| [role of the digestive microflora and of the crystalline structure of starch in digestion and dietary efficiency in the chicken. study of tropical tubers]. | the influence of microflora in the utilization of starches, the x ray pattern which was of a or b type, was studied by balances and carcasses analysis with growing axenic or holoxenic chickens, put in isolators. five tropical tubers were used : manihot utilissima and dioscorea dumetorum of a-type, dioscorea cayenensis and alata and canna edulis of b-type. they were introduced in isoenergetic (4,460 kcal/g d.m.) and isoproteic (18 p. 100) diets. the a-type starches are entirely digested (95 p. 10 ... | 1979 | 496174 |
| in vitro hiv type 1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory activities of thai medicinal plants and canna indica l. rhizomes. | water and 80% ethanol extracts of 20 thai medicinal plants used to treat aids were tested for their hiv type 1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity. the water extracts of ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa (aerial parts), vitex glabrata (branch), vitex trifolia (aerial part), vitex negundo (aerial part), canna indica (rhizome), and justicia gendarussa (aerial part) showed hiv-1 rt inhibition ratio (% ir) higher than 90% at a 200 microg/ml concentration. the water extract of canna indica rhizom ... | 2005 | 15951145 |
| isolation and characterization of polymeric galloyl-ester-degrading bacteria from a tannery discharge place. | the culturable bacteria colonizing the rhizosphere of plants growing in the area of discharge of a tannery effluent were characterized. relative proportions of aerobic, denitrifying, and sulfate-reducing bacteria were determined in the rhizosphere of typha latifolia, canna indica, and phragmites australis. aerobic bacteria were observed to be the most abundant group in the rhizosphere, and plant type did not seem to influence the abundance of the bacterial types analyzed. to isolate bacteria abl ... | 2005 | 16341641 |
| differential activation of glucose transport in cultured muscle cells by polyphenolic compounds from canna indica l. root. | effects of extracts of a plant, which has been used as a traditional medicine for treating diabetes on glucose transport activity was evaluated in cultured l8 muscle cells. the aqueous extract of canna indica root (ci) at doses of 0.1-0.5 mg/ml, which contains total phenolic compounds equivalent to 6-30 microg of catechin caused a dose- and time-dependent induction of 2-deoxy-[3h]glucose (2-dg) uptake activity. the induced 2-dg uptake was significantly increased within 8 h and reached a maximum ... | 2006 | 17015939 |
| constructed wetland systems vegetated with different plants applied to the treatment of tannery wastewater. | wastewaters from leather processing are very complex and lead to water pollution if discharged untreated, especially due to its high organic loading. in this study the survival of different plant species in subsurface horizontal flow constructed wetlands receiving tannery wastewater was investigated. five pilot units were vegetated with canna indica, typha latifolia, phragmites australis, stenotaphrum secundatum and iris pseudacorus, and a sixth unit was left as an unvegetated control. the treat ... | 2007 | 17320926 |
| antinociceptive and anthelmintic activity of canna indica. | dried, coarsely powdered leaves, flowers, rhizomes and seeds of canna indica were successively extracted with benzene and methanol in soxhlet apparatus. the effect of benzene and methanol extracts of various parts of c. indica on nociceptive response using writhing test and hot plate method in mice was examined. all the extracts of c. indica showed significant central and peripheral analgesic activity in hot plate method and acetic acid-induced writhing test, respectively, at the dose of 50 mg k ... | 2007 | 17852737 |
| [study on the growth characteristics and root exudates of three wetlands plants at different culture conditions]. | wetland plants are the important component of constructed wetlands and their root exudates provide the interior hydrocarbon for denitrification. in this study, the growth characteristics and root exudates of canna indica, zizania caduciflora and lythrum salicari in different culture conditions were researched. the results showed that the average biomass initial/biomass in 120 days growth of canna indica, zizania caduciflora and lythrum salicari were 9.1, 3.7, and 4.7, respectively. there was a p ... | 2009 | 19774982 |
| purification and characterization of anti-hiv-1 protein from canna indica l. leaves. | a novel 10 kda protein with anti-hiv-1 reverse transcriptase (rt) inhibitory activity was isolated from leaves of canna indica l. using a combination of native-page and ammonium sulfate precipitation. hiv-1 and rt inhibitory activity was measured using a syncytium forming (deltatat/rev) mc99 virus in tat/rev transfected 1a2 cell line and elisa technique, respectively. edman n-terminal and internal amino acid sequence (using lc-ms-ms) determination revealed the 10 kda canna indica l. leaf protein ... | 2012 | 23431821 |
