The Botany of Crop Plants

Ethno-botany of medicinal plants by Mobarakeh’s people (Isfahan)

Background and aim: From long time ago, traditional medicine was integrated with popular culture and various aspects of treatment have been allocated to it. At the present time, the use rate of this method depends on people’s belief and recognition. Experimental: The research was conducted in the region Mobarakeh, Iran, in order to identify the priorities for application of medicinal plants by...

Ethno-botany of medicinal plants by Mobarakeh’s people (Isfahan)

Background and aim: From long time ago, traditional medicine was integrated with popular culture and various aspects of treatment have been allocated to it. At the present time, the use rate of this method depends on people’s belief and recognition. Experimental: The research was conducted in the region Mobarakeh, Iran, in order to identify the priorities for application of medicinal plants by...

Biofortification of Crop Plants

Salt resistant crop plants.

Soil salinity is a major constraint to agriculture. To improve salinity tolerance of crops, various traits can be incorporated, including ion exclusion, osmotic tolerance and tissue tolerance. We review the roles of a range of genes involved in salt tolerance traits. Different tissues and cells are adapted for specific and often diverse function, so it is important to express the genes in speci...

Forensic Molecular Botany: Identification of Plants from Trace Evidence

Molecular systematic botany is expanding its role in forensic science. DNA based techniques have been used in criminal cases to place a suspect at the crime scene, as well as to identify strains of marijuana (1,2). These studies have used DNA obtained from individual plant specimens of a known species and have not had to overcome problems associated with DNA mixtures of unkown plant composition...