The biological efficacy of herbicides MCPA+tribenuron-methyl (code name: MT-565 SG) and diflufenican+chlorotoluron (Legato Pro 425 SC) was estimated in eighteen field experiments on winter cereals Poland Germany to control broadleaf weeds. Postemergence application tribenuron-methyl combination with MCPA, applied at the 3-leaf stage 3 tillers detectable autumn cereals, resulted majority weed sp...

Awareness of the forage nutritive value of rangeland species is important to provide a balanced diet in order to meet the nutritional requirements of ruminants and to determine the suitable grazing time and rangeland grazing capacity. Hence, different laboratory methods were used to compare the nutritional value of Centaurea cyanus, Fumaria officinalis, Galium tricornutum and Vicia sativa as co...

Rest activity pattern was studied in wild-captured males of Octodon degus (n=9), Octodon bridgesi (n=3), and Spalacopus cyanus (n=6) (Rodentia: Octodontidae). Ten-minute resolution actograms were constructed from data obtained by an automated acquisition system. After two months of habituation to a stable light-dark schedule, recordings were performed in isolation chambers under a 12: 12 Light ...

Plants with therapeutic potential are a rich resource for the inhabitants of country, Romania among them, having diverse flora not only from plants but also fungi. New trends in biopharmaceuticals addressed studies related to topical administration, representing great advantage; research has determined biological activities vivo and vitro. This study aimed present main active compounds extracts...

BACKGROUND Studies of ethnobotanical usages in south-eastern Turkey are rare. To widen this field of knowledge, we conducted an ethnobotanical study in Midyat (Mardin Province), Turkey. METHODS The field study was completed during three years (2007-2010). Our aim was to document the ethnobotanical uses of local plants and to make an ethnobotanical inventory of uncommon plants using qualitativ...

BACKGROUND Anti-inflammatory activities of medicinal plants have largely been attributed to their content of sesquiterpene lactones (SLs). SLs are predominantly found in the sunflower family Asteraceae and have been isolated from many plants of this family, particularly Centaurea. The anti-inflammatory activities of extract of Centaurea ainetensis, a Lebanese endemic plant, and the isolated act...

Photo 1. View of a Garry oak savanna field site in Camrose Park, Victoria, BC, Canada. Oak savannas the region are characterized by rocky outcroppings, dense understory forbs, and an open canopy mostly trees (Quercus garryana) mixed with Douglas Firs (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Arbutus (Arbutus menziesii). In front treeline, nectar-less yellow flowers invasive Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) can b...