| native bacterial endophytes promote host growth in a species-specific manner; phytohormone manipulations do not result in common growth responses. | all plants in nature harbor a diverse community of endophytic bacteria which can positively affect host plant growth. changes in plant growth frequently reflect alterations in phytohormone homoeostasis by plant-growth-promoting (pgp) rhizobacteria which can decrease ethylene (et) levels enzymatically by 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (acc) deaminase or produce indole acetic acid (iaa). whether these common pgp mechanisms work similarly for different plant species has not been rigorously teste ... | 2008 | 18628963 |
| tomato yellow leaf curl viruses: ménage à trois between the virus complex, the plant and the whitefly vector. | tomato yellow leaf curl disease (tylcd) is one of the most devastating viral diseases affecting tomato crops in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of the world. here, we focus on the interactions through recombination between the different begomovirus species causing tylcd, provide an overview of the interactions with the cellular genes involved in viral replication, and highlight recent progress on the relationships between these viruses and their vector, the whitefly bemisia tabaci. t ... | 2010 | 20618703 |
| effect of plant molluscicides on selected enzymes related to energy metabolism in biomphalaria arabica snails molluscan hosts to schistosoma mansoni in saudi arabia. | schistosomiasis is one of the most important human parasitic diseases. one of the possible methods for the control is through the molluscan intermediate host of the parasite. biomphalaria arabica, molluscan hosts to schistosoma mansoni in saudi arabia were treated with sublethal concentrations (lc25) of dry powdered leaves solanum nigrum. effect of plant on ectonucleotidases (ntpdases) (adpase & atpase), sodium/potassium adenosine triphosphatase (na+/k+ atpase) and creatine kinase (ck) was trace ... | 2010 | 20503597 |
| the effect of a sublethal concentration of solanum nigrum on some antioxidants in biomphalaria arabica. | schistosomisis is endemic in many rural areas of developing countries. the life cycle of schistosomes is complex with two hosts, an intermediate snail host and a definitive human host. biomphalaria arabica is the intermediate host for schistosoma mansoni in saudi arabia. one method of controlling the disease is to break the life cycle at the intermediate host snail stage using molluscicides. snails kill schistosomes by a mechanism involving production of reactive oxygen species. in this study ma ... | 2010 | 20503599 |
| bioremediation of heavy metals by growing hyperaccumulaor endophytic bacterium bacillus sp. l14. | heavy metal bioremediation by a multi-metal resistant endophytic bacteria l14 (eb l14) isolated from the cadmium hyperaccumulator solanum nigrum l. was characterized for its potential application in metal treatment. 16s rdna analysis revealed that this endophyte belonged to bacillus sp. the hormesis of eb l14 were observed in presence of divalent heavy metals (cu (ii), cd (ii) and pb (ii)) at a relatively lower concentration (10mg/l). such hormesis was the side effect of abnormal activities incr ... | 2010 | 20637605 |
| a lysosomal-mitochondrial death pathway is induced by solamargine in human k562 leukemia cells. | solamargine (sm), a steroidal alkaloid glycoside from solanum nigrum l., displayed a superior cytotoxicity to many human tumor cells. further investigation with human k562 leukemia cells found that sm could induce an early lysosomal rupture within 2h as assessed by acridine-orange relocation and alkalinization of lysosomes. intracellular lysosomal rupture is also confirmed with the release of cathepsin b to cytosol detected by western blot. subsequent mitochondrial damage including mitochondrial ... | 2010 | 20647040 |
| absorption and translocation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbdes) by plants from contaminated sewage sludge. | polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbdes) are used as additive flame retardants. pbdes are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic compounds. they are often detected in sewage sludge which is applied on agricultural soils as fertilizer. the objective of this study was to find out whether plants are able to accumulate and translocate pbdes. tobacco (nicotiana tabacum) and nightshade (solanum nigrum) were planted in pots containing contaminated sewage sludge and uncontaminated substrate. after 6 months ... | 2010 | 20684973 |
| antioxidant and antihyperlipidemic effect of solanum nigrum fruit extract on the experimental model against chronic ethanol toxicity. | the possible protective effect of solanum nigrum fruit extract (snfet) was investigated for its antioxidant and antihyperlipidemic activity against ethanol-induced toxicity in rats. the experimental animals were intoxicated with 20% ethanol (7.9 g/kg/day) for 30 days via gastric intubation. snfet was administered at the dose of 250 mg/kg body weight along with the daily dose of ethanol for 30 days. from the result it was observed that ethanol-induced rats showed a significant elevation in the le ... | 2010 | 20548935 |
| identification of the solanum nigrum extract component involved in controlling cabbage black leaf spot disease. | in this study, we discovered that an ethanol (etoh) extract of solanum nigrum inhibited spore germination of alternaria brassicicola, the causative agent of cabbage black leaf spot disease. at a concentration of 500 mg/l, this ethanol extract also caused the germ tubes to become completely swollen. detached cabbage leaves were then used to evaluate the effects of the extract in controlling the disease. it was observed that the extract-induced swelling of a. brassicicola germ-tube spores did not ... | 2011 | 21294509 |
| molluscicidal activity of various solvent extracts from solanum nigrum var. villosum l. aerial parts against galba truncatula. | molluscicidal activity of solanum nigrum var. villosum (morelle velue) extracts and their fractions were tested against the mollusca gastropoda galba truncatula intermediate host of fasciola hepatica. the results indicated that the hydro-methanol (meoh-h2o) immature fruit extract possess the highest molluscicidal activity (lc50 = 3.96 mg/l) against galba truncatula compared with other tested compounds. after acido-basic treatment, the methanolic extract fraction isolated from the immature fruits ... | 2011 | 21395207 |
| determination of fungal pathogens of common weed species in the vicinity of tokat, turkey. | this study was carried out to determine the fungal pathogens on chenopodium album l., cirsium arvense (l.) scop., convolvulus arvensis l., cynodon dactylon (l.) pers., delphinium consolida l., portulaca oleracea l., rumex crispus l., solanum nigrum l., sorghum halepense (l.) pers. and xanthium strumarium l. which were common weed species of agricultural areas. surveys were conducted in may-june and august-september in 2004-2005 growing seasons. during the surveys density and frequency of the abo ... | 2010 | 21542473 |
| In vitro & in vivo estrogenic activity of glycoside fractions of Solanum nigrum fruit. | The mature fruits of Solanum nigrum contains steroidal glycosides. These are often used as vegetable and there are evidences on tribal use of these fruits as an oral contraceptive. The present study was carried out to evaluate the estrogenic potential of S. nigrum fruits by in vitro and in vivo assays. | 2011 | 21985821 |