| performance of an ultraviolet mutagenetic polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium pz2 and its application for wastewater treatment in a newly designed constructed wetland. | total phosphorus (tp) removal performance and application for wastewater treatment of polyphosphate-accumulating bacteria (pab) in constructed wetlands (cws) were investigated. in this study, a novel isolated ultraviolet (uv) mutant pz2 with phosphate-accumulating ability was screened from domestic wastewater and identified as pseudomonas putida by 16s ribosomal dna (rdna) sequencing analysis. the tp removal performance of pz2 in the synthetic wastewater reached the highest of 93.95 % within 45 ... | 2017 | 27659999 |
| molecular basis of floral petaloidy: insights from androecia of canna indica. | floral organs that take on the characteristics of petals can occur in all whorls of the monocot order zingiberales. in canna indica, the most ornamental or 'petaloid' parts of the flowers are of androecial origin and are considered staminodes. however, the precise nature of these petaloid organs is yet to be determined. in order to gain a better understanding of the genetic basis of androecial identity, a molecular investigation of b- and c-class genes was carried out. two mads-box genes globosa ... | 2014 | 24876297 |
| effect of canna indica l. leaves on the hermaphrodite gland of the snail bulinus truncatus (audouin). | | 1988 | 3391452 |
| efficacy of larvicidal botanical extracts against culex quinquefasciatus say (diptera: culicidae). | the present study explored the effects of crude leaf acetone, chloroform, hot water, methanol, petroleum ether (60-80 degrees c), and water extracts of calotropis procera (ait) r. br., canna indica l., hibiscus rosa-sinensis linn., ipomoea carnea jacq. spp. fistulosa choisy, and sarcostemma brevistigma wight that were selected for investigating larvicidal potential against second and fourth instar larvae of the laboratory-reared mosquito species, culex quinquefasciatus say, in which the major ly ... | 2009 | 19198882 |
| impacts of vegetation and temperature on the treatment of domestic sewage in constructed wetlands incorporated with ferric-carbon micro-electrolysis material. | ferric-carbon micro-electrolysis (fe/c-m/e) material had been widely used for the pretreatment of wastewater. therefore, we hypothesized that fe/c-m/e material could enhance the treatment of domestic sewage when integrated into cws. in this study, constructed wetlands (cws) integrated with fe/c-m/e material were developed. during the experiment of vegetation influence, percentages of nh4(+)-n, no3(-)-n, tn, and cod removed in polyculture (w1) were up to 91.8%, 97.0%, 92.3%, and 85.4%, respective ... | 2017 | 28318297 |
| canna edulis leaf extract-mediated preparation of stabilized silver nanoparticles: characterization, antimicrobial activity, and toxicity studies. | a novel approach to synthesize silver nanoparticles (agnps) using leaf extract of canna edulis ker-gawl. (cele) under ambient conditions is reported here. the as-prepared agnps were analyzed by uv-visible spectroscopy, transmission emission microscopy, x-ray diffraction, fourier transform-infra red spectroscopy, energy-dispersive analysis of x-ray spectroscopy, zeta potential, and dynamic light scattering. the agnps showed excellent antimicrobial activity against various pathogens, including bac ... | 2017 | 28081356 |
| potential of lignin from canna edulis ker residue in the inhibition of α-d-glucosidase: kinetics and interaction mechanism merging with docking simulation. | in this study, we extracted lignin from canna edulis ker residue. its chemical structure, inhibitory activity on α-d-glucosidase, and kinetics as well as interaction mechanism were investigated by using spectrum analysis and docking simulation. the isolated lignin was composed by guaiacyl and syringal units, and exhibited stronger inhibition on α-d-glucosidase than acarbose with the half maximal inhibitory concentration at 5.3±0.3μm. it was a non-competitive inhibitior with km and ki values of 0 ... | 2017 | 27908712 |
| corrigendum: temporal-spatial transcriptome analyses provide insights into the development of petaloid androecium in canna indica. | [this corrects the article on p. 1194 in vol. 7, pmid: 27582744.]. | 2016 | 27853464 |
| temporal-spatial transcriptome analyses provide insights into the development of petaloid androecium in canna indica. | canna indica (zingiberales) is one of the most important ornamental species characterized with beautiful petaloid staminodes, which are considered to evolve from stamens. however, the genetic basis for the development of petaloid staminodes remains unclear largely because the genomic sequences are not available. by using rna-seq, we sequenced the transcripts in the flower of c. indica, and quantified the temporal gene expressions in flower primordium and differentiated flower, as well as the spa ... | 2016 | 27582744 |
