethanol has become greatly interested as an alternative to petroleum derived fuel. The recent study aims at searching for effective native yeast strains for bioethanol production. In this study, fourteen yeast strains that were.....
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June 15, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Rhizosphere soil of Umorok, Capsicum chinense, was collected from juvenile, flowering, and fruiting stages to study the distinct bacteria and plant development associations. Soil samples were collected from three growth stages, serially diluted, and .....
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May 28, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Three Azomonasagilis, two Azotobacter chroococcum and one Alcaligenes sp. were obtained for the best nitrogen fixing activity. These all strains showed nitrogen fixing activity from screening using Viscolor Alpha Ammonium Detection Kit. Estimated amm.....
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April 19, 2018 PerspectiveAbstract Among the myriad of soil organisms, earthworms are one of the most vital components of the soil biota in terms of soil formation and maintenance of soil structure and fertility. During feeding, earthworms promote microbial activity by several orders .....
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April 26, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Lilium pomponium and Lilium martagon belong to the Liliaceae family and in Italy are submitted to a total protection by regional laws in Liguria and Piedmont. The ornamental value of these species is high and they are also used for breeding programs .....
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March 29, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Genetic diversity of 60 Myanmar Sein Ta Lone mango accessions from 21 orchards within three locations in Kyaukse District was studied in this research. 9 Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) markers were used to study the genetic diversity and phylogenetic r.....
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March 27, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract A nitrogen-fixing bacterium Azotobacter vinelandii was isolated from the mangrove rhizospheric soil of Irrawaddy Region, Myanmar. Screening and quantitative determination of the nitrogen fixation activity and alginate producing activity of the isolat.....
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March 27, 2018 Editorial
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February 23, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract A field experiment was conducted in farmer’s field of two locations under High Ganges River Floodplain (AEZ-11) of Bangladesh during 2013-2014 cropping season for evaluating the comparative suitability regarding yield and economic performances of s.....
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February 21, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Higher and stable yield of the rice is the main bottleneck in Bangladesh due to the use of suboptimal management strategies in rice field. From this perspective, the experiment was carried out to investigate the impact of the system of rice intensifi.....
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February 05, 2018 ReviewAbstract Jacaranda is a deciduous tree from South America, used as an ornamental tree due to its abundant flowering, usually found in South Portugal. The tree also has forest interest. Fruits were harvested in 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2017 in the city of Elv.....
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January 17, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract An experiment containing callus induction has been conducted at the Laboratory of Breeding Division of Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI) during the period of 2011 at BSRI farm, Ishurdi, Pabna. Leaf sheaths of small segments of young meri.....
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January 24, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract This study was planned as a two-year field trial so as to determine the differences in beans made by bacterial inoculation and molybdenum doses which are likely to have effects on yield and yield components. In this study, Akman 98 bean variety which.....
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January 23, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract A field experiment was conducted at the Soil Science farm of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during the Aman season of 2011 for investigating the integrated effect of prilled urea (PU) and urea super granules (USG) with poultry manure .....
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January 16, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract The present investigation was carried out at Tissue Culture Laboratory of Breeding Division of Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI), Ishurdi, Pabna on in vitro shoot regeneration of sugarcane callus during the period of 2011. The regenerati.....
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December 29, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract Several ornamental potted plant species have the ability to absorb pollutants and purify indoor air. The present study was aimed at to select best plant for pot transplantation in the cold areas of army installations. As diurnal variations in the tem.....
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November 22, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract Heavy metals (HMs) pollution of soils is an environmental problem which had negative impact on agriculture and human health. In this review, we focused on the use of legumes co-inoculated by HMs tolerant plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) in phyt.....
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November 12, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract The study was conducted in major 20 maize growing districts of Bangladesh for analysis of maize diseases. In this study, twenty farmers per district were interviewed through pretested questionnaires for collecting data on maize diseases and diseased .....
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September 26, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract The need for rapid, reliable and accurate species identification is one if the goal of taxonomy. This is often achieved by the use of morphological characters. Regrettably, it is often fraught with unreliability. The application of numerical taxonomy.....
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September 15, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract The coding region of CnFatB1, CnFatB2, and CnFatB3 of coconut was cloned in E.coli DH5? by heat shock method using pMD18-T. After identifying validated positive clones, FatB gene family was sequenced. The nucleotide sequence of CnFatB1 was related to.....
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August 29, 2017 Short NoteAbstract There are many tephritid fruit fly species worldwide, a number of which pose a threat of introduction and establishment in new areas where they had not previously been present. Tephritid fruit fly larvae feeding in fruits and vegetables can ruin fru.....
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June 22, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract Salicylic acid (SA) is a phenolic phytohormone acting as signaling molecule and tolerance against abiotic stresses. It plays a vital role within the plant response to adverse environmental conditions similar to salinity. Soil salinity is a major prob.....