| Induction of apoptosis in human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells by solamargine from Solanum nigrum L. | ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Solanum nigrum L. (SNL), a traditional Chinese medicinal herb endowed with diuretic, antipyretic and hepatoprotective effects, has been used as a major ingredient of folk prescriptions for anticancer treatment in China. AIM OF THE STUDY: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory effect of solamargine (SM), a major steroidal alkaloid glycoside purified from SNL, on human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells and investigate the possible mechanism of SM. MATERIALS ... | 2011 | 22172325 |
| medico - botanical study of yercaud hills in the eastern ghats of tamil nadu, india. | the study reports medicinal plant survey was conceded in yercaud hills ranges of eastern ghats, tamil nadu, india. the study primarily based on field surveys conducted throughout the hills, where dwellers provided information on plant species used as medicine, plant parts used to prepare the remedies and ailments to which the remedies were prescribed. the study resulted about 48- plant species belonging to 45- genera and 29- families of medicinal plants related to folk medicine used by the local ... | 2011 | 22557438 |
| poisonous plants in new zealand: a review of those that are most commonly enquired about to the national poisons centre. | new zealand has a number of plants, both native and introduced, contact with which can lead to poisoning. the new zealand national poisons centre (nznpc) frequently receives enquiries regarding exposures to poisonous plants. poisonous plants can cause harm following inadvertent ingestion, via skin contact, eye exposures or inhalation of sawdust or smoked plant matter. | 2012 | 23321887 |
| enhanced bioremediation of lead-contaminated soil by solanum nigrum l. with mucor circinelloides. | strain selected from mine tailings in anshan for pb bioremediation was characterized at the genetic level by internal transcribed spacer (its) sequencing. results revealed that the strain belongs to mucor circinelloides. bioremediation of lead-contaminated soil was conducted using solanum nigrum l. combined with m. circinelloides. the removal efficacy was in the order microbial/phytoremediation > phytoremediation > microbial remediation > control. the bioremediation rates were 58.6, 47.2, and 40 ... | 2017 | 28251531 |
| antiproliferative effect of solanum nigrum on human leukemic cell lines. | solanum nigrum is used in various traditional medical systems for antiproliferative, antiinflammatory, antiseizure and hepatoprotective activities. we have evaluated organic solvent and aqueous extracts obtained from berries of solanum nigrum for antiproliferative activity on leukemic cell lines, jurkat and hl-60 (human promyelocytic leukemia cells). the cell viability after the treatment with solanum nigrum extract was measured by mtt (3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromi ... | 2012 | 23716874 |
| pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola isolated from weeds in bean crop fields. | pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola, the causative agent of halo blight in common bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.), was isolated from weeds associated with bean crops in spain. the bacterium was recovered from fumaria sp, mercurialis annua, solanum nigrum and sonchus oleraceus. ps. s. pv. phaseolicola had previously been isolated from leguminous plants and s. nigrum, but to our knowledge, this is the first time it was recovered from the other three species. the isolates were phenotypically and gen ... | 2016 | 26880144 |
| serine protease inhibitors specifically defend solanum nigrum against generalist herbivores but do not influence plant growth and development. | solanaceaeous taxa produce diverse peptide serine proteinase inhibitors (spis), known antidigestive defenses that might also control endogenous plant proteases. if and how a plant coordinates and combines its different spis for the defense against herbivores and if these spis simultaneously serve developmental functions is unknown. we examine solanum nigrum's spi profile, comprising four different active inhibitors, of which the most abundant proved to be novel, to understand their functional sp ... | 2010 | 21177479 |
| a novel workflow correlating rna-seq data to phythophthora infestans resistance levels in wild solanum species and potato clones. | comparative transcriptomics between species can provide valuable understanding of plant-pathogen interactions. here, we focus on wild solanum species and potato clones with varying degree of resistance against phytophthora infestans, which causes the devastating late blight disease in potato. the transcriptomes of three wild solanum species native to southern sweden, solanum dulcamara, solanum nigrum, and solanum physalifolium were compared to three potato clones, desiree (cv.), sw93-1015 and sa ... | 2015 | 26442032 |
| engineered rhizosphere: the trophic bias generated by opine-producing plants is independent of the opine type, the soil origin, and the plant species. | in a previous study, we demonstrated that transgenic lotus plants producing opines (which are small amino acid and sugar conjugates) specifically favor growth of opine-degrading rhizobacteria. the opine-induced bias was repeated and demonstrated with another soil type and another plant species (solanum nigrum). this phenomenon is therefore independent of both soil type and plant species. | 2002 | 11976135 |
| regeneration of solanum nigrum by somatic embryogenesis, involving frog egg-like body, a novel structure. | a new protocol was established for the regeneration of solanum nigrum by frog egg-like bodies (felbs), which are novel somatic embryogenesis (se) structures induced from the root, stem, and leaf explants. the root, stem, and leaf explants (93.33%, 85.10%, and 100.00%, respectively) were induced to form special embryonic calli on murashige and skoog (ms) medium containing 1.0 mg/l 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, under dark condition. further, special embryonic calli from the root, stem, and leaf ... | 2014 | 24896090 |
| transformation of solanum nigrum l. protoplasts by agrobacterium rhizogenes. | solanum nigrum protoplasts were co-cultivated with agrobacterium rhizogenes harboring agropine-type ri plasmid (pri15834). a large number of transformed calli were obtained on murashige and shoog's (ms) medium lacking plant growth regulators. frequency of transformation was about 3.5×10(-3). in most of the calli, hairy roots appeared on ms medium without plant growth regulator. when the hairy roots were cut into segments and subcultured on ms medium lacking plant growth regulators, calli were re ... | 1986 | 24248042 |
| in vivo antimalarial activities of glycoalkaloids isolated from solanaceae plants. | malaria is one of the most common and serious protozoan tropical diseases. multi-drug resistance remains pervasive, necessitating the continuous development of new antimalarial agents. | 2010 | 20731554 |
| solanum nigrum linn. water extract inhibits metastasis in mouse melanoma cells in vitro and in vivo. | metastatic melanoma is an aggressive skin cancer notoriously resistant to current cancer therapies. thus, new treatment strategies are urgently needed. solanum nigrum linn., commonly used in oriental medicine, has showed antineoplastic activity in human cancer cell lines. the aim of this study was to evaluate the inhibitive effect of s. nigrum linn. water extract (snwe) on melanoma metastasis and dissect the underlying mechanisms of snwe actions. b16-f1 cells were analyzed for migrating and inva ... | 2010 | 21028816 |