| effects of funnelliformis mosseae inoculation on alleviating atrazine damage in canna indica l. var. flava roxb. | atrazine residue in the environment continually damages plants and therefore requires immediate attention and effective development of methods for its decontamination. the effects of funnelliformis mosseae inoculation on growth and physiology in atrazine-treated canna indica l. var. flava roxb. were investigated. at atrazine concentrations up to 15 mg l(-1), the growth of c. indica plants were negatively affected. inoculation with f. mosseae alleviated the atrazine inhibition of plant growth and ... | 2017 | 27484395 |
| influences of plant type on bacterial and archaeal communities in constructed wetland treating polluted river water. | both bacteria and archaeal communities can play important roles in biogeochemical processes in constructed wetland (cw) system. however, the influence of plant type on microbial community in surface water cw remains unclear. the present study investigated bacterial and archaeal communities in five surface water cw systems with different plant species. the abundance, richness, and diversity of both bacterial and archaeal communities considerably differed in these five cw systems. compared with th ... | 2016 | 27392623 |
| potential mechanisms of cadmium removal from aqueous solution by canna indica derived biochar. | the objective of this study was to investigate the mechanisms of cadmium (cd) sorption on biochars produced at different temperature (300-600°c) and their quantitative contribution. the sorption isotherms and kinetics of cd(2+) sorption on biochars were determined and fitted to different models. the cd(2+) sorption data could be well described by a simple langmuir model, and the pseudo second order kinetic model best fitted the kinetic data. the maximum sorption capacity (qm) obtained from the l ... | 2016 | 27107650 |
| microbial mechanisms of using enhanced ecological floating beds for eutrophic water improvement. | enhanced ecological floating beds were implemented to reduce nutrient quantity and improve the water quality of a eutrophic lake. the results showed that average removal efficiencies of codcr, total nitrogen, nh3-n and total phosphorus for canna indica l. set-up were 23.1%, 15.3%, 18.1% and 19.4% higher, respectively, than that of the setup with only substrate, and 14.2%, 12.8%, 7.9% and 11.9% higher than iris pseudacorus l. ecological floating bed. the microbial community structure had obvious ... | 2016 | 27035477 |
| pyrolysis of wetland biomass waste: potential for carbon sequestration and water remediation. | management of biomass waste is crucial to the efficiency and sustainable operation of constructed wetlands. in this study, biochars were prepared using the biomass of 22 plant species from constructed wetlands and characterized by bet-n2 surface area analysis, ftir, tga, sem, eds, and elemental compositions analysis. biochar yields ranged from 32.78 to 49.02%, with mesopores dominating the pore structure of most biochars. the biochars had a r50 recalcitrance index of class c and the carbon seque ... | 2016 | 26978731 |
| biological mechanisms associated with triazophos (tap) removal by horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (hsfcw). | triazophos (tap) is a widely used pesticide that is easily accumulated in the environment due to its relatively high stability: this accumulation from agricultural runoff results in potential hazards to aquatic ecosystems. constructed wetlands are generally considered to be an effective technology for treating tap polluted surface water. however, knowledge about the biological mechanisms of tap removal is still lacking. this study investigates the responses of a wetland plant (canna indica), sub ... | 2016 | 26897579 |
| microbial nitrogen removal pathways in integrated vertical-flow constructed wetland systems. | microbial nitrogen (n) removal pathways in planted (canna indica l.) and unplanted integrated vertical-flow constructed wetland systems (ivcws) were investigated. results of, molecular biological and isotope pairing experiments showed that nitrifying, anammox, and denitrifying bacteria were distributed in both down-flow and up-flow columns of the ivcws. further, the n transforming bacteria in the planted ivcws were significantly higher than that in the unplanted ones (p<0.05). moreover, the pote ... | 2016 | 26897412 |
