Cold plasma is an innovative and promising technology that developing in a variety of fields, recently it has been getting lot attention the agricultural industry. The influence cold atmospheric pressure (CAPP) exposure on germination parameters vigor radish (Raphanus sativus) carrot (Daucus carota sativus L.) seeds was investigated present study. A custom-designed driver utilizing 11.32 kV rms...

Wild oat is a nuisance monocot weed mainly in cereal canopies. The increasing problem of herbicide resistance and the implementation integrated pest management includes use seed meals from species with allelopathic potential. This study aimed to assess efficacy as an environmentally friendly alternative for control herbicide-susceptible (S) -resistant (R) wild biotypes. A pot experiment was car...

background & aim: saffron (crocus sativus l.) formerly was important in turkey. saffron cultivation has been decreased and it is now only cultivated in three villages in this country. it is triploid and exclusively propagated in a vegetative way by corms. in turkey, saffron is traditionally planted by placing corms in rows randomly without grading or sorting; which results in placement of c...

objective(s): the effect of the extract of crocus sativus and its constituent, safranal on inflammatory markers in sensitized guinea pigs was examined.   materials and methods: ovalbumin (oa) sensitized guinea pigs were given drinking water alone (group s), or drinking water containing three concentrations of safranal, three concentrations of extract and one concentration of dexamethasone, (n=6...

The radish (Raphanus sativus) of the Brassicaceae family domesticated in Europe during pre-Roman times is an edible root vegetable. It is grown and consumed throughout the world. Radish has numerous varieties, sizes, color and duration of cultivation time. It is annual herb, 20-100 cm long, with a rosette of lyrate, pinnatified leaves arising from a short stem. All the species of Raphanus inclu...

BACKGROUND In recent years phytotherapy has been explored as a source for alternative treatments for mood disorders. One potential candidate is saffron (Crocus sativus L.), whose main bioactive components are crocins and safranal. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of affron®, a standardised stigmas extract from Crocus sativus L. for improving mood, stress, anxie...