| in-vitro antiviral activity of solanum nigrum against hepatitis c virus. | hepatitis c is a major health problem causes liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and death. the current treatment of standard interferon in combination with ribavirin, has limited benefits due to emergence of resistant mutations during long-term treatment, adverse side effects and high cost. hence, there is a need for the development of more effective, less toxic antiviral agents. | 2011 | 21247464 |
| solanum nigrum l. polyphenolic extract inhibits hepatocarcinoma cell growth by inducing g2/m phase arrest and apoptosis. | hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) is a rapidly progressive cancer with poor prognosis. however, there have been no significant new developments in treating liver cancer. to search for an effective agent against hcc progression, we prepared a polyphenolic extract of solanum nigrum l. (snpe), a herbal plant indigenous to southeast asia and commonly used in oriental medicine, to evaluate its inhibitive effect on hepatocarcinoma cell growth. the growth inhibition of hepg2 cells in vitro and in vivo was ... | 2011 | 20853273 |
| cytotoxicity of hydro-alcoholic extracts of cucurbitapepo and solanum nigrum on hepg2 and ct26 cancer cell lines. | plants are used worldwide for the treatment of diseases, and novel drugs continue to be developed through research from plants. there are more than 20,000 species of plants used in traditional medicines, and these are all potential reservoirs for new drugs. cucurbitapepo has been used in traditional folk medicine to treat cold and alleviate ache. previous pharmacological tests have shown that it possesses antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic effects. also, solanum nigrum has been used as ... | 2010 | 20931075 |
| the chloroform fraction of solanum nigrum suppresses nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor-α in lps-stimulated mouse peritoneal macrophages through inhibition of p38, jnk and erk1/2. | solanum nigrum l., commonly known as black nightshade, is used worldwide for the treatment of skin and mucosal ulcers, liver cirrhosis and edema. we aimed to determine the anti-inflammatory active fraction of s. nigrum by serial extractions. s. nigrum was first extracted with methanol, then fractionated with chloroform and water. the effects of s. nigrum fractions, diosgenin and α-solanine on lps/interferon-gamma-induced nitric oxide (no) and inducible no synthase (inos), or lps-induced tumor ne ... | 2011 | 22083995 |
| isolation and characterization of endophytic bacterium lre07 from cadmium hyperaccumulator solanum nigrum l. and its potential for remediation. | valuable endophytic strains facilitating plants growth and detoxification of heavy metals are required because the application of plant-endophyte symbiotic system is a promising potential technique to improve efficiency of phytoremediation. in this study, endophytic bacterium lre07 was isolated from cadmium hyperaccumulator solanum nigrum l. it was identified as serratia sp. by 16s rrna sequence analysis. the endophytic bacterium lre07 was resistant to the toxic effects of heavy metals, solubili ... | 2010 | 20953602 |
| [absorption and accumulation of heavy metals by plants around a smelter]. | the study on the absorption and accumulation of heavy metals lead, zinc, copper and cadmium by 8 plant species around a smelter showed that the metals accumulation by plants differed with plant species, their parts, and kinds of metals. abutilon theophrasti had a higher capability of absorbing and accumulating pb, conyza canadensis, ambrosia trifida, polygonumn lapathifolium, a. theophrasti, solanum nigrum, chenopodium acuminatum and helianthus tuberosus had a higher capability of absorbing and ... | 2006 | 16724753 |
| Selective cell cycle arrest and induction of apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells by a polyphenol-rich extract of Solanum nigrum. | Progression of prostate cancer is associated with escape of tumor cells from cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Agents capable of selectively eliminating cancer cells by cell cycle arrest and/or induction of apoptosis offer a highly desirable approach. Here we demonstrate that a polyphenolic extract derived from ripe berries of Solanum nigrum (SN) differentially causes cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in various human prostate cancer cells ... | 2012 | 22076244 |
| [Extraction, purification technology and antineoplastic effects of solamargine]. | To extract and purify of solamargine from Solanum nigrum, and to research its antineoplastic effects. | 2011 | 22097327 |
| cloning, characterization, and bacterial over-expression of an osmotin-like protein gene from solanum nigrum l. with antifungal activity against three necrotrophic fungi. | a new osmotin-like protein gene from solanum nigrum l. var indica (sindolp) was cloned and overexpressed in escherichia coli. the full-length intron-less gene is 744 bp, encoding a mature protein of 247 amino acids with a molecular mass of 26 kda. the protein has an n-terminal cleavable signal sequence of 21 amino acids. there is the thaumatin family signature pattern, with one each of amidation, n-myristoylation, casein kinase ii phosphorylation, tyrosine kinase phosphorylation, and protein kin ... | 2015 | 25572937 |
| antibacterial activity of local herbs collected from murree (pakistan) against multi-drug resistant klebsiella pneumonae, e. coli and methyciline resistant staphylococcus aureus. | exploring healing power in plants emerged in prehistory of human civilization. sustaining good health has been achieved over the millions of years by use of plant products in various traditional sockets. a major contribution of medicinal plants to health care systems is their limitless possession of bioactive components that stimulate explicit physiological actions. luckily pakistan is blessed with huge reservoir of plants with medicinal potential and some of them; we focused in this study for t ... | 2013 | 23811466 |
| cloning and expression analysis of squalene synthase, a key enzyme involved in antifungal steroidal glycoalkaloids biosynthesis from solanum nigrum. | steroidal glycoalkaloids (sgas) are a family of nitrogenous secondary metabolites produced in solanaceous plants. in our present study, γ-solamargine and its aglycone solasodine from solanum nigrum were found to inhibit hyphae formation of fusarium oxysporum. as phytoalexins, the formation of sgas was significantly increased in the plants when infected with the spore of f. oxysporum. in order to understand this inducible defense mechanism, the rate-limiting enzyme squalene synthase in the biosyn ... | 2012 | 23229144 |
| analysis of sequences from field samples reveals the presence of the recently described pepper vein yellows virus (genus polerovirus) in six additional countries. | polerovirus infection was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) in 29 pepper plants (capsicum spp.) and one black nightshade plant (solanum nigrum) sample collected from fields in india, indonesia, mali, philippines, thailand and taiwan. at least two representative samples for each country were selected to generate a general polerovirus rt-pcr product of 1.4 kb length for sequencing. sequence analysis of the partial genome sequences revealed the presence of pepper ... | 2013 | 23307365 |
| enhancement of cd phytoextraction by two amaranthus species with endophytic rahnella sp. jn27. | microbe-assisted phytoextraction shows a potential for the remediation of metal-contaminated soils. the aim of this study was to isolate, characterize, and evaluate the potential of endophytic bacteria in improving plant growth and metal uptake by cd-hyperaccumulators-amaranthus hypochondriacus and amaranthus mangostanus. an endophytic bacterial strain jn27 isolated from roots of zea mays displayed high tolerance and mobilization to cd, and was identified as rahnella sp. based on 16s rdna sequen ... | 2014 | 24314897 |
