Underutilized vegetables are currently studied not only for their nutrient values but also for their health-promoting components for protection against chronic diseases. The present study was performed to evaluate chemical compositions and antioxidant properties of underutilized vegetable palm hearts, namely, lalis (Plectocomiopsis geminiflora) and pantu (Eugeissona insignis). Additionally, the...

important cut flowers in tropical and sub tropical areas of the world and has the seventh rate of production between all cut flowers of Iran. In order to investigate different effects of storage temperatures (8 weeks at 4 °C, 4 weeks at 4 °C + 4 weeks at 20 °C, 8 weeks at 12 °C, 4 weeks at 12 °C+ 4 weeks at 20 °C and 8 week at 20 °C) and different concentrations of gibberellic acid (0, 150 and ...

This paper records the occurrence in the brain of an infant aged twelve months of tuberose sclerosis together with nerve cell changes of a type which, until recently, has been considered peculiar to the juvenile or Spielmeyer-Vogt variety of amaurotic idiocy. Pathological coincidences of this sort in the nervous system are rare and with the exception of Ostertag's (1925) description of infantil...

The effect of Annona squamosa, Lawsonia inermis and their combination with other herbal molluscicides were studied on different enzyme activity in the nervous tissue of Lymnaea acuminata. Twenty-Four hour in vivo exposure to 40% and 80% of 24 h LC50 of plant derived molluscicides and their combination with other molluscicides such as Cedrus deodara, Azadirachta indica oil, Allium sativum, Polia...

tuberose cut flower is considered one of the most important cut flowers from the viewpoint of production and export. the failure of developing buds into open ones and the abscission of floret are two of the common problems in the postharvest of tuberose cut flower that diminishes its longevity and therefore its market quality. this research was conducted to investigate the effect of 2,4-d sucro...