Floriculture in India is estimated to cover an area of 2.55 lakh ha with a production of 17,54,000 MT of loose flowers. Nearly 77 % of the area under floricultural crops is concentrated in seven states comprising Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharastra, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Among different states, Tamil Nadu ranks first in area followed by Karnataka, West Bengal and Maharast...

Spondias tuberosa Arr., a fructiferous tree endemic to the northeast Brazilian tropical dry forest called Caatinga, accounts for numerous benefits for its ecosystem as well as for the dwellers of the Caatinga. The tree serves as feed for pollinators and dispersers as well as fodder for domestic ruminants, and is a source of additional income for local smallholders and their families. Despite it...

Objective: The present study was designed to investigate the immunomodulatory potential of Pueraria tuberosa tuber extract and isoflavones puerarin, daidzein and genistein in rats. Methods: The immunomodulatory potential of standardized P. tuberosa tuber extract (100-200 mg/kg; p.o.) and isoflavones puerarin (25-50 mg/kg; p.o.), daidzein (25-50 mg/kg; p.o.) and genistein (25-50 mg/kg; p.o.) was...

tuberose (polianthes tuberosa l.) is one of the most important cut flowers in iran. this research was conducted to investigate the effects of spraying a mixture of amino acids on the physiological and morphological characteristics of tuberose. the experiment was carried out in two successive years (2009 and 2010) using two tuberose cultivars ‘dezfuli’ and ‘mahallati’. the experiment was arrange...