Male and female leaves and fruits of eleven different taxons of Iranian conifers (Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis, C. sempervirens var. sempervirens, C. sempervirens cv. Cereifeormis, Juniperus communis subsp. hemisphaerica, J. excelsa subsp. excelsa, J. excelsa subsp. polycarpos, J. foetidissima, J. oblonga, J. sabina, Platycladus orientalis and Taxus baccata) were collected from diff...

Trees' height (H) and diameter (D) growth depend on many factors vary between species. This study examined H D of Juniperus excelsa, J. foetidissima, Pinus nigra, Quercus cerris Q. pubescens, growing naturally in the Central Anatolian forest steppe site conditions (human impact, woody plant coverage, tree density, altitude, exposure) that influence growth. The present hypothesises decline might...

Previous energy-dispersive x-ray analysis studies of globoid crystal composition in seed protein bodies gave an indication that there might be a correlation between seed size and the type of elements stored in globoid crystals. This possibility was tested by conducting energy-dispersive x-ray analysis studies of P, K, Mg, and Ca levels in globoid crystals of four embryo regions (radicle, stem, ...

Medicinal plants are the nature s gift to human beings to make disease free healthy life. In India different extracts are used for the treatment of various diseases. Total 50% modern drugs are of natural products origin and as such these natural products play an important role in the drug development pharmaceutical industry. Use of plant as a source of medicine has been inherited and is an impo...

The ethnobotanical utilization of five neglected herbaceous species, Argemone mexicana L., Heliotropium indicum Kedrostis foetidissima (Jacq.) Cogn., Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth and Schrankia leptocarpa DC. was investigated in Southern Benin to determine the ethnomedicinal magic knowledge on them. Thirty-six herbal medicine traders were surveyed six different markets three districts. Four in...