| organogenesis and ultrastructural features of in vitro grown canna indica l. | an efficient protocol for micropropagation of canna indica l., an economically and pharmaceutically important plant, was standardized using rhizome explants, excised from two-month-old aseptic seedlings. complete plant regeneration was induced on ms medium supplemented with 3.0 mg/l bap plus 1.5 mg/l naa, which produced the highest number of shoots (73.3 ± 0.5%) and roots (86.7 ± 0.4%) after 2 weeks. furthermore, the optimum media for multiple shoots regeneration were recorded on ms enriched wit ... | 2016 | 26885503 |
| an ecological vegetation-activated sludge process (v-asp) for decentralized wastewater treatment: system development, treatment performance, and mathematical modeling. | an environment-friendly decentralized wastewater treatment process that is comprised of activated sludge process (asp) and wetland vegetation, named as vegetation-activated sludge process (v-asp), was developed for decentralized wastewater treatment. the long-term experimental results evidenced that the vegetation sequencing batch reactor (v-sbr) process had consistently stable higher removal efficiencies of organic substances and nutrients from domestic wastewater compared with traditional sequ ... | 2016 | 26880524 |
| microbial density and diversity in constructed wetland systems and the relation to pollutant removal efficiency. | microbes are believed to be at the core of the wastewater treatment processes in constructed wetlands (cws). the aim of this study was to assess the microbial biomass carbon (mbc) and shannon's diversity index (sdi) in the substrate of cws planted with phragmites australis, hymenocallis littoralis, canna indica and cyperus flabelliformis, and to relate mbc and sdi to the pollutant removal in the systems. significant higher mbc was observed in cws with h. littoralis and c. indica than in cws with ... | 2016 | 26877053 |
| nitrogen removal performance in planted and unplanted horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands treating different influent cod/n ratios. | microcosm horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (hssfcws) were used to examine the impacts of vegetation on nitrogen dynamics treating different influent cod/n ratios (1:1, 4:1, and 8:1). an increase in the cod/n ratio led to increased reductions in no3 and total inorganic nitrogen (tin) in planted and unplanted wetlands, but diminished removal of nh4. the hssfcw planted with canna indica l. exhibited a significant reduction in nh4 compared to the unplanted system, particularly in the ... | 2016 | 26822218 |
| the inhibition and adaptability of four wetland plant species to high concentration of ammonia wastewater and nitrogen removal efficiency in constructed wetlands. | four plant species, typha orientalis, scirpus validus, canna indica and iris tectorum were selected to assess their physiological response and effects on nitrogen and cod removal to high total ammoniacal nitrogen (tan) in constructed wetlands. results showed that high tan caused decreased relative growth rate, net photosynthetic rate, and leaf transpiration. c. indica and t. orientalis showed higher tan adaptability than s. validus and i. tectorum. below tan of 200 mg l(-1), growth of c. indica ... | 2016 | 26708488 |
| enhancing the water purification efficiency of a floating treatment wetland using a biofilm carrier. | floating treatment wetlands (ftws) and biofilm carriers are widely used in water purification. the objective of the present work was to explore whether and to what extent an ftw integrated with plants and biofilm carriers (ftw-i) could enhance the nutrient removal efficiency. significantly higher removal rates of ammonia nitrogen (85.2 %), total phosphorus (82.7 %), and orthophosphate (82.5 %) were observed in the ftw-i treatment relative to the ftw with plants (ftw-p; 80.0, 78.5, and 77.6 %, re ... | 2016 | 26697862 |
| capacity and mechanisms of ammonium and cadmium sorption on different wetland-plant derived biochars. | the objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between cd(2+)/nh4(+) sorption and physicochemical properties of biochars produced from different wetland plants. biochars from six species of wetland plants (i.e., canna indica, pennisetum purpureum schum, thalia dealbata, zizania caduciflora, phragmites australis and vetiveria zizanioides) were obtained at 500°c and characterized, and their sorption for ammonium and cadmium was determined. there were significant differences in ele ... | 2016 | 26386447 |
| purification of landscape water by using an innovative application of subsurface flow constructed wetland. | this study attempted to purify eutrophic landscape water under a low pollutant concentration and high hydraulic volume loading using an embedded subsurface flow (ssf) constructed wetland (cw). three species of aquatic plants (i.e., cyperus alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis, canna indica, and hydrocotyle verticillata) were found to be conducive to the requirements of purifying the low-polluted water. field results of nearly 2 years of experiments showed that ssf cw purified the eutrophic water ... | 2016 | 26315590 |
