A hybrid cordgrass, formed from a cross between Spartina alterniflora (Atlantic cordgrass) and S. foliosa (Pacific cordgrass), has recently spread within the intertidal zone of south San Francisco Bay. Sediment properties and macroinfaunal community structure were compared in patches invaded by Spartina hybrid and adjacent uninvaded patches at 3 sites in San Francisco Bay (2 tidal flats and 1 S...

Modern agriculture faces pressing problems, such as salinization that is a very common, but difficult to control and ameliorate process. Non-enzymatic compounds such as polyphenols and flavonoids are generally stimulated in response to bio-tic/abiotic stresses such as salinity (1). Halophytes are naturally salt-tolerant plants that may be potentially useful for economical (oilseed, forage, prod...

Floristic investigations on the eastern part of Adriatic coast in Montenegro and Bosnia Herzegovina led to discovery three glasswort taxa new for area: Arthrocaulon macrostachyum (Moric.) Piirainen et G. Kadereit Salicornia procumbens Sm. subsp. S. perennis Mill. All were recorded abandoned basins Tivat Saline Montenegro, while was also found Klek Peninsula Hercegovina. According IUCN criteria,...

Euhalophyte Salicornia europaea L., one of the most salt-tolerant plant species in the world, can tolerate more than 1000 mM NaCl. To study the salt tolerance mechanism of this plant, the effects of different NaCl concentrations on plant growth, as well as Na(+) accumulation and distribution at organ, tissue, and subcellular levels, were investigated. Optimal growth and an improved photosynthet...

Bone-related complications are among the highest concerning metabolic diseases in the modern world. Bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture increase with age and diseases like osteoporosis. Elevated adipogenesis in bone results in osteoporosis and loss of bone mass when coupled with lack of osteoblastogenesis. In this study the potential effect of Salicornia herbacea extract against osteo...

herbal medicinal products have attracted significant research interest in recent years. considering the efficiency of algae products in controlling pathogenic bacteria and also easy access to large resources of algae, this study was conducted to evaluate the effects of methanolic, chloroformic and aqueous extracts of gracilaria salicornia against aeromonas hydrophila , a heterotrophic, gram-neg...

Alcoholic extracts of 8 different types of seaweeds from Iran's Persian Gulf were tested for their antimalarial and acetylcholinesterase enzyme (AChE) inhibitory activities for the first time. A modified Ellman and Ingkaninan method was used for measuring AChE inhibitory activity in which galanthamine was used as the reference. The antimalarial assay was performed using microculture radioisotop...

suaeda iranshahrii akhani & freitag, previous specimens cited as s. maritima,is described as a new species of sect. brezia endemic to the coasts of the persian gulf; it is subdivided into the type variety distributed along the persian side and var. arabica freitag from the arabian shore. the new species is named in honour of dr. musa iranshahr, the eminent iranian botanist to whom this festschr...