| isolation and characterization of a novel cadmium-regulated yellow stripe-like transporter (snysl3) in solanum nigrum. | snysl3 encodes a plasma-localized transporter delivering various metal-nicotianamine complexes. the expression of snysl3 is up-regulated by excess cd, suggesting an important role for snysl3 in response to cd stress. the yellow stripe-like (ysl) transporters have been proposed to participate in metal uptake and long-range transport in model plants. in this study, we isolated and characterized a novel member of the ysl gene family, snysl3, from the cadmium hyperaccumulator solanum nigrum. snysl3 ... | 2017 | 27866260 |
| cell surface display of four types of solanum nigrum metallothionein on saccharomyces cerevisiae for biosorption of cadmium. | we displayed four types of solanum nigrum metallothionein (smt) for the first time on the surface of saccharomyces cerevisiae using an α-agglutinin-based display system. the smt genes were amplified by rt-pcr. the plasmid pyes2 was used to construct the expression vector. transformed yeast strains were confirmed by pcr amplification and custom sequencing. surface-expressed metallothioneins were indirectly indicated by the enhanced cadmium sorption capacity. flame atomic absorption spectrophotome ... | 2016 | 26838339 |
| complete genome analysis of serratia marcescens rsc-14: a plant growth-promoting bacterium that alleviates cadmium stress in host plants. | serratia marcescens rsc-14 is a gram-negative bacterium that was previously isolated from the surface-sterilized roots of the cd-hyperaccumulator solanum nigrum. the strain stimulates plant growth and alleviates cd stress in host plants. to investigate the genetic basis for these traits, the complete genome of rsc-14 was obtained by single-molecule real-time sequencing. the genome of s. marcescens rsc-14 comprised a 5.12-mbp-long circular chromosome containing 4,593 predicted protein-coding gene ... | 2017 | 28187139 |
| effect of endophyte-infection on growth parameters and cd-induced phytotoxicity of cd-hyperaccumulator solanum nigrum l. | the aim of this work was to evaluate effects of endophytic bacterium inoculation on plant growth and assess the possible mechanism of endophyte in heavy metal phytoremediation. seeds of solanum nigrum l. were inoculated with endophyte serratia nematodiphila lre07 and were subjected to cd in the growing medium. cd produced a significant inhibition on plant growth and a reduction in the content of photosynthetic pigments. the inoculation of endophytic bacterium alleviated the cd-induced changes, r ... | 2012 | 22858258 |
| wound healing activity of a traditionally used poly herbal product in a burn wound model in rats. | burns are known as one of the most common and destructive forms of injury with a vast spectrum of consequences. despite the discovery of various antibacterial and antiseptic agents, burn wound healing still has remained a challenge to modern medicine. plants, with a valuable traditional support, have been considered as potential agents for prevention and treatment of disorders in recent years. however, modern scientific methods should be applied to validate the claims about the therapeutic effec ... | 2015 | 26473072 |
| laboratory evaluation of molluscicidal & mosquito larvicidal activities of leaves of solanum nigrum l. | indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides has created serious problem for the aquatic flora and fauna, and also resulted in appearance of pesticide resistance in vector population. this study was designed to evaluate the biocontrol efficacy of aqueous and solvent extracts of mature leaves of solanum nigrum l., against fresh water snail lymnaea acuminata f. rufescens (gray) (an intermediate host of parasites causing fasciolopsiasis) and larvae of culex vishnui group (reuben) (vector of japanese ... | 0 | 25297363 |
| mosquito larvicidal activity of solanum nigrum berry extracts. | phytochemicals are widely used as biocontrol agent against vector mosquitoes. the present study was undertaken to isolate and evaluate the mosquitocidal activity of various extracts of berries of s. nigrum against culex quinquefasciatus. crude and chloroform: methanol (1:1, v/v) extracts of fresh, mature, green berries of s. nigrum were tested against cx. quinquefasciatus. the lethal concentration was determined and the chemical nature of the active substance was evaluated. a qualitative phytoch ... | 0 | 23760385 |
| detection and absolute quantitation of tomato torrado virus (totv) by real time rt-pcr. | tomato torrado virus (totv) causes serious damage to the tomato industry and significant economic losses. a quantitative real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (rt-qpcr) method using primers and a specific taqman(®) mgb probe for totv was developed for sensitive detection and quantitation of different totv isolates. a standard curve using rna transcripts enabled absolute quantitation, with a dynamic range from 10(4) to 10(10) totv rna copies/ng of total rna. the specificity of ... | 2015 | 25956672 |
| plastoquinone: possible involvement in plant disease resistance. | the plant solanum nigrum treated with the pathogen phytophthora infestans-derived elicitor responded by elevated reactive oxygen species (ros) production, lipid peroxidation and lipoxygenase (ec 1.13.11.12) activity in comparison with control plants indicating that oxidative stress took place. we demonstrate that these events are accompanied by a significant increase in plastoquinone (pq) level. it is postulated that pq may be associated with mechanisms maintaining a tightly controlled balance b ... | 2002 | 12422246 |
| weeds ability to phytoremediate cadmium-contaminated soil. | an alternative method to other technologies to clean up the soil, air and water pollution by heavy metals is phytoremediation. therefore, a pot culture experiment was conducted at the college of agriculture, ferdowsi university of mashhad, mashhad, iran, in 2014 to determine the potential absorption of cadmium by portulaca oleracea (common purslane), solanum nigrum (black nightshade), abutilon theophrasti (velvetleaf) and taraxacum officinale (dandelion). the type of experiment was completely ra ... | 2016 | 26125671 |
| the efficacy of liv-52 on liver cirrhotic patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled first approach. | cirrhosis is the irreversible sequel of various disorders that damage liver cells permanently over time. presently, the use of herbal medicines for prevention and control of chronic liver diseases is in the focus of attention for both the physicians and the patients; the reasons for such shift toward the use of herbals include the expensive cost of conventional drugs, adverse drug reactions, and their inefficacy. in the present study, the efficacy of herbal medicine liv-52 (consisting of mandur ... | 2005 | 16194047 |
| on the mechanism of action and selectivity of the corn herbicide topramezone: a new inhibitor of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase. | topramezone is a new, highly selective herbicide of pyrazole structure for the post-emergence control of broadleaf and grass weeds in corn. the biokinetic properties and mode of action of topramezone were investigated in plants of setaria faberi herrm, sorghum bicolor (l.) moench, solanum nigrum l. and the crop species corn (zea mays l.). within 2-5 days after treatment, topramezone caused strong photobleaching effects on the shoot, followed by plant death of sensitive weeds. the selectivity of ... | 2007 | 17340675 |
