Introduction: In the last few decades, there has been exponential growth in the field of herbal remedies. Pharmacopoeial preparations such as avleha (semisolid), swarasa (expressed juice), kalka (mass), him (cold infusion) and phanta (hot infusion), kwatha (decoction), and churna (powder) form the backbone of Ayurvedic formulations. Newer guidelines for standardization, manufacture, and quality...

In order to identify drought tolerant chickpea genotypes, an experiment was conducted in the west of Iran, during 2007-2009 cropping seasons. Several selection indices were used to illustrate genotypic differences in response to drought stress. The results of combined analysis of variance showed that year, genotype, stress conditions and their interaction effects were highly significant. Correl...

BACKGROUND The use of traditional foods can enrich our diet, perpetuating important elements of local knowledge and cultural inheritance. Raw, soaked and cooked samples of two Fabaceae species (Cicer arietinum L. and Lathyrus sativus L.) were characterized regarding nutritional and bioactive properties. RESULTS L. sativus gave the highest carbohydrate, protein, ash, saturated fatty acid and p...

Cicer milkvetch (Astragalus cicer L.) is a perennial legume used as a pasture or rangeland plant for ruminants. A study was undertaken to determine whether reported variations in its ruminal digestibility may be related to the presence of an antinutritive material. In vitro fermentation of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) of cicer milkvetch by mixed rumen microflora was poorer than was the ferment...

Effect of Salinity Stress on Chickpea (Cicer ariethinum L.) Genotypes in Seedling Stage under Hydroponic Conditions

utes is more a consequence of damage produced by salt stress than of a protective strategy. Plants of chick-pea (Cicer arietinum L. cv. ILC1919) inoculated with Mesorhizobium ciceri strain ch–191