The effects of mercuric chloride (HgCl2), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and their combination on the development of different cell types in the stem of Lagenaria siceraria (Mol) Standl. were studied. Mercury treatment resulted in a reduced stem diameter when compared to untreated control plants. This is attributed to a decrease in the diameter of fibre cells, sieve tube members, large xylem vessel...

The effect of exogenous application of various levels of -1 ethrel (500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 μmol l ); Gibberrelic Acid (GA 15, 30, 45 3 ; -1 -1 and 60 μmol l ) and Maleic hydrazide (MH; 200, 400, 600 and 800 μmol l ) on sex expression of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria Molina) plants cv. Faisalabad Round was investigated under field conditions in National Agricultural Research Centre, Islama...

Amount of polyphenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins in ethanol extracts and antioxidant activity of both ethanol and lipophilic extracts of common leafy vegetables in Bangladesh were compared. Among the 12 leafy vegetables, Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. showed the highest content of total polyphenols (38.9 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g extract) and flavonoids (23.2 mg (+)-catechin equivalent (CE)/g ...