The flora of protected Shanjan rangeland in Shabestar district, Azerbaijan Province, NW Iran was studied using a 1 m × 1 m quadrate in spring and summer 2011. The climate of this area is cold and dry. In this area 94 plant species belonging to 25 families were identified as constituting the major part of the vegetation. The families in the area are Amaryllidaceae, Boraginaceae, Campanulaceae, C...

Superoxide dismutases (EC 1.15.1.1) in vascular plants representing different evolutionary levels were characterized using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The three forms of the enzyme were distinguished from each other based on the following criteria: a) the Cu-Zn enzyme is sensitive to cyanide wherease the Fe and Mn enzymes are not; and b) the Cu-Zn and Fe enzymes are inhibited by H(2)O(2...

traditionally, in suburbs of tabriz city, northwest iran (gps 38˚06΄n, 46˚15΄e, mean temperature of 6.6-20.0°c, sandy loam soil type), different types of vegetables including cabbages have been cultivated for many years. the cabbage cyst nematode, heterodera cruciferae was reported as one of the plant parasitic nematodes infecting kohlrabi (brassica oleracea l. var. gongylodes) and white cabbag...

(2817) Erysimum violascens Popov in Byull. Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. 9, Suppl.: 24. 1925 [Angiosp.: Cruc.], nom. cons. prop. Typus: [Tajikistan:] “Prov. Samarkand, distr. Chodshent. Montes Mogol-Tau. Ad declivia saxosa valle Utsch-Bach”, 6 Mai 1924, et Vvedensky [Herb. Fl. As. Med., exs. No. 91] (TASH 9422; isotypi: B barcodes 10 0263584 & 0263585, BP, BR, BRNU 131332, C, E barcode E00231860...