Field and laboratory experiments were carried out at the Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat during October, 2018 to April, 2019 study host plant preference of local lac insect Kerria chinensis on eight native plants viz., Flemingia semialata, F. strobilifera, Indigofera teysmannii, Ficus religiosa, Zizyphus mauritiana, Litchi chinensis, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Cajanus cajan. Results indicated...

introduction: jujube (ziziphus jujuba) is one of the most important fruit trees in asia which has been planted from 3,000 years ago in china for medicinal purposes. jujube belongs to the rhamnaceae family. the jujube fruit is used in fresh and dry forms. the fruit is full of vitamin c and has anticancer and medicinal effects. this tree can grow on salty and dry lands in iran. therefore, increas...

This study records a severe outbreak of a disease on Zizyphus mucronata (Rhamnaceae) in Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa. The causal agent of the disease was found to be Coniodictyum chevalieri, a fungus previously believed to be very rare. Detailed illustrations of the symptoms and fungus are presented in order to facilitate future studies. The known geographical distribution of Coni...

OBJECTIVE S Mucoadhesive disc is one of the various routes of drug delivery for curing buccal disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Every discs containing 70 mg stem bark extract of Ziziphus jujuba were formulated by using Carbopol 934, PVP k30 and gelatin as polymers. Discs were made by granulation and direct compression. Discs were standardized based on the total phenol. Properties such as in vitr...