From 2018 to 2020, surveys of oomycetes associated with root and crown rot almond (Prunus dulcis) were conducted on diseased young trees in commercial orchards nurseries six provinces Spain. A total 104 oomycete isolates obtained from plant soil samples, which h identified by sequencing the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region ribosomal DNA. Diverse species belonging genera Globisporangium,...

BACKGROUND Hovenia dulcis (Rhamnaceae) fruits are popularly used as herbal medicines or dietary supplements in Asian countries due to functions such as liver protection and detoxification from alcohol poisoning. Accordingly, it is very likely for dietary supplemental products, including H. dulcis fruit extracts, to be taken with prescription drugs. OBJECTIVE In this study, possible food-drug ...

The aim of this study was to trace the Fe uptake pathway in leaves of Prunus rootstock (GF 677; Prunus dulcis × Prunus persica) plants treated with foliar Fe compounds using the Perls blue method, which detects labile Fe pools. Young expanded leaves of Fe-deficient plants grown in nutrient solution were treated with Fe-compounds using a brush. Iron compounds used were the ferrous salt FeSO4, th...

The genetic diversity among 56 almond (Prunus dulcis) genotypes was analysed using 35 microsatellite markers and 14 morphological traits. Analysis of morphological traits revealed a wide range of variation among the studied genotypes. Out of 35 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) markers, 25 were polymorphic, producing 215 alleles that varied from 2 to 16 with an average of 8.76 alleles per locus. R...

Background Ziziphi spinosae semen (ZSS), dry mature seeds of Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H.F. Chow., are widely used in the treatment insomnia, fright palpitations, and profuse dreaming medical treatments. The counterfeit species ZSS, mauritianae (ZMS), Hovenia dulcis Thunb (HDT) from incurva Roxb. acerba Lindl., respectively. However, pharmacopeia is not recorded for ZMS H...

In this study, several methods have been used to facilitate shoot formation from nodal explants of local almond ecotypes known as “Beldi” grown in Eastern Morocco. Nodal segments divers old genotypes were cultured on various concentrations auxin (indole-3-butyric acid (IBA)) and cytokinins (6-benzyl-aminopurine (BAP), thidiazuron (TDZ), kinetin (KIN)) added two different media (Murashige Skoog ...