| plant growth-promoting potential of endophytic fungi isolated from solanum nigrum leaves. | fungal endophytes have been characterized as producers of phytohormones and potent promoters of plant growth. in this study, two fungal endophytes, fusarium tricinctum rsf-4l and alternaria alternata rsf-6l, were isolated from the leaves of solanum nigrum. culture filtrates (cfs) from each isolate were initially screened for indole compounds, and assayed for their ability to promote the growth of dongjin rice plants. nearly all plant growth attributes examined (i.e., chlorophyll content, root-sh ... | 2015 | 26081602 |
| [allelopathy of different plants on wheat, cucumber and radish seedlings]. | by means of bioassay in laboratory and field, this paper studied the allelopathy of 18 kinds of plants in gansu province on the seedlings of wheat, cucumber and radish. the results showed that the aqueous extract of the stems and leaves of artemisia annua, solanum nigrum and datura stramonium had the strongest allelopathy on test receptor plants, and their synthetic inhibitory effect (se) was 47.66%, 32.89% and 26.63%, respectively. the se of xanthium sibiricum, portulaca oleraca, cephalanoplos ... | 2005 | 16011179 |
| indigenous knowledge of folk medicines among tribal minorities in khyber pakhtunkhwa, northwestern pakistan. | mapping ethnomedicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge of folk medicines can provide a comprehensive overview of individual herbs employed in health care. reliance on medicinal plants in remote parts of northern pakistan is high, especially among women, but no research has investigated specifically which plants are used. this study investigated indigenous knowledge of folk medicines among tribal minorities in selected sites in upper swat, buner and chitral districts in khyber pakhtunk ... | 2015 | 25792019 |
| solamargine production by a fungal endophyte of solanum nigrum. | the aim was to isolate, identify and characterize endophytes from solanum nigrum l. as a new source of the cytotoxic steroidal alkaloid solamargine. | 2016 | 26811095 |
| natural product solasodine-3-o-β-d-glucopyranoside inhibits the virulence factors of candida albicans. | candida albicans undergoes yeast-to-hyphal transition that has been recognized as a virulence factor as well as the key point for the development of mature biofilm. in this study, we found that a natural product, solasodine-3-o-β-d-glucopyranoside (sg), a steroidal alkaloid glycoside, isolated from solanum. nigrum l., could attenuate the virulence of c. albicans by inhibiting the adhesion and morphological transition. moreover, sg dramatically inhibited the biofilm formation and displayed killin ... | 2015 | 26162798 |
| characterization of the fungal gibberellin desaturase as a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase and its utilization for enhancing plant growth. | the biosynthesis of gibberellic acid (ga(3)) by the fungus fusarium fujikuroi is catalyzed by seven enzymes encoded in a gene cluster. while four of these enzymes are characterized as cytochrome p450 monooxygenases, the nature of a fifth oxidase, ga(4) desaturase (des), is unknown. des converts ga(4) to ga(7) by the formation of a carbon-1,2 double bond in the penultimate step of the pathway. here, we show by expression of the des complementary dna in escherichia coli that des has the characteri ... | 2012 | 22911627 |
| allelopathic effect of four weed species extracts on germination, growth and protein in different varieties of glycine max (l.) merrill. | allelopathic effect of ageratum conyzoides l., cynodon dactylon (l.) pers., parthenium hysterophorus l., and solanum nigrum l. were examined on seed germination, seedling growth, total protein content and protein profile on ankur, bhatt, bragg, pk -416, ps-1042 and shilajeet varieties of soybean (glycine max (l) merill). aqueous extracts of weeds (10% w/v) showed both inhibitory and stimulatory influence on percent seed germination and seedling growth in different varieties of soybean. on the ba ... | 2006 | 17402252 |
| in vivo inhibition of helicoverpa armigera gut pro-proteinase activation by non-host plant protease inhibitors. | we evaluated 22 different host and non-host plant protease inhibitors (pis) for in vivo inhibition of helicoverpa armigera gut pro- and proteinases, and their biological activity against the pod borer, h. armigera, the most important pest of agriculture and horticultural crops worldwide. in vitro activation of h. armigera gut pro-proteinases (hagpps) in larvae fed on non-host plant pis showed significant in vivo inhibition of hagpps activation in solution as well as in gel assays. the larvae fed ... | 2010 | 20416317 |
| herbal medicine guan chang fu fang enhances 5-fluorouracil cytotoxicity and affects drug-associated genes in human colorectal carcinoma cells. | guan chang fu fang (gcff) is a natural compound, which is extracted from three medicinal plants, agrimonia pilosa ledeb., patrinia scabiosaefolia and solanum nigrum l. gcff has demonstrated clinical efficacy in the treatment of colon cancer. at present, 5-fluorouracil (5-fu) is the primary active chemotherapeutic agent used for treating colon cancer. using median-effect and apoptosis analyses, fluorescence microscopy and western blotting, the present study analyzed the association between gcff a ... | 2015 | 25621039 |
| physiological impacts of soil pollution and arsenic uptake in three plant species: agrostis capillaris, solanum nigrum and vicia faba. | in order to revegetate an industrial soil polluted by trace metals and metalloids (as, pb, cu, cd, sb), the impact of pollution on three plant species, solanum nigrum and agrostis capillaris, both native species in an industrial site, and vicia faba, a plant model species, is studied. following the study of soil pollution from the industrial wasteland of auzon, it appears that the as is the principal pollutant. particular attention is given to this metalloid, both in its content and its speciati ... | 2013 | 23321366 |
| synthesis and herbicidal activity evaluation of novel α-amino phosphonate derivatives containing a uracil moiety. | a series of novel α-amino phosphonate derivatives containing a uracil moiety 3a-3l were designed and synthesized by a lewis acid (magnesium perchlorate) catalyzed the kabachnik-fields reaction. the bioassays {in vitro, in vivo [glass house 1 (gh1) and glass house 2 (gh2)]} showed that most of compounds 3 exhibited excellent and selective herbicidal activities; for example, in gh1 test, compounds 3b, 3d, 3f, 3h and 3j showed excellent and wide spectrum herbicidal activities at the dose of 1000 g/ ... | 2016 | 26786699 |
| atrazine resistance entails a limited xanthophyll cycle activity, a lower psii efficiency and an altered pattern of excess excitation dissipation. | atrazine-resistant (ar) weeds have a modified d1 protein structure, with a ser264-->gly mutation on the d1 protein, near the plastoquinone binding niche. the photosynthetic performance, the light response of the xanthophyll cycle and chlorophyll fluorescence quenching-related parameters were compared in attached leaves of susceptible (s) and ar biotypes of the c3 dicot chenopodium album l., epilobium adenocaulon hausskn., erigeron canadensis l., senecio vulgaris l. and solanum nigrum l. and the ... | 2003 | 12702013 |
