Abstract Myrtle rust is a serious fungal disease caused by Austropuccinia psidii affecting number of Myrtaceae species in New Zealand and elsewhere. Control with fungicides or biologicals provides mechanism to reduce the build-up inoculum short-term while other strategies are being developed deployed for long-term management. This study evaluated efficacy control myrtle under controlled conditi...

The relative value of 'Hale' castorbean (Ricinus communis) and 'Pensacola' bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) as rotational crops for the management of Meloidogyne arenaria and southern blight (Sclerotium rolfsii) in 'Florunner' peanut (Arachis hypogaea) production was studied for 3 years in a field experiment in southeast Alabama. Peanut following 2 years of castorbean (C-C-P) yielded 43% higher th...

This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of dietary myrtle essential oil on small intestinal morphology and microbiology of broiler chickens. Two hundred day-old broiler chickens (Ross 308) were allocated to 5 treatments, 4 replications with a completely randomized design. The diets were supplemented with: no myrtle essential oil (control), each of myrtle essential oil at levels o...

The antimicrobial activities of 56 Palestinian medicinal plants against etiologic agents of acne vulgaris, mainly Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus aureus was studied using disc diffusion and broth dilution methods. The results from the disc diffusion method demonstrated that these plants differ significantly in their activity against the studied microorganisms. The most active plants ...

The article presents the results of a comparative study mass fraction essential oil and dynamics its accumulation in leaves subtropical introduced species Laurus nobilis L., Myrtus communis L. Rosmarinus officinalis Mardakian Arboretum located on Absheron Peninsula. These are cultivated as evergreen trees shrubs, with an optimal autumn-winter leaf ripening period. natural conditions this region...