| evaluation of the treatment performance of lab-scaled vertical flow constructed wetlands in removal of organic compounds, color and nutrients in azo dye-containing wastewater. | the objective of this study is to examine the treatment performance of vertical flow intermittent feeding constructed wetland (vfcw) in removal of organic pollution, nutrients and color in azo-dye containing wastewater. the systems consisted of pvc reactors, some filling materials such as gravel, sand and zeolite and wetland plants including typha angustifolia and canna indica. the average treatment efficiency of the systems for cod, color, sulphate, nh4-n, and po4-p were in the range of 57-63%, ... | 2016 | 26248021 |
| microbial community structure accompanied with electricity production in a constructed wetland plant microbial fuel cell. | this study reveals the complex structure of bacterial and archaeal communities associated with a canna indica plant microbial fuel cell (pmfc) and its electricity production. the pmfc produced a maximum current of 105 ma/m(2) by utilizing rhizodeposits as the sole electron donor without any external nutrient or buffer supplements, which demonstrates the feasibility of pmfcs in practical oligotrophic conditions with low solution conductivity. the microbial diversity was significantly higher in th ... | 2015 | 26066972 |
| comparison of physicochemical properties of b-type nontraditional starches from different sources. | starches were isolated from rhizomes of curcuma longa, canna edulis and canna indica and bulbs of lilium lancifolium, and showed a b-type x-ray diffraction pattern. their physicochemical properties were investigated and compared. these starches showed significantly different granule morphologies and sizes, but all had eccentric hila. the c. longa starch had the lowest content of amylopectin short branch-chain and branching degree and the highest content of amylopectin long branch-chain, and the ... | 2015 | 25869312 |
| high-throughput microarray mapping of cell wall polymers in roots and tubers during the viscosity-reducing process. | viscosity reduction has a great impact on the efficiency of ethanol production when using roots and tubers as feedstock. plant cell wall-degrading enzymes have been successfully applied to overcome the challenges posed by high viscosity. however, the changes in cell wall polymers during the viscosity-reducing process are poorly characterized. comprehensive microarray polymer profiling, which is a high-throughput microarray, was used for the first time to map changes in the cell wall polymers of ... | 2017 | 25757626 |
| effect of different amendments on growing of canna indica l. inoculated with amf on mining substrate. | canna indica l. (cil) was used here in phytoremediation of mining soils. our work evaluated the effect of amf (i) on the growth and (ii) on the uptake of heavy metals (hm). the tests were conducted in the greenhouse on mining substrates collected from the kettara mine (morocco). the mine soil was amended by different proportions of agricultural soil and compost and then inoculated with two isolates of amf (in1) and (in2) of different origins. after six months of culture, the results show that on ... | 2015 | 25495941 |
| effect of spray aeration on organics and nitrogen removal in vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland. | the objective of present study was to assess the simultaneous removal of organics and nitrogen by four lab-scale vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands (v-sfcws). the emergent plants employed were canna indica. five-month experiments showed that the planted and aerated system largely reduced the cod by 95%, nh4 by 88% and total inorganic nitrogen (tin) by 83%. it outperformed the unplanted or simple aerated system and was much better than non-aerated system. the study provided a strong ev ... | 2014 | 25259785 |
| a restoration-promoting integrated floating bed and its experimental performance in eutrophication remediation. | numerous studies on eutrophication remediation have mainly focused on purifying water first, then restoring submerged macrophytes. a restoration-promoting integrated floating bed (rpifb) was designed to combine the processes of water purification and macrophyte restoration simultaneously. two outdoor experiments were conducted to evaluate the ecological functions of the rpifb. trial 1 was conducted to compare the eutrophication purification among floating bed, gradual-submerging bed (gsb) and rp ... | 2014 | 25079639 |
