Maternal egg care is generally considered to be ubiquitous among the 1700 species of free-living Dermaptera. However, forms, costs, and benefits have only been studied in a handful species. In this study, we examined for first time earwig Forficula pubescens. Under standard laboratory conditions, set up 94 families containing mothers with either no eggs, reduced, normal or increased clutch size...

Background. Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. and Nymphaea lotus L. var. pubescens (Willd.) are both aquatic rhizomatous perennial plants mostly found in the tropical region of Nepal, India, Bangladesh, China, Eastern Asia. famous for their different biological activities such as antidiabetic, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, antidiarrheal, anti-inflammatory properties. Objective. The present study majorl...

Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) is cultivated for the female fl owers, or “cones,” which traditionally have been used as a bittering and fl avoring agent in beer. Hop breeding historically relied on relatively simple selection techniques within established breeding lines. Supplementing current breeding material with new genetic sources would enhance a hop breeder’s ability to select for new traits. Th...

Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G. Don (H. pubescens), belonging to the Apocynaceae family, is distributed in deciduous forests of tropical Himalayas. H. an important traditional medicinal plant, especially its seeds and barks. Therefore, we assessed antioxidant capacity extracts Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced dendritic cells (DCs) for sepsis treatment. Our results indicated that with different...

BACKGROUND Petalostigma pubescens and Petalostigma triloculare were common components of pharmacopeia's of multiple Australian Aboriginal tribal groupings which traditionally inhabited the areas in which they grow. Among these groups, they had a myriad of medicinal uses in treating a wide variety of bacterial, fungal and viral infections. This study was undertaken to test P. pubescens and P. tr...

Inhibition of the net photosynthetic CO 2 assimilation rate ( P n ) by high temperature was examined in oak ( Quercus pubescens L.) leaves grown under natural conditions. Combined measurements of gas exchange and chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence were employed to differentiate between inhibition originating from heat effects on components of the thylakoid membranes and that resulting from effect...