| bioaccumulation and translocation of heavy metals by nine native plant species grown at a sewage sludge dump site. | in the present study, nine native plant species were collected to determine their potential to clean up nine heavy metals from soil of a sewage sludge dump site. almost all nine plant species grown at sewage sludge dump site showed multifold higher concentrations of heavy metals as compared to plants grown at the reference site. all the investigated species were characterized by a bioaccumulation factor (bf) > 1.0 for some heavy metals. bf was generally higher for cd, followed by pb, co, cr, cu, ... | 2016 | 27184987 |
| ethnobotanical appraisal and cultural values of medicinally important wild edible vegetables of lesser himalayas-pakistan. | the association among food and health is momentous as consumers now demand healthy, tasty and natural functional foods. knowledge of such food is mainly transmitted through the contribution of individuals of households. throughout the world the traditions of using wild edible plants as food and medicine are at risk of disappearing, hence present appraisal was conducted to explore ethnomedicinal and cultural importance of wild edible vegetables used by the populace of lesser himalayas-pakistan. | 2013 | 24034131 |
| health risk assessment and multivariate apportionment of trace metals in wild leafy vegetables from lesser himalayas, pakistan. | fresh wild leafy vegetables and related soil samples were collected from lesser himalayas, pakistan to evaluate the trace metal levels and related health risk to the consumers. the samples were prepared by acid digestion, followed by quantification of selected trace metals (fe, zn, cu, mn, cr, cd and pb) on atomic absorption spectrophotometer. generally, in the vegetables highest concentrations were detected for fe, followed by zn, mn and pb. among the vegetables, highest concentrations of zn, c ... | 2013 | 23490195 |
| mosquito larvicidal and antimicrobial activity of synthesized nano-crystalline silver particles using leaves and green berry extract of solanum nigrum l. (solanaceae: solanales). | silver nanoparticles (agnps) that are synthesized by using aqueous extracts of solanum nigrum l., is a simple, non-toxic and ecofriendly green material. the present study is based on assessments of the larvicidal and antimicrobial activities of the synthesized agnps from fresh leaves, dry leaves and green berries of s. nigrum against larvae of culex quinquefasciatus and anopheles stephensi and four human pathogenic and five fish pathogenic bacteria respectively. the synthesized nanoparticles are ... | 2013 | 24055718 |
| larvicidal activity of phytosteroid compounds from leaf extract of solanum nigrum against culex vishnui group and anopheles subpictus. | vector control is facing a menace due to the appearance of resistance to synthetic insecticides. insecticides of plant origin may provide appropriate substitute biocontrol techniques in the future. the present study was carried out to investigate the bio control potentiality of active ingredient isolated from chloroform: methanol (1:1 v/v) extract of mature leaves of solanum nigrum l. (solanaceae) against early 3rd instar larvae of culex vishnui group (comprising of cx. vishnui theobald, cx. pse ... | 2017 | 28330500 |
| activity of mesotrione on resistant weeds in maize. | mesotrione is a new callistemone herbicide that inhibits the hppd enzyme (p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase) and introduces a new naturally selective tool into weed-management programmes for use in maize. mesotrione provides control of the major broad-leaved weeds, and it can be used in integrated weed-management programmes depending on the grower's preferred weed-control strategy. at post-emergence rates of 150 g ai ha-1 or less, mesotrione provides naturally selective control of key species ... | 2002 | 12233193 |
| effect of different drying methods on concentrations of several phytochemicals in herbal preparation of 8 medicinal plants leaves. | the effect of oven drying at 50ᵒc ± 1ᵒc for 9 hour, 70ᵒc ± 1ᵒc for 5 hour and freeze drying on retention of chlorophyll, riboflavin, niacin, ascorbic acid and carotenoids in herbal preparation consisting of 8 medicinal plants was evaluated. the medicinal plants selected were leaves of apium graveolens (saderi), averrhoa bilimbi (belimbing buluh), centella asiatica (pegaga), mentha arvensis (pudina), psidium guajava (jambu batu), sauropus androgynous (cekor manis), solanum nigrum (terung meranti) ... | 1999 | 22692357 |
| expression of an osmotin-like protein from solanum nigrum confers drought tolerance in transgenic soybean. | drought is by far the most important environmental factor contributing to yield losses in crops, including soybeans [glycine max (l.) merr.]. to address this problem, a gene that encodes an osmotin-like protein isolated from solanum nigrum var. americanum (snolp) driven by the ubq3 promoter from arabidopsis thaliana was transferred into the soybean genome by particle bombardment. | 2014 | 25492565 |
| [polymorphism of kpi-a genes from plants of the subgenus potatoe (sect. petota, estolonifera and lycopersicum) and subgenus solanum]. | kunitz-type proteinase inhibitor proteins of group a (kpi-a) are involved in the protection of potato plants from pathogens and pests. although sequences of large number of the kpi-a genes from different species of cultivated potato (solanum tuberosum subsp. tuberosum) and a few genes from tomato (solanum lycopersicum) are known to date, information about the allelic diversity of these genes in other species of the genus solanum is lacking. in our work, the consensus sequences of the kpi-a genes ... | 2013 | 23888771 |
| changes in the initial phase of lipid peroxidation induced by elicitor from phytophthora infestans in solanum species. | the initial phase of the lipid peroxidation process in leaves of solanum nigrum var. gigantea, solanum tuberosum cv bzura and clone h-8105, which represent non-host resistance, field resistance and susceptibility, respectively, against phytophthora infestans, was investigated. based on quantitative and qualitative high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc) analyses of free and esterified fatty acid hydroperoxides (fahs), we characterized the lipid peroxidation process induced by the pathogen- ... | 2008 | 18571767 |
| resistance to phytophthora infestans in somatic hybrids of solanum nigrum l. and diploid potato. | in breeding for resistance to late blight, ( phytophthora infestans mont. de bary), an economically important disease affecting potatoes, the search for new sources of durable resistance includes the non-host wild solanum species. the aim of this work was to evaluate the resistance to p. infestans in the somatic hybrids between s. nigrum l. and diploid potato clone zel-1136. sixteen somatic hybrids, their fusion parents, and three standard potato cultivars were screened for resistance to p. infe ... | 2003 | 12835931 |
| somatic hybrids solanum nigrum (+) s. tuberosum: morphological assessment and verification of hybridity. | somatic hybrids between the cultivated potato diploid hybrid clone, zel-1136, and hexaploid non-tuber-bearing wild species solanum nigrum l. exhibiting resistance to phytophthora infestans were regenerated after peg-mediated fusion of mesophyll protoplasts. the objective was to transfer the late-blight resistance genes from the wild species into plants of the cultivated potato clone. from a total of 59 regenerants, 40 clones survived and have been maintained in vitro on hormone-free ms/2 medium. ... | 2003 | 12789433 |
| the use of vigs technology to study plant-herbivore interactions. | plants employ a large variety of defense strategies to resist herbivores, which require transcriptional reprogramming of cells and profound changes in plant metabolism. due to the large number of genes involved in defense processes, rapid screening strategies are essential for elucidating the contributions of individual genes in the responses of plants to herbivory. however, databases and seed banks of mutant plants which allow rapid retrieval of mutant genotypes are limited to a few model plant ... | 2013 | 23386299 |