| a comparison on the phytoremediation ability of triazophos by different macrophytes. | the strategy of choosing suitable plants should receive great performance in phytoremediation of surface water polluted by triazophos (o,o-diethyl-o-(1-phenyl-1,2,4-triazol-3-base) sulfur phosphate, tap), which is an organophosphorus pesticide widespread applied for agriculture in china and moderately toxic to higher animal and fish. the tolerance, uptake, transformation and removal of tap by twelve species of macrophytes were examined in a hydroponic system and a comprehensive score (cs) of fiv ... | 2014 | 25077355 |
| ornamental plants for micropollutant removal in wetland systems. | the objective of this paper was to evaluate the efficiency of micropollutant removal, such as cu, zn, carbamazepine, and linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (las), through the use of a subsurface vertical flow constructed wetland system with ornamental plants. zantedeschia aethiopica, canna indica, carex hirta, miscanthus sinensis, and phragmites australis were selected and planted in lysimeters filled up with gravel. the lysimeters were completely saturated with synthetic wastewater (n 280 mg l(-1), ... | 2015 | 24798922 |
| influence of uv radiation on chlorophyll, and antioxidant enzymes of wetland plants in different types of constructed wetland. | a surface- and vertical subsurface-flow-constructed wetland were designed to study the response of chlorophyll and antioxidant enzymes to elevated uv radiation in three types of wetland plants (canna indica, phragmites austrail, and typha augustifolia). results showed that (1) chlorophyll content of c. indica, p. austrail, and t. augustifolia in the constructed wetland was significantly lower where uv radiation was increased by 10 and 20 % above ambient solar level than in treatment with ambient ... | 2014 | 24788860 |
| the combination of atomic force microscopy and sugar analysis to evaluate alkali-soluble canna edulis ker pectin. | alkali-soluble pectin, which has been extracted from canna edulis ker, was characterized by single sugar determination and atomic force microscopy (afm). the results indicated that the amounts of four predominant sugars including arabinose (ara), glucose (glc), galactose (gal) and galacturonic acid (gala) significantly decreased during the process of mild acid hydrolysis. the decreasing rates of these four sugars followed a sequential order of ara>gal>glc>gala. the homogalacturonan (hg) chain pr ... | 2014 | 24629939 |
| roles of root porosity, radial oxygen loss, fe plaque formation on nutrient removal and tolerance of wetland plants to domestic wastewater. | root properties including rates of radial oxygen loss (rol), root porosity, and fe plaque formation on the root surface, in six wetland plant species, namely acorus calamus, arundo donax var. versicolor, cyperus flabelliformis, canna indica, iris tectorum, and scirpus validus, and their relationships with nutrient removal and tolerance to domestic wastewater were investigated. results showed that different species had different root porosities (18-36%) and fe plaque formation (1.76-5.3 mg fe g(- ... | 2014 | 24370658 |
| studies on antioxidant enzymes in canna indica plant under copper stress. | bright red-flowered canna indica l. plants were subjected to grow in nutrient solution supplemented with five different concentrations (0, 5, 10, 30 and 50 microm) of cucl2 to study antioxidant defense responses of the plant. accumulation of cu was dose-dependent and much higher in the roots (108-191 microg g(-1) d. wt.) than in the leaves (23.36-40.43 microg g d.wt.). total ascorbate content did not changed in both tissues, but ascorbate redox state decreased (0.570-0.640) in cu-treated canna r ... | 2013 | 24006813 |
| anatomical and physical changes in leaves during the production of tamales. | tamale preparation has a long tradition in mexico. to understand which material properties have been considered important for this purpose throughout the years, a study was conducted of the anatomical, chemical, and mechanical properties of the leaves of four plant species used in tamale preparation in veracruz, mexico: calathea misantlensis, canna indica, musa paradisiaca, and oreopanax capitatus. | 2013 | 23942084 |
| planted floating bed performance in treatment of eutrophic river water. | the objective of the study was to treat eutrophic river water using floating beds and to identify ideal plant species for design of floating beds. four parallel pilot-scale units were established and vegetated with canna indica (u1), accords calamus (u2), cyperus alternifolius (u3), and vetiveria zizanioides (u4), respectively, to treat eutrophic river water. the floating bed was made of polyethylene foam, and plants were vegetated on it. results suggest that the floating bed is a viable alterna ... | 2013 | 23737127 |
