zinnia elegans, an annual flowering plant of the genus zinnia, is one of the best known zinnias. present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different growing media on the growth and flowering of zinnia elegans. seven different growth media including coconut compost, silt, soil loam, leaf manure, (leaf manure + silt; 2:1), (coconut compost + soil loam; 1:1) and (leaf manure + soil loa...

The present research signifies the anti-obesity potential of Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. and its techno-functional properties. is a medicinal plant that belongs to Nyctaginaceae family. Studies have reported various bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, phenols, alkaloids, saponins, tannins, etc., in Willd., responsible for biological properties antibacterial, antidiabetic, antioxidant, ...

tragacanth gum is one of the most important medicinal and industrial productsof rangelands and is obtained from the incision of gum tragacanth-producing astragalusincluding astragalus keyserlingii. the conservation of astragalus species in rangelandshas a special place in terms of economic profit and soil conservation. the increase in priceof gum tragacanth in recent years and more attention of...

In the scope of genetic, morphological and phenological research genus Tilia in Bosnia Herzegovina, with control populations Germany, multibracteate silver-leaved linden (T. tomentosa Moench.) was discovered Mostar. addition to usual primary bract, there are also bracts second third order, which as phenomenon is, our knowledge, new for science. Since vary size, well shape, additional do not app...

The seed bank dynamics of the three co-occurring obligate-seeder (i.e. fire-sensitive) Proteaceae species, Banksia ericifolia, Banksia marginata and Petrophile pulchella, were examined at sites of varying time since the most recent fire (i.e. plant age) in the Sydney region. Significant variation among species was found in the number of cones produced, the position of the cones within the canop...

Isocarpha comprises five species ranging from southern Texas and the Bahamas to northern Peru and northeastern Brazil. The genus belongs in Eupatorieae rather than Heliantheae, but structure of the head of Isocarpha with its elongate, chaffy receptacle is anomalous within Eupatorieae. An hypothesis is presented suggesting the evolutionary derivation of this type of head through formation of flo...