A biological invasion of non-native plants is spreading into our natural areas and rights-of way. In the present work, Melia azedarach (Meliaceae) known for its high allelopathic potential is used to investigate its biopesticide capacity on the common model used in bioassays: Raphanus sativus (R. sativus). Exposure of R. sativus to M. azedarach (aqueous/ethanolic) leaves extracts result on toxi...

Background & Aim: Aphids are of serious pests and vectors of multitude of viral diseases of field crops, vegetables, ‎and greenhouse crops. They have displayed a remarkable ability to establish resistance to ‎almost every insecticide with which it has been treated. To reduce the damage of these pests ‎and dependence on the sometimes unwise use of synthetic pesticides in crop and vegetable ‎plan...

The larvicidal activities to determine the efficacies of acetone, ethyl acetate, chloroform and butanol dried leaf extracts of Annona squamosa, Cynodon dactylon, Melia azedarach and root extract of Hemidesmus indicus tested against 3 instar Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti. The highest larvae mortality was found in the acetone followed by ethyl acetate, chloroform and butanol extract of...

Background & Aim: Aphids are of serious pests and vectors of multitude of viral diseases of field crops, vegetables, ‎and greenhouse crops. They have displayed a remarkable ability to establish resistance to ‎almost every insecticide with which it has been treated. To reduce the damage of these pests ‎and dependence on the sometimes unwise use of synthetic pesticides in crop and vegetable ‎plan...

Synthetic drugs are mostly used for the control and prevention of parasitic ailments in ruminants. However, resource-poor people developing countries use herbal medicines to treat their animals. Ethnoveterinary medicine along with its huge beneficial effects also prevents emergence drug resistance. Therefore, it is necessary validate efficacy these medicinal plants scientifically future endopar...

Cryopreservation of germplasm in liquid nitrogen (LN) is a perfect method for the long-term conservation of plant genetic resources. Lily [Lilium ledebourii (Baker) Bioss.], Persian lilac (Melia azedarach L.), and tea (Camellia sinensis L.) were evaluated for long-term storage in liquid nitrogen (LN) at -196oC. Encapsulation within alginate beads was shown to be beneficial in all studied specie...

In vitro regeneration of shoots from leaf explants of the Paradise tree (Melia azedarach L.) was studied. Three different portions (proximal portion, distal portion and rachis of the leaflets) of three developmental stages (folded, young still expanding and completely expanded) of leaves of 10-15 year old plants of seven genotypes were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium (MS) suppleme...