| soil heavy metal contamination and health risks associated with artisanal gold mining in tongguan, shaanxi, china. | soil contamination with heavy metals due to mining activities poses risks to ecological safety and human well-being. limited studies have investigated heavy metal pollution due to artisanal mining. the present study focused on soil contamination and the health risk in villages in china with historical artisanal mining activities. heavy metal levels in soils, tailings, cereal and vegetable crops were analyzed and health risk assessed. additionally, a botany investigation was conducted to identify ... | 2017 | 28285205 |
| engineering gibberellin metabolism in solanum nigrum l. by ectopic expression of gibberellin oxidase genes. | gibberellins (gas) control many aspects of plant development, including seed germination, shoot growth, flower induction and growth and fruit expansion. leaf explants of solanum nigrum (black nightshade; solanaceae) were used for agrobacterium-mediated delivery of ga-biosynthetic genes to determine the influence of their encoded enzymes on the production of bioactive gas and plant stature in this species. constructs were prepared containing the neomycin phosphotransferase (nptii) gene for kanamy ... | 2012 | 22238061 |
| increased resistance to late leaf spot disease in transgenic peanut using a combination of pr genes. | peanut (arachis hypogaea l.) is the sixth most important oil seed crop in the world. yield loss due to cercospora leaf spot (early and late leaf spots) is a serious problem in cultivating this crop. non-availability of resistant genes within crossable germplasms of peanut necessitates the use of a genetic engineering strategy to develop genetic resistance against various biotic stresses. the pathogenesis-related (pr) proteins are a group of plant proteins that are toxic to invading fungal pathog ... | 2012 | 23053199 |
| phytoextraction of heavy metals by potential native plants and their microscopic observation of root growing on stabilised distillery sludge as a prospective tool for in situ phytoremediation of industrial waste. | the safe disposal of post-methanated distillery sludge (pmds) in the environment is challenging due to high concentrations of heavy metals along with other complex organic pollutants. the study has revealed that pmds contained high amounts of fe (2403), zn (210), mn (126), cu (73.62), cr (21.825), pb (16.33) and ni (13.425 mg kg(-1)) along with melanoidins and other co-pollutants. the phytoextraction pattern in 15 potential native plants growing on sludge showed that the blumea lacera, partheniu ... | 2017 | 27826829 |
| laboratory studies on mosquito larvicidal efficacy of aqueous & hexane extracts of dried fruit of solanum nigrum linn. | aqueous and organic solvent extracts of plants/plant parts were effective in killing the mosquito larvae. comparative efficacy of the aqueous and hexane extracts of dried fruit of solanum nigrum was tested against five laboratory colonized strains of mosquito species, namely anopheles culicifacies species a, an. culicifacies species c, an. stephensi, culex quinquefasciatus and aedes aegypti to assess the possibility for use of these extracts for their control. | 2009 | 19700805 |
| ethnopharmacological survey about medicinal plants utilized by herbalists and traditional practitioner healers for treatments of diarrhea in the west bank/palestine. | folk herbal medicine knowledge and its utilization by aboriginal cultures are not only useful for conservation of cultural traditions and biodiversity, but also useful for community healthcare and drug discovery in the present and in the future. | 2016 | 26883246 |
| from salmon pink to blue natural sensitizers for solar cells: canna indica l., salvia splendens, cowberry and solanum nigrum l. | study on dye-sensitized solar cells (dsscs) with extracts of canna indica l., salvia splendens, solanum nigrum l. as sensitizers is firstly reported in this paper. dsscs were assembled by using natural dyes extracted from c. indica l., s. splendens, cowberry and s. nigrum l. as sensitizers. the energy conversion efficiency of the cells sensitized with dyes of c. indica l., s. splendens, cowberry and s. nigrum l. was 0.29%, 0.26%, 0.13% and 0.31%, respectively. a novel technique was taken to fabr ... | 2009 | 19762275 |
| assessment of doses and risk due to natural radionuclides in edible biota of domiasiat, meghalaya. | a radiation dose assessment exercise was carried out for the edible biota solanum nigrum, carica papaya, raphnus sativum and phaseolus domesticus due to naturally available radionuclides (40)k, (238)u and (232)th in the domiasiat area in meghalaya, india. the concentration of radionuclides in biota and corresponding soil was measured by the nai(tl) detector having a minimum detection limit (efficiency, 32.4%) and machine counting time of 3000 s. the obtained transfer factor for (40)k was 0.3061, ... | 2012 | 22155750 |
| a review of the efficacy of traditional iranian medicine for inflammatory bowel disease. | the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) is not yet known, but many factors such as defects in the immune system, oxidative stress, microbial content in the gastrointestinal tract, nuclear factor (nf)-κb, nitric oxide (no), cyclooxygenase-2 (cox-2), and leukotriene b4 (lb4) are thought to play a role in its pathogenesis. in traditional iranian medicine (tim), several medicinal plants are thought to be effective for the treatment of ibd. in this study, information on all of these remedies ... | 2010 | 20857519 |
| antihistaminic and antiallergic actions of extracts of solanum nigrum berries: possible role in the treatment of asthma. | berries of the plant solanum nigrum linn (solanaceae) are used for the treatment of asthma in folk medicine and ancient books. | 2012 | 22564816 |
| scientific evaluation of medicinal plants used for the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding by avicenna. | abnormal uterine bleeding (aub) is one of the prevalent gynecological disorders that cause considerable morbidity and management of that plays an important role in protecting women's health. this review focuses on medicinal plants mentioned by avicenna, a great iranian philosopher and physician (a.d. 980-1037), in his book canon for treatment of aub. | 2015 | 25637505 |
| photoacoustic characteristics of leaves of atrazine-resistant weed mutants. | the photosynthetic characteristics of leaves of atrazine-resistant and-susceptible biotypes of several weed species (solanum nigrum, senecio vulgaris, epilobium ciliatum and chenopodium album) were compared using the photoacoustic method. analysis of the dependence of the photoacoustic signal of the modulation frequency indicated that, in solanum, epilobium and senecio, the relative quantum yield of o2 evolution ϕ (estimated by the ratio of the amplitude of the o2 signal, aox, to that of the pho ... | 1989 | 24424493 |
| potential of weed species applied to remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals. | to screen out a series of ideal plants that can effectively remedy contaminated soils by heavy metals is the main groundwork of phytoremediation engineering and the first step of its commercial application on a large scale. in this study, accumulation and endurance of 45 weed species in 16 families from an agricultural site were in situ examined by using the pot-culture field experiment, and the remediation potential of some weed species with high accumulation of heavy metals was assayed. the re ... | 2004 | 15559831 |
