in order to investigate the influence of bio- and chemical fertilizers on growth parameters and essential oil of fennel (foeniculum vulgare miller.), an experiment based on randomized complete blocks design with five treatments and three replications was carried out. arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (strain sebacina vermifera) and phosphate dissolving bacteria (genera peseudomonas) were applied as ...

the medicinal plants have been used since ancient times and are still utilized by the majority of the population. hence, it is essential to investigate the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of these plants. the aim of this study was to evaluate the toxic effects of fennel seeds decoctions, traditionally used in iran as an herbal remedy.  the cytotoxicity was tested in vitro using allium cepa l. r...

At partial load, traditional automotive gasoline engines have high pumping losses due to the throttling of intake charge for load control. Variable Valve Timing (VVT) and introduction externally cooled EGR could reduce but only with a very limited effect. On other hand, in medium full range, engine cannot utilize compression ratio limitations knocking. A variable displacement, device which util...