Damage caused by the ant Azteca barbifex (Forel) was identified in orange trees (Citrus sinensis), in Capitão Poço County, Guamá microregion, Pará State. The damage caused by the scraping of stems and branches lead to reduction in yield with subsequent death of the plant. These characteristics indicate A. barbifex as a potential pest of citrus crops in the eastern region of Amazon.

Pharmacognosy Research,2023,15,1,145-154.DOI:10.5530/097484900241Published:December 2022Type:Original ArticleAuthors:Isha Gupta, Syeda Nashvia Adin, Mohd Aqil, and Mujeeb Author(s) affiliations:Isha Gupta1,#, Adin1,#, Aqil2,*, Mujeeb1,* 1Phytomedicine Laboratory, Department of Phytochemistry, School Pharmaceutical Education Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, INDIA. 2Department Pharmaceutics, #...

Plants activate antioxidant defense mechanisms under stress, which help maintaining the structural integrity of cell components and possibly reduces oxidative damage.  Low temperature stress leads to the production of reactive oxygen species and oxidative damage to plants. In this study, the effect of putrescine and proline on reducing the production of reactive oxygen species and increasing th...

Background: Citrus sinensis L., commonly called sweet orange, fruit waste (peel, seed, and pulp) oils, are used as natural preservatives due to their broad spectrum of biological activities, including antimicrobial antioxidant effects. Objective: The aim this study was investigate the physicochemical properties, activities orange peel pulp oils extracted using solvent extraction method. Methods...

Ruminal inoculum enriched with particle-associated microorganisms was collected from rumen cannulated Santa Inês wethers grazing tropical grass pasture and a supplement based on ground corn and soybean before feeding and used to evaluate effects of some commercial essential oils (EO) on ruminal fermentation and methane emission in vitro. The investigated EOs were orange EO (Citrus sinensis, CrS...

Pectin is a complex polysaccharide and natural food additive extracted from citrus peel and apple pomace in the form of brownish powder. It is widely used as a jelling and thickening agent and the food industry especially in jams and jellies. It is also recommended for use as fat replacer and also lowers blood cholesterol by increasing viscosity in the intestinal tract thus lowering cholesterol...