Heavy metal pollution has become an increasingly recognized threat to the aquatic environment. In response to heavy metal stresses, various terrestrial plants produce the hormone nitric oxide (NO), but minimal information is available about the role of NO in aquatic macrophytes under high zinc (Zn) stress. In this study, we measured physiochemical parameters in the leaves of Hydrilla verticilla...

C. Franche1,*, D. Diouf1, Q.V. Le1, D. Bogusz1, A. This capacity for rapid growth comes from a symbiotic association with an actinomycete of the genus Frankia, N’Diaye1, H. Gherbi1, C. Gobé1 and E. Duhoux1,2 1Physiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire des Arbres which allows A. verticillata to fix dinitrogen in root nodules, so-called actinorhizae (Benson and Silvester, 1993). (ORSTOM GeneTrop), 911...

The identification and quantification of the phenolic contents of methanolic extracts of three Salvia L. species namely S. brachyantha (Bordz.) Pobed, S. aethiopis L., and S. microstegia Boiss. and Bal. were evaluated using reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography, UV adsorption, and mass spectrometry (RP-HPLC/MS). In order to determine the antioxidant capacity of these species, cup...

OBJECTIVES Herbal medicine is known as a valid alternative treatment. Salvia Reuterana, which has been used in the Iranian traditional medicine, is mostly distributed in the central highlands of Iran. Salvia Reuterana is a medicinal herb with various therapeutic usages. The aim of the present review is to take account of pharmacological properties of Salvia Reuterana. MATERIALS AND METHODS Th...

In this study, the sorption of Malachite green (MG) on Hydrilla verticillata biomass, a submerged aquatic plant, was investigated in a batch system. The effects of operating parameters such as temperature, adsorbent dosage, contact time, adsorbent size, and agitation speed on the sorption of Malachite green were analyzed using response surface methodology (RSM). The proposed quadratic model for...

background & aim: salvia spinosa l. is a perennial shrub and aromatic plant belongs to the family lamiaceae. s. spinosa grows wild in some districts of iran. the aim of this study was to identify of the chemical components of s. spinosa in isfahan climatic conditions. experimental: the aerial parts of the plants were collected from isfahan province in 2014. the essential oil was extracted ...

The composition of the diets of 66 species of fishes was investigated from September 2009 to June 2010 in three subsystems of the Upper Paraná River floodplain (Brazil), following invasion by the two mollusk species Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) and Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774), and the macrophyte Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle. Limnoperna fortunei was consumed in all three subsys...

Salvia divnorum (an intense hallucinogen) is currently illegal in New Zealand under the 2014 Psychoactive Substances Amendment Act. Despite this, there is a scarcity of research surrounding Salvia divinorum and its effects in a New Zealand context. To explore the experiences of Salvia divinorum users, an anonymous questionnaire was advertised through flyers placed in locations where young adult...