This study aimed to investigate the effects of adding pumpkin (PK) and garden cress (GC) seed oils laying diets, as nutraceuticals, on physiological productive performance layers. A total 360 hens, at 24 weeks age, were randomly equally assigned into four groups nine replicates each (10 birds/replicate). The 1st group was fed basal diet served a control. 2nd, 3rd, 4th diets supplemented with 0....

The micropylar endosperm is a major regulator of seed germination in endospermic species, to which the close Brassicaceae relatives Arabidopsis thaliana and Lepidium sativum (cress) belong. Cress seeds are about 20 times larger than the seeds of Arabidopsis. This advantage was used to construct a tissue-specific subtractive cDNA library of transcripts that are up-regulated late in the germinati...

Salinity is considered one of the major limiting factors for plant growth and agricultural productivity. We are using salt cress (Thellungiella halophila) to identify biochemical mechanisms that enable plants to grow in saline conditions. Under salt stress, the major site of Na+ accumulation occurred in old leaves, followed by young leaves and taproots, with the least accumulation occurring in ...

Salinity has been a major problem for world agriculture in recent years, limiting plant production. This study was carried out to determine the effect of salt stress on seedling emergence parameters Dadaş and Helen garden cress cultivars. Three doses (S0: 0 mM NaCl (control), S1: 30 S2: 60 NaCl) salinity level were applied as irrigation their effects (emergence percentage, speed, mean time, dai...

This study aimed to evaluate the quality of selected oils from seeds herbs and vegetables (basil, fenugreek, coriander, tomato, garden cress, parsley, dill), especially their oxidative stability. The were tested for oxidation degree (acid value, peroxide p-anisidine TOTOX indicator, specific extinction under ultraviolet light), colours, content carotenoid chlorophyll pigments, fatty acid compos...

Some Saudi herbs and spices were analyzed. The results indicated that mustard, black cumin, and cress seeds contain high amount of fat 38.45%, 31.95% and 23.19%, respectively, as compared to clove (16.63%), black pepper (5.34%) and fenugreek (4.51%) seeds. Cress, mustard, black cumin and black pepper contain higher protein contents ranging from 26.61 to 25.45%, as compared to fenugreek (12.91%)...

Although herbicides are used for weed control in the field, their residues can have unfavourable environmental impacts. The objective was to determine sulfosulfuron herbicide wheat field soil using bioassay and laboratory (HPLC) methods. two-year experiment a randomised complete-block design (RCBD) with three replicates at control, recommended (26.6 g/ha, D1) doubled (53.2 D2) rates. Soil sampl...