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June 12, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract The aim of the study was to investigate changes in the localization of arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) during ovule development in Fragaria x ananassa Duch. cv. ‘Mount Everest’. For the first time, the localization of AGPs was studied in a hybrid.....
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May 25, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract Changing environmental conditions are limiting crop productivity and, hence, there is an urgent need to develop stress tolerant plants. Engineering of Cis-regulatory elements (CREs) is an effective strategy to design such plants. Transcription factor.....
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May 10, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are one of the most widely used nanoparticles involved in ecosystem. Silver nanoparticles were used in the preparation of new pesticide and insecticide formulations. However, the effect of AgNPs is on vascular plants is s.....
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April 19, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract Cactus of the genus Opuntia is native to several arid regions, around the world such as Africa, Australia and in the Mediterranean. This cactus is a peculiar plant; their chemical composition, depend on the interaction with the climatic conditions an.....
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April 10, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract Cold is one of the most significant abiotic stresses that restrict crop growth and productivity worldwide. In order to investigate how spring barley (Aths cultivar) adapts to short-term cold stress, the present study attempted to explore proteomic, .....
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March 18, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract Momordica charantia L. (Family: Cucurbitaceae) is a well known medicinal plant and widely distributed and cultivated in many parts of the world. Momordica is a powerful, nutrient-dense plant, composed of a complex array of beneficial compounds. Seeds.....
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February 22, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract This review work tries to address on ethno botanical knowledge of Aloe plants in Ethiopia. There are 46 species of Aloe in Ethiopia in which about 66% of these Aloe species are endemic to the country. They are distributed in all floristic regions. Al.....
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January 25, 2017 Mini ReviewAbstract Phosphorus (P) is a macronutrient essential for plant growth and development. However, the solubility of inorganic phosphate (Pi), the available form for plant uptake, in soils is low. Plants have evolved various adaptive mechanisms to cope with Pi d.....
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January 25, 2017 Short CommunicationAbstract The present investigation is on the chromosome count of Pyrrosia porosa (C. Presl) Hovenkamp, a fern of Kolli Hills, Eastern Ghats, South India. The young sori were collected from Kuzhivalavu of Kolli Hills. The sori showed 37 bivalents at first meio.....
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November 30, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract An experiment conducted at Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI) farm, Ishurdi, Pabna during the cropping season of 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 to evaluation of somaclonal variation under field condition. Induction of somaclonal variation and ge.....
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November 14, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract The experiment was conducted at the Laboratory of Breeding Division of Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI), Ishurdi, Pabna during the period of 2011 for the effect of BA and NNA for shoot induction in vitro culture of sugarcane. The regene.....
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October 07, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract Secondary metabolites produced by different plants might inhibit or stimulate the growth and development of other plants present in its vicinity, this kind of interaction among plants termed as allelopathy. Lemon (Citrus limon) peels, flowers, and le.....
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September 30, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract Sugarcane is a vegetative propagated crop and hence the production of seed and its fate in the environment has little been studied. This study contributes to understanding by defining the abiotic limits for sugarcane seed germination. Using seed fr.....
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September 30, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract Peroxidases (EC 1.11.1.7) are a large group of enzymes widely distributed in the plant kingdom. The present work describes a study on the isolation, purification and some features of a novel peroxidase from white Spanish broom (Cytisus multiflorus), .....
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May 27, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract The study accesses the responses of pre-sowing treatment on germination and also takes a critical look at the seedling characteristics and developmental pattern of formation and transition of juvenile to adult leaves in V. doniana. A total of 1800 fr.....
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November 07, 2015 Case ReportAbstract There is ample evidence to prove that traditional peer review has failed at several levels. Failure has also been witnessed in the lack of responsibility displayed by editors and publishers in seeking to correct the literature whenever necessary. A s.....
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October 26, 2015 Mini ReviewAbstract Intercrop chickpea with sugarcane is well adopted in water deficit barind region in Bangladesh where ground water table is lowering by affecting with climate change. Intercropping technology is popular and challenges to make it more benefit to the in.....
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September 30, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Study was undertaken to assess the response of Brassica campestris L. exposed to different metals {Cu, Cr(VI), As(III), As(V)} on accumulation, antioxidants, nutrient status, toxicity and oil yield. Results showed translocation of metals to the upper.....
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August 29, 2015 Review ArticleAbstract Developing an environment friendly process for synthesis of nanoparticles is a significant step in the field of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology involves the tailoring of materials at the atomic level to attain unique properties, which can be suitably .....
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August 14, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract A partial diallel-cross study involving nine bread wheat cultivars was carried out to determine the inheritance pattern of grain yield and related attributes. The results obtained in this study could provide valuable information to a breeding program.....
