this study was conducted to investigate allelopathic effect of the essential oil of artemisia herba-alba asso., on seed germination characteristics of  agropyron desertorum and agropyron cristatum in a laboratory experiment. essential oil was extracted from the aerial parts of artemisia herba-alba using a clevenger-type apparatus. the volatile chemical compositions of artemesia herba-alba were ...

Replant disease refers to the poor growth of trees when attempting establish same or related species on old orchard sites. The use pre-plant Brassicaceae seed meal (SM) soil amendments in combination with apple replant disease-tolerant rootstock genotypes has been shown be a promising strategy for control (ARD). However, optimizing microorganism-driven protection roots from infection by multipl...

Seed dormancy of wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis) could be changed through seed storing. The seeds were collected from four regions: Fars, West Azarbaijan, Khuzestan and Mazandaran provinces. They were stored at three different temperatures (-18, +3 and 22-25°C) for 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 months. They were then put under suitable condition for germination. Mean germination time for seeds was measure...

An investigation was made into polymeric films based on polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as the matrix, in combination with synthetic zeolite and dried or pyrolyzed biocarbon (biochar). The were prepared by casting method, their properties variously analysed (optical microscopy, FTIR analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, mechanical properties, water solubility, uptake). Evaluation also encompa...

In root-hair cells of Sinapis alba, cytosolic pH, cytosolic [Cl-1, membrane potential, and membrane resistance have been measured to investigate proton-driven CItransport across the plasma membrane. Rapid lowering of the external pH transiently increased cytosolic [Cl-] and acidified the cytoplasm. To an abrupt increase in external [Cl-] the cells reacted with a rapid initial depolarization and...

Wild crucifers namely Arabidopsis thaliana, Brassica fruticulosa, B. rugosa, B. spinescens, B. tournefortii, Camelina sativa, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Crambe abysinnica, Cronopus didymus, Diplotaxis assurgens, D. gomez-campoi, D. muralis, D. siettiana, D. tenuisiliqua, Enatharocarpus lyratus, Lepidium sativum and Sinapis alba along with five cultivated Brassica species including B. rapa (BSH-1)...

Herbicide, Diphenyl Ether, Peroxidation, Antioxidants Measurements of ethane and ethylene as indices o f in vivo lipid peroxidation and o f chemicallyinduced stress, respectively, were done on mustard seedlings (Sinapis alba), treated with oxyfluorfen[2-chloro-l-(3-ethoxy-4-nitrophenoxy)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene]. When seedlings were exposed to low light intensity o f 14 W /m 2, only stress-e...

The relationship between the amount of active phytochrome (Pfr) produced by 5-minute light pulses and the rate of subsequent enzyme accumulation (phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, EC 4.3.1.5) of mustard (Sinapis alba L.) cotyledons was investigated. The response rapidly adjusts to changes of the Pfr level produced by light pulses of different wavelengths. Regardless of total phytochrome levels in th...