The pharmacological reactivity of guinea pig ileum to ethanol leaf extract of Amaranthus caudatus and Solanum melongena were determined in vitro. Parameters evaluated include the threshold value and the concentration ratio (CR). The potency of the plant extracts as expressed by EC50, the Emax (maximum response) and its corresponding concentration were determined from the concentration response ...

In April 2002 and 2003, soft rot on fruit of eggplant (Solanum melongena) caused by Choanephora cucurbitarum was observed in the experimental fields at Gyeongnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services in Korea. The disease began with water-soaking and dark-green lesions, and then the infected tissues were rapidly rotten. Sporangium was subglobose in shape and sized 40~130 µm. Monosporous ...

Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is the third most important vegetable in Asia and of considerable importance Mediterranean belt. Although global eggplant production has been increasing recent years, productivity limited due to insects, diseases, abiotic stresses. Genetic engineering offers new traits eggplant, such as seedless parthenocarpic fruits, varieties adapted extreme climatic events (i.e.,...