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July 20, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract This study’s purpose was a comparison of oil quality characteristics from two adult olive orchards (Olea europaea L. cv. Chemlali) grown under two different environmental circumstances. The first is located around the main industrial factory in Sfa.....
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July 20, 2015 Short CommunicationAbstract The proteins fraction of chickpea sprout were extracted and purified by two steps of ion-exchange chromatography and high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) for the first time, the peptides components and molecular weights were determined as11079......
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April 22, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Kudzu (Pueraria lobata) is widely considered a weed in the USA. However, the roots and flowers of kudzu are commercially available as crude Oriental medicines. Since the leaves of kudzu contain similar phytochemicals, kudzu leaves seem to be a promis.....
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April 20, 2015 Mini ReviewAbstract Mold-produced secondary metabolites that are toxic and carcinogenic are termed mycotoxins. They are biosynthesized in a number of fungi, mainly from species in the Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium genera. Mycotoxins contaminate agricultural comm.....
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April 04, 2015 Review ArticleAbstract Lectins are proteins or glycoprotein’s of non-immune origin that exhibit specific binding affinity for the carbohydrate moiety of glycol-conjugates. Several plant lectins have been shown to induce cell death in cancer cells, suggesting that these m.....
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May 30, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Phytoremediation is a method of choice for remediates any pollutant from nature. This nascent technology has already undergone successful pilot study and it is time to find more popular and useful plants and bring them to the field to clear the natur.....
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February 21, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the response of two groups of seaweeds of red sea to prevailing environmental conditions. Total four seaweeds were selected from two groups viz. (i) Red seaweeds (Rhodophyta): Gracilaria salicorni.....
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February 17, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract Phytochemical, proximate and mineral compositions of leaves and stems of Stachytarpheta cayennensis (L.C. Rich.) Vahl and S. indica (Linn.) Vahl were evaluated using standard methods and compared. Protein, fat and minerals as well as certain bioactiv.....
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January 23, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea L.: Asteraceae) is a deep-rooted perennial invasive plant that infests well-drained, sandy-textured soils commonly found in the mountain foothills and canyon grasslands of the Pacific Northwest United States. The .....
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January 21, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Cowpea is a legume crop that fixes atmospheric nitrogen with soil rhizobia. This study investigated the effects of nitrogen supply and light intensity on N2fixation and growth of rhizobia-inoculated cowpea. The hydroponic experiment designed to evalu.....
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December 21, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract Plant essential oils and their components are used to protect stored grains against insect pests. Cereals and grain legumes are stored for future use as food and seed for further propagation. Phytotoxicity of four essential oil components, carvacrol,.....
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December 21, 2014 Mini ReviewAbstract Phytoremediation, the use of plants and associated microorganisms to eliminate environmental damage or threats posed by environmental pollution, never managed to live up to its expectations, because of long-term restrictions in land use. The recently.....
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November 24, 2014 Short CommunicationAbstract Lung cancer is the most common fatal malignancy among all cancers worldwide, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 85% of all lung cancers. Existing therapies for NSCLC include tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) such as gefitinib and erl.....
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November 15, 2014 Review ArticleAbstract Food security is the main concern in Africa as the production and productivity of crops are under continuous threat. Indigenous crops also known as orphan- or as underutilized- crops provide key contributions to food security under the present scenar.....
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October 18, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract The aim of the research was to determine the effects of melon and watermelon fruit extracts and low agar concentrations on in vitro propagated plants of potato. In this research, melon and watermelon fruits were used as experimental material. The pla.....
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September 02, 2014 Review ArticleAbstract This review focus on Arachis functional and structural genomic studies, and their application in peanut improvement via plant transformation, that constitutes one of the most promising strategies to advance the introgression and modulation of importa.....
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June 02, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract Drought stress severely limits crop productivity and the expansion of crop cultivation worldwide. Plants can react and adjust to water stress by shifting their cellular metabolism and invoking various defence mechanisms, and acquired stress tolerance.....
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June 02, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract Twenty five genotypes were evaluated for yield and yield contributing characters to observe their variability, associations and direct and indirect effect on yield during Amon season, 2010. Grain panicle-1 and filled grain panicle-1 had high genotypi.....
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June 02, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract Grasses contribute tremendously to the earth’s green mantle of vegetation. They are one of the most widely distributed groups of angiosperms with gross morphological complexity. Among flowering plants Gramineae, with their 10,000 species and 620 g.....
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June 02, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract Yellow starthistle is an invasive plant species that reduces productivity and plant diversity within the canyon grasslands of Idaho. Early detection of yellow starthistle and predicting its spread has important managerial implications that could grea.....
