The aim of the current study was to isolate endophytes from roots Rhazya stricta and assess their potential improve growth drought-stressed sunflower seedlings. role isolated endophytic fungus initially screened by using two rice varieties (mutant cultivar Waito-C: Gibberellins deficient; Dongji byeo: Gibberellins-producing normal cultivar). A significant (p < 0.05) increase in various attri...

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a destructive pest of wide array agricultural and horticultural crops worldwide. This in vitro research assessed the combined effect methanolic extracts indigenous flora Soone Valley (Khushab, Pakistan) nine commonly used synthetic insecticides against 3rd instar larvae S. using leaf-dip bioassay method. Toxicity bioas...

BACKGROUND Several edible plants are used in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since early time to control microbial infections. In the present study, twenty-four Saudi Arabian medicinal plants d according to traditionally used were select and investigated for the antimicrobial activities. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was designed at evaluating the antimicrobial activities of the methanol extracts ...

Purpose Crops are increasingly affected by drought; hence, the current study explored potential role of three desert endophytic fungi, Aspergillus fumigatus , terreus and Talaromyces variabilis in conferring drought tolerance tomato plants. Design/methodology/approach Preserved fungi from a Rhazya stricta plant were adopted to obtain required fungal treatment; tomatoes received treatments direc...

OBJECTIVE The authors investigated the quality of reporting for randomised controlled trials of auriculotherapy for pain before and after the implementation of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) and Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA) guidelines. METHODS The authors identified randomised controlled trials of auriculotherapy...