| identification of safranal as the main allelochemical from saffron (crocus sativus). | dried parts of 75 medicinal plant species collected from different regions in iran were assayed by the dish pack method for volatile allelopathic activity, using lactuca sativa (lettuce) as the test plant. the highest (60%) inhibition was observed for saffron (stigma of crocus sativus), followed by dracocephalum kotschyi, solanum nigrum and artemisia aucheri. safranal was identified as the main chemical by headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (hs- gc-ms) analyses of saffron. moreover, ... | 2015 | 26058156 |
| ethnopharmacological and bioactivity guided investigation of five tcm anticancer herbs. | five herbs, curcuma longa l. (cl), scutellaria baicalensis georgi (sbc), scutellaria barbata d. don (sbb), hedyotis diffusa willd. (hd) and solanum nigrum l. (sn), are often prescribed in the polyherbal formulas for cancer treatment by traditional chinese medicine (tcm) practitioners. the purpose of the present study was to identify important anticancer herbs used in tcm and carry out bioactivity-directed fractionation and isolation (bdfi) using six cancer cell lines as well as peripheral blood ... | 2013 | 23623820 |
| prophylactic and curative anti-ulcerogenic activity and the possible mechanisms of action of some desert plants. | the present study aimed to evaluate the anti-ulcerogenic activities and the possible mechanisms of action of seven desert plants from different families. conyza dioscoridis (l.) desf. (asteraceae), euphorbia hirta l. (euphorpiaceae), origanum syriacum l., salvia lanigera l. (lamiaceae), sisymbrium irio l., solanum nigrum linn. (solanaceae) and solenostemma arghel (del.) hayne. (asclepiadaceae), were tested using prophylactic and curative models of absolute ethanol-induced ulcer, at three doses ( ... | 2017 | 28344494 |
| prophylactic and curative anti-ulcerative colitis activity and the possible mechanisms of action of some desert plants. | the aim of the present study was to evaluate both prophylactic and curative anti-ulcerative colitis activity and the possible mechanism of action of seven desert plant extracts. seven desert plants from different families; conyza dioscoridis (l.) desf. (asteraceae), euphorbia hirta l. (euphorpiaceae), origanum syriacum l. and salvia lanigera l. (lamiaceae), sisymbrium irio l., solanum nigrum linn. (solanaceae) and solenostemma arghel (del.) hayne. (asclepiadaceae) were separately evaluated at th ... | 2015 | 24811429 |
| seeds recovered from the droppings at latrines of the raccoon dog (nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus): the possibility of seed dispersal. | medium-sized carnivorous mammals are important seed dispersers of fleshy fruits. the raccoon dog (nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) often feeds on fleshy fruits and forms latrines. this behavior may potentially lead to seed dispersal. to determine if this is the case, we studied 1) seed recovery in the droppings of raccoon dogs, and 2) the transportation of seeds between habitats using plastic markers in a western suburb of tokyo, japan. in total, 32,473 seeds of 50 plant taxa were recovered ... | 2015 | 25826064 |
| ecological effects of aphid abundance, genotypic variation, and contemporary evolution on plants. | genetic variation and contemporary evolution within populations can shape the strength and nature of species interactions, but the relative importance of these forces compared to other ecological factors is unclear. we conducted a field experiment testing the effects of genotypic variation, abundance, and presence/absence of green peach aphids (myzus persicae) on the growth, leaf nitrogen, and carbon of two plant species (brassica napus and solanum nigrum). aphid genotype affected b. napus but n ... | 2015 | 25740334 |
| assessment of some herbal drugs for prophylaxis of peptic ulcer. | aqueous (hydrophilic) and chloroform (lipophilic) extracts of nine medicinal plants currently used in egyptian traditional medicine to treat some gastrointestinal tract (git) disorders were tested for their gastro-protective effect against the incidence of peptic ulcer. indomethacin-induced ulcer in a rat model was used for this testing. mentha microphylla, brassica oleracea capitata (cabbage), b. oleracea botrytis (cauliflower) aqueous fraction, portolaca oleracea polysaccharide fraction, orega ... | 2014 | 25276211 |
| soil characteristics and heavy metal accumulation by native plants in a mn mining area of guangxi, south china. | revegetation and ecological restoration of a mn mineland are important concerns in southern china. to determine the major constraints for revegetation and select suitable plants for phytorestoration, pedological and botanical characteristics of a mn mine in guangxi, southern china were investigated. all the soils were characterized by low ph and low nitrogen and phosphorus levels except for the control soil, suggesting that soil acidity and poor nutrition were disadvantageous to plant growth. in ... | 2014 | 24271720 |
| phytoaccumulation of heavy metals in natural plants thriving on wastewater effluent at hattar industrial estate, pakistan. | the objective of this research was to compare the potential of native plants for the phytoaccumulation of heavy metals (hm). thirteen predominant plant species (including trees, bushes and grasses) namely ricinus communis, ipomoea carnea, cannabis sativa, parthenium hysterophorus, acacia nilotica, dalbergia sissoo, acacia modesta, solanum nigrum, xanthium stromarium, chenopodium album, cynodon dactylon, eleusine indica, and dactyloctenium aegyptium were collected from the wastewater originated f ... | 2015 | 25254600 |
| comparative assessment for hyperaccumulatory and phytoremediation capability of three wild weeds. | the composition and the organization of soil are changing rapidly by the diverged mankind activities, leading to the contamination of environment. several methods are employed to clean up the environment from these kinds of contaminants, but most of them are costly and ineffective to yield optimum results. phytoremediation is a natural green technology, which is eco-friendly for the removal of toxic metals from the polluted environment. phytoremediation is a cost-effective technique through whic ... | 2014 | 28324308 |
| host use of bactrocera latifrons, a new invasive tephritid species in tanzania. | bactrocera latifrons (hendel) is a pest of asian origin, first detected in africa in 2006. we assessed the host utilization of this quarantine pest in morogoro region, eastern central tanzania, by collecting a wide range of cultivated and wild host plants of species belonging to solanaceae and cucurbitaceae from april 2007 to april 2008. fruit were collected from 29 plant species and varieties (16 solanaceae and 13 cucurbitaceae) in all agroecological zones of morogoro region. twelve solanaceous ... | 2010 | 20214370 |
| biosorption of cadmium by endophytic fungus (ef) microsphaeropsis sp. lse10 isolated from cadmium hyperaccumulator solanum nigrum l. | a novel technology to obtain highly efficient biosorbent from the endophytes of a hyperaccumulator is reported. this technology is more convenient than the traditional method of obtaining biosorbents by experimentally screening many types of biomass by trial and error. using this technology, endophytic fungus (ef) lse10 was isolated from the cadmium hyperaccumulator solanum nigrum l. it was identified as microsphaeropsis sp. when cultured in vitro, the biomass yield of this ef was more than twic ... | 2010 | 19854641 |