Abstract Indigofera vicioides Jaub. & Spach (Fabaceae) is a paleotropical species and rarely found legume of the Southern India. This was first time it has been recorded in Eastern Ghats Tamil Nadu. article provides detailed description this finding together with images field notes.

The key to better nutrient efficiency is to simultaneously improve uptake and decrease losses. This study sought to achieve this balance using sorbent additions and manure nutrients (spent poultry litter; SL) compared with results obtained using conventional sources (Conv; urea nitrogen, N; and phosphate-phosphorus; P). Two experiments were conducted. Firstly, a phosphorus pot trial involving t...

The biophysical environment is an important determinant of land degradation in both commercial and communal land tenure systems in South Africa. According to a recent study on the status of land degradation, approximately 25% of the total land cover in South Africa is degraded. Several technologies exist to restore the soil and vegetation degraded areas in natural pastures. To improve the produ...

‘Ganlv 1’ is a new cultivar of Actinidia eriantha selected from the wild natural population, which has advantages moderate taste, high yield, easy peeling and ascorbic acid (AsA) content. In this study, was used to explore changes in fruit quality, soluble sugar components, sucrose metabolism-related enzymes activities enzyme genes’ expression during fruit’s development. The results showed that...

The article provides information about rare and newly described species for the flora of Urals adjacent territories, namely: Astragalus saphronovae Kulikov, Atraphaxis decipiens Jaub. et Spach., Carex amgunensis F. Schmidt, Galium densiflorum Ledeb., Jovibarba globifera (L.) J. Parn., Najas minor All., Potamogeton nodosus Poir., Pseudorchis albida Á. Löve D. Löve, Salix myrsinites L., Veronica ...

Alcoholic and water extracts of the stem and root of Blumea eriantha DC were prepared and evaluated for in-vitro antioxidant activity by methods like total reducing power, scavenging of us free radicals like as 1,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), super oxide, nitric oxide, and hydrogen peroxide. The percentage scavenging effect of free radicals was compared with standard antioxidants like asc...