Plant secondary metabolites play an important role in plant-insect interactions and therefore such compounds may have insecticidal or biological activity against insects. Fumigant toxicity of essential oils of leaves and fruits from oriental arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis [L.] Franco) (Cupressaceae) was investigated against adults of cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus Fab.), rice weevi...

This paper aims to explore the evolution and portrayal of modern Orients in Pakistani fiction attempts determine causes, factors impact this shift from simple orient New Orient. is a discourse being popularized by west under influence Islamophobia generate specific type violent whose main job spread terrorism therefore dangerous. The similar discourses are followed writers non-western areas wor...

Little is known about the competition between and niche differentiation of water nutrients angiosperm gymnosperm tree species under prolonged drought stress, especially in fragile environments. We imposed 21 d treatments on Broussonetia papyrifera Platycladus orientalis measured water, N, P contents, isotopic composition N C, activity assimilation enzymes, stomatal conductance solo planting mix...

The present article deals with the travel letters of German orientalist Oskar Mann (1867-1917). With financial support from Royal Prussian Academy Sciences, made two expeditions to Ottoman Empire and Iran between 1901 1906 research Iranian languages dialects. Travel diaries are texts relatively subjective value judgments, in which people cultures are often described using ethnocentric ster...