22 articles in this issue
Radu E. SESTRAS
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Simona Corina ?ENILA, Ovidiu BALACESCU, Loredana BALACESCU, Elisabeta CANDREA, Loredana UNGUREANU, Sorina DANESCU, Rodica COSGAREA
Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic, T-cell mediated autoimmune disease directed against the hair follicle, which partially evolves due to a loss of the immune privilege of the anagen hair follicle. The immune privilege is maintained by several factors, inc... see more
Anamaria COZMA, Doina MIERE, Lorena FILIP, Roxana BANC, Oana STANCIU, Sanda ANDREI, Felicia LOGHIN
Milk fat contains a large number of fatty acids (FA) and other liposoluble components that exhibit various effects on human health. The present article reviews some of the factors affecting FA, vitamin A and cholesterol concentrations in milk from dairy c... see more
Dasal VASANTHARAJA, Vaithilingam RAVITCHANDIRANE, Veerappan ANANDAN
The crude petroleum ether and methanol ink extracts of Sepiella inermis were tested for their antimicrobial activity against human pathogenic fungi and bacteria by disc diffusion method. Spectral analysis was carried out by UV-VIS spectrophotometer, FT-IR... see more
Tiwalade Adeyemi ADENIYI, Peter A. ADEONIPEKUN, Elizabeth A. OMOTAYO
In order to evaluate the medicinal value of notorious sedge weeds, three species:Cyperus esculentus, Cyperus rotundus and Mariscus alternifolius were investigated for their phytochemical constituents and antimicrobial properties. Preliminary qualitative p... see more
Hamid-Reza FALLAHI, Arezoo PARAVAR, Mohammad-Ali BEHDANI, Mahsa AGHHAVANI-SHAJARI, Mohammad-Javad FALLAHI
Saffron intercropping with other plants needs to preliminary investigations about the possible negative interactions between saffron and associated crop. In this study, allelopathic effects of saffron leaf and corm extracts on germination and seedling gro... see more
Ciprian BÎRSAN, Ana COJOCARIU, Elena CENU?A
Although Clathrus archeri is a widely spread species in the Western Europe, in Romania it is considered a rare species, identified from only eight sites. In July 2013, it was found in two new sites from Gurghiu and Bârgau Mountains, in the Romanian Easter... see more
Marcelina KRUPA-MALKIEWICZ, Milosz Smolik, Anna BARNIAK, Beata SMOLIK
Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers were used to investigate genetic variability within thirteen Viburnum species (Viburnum × hillieri; V. dilatatum; Viburnum × carlcephalum; V. opulus; V. hupehense; V... see more
Suresh Satyanarayana HEBBALALU, Dattatray M. BHAT, Ravindranath H. NIJAVALLI, Sukumar RAMAN
The intertidal vegetation along tropical and subtropical coast is defined as mangrove vegetation. India has a long coast line measuring 7516 km. The ecology of mangrove forest is relatively less studied. Mangrove systems are known to be one of the most pr... see more
Ratinderbir KAUR, Bipen KUMAR, Yogesh VIKAL, Gulzar Singh SANGHERA
Silver Genetic diversity of Colletotrichum falcatum causing red rot of sugarcane was assessed based on morphological, pathological and molecular characteristics especially from sub-tropical Indian conditions. Sixteen isolates of this pathogen were collect... see more
Fatai Adekanye OLOYEDE, Anthony I. ODIWE, Ayodeji S. OLUJIYAN
Composition and distribution of vascular epiphytes were studied in three different areas at Obafemi Awolowo University estate, Nigeria. Each plot, in the selected area, was used for identification of host and epiphytes. Trees were carefully examined. Pres... see more
Emily Ibitaiyewa AYO-JOHN, Patience Mojibade OLORUNMAIYE, Olusola O. ODEDARA, Olusayo B. DADA, Kolade O. ABIOLA, John Oladeji OLADOKUN
Cucurbits are economic crops in Nigeria which serve as additional nutritional supplements and also good sources of income for farmers. Viral diseases are a worldwide problem of cucurbits and a major limiting factor for cucurbit production. A survey of far... see more
Helaleh Sadat KABOLI FARSHCHI, Majid AZIZI ARANI, Seyyed Hossein NEMATI
This experiment was designed to evaluate the effects of organic (liquid humic acid) and inorganic (potassium sulphate) on phytochemical and morphological attributes of St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum). Thus, a research was conducted in a factorial e... see more
Sali Ali ALIU, Imer RUSINOVCI, Shukri FETAHU, Bekim GASHI
Genetic diversity analysis of common bean populations is useful for breeding programs, as it helps to select genetic material to be used for further crossings. Twenty (20) common bean populations were analyzed using qualitative traits, chlorophyll “a” (Ch... see more
Sonam BINJOLA, Narendra KUMAR, Gaurav MISHRA
Cowpea is an annual legume, rich in protein, which plays a critical role in the lives of millions of people in developing countries. Limited work has been done, especially on the symbiotic efficiency of cowpea against the native soil rhizobia. Therefore, ... see more
Surapaneni SAIKUMAR, Akula SAIHARINI, Dass AYYAPPA, Guntupalli PADMAVATHI, Vinay V. SHENOY
Drought is a major constraint for rainfed lowland and upland rice productivity throughout world. A backcross inbred population derived from ‘Swarna’ and ‘WAB450-I-B-P-157-2-1’ (Oryza sativa L. x O. glaberrima) was evaluated under both irrigated and lowlan... see more
Alka Jagdish DANGASH, Neeta PANDYA, Ashish BHARILLYA, Ashween JHALA, Dharamchand JAIN
Artemisinin is a sesquiterpene lactone found in Artemisia annua having many medicinal properties. Therefore the factors affecting trichome initiation are important. In the present study, several strategies have been adapted to increase artemisinin product... see more
Mohammad-Reza SARAFRAZ-ARDAKANI, Ramazan-Ali KHAVARI-NEJAD, Foad MORADI, Farzaneh NAJAFI
Phytohormones play critical roles in regulating plant responses to stress. The present study investigates the effect of cytokinin, abscisic acid and cytokinin/abscisic acid interaction on some osmoprotectants and antioxidant parameters induced by drought ... see more
Motiar RAHMAN, Mohammad S. ISLAM, Ahmad Humayan KABIR, Syed A. HAIDER, Nishit K. PAUL
Screening for Fe deficiency tolerance in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Bangladeshi genotypes (‘BARI-1’, ‘Local variety’, ‘Orca Onamica’, and ‘Prince’) were studied based on different morphological and physiological parameters. Number of leaves, shoot heig... see more
Alireza PIRZAD, Mousa JAMALI, Fahime SHOKRANI
For evaluation of the effects of super absorbent polymer under different irrigation regimes on the yield and yield components of Brassica napus L., a factorial experiment was carried out, based on randomized complete block design with four replicas. Treat... see more
Yousef NASIRI, Parisa FEYZI, Abdollah JAVANMARD
Salinity is an abiotic stress which has harmful effects on germination of many plants. Therefore, high germination rate and vigorous early growth under salty soils is preferred. Seed priming is a way to increase salt tolerance of plants. An experiment was... see more
Promita DATTA, Mohan Vinayak KULKARNI
Symbiotic association between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) species and host plant roots improves plant growth and protects them from several abiotic stress factors. In the present study, the effect of Glomus mosseae and Glomus fasciculatum as an individual... see more