INTRODUCTION Palm syrup is a typical product from the Canary Islands, traditionally produced from the sap of the tropical palm tree Phoenix canariensis. Its high caloric content has led to its increasing use as a health food supplement for athletes, children and elderly. Furthermore, demand for this natural syrup is continuously increasing due also to its medicinal uses in homeopathic medicine....

the date palm bunch fading disorder/disease is one of the greatest challenges faced by date palm growers. in the present study, the effect of appropriate orchard management on some qualitative and quantitative features of date palm bunch was studied. for this purpose, two orchards of cv ‘kabkab’ with a history of previous incidence were selected in two districts of bushehr province; tangestan a...

The Chives’s Plant (Allium schoenoprasum) came from the wild ancestors that is native of European and Asian. ash chive leaves contain considerable amount metal, enabling its usage as catalyst in making biodiesel. Based on Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive X-Ray (SEM-EDX) characterization, leaf calcined at 600 ˚C contained 26.14% potassium oxide, 17.55 calcium 21.94% carbon, 22.05% ...

Palm oil is one of the two most important vegetable oils in the world’s oil and fats market. The extraction and purification processes generate different kinds of waste generally known as palm oil mill effluent (POME). The environmental impact of POME cannot be over emphasized; hence the need for treatment measures to reduce these impacts before discharge. Therefore, this paper reviews the proc...

We examined relationships between stem diameter, sapwood area, leaf area and transpiration in a 15-year-old mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans F. Muell.) forest containing silver wattle (Acacia dealbata Link.) as a suppressed overstory species and mountain hickory (Acacia frigescens J.H. Willis) as an understory species. Stem diameter explained 93% of the variation in leaf area, 96% of the variat...

Leaves of Dodonaea viscose Linn are used in the treatment of gout and rheumatism. This present work deals with pharmacognostical studies such as leaf constants, ash values, extractive values and also preliminary phytochemical studies of leaves of Dodonaea Viscosa Linn.

This study evaluated the effectiveness of dry Moringa oleifera leaf powder in the management of anaemia in adult albino rats. The proximate, mineral, vitamin and phytochemical composition of dry M. oleifera leaf powder were analysed. Twelve adult albino rats grouped into three were used. Cyclophosphamide was used to induce anaemia into them. The percentage proximate values were protein (26.28%)...

While Hymenoscyphus fraxineus causes dieback of the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior), flowering ash (F. ornus) appears resistant to the pathogen. To date, contributions of endophytic fungi to host resistance are unknown. The following hypotheses were tested: (i) endophytic fungi enhance the resistance of F. excelsior to the pathogen; (ii) resistance of F. ornus relies on its community of endop...

numerous date palm orchards in south kerman, iran were investigated during 2001-2003. symptoms of leaf die-back appeared as light brown stripes which began at leaf tips and extended to leaf ends. infected tissues were surface sterilized with 0.05% sodium hypochlorite and, plated on pda medium. isolated fungi were purified using hyphal tip method. on pda medium, fungal colony was fluffy, first c...