The polyherbal decoction, Gulugulutitakam is known for the treatment of various inflammatory conditions. For the ease of administration, this dosage form has been converted into tablets containing high amount of dry extract but it has the disadvantage of longer disintegration and dissolution parameters. In our attempt to develop tablets with improved disintegration and dissolution time, we have...

an experiment was conducted to determine the effect of paclobutrazol (pbz) and different irrigation amount on growth of aerial parts, leaf minerals and root performance in young olive plants cv. ‘manzanillo’ in the department of horticulture, faculty of agriculture, tarbiat modarres university in 2000. a split plot experiment in time was used based on a completely randomized block design with f...

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic non-essential and mobile metallic elements found in soils which affects plant growth. A greenhouse experiment was carried out to determine the genotypic differences in effects of different levels of Cd application on yield and on the uptake of Cd and other nutrients in various Brassica plant parts. The B. juncea (Indian mustard) genotypes produced higher bi...

The effect of two different CO(2) concentrations (400 and 800 μmol mol(-1)) on the photosynthesis rate, primary and secondary metabolite syntheses and the antioxidant activities of the leaves, stems and rhizomes of two Zingiber officinale varieties (Halia Bentong and Halia Bara) were assessed in an effort to compare and validate the medicinal potential of the subterranean part of the young ging...

In order to assess relationship between ion transport and variation in growth responses of four canola cultivars under salt stress, four canola cultivars were grown at 0 and 150 mM NaCl for six weeks in hydroponics. Salt stress reduced the shoot and root fresh and dry weights of all canola cultivars. Maximum shoot fresh and dry weights were recorded in Dunkeld under both non-saline and saline c...

Lignin is a major component of the secondary cell walls of vascular plants, and an obstacle in the conversion of plant cell wall polysaccharides into biofuels. Erianthus spp. are large gramineous plants of interest as potential energy sources. However, lignocelluloses of Erianthus spp. have not been chemically characterized. In this study, we analysed lignins, related compounds, enzymatic sacch...

Accumulation of metal contaminants in soil as a result of various industrial and anthropogenic activities has reduced soil fertility significantly. Phytoextraction of metal contaminants can improve soil fertility and provide inexpensive feedstock for biorefineries. We investigated the hyperaccumulation capacity of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) biomass by cultivating these plants in various conc...

Abstract: To investigate possible seasonal patterns in water quality and plankton distribution, weekly samples were collected in a coral reef lagoon and in surrounding nearshore waters over a two year period. Additionally, two oceanographic surveys were also conducted in a larger area surrounding the primary study site during the seasonal extremes. The resulting information corroborated previou...