The AMMI Canada Guidelines document 'The use of antiviral drugs for influenza: A foundation document for practitioners', published in the Autumn 2013 issue of the Journal, outlines the recommendations for the use of antiviral drugs to treat influenza. This article, which represents the first of two updates to these guidelines published in the current issue of the Journal, aims to inform health ...

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. (Moench)) is the third major cereal crop in Ethiopia in terms of area and production next to tef (Eragrostis tef) and maize (Zea mays). It is the major crop in drought stressed lowland areas that cover 66% of the total arable land in the country. Yield stability is one of the setbacks facing plant breeders in developing widely adapted varieties with superior yield. T...

Ammi visnaga (bisnaga, toothpick weed or khella) belongs to the family Apiaceae and it is a herbaceous medicinal plant. It is found mainly in the Mediterranean regions and also distributed abundantly throughout the world as introduced species. Many times, A. visnaga is weed as well as used in many countries as herbal medicine for different purposes. Ancient records reveal various medicinal prop...

Back ground: Ayurvedic medicines play an important role in gastro intestinal problems due to safety and efficacy in it. Hence churna meant for digestive property has been formulated by standard procedures and evaluated by physical and analytical methods. Method: The formulation consists of fine powder (sieve 60 size) of dried rhizomes of Zingiber officinale, fruits of Foeniculum vulgarae, barks...

Wheat is one of the most produced cereals in world and used manufacture various products that are consumed daily. As a result, there need to produce quality wheat regions world, meet demand reduce transportation costs. It versatile crop, all over with wide number cultivars adapted local conditions. This work had objectives comparing values genotype-environment interaction (GE) obtained using ad...

Cowpea exhibits significantly inconsistent performances across different environments, and hence demands performance evaluation of genotypes prior release or cultivation in every breeding program. Hence, the goal this study was to compare 16 cowpea over six planting seasons (2014-2019) Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria for their stability adaptation through Finlay Wilkinson (FW), Additive Main Effects Mul...

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important global food commodity crop. Its yield was affected by genotype, environment, and the interaction between genotype environment that demands development of diverse tolerant rice to increase yields adaptation. Genotype Environment for Tongil types with doubled haploid (DH) were evaluated in three locations. A randomized complete block design replicated times ...

The high incidence of unpleasant side effects following the use of crude preparations of khellin in the treatment of angina pectoris has limited its clinical use. It was felt that if this vasodilator drug were prepared free of resins, chromones and other plant impurities, it might then be used more extensively in the treatment of coronary insufficiency. Currently, a crystalline preparation of h...

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are responsible for transmission of many viral diseases, such as Zika fever, dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya. Emergence of resistance to currently used pesticides among mosquitoes has increased the importance for the search for novel mosquito control agents. Natural products, particularly plant and microbe derived secondary metabolites, are good sources in t...