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May 14, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract Cotton plant is susceptible to different pests and deceases and is necessarily treated with pesticides. Insecticides are used most of all pesticides in agriculture worldwide. These chemicals are efficiently used; however they often cause the plant to.....
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February 26, 2014 Review ArticleAbstract Rice is one of the most important global food crops and a primary source of calories for more than half of the world’s population. There are two cultivated and twenty-one wild species of genus Oryza. O. sativa, the Asian cultivated rice is grown al.....
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February 21, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract This study investigates the phytofungicidal potentials of aqueous extracts of Mangifera indica and Jatropha curcas on the Fusarium pathogens of millet seedlings in southwestern Nigeria. Aqueous extracts of M. indica and J. curcas prepared at 0.15, 0......
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December 05, 2013 Research ArticleAbstract Divergence analysis of 60 genotypes for ten biometrical traits was carried out using Mahalanobis D2 statistic. The genotypes were grouped into ten clusters. The cluster I was the largest with 30 genotypes followed by cluster II with 15 genotypes, clu.....
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December 17, 2013 Short CommunicationAbstract It is now widely accepted that chromatin is a highly dynamic structure that participates in all DNA-related functions, including transcription, DNA replication, repair, and programmed cell death. Chromatin compaction influences plant regeneration and.....
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September 05, 2013 Editorial
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September 13, 2013 Review ArticleAbstract Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a C4-grass with deep fibrous root systems indigenous to North America. In recent years switchgrass has been considered to be a “model” energy crop due to its high productivity, perenniality, and adaptability t.....
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July 04, 2013 Editorial
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October 18, 2021 Review ArticleAbstract To overcome food deficit, food security is very important to feed the world population. For this reason, agricultural scientific research needs to conduct more precisely. Advanced, precise and quick techniques can help to develop crop varieties very .....
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February 25, 2015 Review ArticleAbstract Laurel wilt, caused by the vascular fungus Raffaelea lauricola, is transmitted by the red bay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus, and affects many plants in the family Lauraceae. It was introduced into the United States around 2002 through infest.....
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April 19, 2015 Mini ReviewAbstract The paradigm of the response of a biological organism to exposure to stressor agents is hormetic dose response, in which high doses of a stressor are toxic or harmful but low doses are beneficial. The exploitation of this biological characteristi.....
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April 20, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract One month old C4 succulent Portulaca oleracea Linn was water stressed for 4, 8 and 15 days (d). There was significant increase in the activities of enzymes, nitrate and nitrite reductases due to 8 d of water stress as compared to control. Activit.....
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April 21, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract The effect of NaCl stress on protein content and antioxidant enzyme activity of Xylocarpus granatum was investigated. Salt stress was imposed on 60-days old plants with five different concentrations of NaCl (0, 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 mM). NaCl.....
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May 14, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Aluminum (Al) toxicity is one of the major factors that limit crop productivityin acid soils. Soil acidification enhances the release of Al3+, which enters into root tip and prevents root growth. The improvement of Al resistance is important for .....
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April 04, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract One month old C4 succulent Portulaca oleracea Linn was water stressed for 4, 8 and 15 days (d). There was significant increase in the activities of enzymes, nitrate and nitrite reductases due to 8 d of water stress as compared to control. Activit.....
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December 26, 2020 Mini Review
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May 18, 2020 Review ArticleAbstract The need to cut the CO2 immission into the atmosphere is pushing scientists and technologists to discover and implement new strategies that may be effective for controlling the CO2 atmospheric level (and its putative effects on Climate Change-C.....
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September 18, 2018 Research ArticleAbstract Cordia trichotoma is an arboreal species with quick initial growth, also known as Louro pardo. The wood of this species is used to make furniture, it seeds have short viability and studies about the production of seedlings are scarce. Thus, the obj.....
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January 31, 2018 Short CommunicationAbstract Allelopathy is a natural phenomenon and an important interaction among plant species. In this investigation, allelopathic effects of yarrow’s (Achillea millefolium) different organs aqueous extract were examined on germination and seedling growth.....
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October 10, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) is a horticultural homology of medicine and food with health care. The entire chloroplast (cp) genome of asparagus was sequenced with Hiseq4000 platform. The complete cp genome maps a circular molecule of 156,69.....
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August 12, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract awsone is a compound found in the leaves of the henna plant (Lawsoniainermis). Lawsone has anti-mitotic properties that give it the potential for use as an anti-cancer drug. While most studies on lawsone have been done on animals, this series of .....
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June 30, 2017 Short CommunicationAbstract ABC transporters are membrane bound proteins involved in the transport of a broad range of amphipathic molecules across membranes. The superfamily of ABC transporters contain highly represented subfamilies and MRPs (ABCCs) are one of them. Plan.....