Twenty-one plants were identified through pre were selected for in vitro anti-helminthic activity against that were initially screened, five gave appreciable posit ED50s obtained were: 1.62mg/ml (Tetradenia riparia), 12.50 mg/ml (Carica papaya) and 16.75mg/ml (Mo findings showed that Tetradenia riparia, Cassia occiden foetida and Erythrina abysinnica may be of value in whereas Moringa oleifera ...

The identity of a neglected smut fungus, Cintractia disciformis, described from Carex hirtella in the Western Himalaya, India is reassessed. The species is excluded from Cintractia and is confirmed as a distinct species of Anthracoidea. Two smuts, A. nepalensis on Carex nakaoana in Nepal, and A. haematostomae on Carex haematostoma in China, are similar morphologically and considered to be later...

Polish historical and present populations of Carex repens (= C. posnaniensis) were compared with southern European populations of this plant on the basis of their nuclear ITS and chloroplast IGS DNA sequences. It follows from the analysis of the available data that (1) there are no differences in ITS1 and ITS2 sequences between the present populations occurring nearby the Jajtawy population (Po...

Terrestrial predators have been shown to aggregate along stream margins during periods when the emergence of adult aquatic insects is high. Such aggregation may be especially evident when terrestrial surroundings are relatively unproductive, and there are steep productivity gradients across riparia. In tropical forests, however, the productivity of inland terrestrial habitats may decrease the r...

Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) support plant growth by alleviating stresses, among which those triggered saline soils. We isolated Stenotrophomonas sp. SRS1 from salt-resistant Carex distans (distant sedge) roots to understand how this promotion was enabled and whether an active contribution of the bacteria and/or required. Various assays were used analyze effect bacterial inoculat...

Phenolic compounds were extracted from three wild grapevine species: Vitis californica, V. riparia and V. amurensis seeds using 80% methanol or 80% acetone. The total content of phenolic compounds was determined utilizing the Folin-Ciocalteu's phenol reagent while the content of tannins was assayed with the vanillin and BSA precipitation methods. Additionally, the DPPH free radical scavenging a...