To quantify the colchicine (alkaloid) present in Gloriosa superba by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method. Gloriosa superba species are known for their content of colchicine, a valuable alkaloid in the seeds and tubers (corms). HPLC analysis was carried out to confirm the presence of colchicine in Gloriosa superba. Treatment of gibberellic acid and Psedomonas aerugenosa improved...

This investigation was carried out to determine the effects of gamma radiation on germination characteristics gladiolus corms. experiment conducted through a factorial design in randomized complete block with three replications. Two factors included cultivars (Red Advance, White Prosperity, Amsterdam, and Rose Supreme) doses (0, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75 Gy). The results showed that corm weigh...

BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION The Chinese water chestnut, Eleocharis dulcis ((Burm. f.) Henschel), is a member of the sedge family (Cyperaceae). It is a true aquatic that can only grow in water. The plant has a rush-like appearance with 4-6 tubular stems that are upright and about 3 to 4 feet tall. The plant produces 1 to 2-inch brown corms on rhizomes at its base under the soil. The corms have w...

Carbon monoxide (CO)-releasing molecules (CORMs) are used to deliver CO, a biological ‘gasotransmitter’, in chemistry and biomedicine. CORMs kill bacteria culture animal models, but reportedly benign towards mammalian cells. CORM-2 (tricarbonyldichlororuthenium(II) dimer, Ru2Cl4(CO)6), the first widely commercially available CORM, displays numerous pharmacological, biochemical microbiological a...

Saffron (Crocus sativus) is the most expensive spice in world and a valuable medicinal plant. In this study, flowering, vegetative growth performance, daughter corm formation of potted saffron were investigated six growing media: loamy soil, silty sandy peatmoss, peatmoss + foam. The highest values stigma fresh weight, root number diameter corms observed plants grown soil with light texture, i....