Nature of Work: Japanese beetles (JB), Popillia japonica Newman, are destructive, highly polyphagus herbivores that show a general preference for plants in the Rosaceae family. Although Malus taxa are often found to be susceptible to JB, there are substantial differences in resistance among Malus species and cultivars (1,2). In a prior study, total phenolic levels in Malus were not correlated w...

The high Alpine plant Saponaria pumila is a survival specialist. It weathered the last ice age growing on ice-free mountain peaks, so-called nunataks exposed to constantly low temperatures and high levels of UV radiation. To cope with a harsh environment S. pumila developed adaption strategies, repair mechanisms and protective compounds. These precious substances have now become available for s...

the genera fusicladium, pollaccia and spilocaea are anamorphs of venturia that after conservation of fusicladium against spilocaea, pollaccia, cycloconium and pseudocladosporium, it has been used instead of all anamorph names. during 2011 twigs, leaves and fruits of symptomatic hosts containing fusicladium species from guilan, mazandaran, qazvin and ardabil provinces were sampled and examined. ...

The hairy roots (HR) of Ophiorrhiza pumila produce camptothecin (CPT), a monoterpenoid indole alkaloid used as a precursor in the synthesis of chemotherapeutic drugs. O. pumila HR culture is considered as a promising alternative source of CPT, however, the knowledge about the biosynthetic pathway and regulatory mechanism is still limited. In this study, five genes that encode AP2/ERF transcript...

OBJECTIVE To assess the cytotoxic activities of crude extracts and solvent fractions of Spermacoce verticillata, Ficus pumila and Flemingia strobilifera against a MT-4 human leukaemia cancer cell line. METHODS Crude extracts of dried leaves of S verticillata, F pumila and F strobilifera were made by exhaustive methanol extraction, fractions were obtained from sequential extraction of the crud...

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study comparing the effects of a water extract of Labisia pumila var. alata at 280 mg/day with placebo, given for 6 months in postmenopausal Malay women. There were 29 patients treated with Labisia pumila and 34 patients in the placebo group. Menopausal symptoms were assessed at baseline and at 6 months. The blood pressure, body mass index,...

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) technique was applied to elucidate the glacial history of the alpine cushion plant Saponaria pumila in the European Alps. Special emphasis was given to a dense sampling of populations. Our data support a survival of S. pumila during the last ice age in at least three refugia, which are characterized by uniqu...

The Loess Plateau is one of the most fragile ecosystems in world. In order to increase biodiversity area, develop sustainable agriculture and income local people, we simulated potential geographic distribution two economic forest trees (Malus pumila Mill Prunus armeniaca L.) present future under climate scenarios, using maximum entropy model. this study, importance contributions environmental v...