human activities have continuously increased the level of heavy metal ions circulating in the environment. it is important to understand the tolerance of plant species to high concentrations of heavy metals. very little is known on the response of eucalyptus species to zn and cu toxic concentrations eucalyptus camaldulensis, e. microtheca, and e. occidentalis seeds were grown in silt and irriga...

objective: eucalyptus (fam. myrtaceae) is a medicinal plant and various eucalyptus species possess potent pharmacological actions against diabetes, hepatotoxicity, and inflammation. this study aims to investigate essential oil compositionfrom leaves and flowers of e. microthecaand e. viminalisleavesgrowing in the southeast of iran. materials and methods: the aerial parts of these plants were co...

Objective: Eucalyptus (Fam. Myrtaceae) is a medicinal plant and various Eucalyptus species possess potent pharmacological actions against diabetes, hepatotoxicity, and inflammation. This study aims to investigate essential oil compositionfrom leaves and flowers of E. microthecaand E. viminalisleavesgrowing in the Southeast of Iran. Materials and Methods: The aerial parts of these plants were co...

The seeds of three Eucalyptus species (Myrtaceae) (Origin: Australia), including:, Eucalyptus loxophleba Benth., Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell.  and Eucalyptus largiflorens F.Muell. were cultivated in 1993-1994 at two research stations (Shushtar and Dezful) in Khuzistan province (western south region of Iran) and a research station (Kashan) in Isfahan province (Central region of Iran). These sp...

Microtheca spp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) are insect pests primarily related to Brassicaceae crops. In the State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), southern Brazil, they are found on forage turnip, Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiferus Metzg., which is commonly grown during fall/winter seasons. This work reports the predation of Microtheca spp. larvae by Toxomerus duplicatus Wiedemann, 1830 (Diptera: Sy...