Rosmarinus officinalis Albus is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white flowers grown in many parts of the world. It is widely used in the treatment of genitourinary conditions, liver diseases and scalp treatment. The present study was performed to highlight the micro-anatomical, physiochemical and phytochemical aspects of the plant. The thin transverse se...

Suspected phytoplasma symptoms of little leaf, yellowing, chlorosis, phyllody, witches' broom, and stunting were observed on ten different ornamental plant species at New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Bengaluru, and Pune, India, during March to July 2016. To investigate the possibility of phytoplasma etiology, PCR assays were performed using universal primer pairs (P1/P7 followed by 3Far/3Rev...

Oryza officinalis Wall ex Watt is one of the most important wild relatives of cultivated rice and exhibits high resistance to many diseases. It has been used as a source of genes for introgression into cultivated rice. However, there are limited genomic resources and little genetic information publicly reported for this species. To better understand the pathways and factors involved in disease ...

Yellow sweet clover is a widely spread legume species that has potential to be used as a forage crop in Western China. However, limited information is available on the genetic variation for herbage yield, key morphological traits, and coumarin content. In this study, 40 half sib (HS) families of M. officinalis were evaluated for genotypic variation and phenotypic and genotypic correlation for t...

Although endeavors have been made to identify useful wild rice genes that can be used to improve cultivated rice, the virtual reservoir of genetic variation hidden within the wild relatives of cultivated rice is largely untapped. Here, using next-generation sequencing technology, we investigated the leaf transcriptome of a wild rice O. officinalis with CC genome. Approximately 23 million reads ...

Recent studies have highlighted the ecological, economic and social benefits assured by green roof technology to urban areas. However, green roofs are very hostile environments for plant growth because of shallow substrate depths, high temperatures and irradiance and wind exposure. This study provides experimental evidence for the importance of accurate selection of plant species and substrates...

To evaluate the effects of iron application on growth characters of Calendula officinalis L. under end season water deficit condition, an experiment was conducted as split plot at the Research Farm of Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University (latitude 37.53°N, 45.08°E and 1320m above sea level), Urmia, Iran in 2010. Treatments were irrigation (irrigation disruption at first, second, third harve...

Topical administration of Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (RO-ext, 2 mg/day/mouse) improved hair regrowth in C57BL/6NCrSlc mice that experienced hair regrowth interruption induced by testosterone treatment. In addition, RO-ext promoted hair growth in C3H/He mice that had their dorsal areas shaved. To investigate the antiandrogenic activity mechanism of RO-ext, we focused on inhibition of te...

5.1 Abstract In this study, we demonstrate a green approach for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using aqueous leaf extract of Rosmarinus officinalis under ambient conditions. The uniqueness of this method lies in its rapid synthesis within 15 min. The synthesized AgNPs were characterized using various analytical tecchniques. The synthesized particles were found to be 14.20 ̶ 42.42 ...

The sequence of histogenesis and organogenesis in the calus of Hyssopus officinalis nodal explants was studied during treatment with growth regulators. This process represents an important indicator of the accommodation capacity of regenerated plantlets to the ex vitro conditions. The cell multiplication rate was stimulated in Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with indole-3-butyric acid (...