Genetic Diversity Analysis and Variability Estimation in Betelvine (Piper betle L.)

Biological control of foot rot of betelvine (Piper betle L.) caused by Phytophthora parasitica Dastur

Introduction Dasgupta (2008) showed that fosetyl-Al and BM Phytophthora spp. (P. parasitica, P. nicotianae mixture were effective in controlling this var. parasitica, P. palmivora, P. capsici), are disease. Sengupta et al. (2011) recorded lower perpetual menace to the crop of betelvine, return where biological control agents (BCAs) causing foot rot and leaf rot. The extents of were used for its...

SPAR Profiles for the Assessment of Genetic Diversity Between Male and Female Landraces of the Dioecious Betelvine Plant (Piper betle L.)

Alkaloids from Piper nigrum and Piper betle

An investigation, on the roots of Piper nigrum and the aerial parts of Piper betle, has yielded several alkaloids. The dried root sample of Piper nigrum was extracted using various solvents in increasing polarity. The dried aerial part of Piper betle was extracted using the Soxhlet extraction method. The alkaloids isolated were pellitorine(1), (E)-1-[3’,4’(Methylenedioxy)cinnamoyl]piperidine(2)...

Comparative Morphoanatomy of Piper betle L. cultivars in India

The study presents comparative morpho-anatomical information of 10 common cultivars of Piper betle species available in India. The ten cultivars show some structural similarities. Four layered upper and two layered lower epidermis was observed in all the varities of P. betle studied. Crystals and oil reserves were found in the epidermal cells. The Kapoori Tuni variety has more stomatal and tric...

Two new sphingolipids from the leaves of Piper betle L.

Two new sphingolipids, pipercerebrosides A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the leaves of Piper betle L. Their structures, including absolute configurations, were determined by spectroscopic analysis and chemical degradation. These two compounds did not show significant cytotoxic activity against the cancer cell lines K562 and HL-60 in a MTT assay.