Natural intoxication of livestock by the ingestion of Ipomoea carnea (Convolvulaceae) sometimes occurs in tropical regions of the world. Polyhydroxylated alkaloids were isolated from the leaves, flowers, and seeds of the poisonous plant and characterized. Chromatographic separation of the leaf extract resulted in the isolation of swainsonine (1), 2-epi-lentiginosine (2), calystegines B(1) (3), ...

The specific heat of isolated plant cuticles and their corresponding cuticular waxes have been measured for the physiological temperature in the range of 273-318 K at regular intervals. C(p) values ranged from 1.5 up to 4 J K(-1) g(-1) indicating a high cohesion, at the molecular level, of the molecular lipophilic components that constitute the plant cuticle. Second order phase transitions arou...

During their initial association with plant hosts, pathogenic bacteria interact with plant cell walls. The results of this interaction appear to determine whether bacterial multiplication will take place. With one group of bacterial plant pathogens (e.g. Agrobacterium tumefaciens), attachment to the host surface appears essential for pathogenesis. With another group (e.g. Pseudomonas solanacear...

Excess specific heat, C(p)()(E), of binary mixtures of selected components of plant cuticular waxes has been determined. This thermodynamic parameter gives an explanation of the special molecular arrangement in crystalline and amorphous zones of plant waxes. C(p)()(E) values indicate that hydrogen bonding between chains results in the formation of amorphous zones. Conclusions on the self-asembl...

Several chemical changes in soil are associated with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Some bacterial strains directly regulate plant physiology by mimicking synthesis of plant hormones, whereas others increase mineral and nitrogen availability in the soil as a way to augment growth. Identification of bacterial chemical messengers that trigger growth promotion has been limited in par...

background and objectives: dracocephalum kotschyi is a plant which belongs to the lamiaceae family and exists mostly in south-west asian countries, including iran. this plant is used as antispasmodic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory to treat rheumatoid diseases. methods: in order to investigate the impact of the harvesting time changes on the quantity and quality of mono- and sesquiterpenoid co...

in order to investigate the effects of different levels of nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizers on flower yield , yield components and some quality components of german chamomile, a factorial experiment based on a randomized complete block design with four replications was carried out in the medicinal plant research farm of shirvan college of agriculture during growing season of 2007-2008. nitr...

Phytohormones signal and combine to maintain the physiological equilibrium in the plant. Pathogens enhance host susceptibility by modulating the hormonal balance of the plant cell. Unlike other plant hormones, the detailed role of cytokinin in plant immunity remains to be fully elucidated. Here, extensive data mining, including of pathogenicity factors, host regulatory proteins, enzymes of horm...

the aim of this study was investigation the combined effect of terminal heat of last growth season and competition between plants on phenology, yield and components yield in faba bean. a field experiment with 3 sowing dates (28 november 2011, 15 december 2011 and 7 january 2012) and 4 plant densities (8, 12, 16 and 20 plants m-2) was conducted on faba bean (cv. barkat) at agricultural science r...