objectives: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of cuminum cyminum (c. cyminum) essential oil on the growth and fum1 gene expression of fumonisin-producing fusarium verticillioides (f. verticillioides) strains isolated from maize. materials and methods: all fungal strains were cultured on potato dextrose agar (pda) slopes at 30°c for 7 days. the antifungal activity was evaluate...

Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) is an important seed spice crop, having good medicinal properties and grown predominately in arid semi-arid region of the world. India leading country with share 70% world production cumin. Two states (Rajasthan Gujarat) cover nearly 80% total area under cumin cultivation. The current scenario status area, productivity has been reviewed to identify various factors aff...

The purpose of this research was to compare the anti-hyperglycemic effect of Cuminum cyminum L. and glibenclamide, a known antidiabetic drug, in diabetic rats. After collection and taxonomic identification of plant, alcoholic extract of seeds prepared suxhlet apparatus respectively. The animals were made diabetic by using streptozotocin (70 mg/kg, i.p.). The diabetic rats were administrated int...