Herbal nanoparticles gain lot of attention because of their pharmaceutical importance. The present study reports the eco-friendly synthesis, characterization and their tyrosinase activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using aqueous extract of Bidens frondosa. The appearance of brown color indicated the formation of B. frondosa AgNPs. The Formation of AgNPs was confirmed by UV-Vis spectroscopy...

Some polyacetylenes from the plant Bidens pilosa have been reported to treat diabetes. In this study, we report that the cytopiloyne from B. pilosa, which is structurally different from the above-mentioned polyacetylenes and inhibits CD4(+) T cell proliferation, effectively prevents the development of diabetes in nonobese diabetic mice as evidenced by a normal level of blood glucose and insulin...

Understanding changes in the interactions between parasitic plants and their hosts in relation to ontogenetic changes in the hosts is crucial for successful use of parasitic plants as biological controls. We investigated growth, photosynthesis and chemical defences in different-aged Bidens pilosa plants in response to infection by Cuscuta australis. We were particularly interested in whether pl...

Five mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) plant pest species: Dysmicoccus grassii (Leonardi), Ferrisia malvastra (McDaniel), Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell), Phenacoccus tucumanus Granara de Willink, and Pseudococcus elisae Borchsenius are recorded for the first time in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. These are the first records of D. grassii in Brazil, from papaya (Carica papaya, Caricaceae)...

ABSTRACT The Barbados gooseberry crop has agricultural potential, but little information is available regarding cropping practices. More on weed interference in will support growers to take management decisions. objective of this work was study initial growth and development under the weeds. experiment conducted a completely randomized design, with five treatments, composed competition four spe...