rapid expansion of the industrial sector adds more effluent into the agricultural land and in the vicinity of industry, which possesses the major threat of land contamination and environmental degradation. the present study was conducted to determine toxic metal concentration in fly ash and metal accumulation potential of the saccharum munja and cynodon dactylon, the two main grass species grow...

background: urinary oxalate and citrate are the keyfactors in caox urolithiasis of cats and gamma glutamyltransferase is a good test for assessment of kidney damage.favorable effects of cynodon dactylon on calcium oxalate stoneformation have recently been proved in rats. objectives: thepresent study was designed to investigate the alteration ofurinary oxalate, citrate, and ggt after administrat...

BACKGROUND Pollen grains have been reported to be present in the Philippine atmosphere but studies regarding their allergenicity are limited. OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to profile the sensitization of allergic individuals to selected grass pollen species and to characterize the pollen proteins that may be responsible for this allergenic response. METHODS The protein profile of the gr...

According to the importance and diversity of Chenopodium album, Cynodon dactylon and Amaranthus retroflexus in safflower fields and significant role of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) as an oil seed, an experiment was conducted using CRD based factorial design with three replications to study the allelopathic effects of root and shoot extracts of these weeds on germination and early growth ...

Interrupting the processes which control ecosystem resources has dramatic impacts on the rangeland conditions. To protect ecosystems and landscape, it needs to understand the ecosystem processes which regulate the ecosystem resources. As main components of ecosystems, patches and inter-patches play important roles in energy and materials cascade. Ecologically, functional parameters such as stab...

The implementation of cover crops in vineyards is an environment-friendly soil management technique that has several advantages, including weed suppression. effectiveness the depends on characteristics both community and crop species. objectives this study were to evaluate dynamics Cynodon dactylon patches rest composition under five different (four grasses one dicotyledonous species) a commerc...