Phytoremediation depends on the ability of plants to tolerate and assimilate contaminants. This research characterized the interaction between several ornamental plant species and the fungicidal active ingredient, metalaxyl [N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine methyl ester]. Species evaluated included sweetflag (Acorus gramineus Sol. ex Aiton), canna (Canna hybrida L. 'Yellow King H...

This present study aims to identify the key bioactive components in acorus tatarinowii rhizoma (ATR), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with various bioactivities. Partial least squares regression (PLSR) was employed to describe the relationship between the radical scavenging activity and the volatile components. The PLSR model was improved by outlier elimination and variable selection and w...

Corresponding author address: Tsing-Chang (Mike) Chen, Atmospheric Science Program, 3010 Agronomy Hall, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011. E-mail: [email protected] Recently, the ps observations of 59 stations (Fig. 1, including 26 original surface stations of the Taiwan Weather Bureau analyzed by CY) during 1993–98 were made available to ...

Helicobacter pylori is one of the important causes chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, stomach cancer in humans. The importance these diseases has led to development effective drug treatment regimens against them. basis this study determination effects some medicinal plants on in-vitro growth H. and their antimicrobial antioxidant potential. For purpose, different parts 15 plant species were extra...