The effects of single and combined growth regulator treatments of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), gibberellic acid (GA3) and coconut milk on plant height, yield, chlorophyll and vitamin contents of Abelmoschus esculetus L and Solanum gilo L were investigated. The single growth regulator treatments consisted of 50mg/L, 100 mg/L of IAA and GA3 and 10%, 15% of coconut milk. In case of combined growth ...

Three herbicide screening trials, nineteen regional trials and three subsidiary trials were conducted during 1962-63, covering a wide range of environmental conditions and weed populations in the Natal cane belt. The outstanding herbicide was Paraquat which gave good post-emergent control of the two most important weeds, Cyperus esculentus and Panicum maximum, as wellas the majority of other we...

The present study aimed at the effect of different quantities copper oxide nanoparticles on growth, biochemical characteristics and yield Lady’s finger Abelmoschus esculentus. Copper were synthesized characterized by using UV-Vis spectroscopy, SEM, EDAX, FTIR. Pot culture studies such as 50, 100, 150,200 250mg for treatments T₀ (control) T₁, T₂, T₃, T₄, T₅ respectively esculentus estimated afte...

Speciation via interspecific hybrids is very rare in animals, as compared to plants. Whereas most plants overcome the problem of meiosis between different chromosome sets by tetraploidization, animal hybrids often escape hybrid sterility by clonal reproduction. This comes at the expense of genetic diversity and the ability to purge deleterious mutations. However, here we show that all-hybrid po...

BACKGROUND The continuous search for new lead compounds as viable inhibitors of specific enzymes linked to carbohydrate metabolism has intensified. Cyperus esculentus L. is one of the therapeutically implicated botanicals against several degenerative diseases including diabetes mellitus. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study evaluated the antioxidant and mechanism(s) of inhibitory potential of aqu...

OBJECTIVES Hibiscus (H.) esculentus L. (Okra) is distributed from Africa to Asia, Southern European and America and widely used as food. The aim of present study was to investigate antidepressant activity of Okra seeds and leaves. MATERIALS AND METHODS Antidepressant activity of methanolic extracts were evaluated by forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension tests (TST). Also, total pheno...

Water being an essential component for plant growth and development, its scarcity poses serious threat to crops around the world. Climate changes and global warming are increasing the temperature of earth hence becoming an ultimate cause of water scarcity. It is need of the day to use potential soil amendments that could increase the plants' resistance under such situations. Biochar and gypsum ...

Laboratory and green house experiments were conducted to ascertain the effect of exudates (from vegetative parts weeds soaked in water) different ages (36hrs, 72hrs 120hrs) from three common weed species (namely, Chromolaena odorata, Ageratum conyzoides Cyperus esculentus) on seed germination seedling growth tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum). Tomato seeds sown petri-dishes filter paper moistened...

BACKGROUND While emerging diseases are affecting many populations of amphibians, some populations are resistant. Determining the relative contributions of factors influencing disease resistance is critical for effective conservation management. Innate immune defenses in amphibian skin are vital host factors against a number of emerging pathogens such as ranaviruses and the amphibian chytrid fun...