| influence of earthworm eisenia fetida on removal efficiency of n and p in vertical flow constructed wetland. | this study investigates biomass, density, photosynthetic activity, and accumulation of nitrogen (n) and phosphorus (p) in three wetland plants (canna indica, typha augustifolia, and phragmites austrail) in response to the introduction of the earthworm eisenia fetida into a constructed wetland. the removal efficiency of n and p in constructed wetlands were also investigated. results showed that the photosynthetic rate (p n), transpiration rate (t r), and stomatal conductance (s cond) of c. indica ... | 2013 | 23729029 |
| effects of perchlorate on growth of four wetland plants and its accumulation in plant tissues. | perchlorate contamination in water is of concern because of uncertainties about toxicity and health effects, impact on ecosystems, and possible indirect exposure pathways to humans. therefore, it is very important to investigate the ecotoxicology of perchlorate and to screen plant species for phytoremediation. effects of perchlorate (20, 200, and 500 mg/l) on the growth of four wetland plants (eichhornia crassipes, acorus calamus l., thalia dealbata, and canna indica) as well as its accumulation ... | 2013 | 23673920 |
| canna indica l. attenuates high-glucose- and lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory mediators in monocyte/macrophage. | canna indica l. (ci) has been widely used as a folklore medicine in tropical and subtropical areas with beneficial effects in numerous diseases, including infection, rheumatism, hepatitis, and it has also been identified as an antioxidant. | 2013 | 23639363 |
| effect of earthworm eisenia fetida and wetland plants on nitrification and denitrification potentials in vertical flow constructed wetland. | the response of nitrification potentials, denitrification potentials, and n removal efficiency to the introduction of earthworms and wetland plants in a vertical flow constructed wetland system was investigated. addition of earthworms increased nitrification and denitrification potentials of substrate in non-vegetated constructed wetland by 236% and 8%, respectively; it increased nitrification and denitrification potentials in rhizosphere in vegetated constructed wetland (phragmites austrail, ty ... | 2013 | 23591133 |
| tracking the development of the petaloid fertile stamen in canna indica: insights into the origin of androecial petaloidy in the zingiberales. | flowers of the order zingiberales demonstrate a remarkable trend of reduction in the number of fertile stamens; from five or six fertile, filamentous stamens bearing two thecae each in musaceae and strelitziaceae to just a single petaloid stamen bearing a single theca in cannaceae and marantaceae. as one progresses from ancestral to derived floral forms, 5-6 fertile stamens are replaced by 4-5 petaloid staminodes. in cannaceae and costaceae, all members of the androecial whorls exhibit petaloidy ... | 2013 | 23539493 |
| removal of chlorophenolics from pulp and paper mill wastewater through constructed wetland. | this study evaluates the treatment efficiency of horizontal subsurface flow (hssf) constructed wetland for the removal of aox (adsorbable organic halides) and chlorophenolics from pulp and paper mill wastewater. the dimensions of hssf constructed wetland were 3.5 m in length, 1.5 m in width, and 0.28 m in depth, with surface area of 5.25 m2. the hssf constructed wetland unit was planted with an ornamental plant species, canna indica. under hydraulic retention time (hrt) of 5.9 days, the average ... | 2013 | 23409454 |
| soluble dietary fiber from canna edulis ker by-product and its physicochemical properties. | using canna edulis ker by-product as raw materials, soluble dietary fiber (sdf) was prepared using six different methods, including chemical, physical-chemical, enzymatic, physical-enzymatic, chemical-enzymatic and physical-chemical-enzymatic methods. as main component in the c. edulis by-product composed of cellulose, glucose converts to other single sugars, which form a series of compounds in the sdf. the treated methods have impact effects on single sugar composition, metal ion content, molec ... | 2013 | 23218297 |
| simultaneous utilization of non-starch polysaccharides and starch and viscosity reduction for bioethanol fermentation from fresh canna edulis ker. tubers. | viscosity reduction and the effect of cell-wall degrading enzymes (cwdes) were investigated using canna edulis ker. for bioethanol fermentation. the fermentation mash treated with cwdes was much thinner (2.12 pas) than the control mash (8.42 pas), the fermentation efficiency was increased from 90.46% to 96.11%. hplc analysis revealed that after treated with cwdes, glucose and total sugar were increased by 28.07% and 7.60%, respectively. changes in the starch granules were investigated by scannin ... | 2013 | 23211480 |
| nitrogen and phosphorus removal of locally adapted plant species used in constructed wetlands in china. | this paper assesses the nitrogen and phosphorus removal efficiency of seven plant species (schoenoplectus lacustris, vetiveria zizanioides, acorus calamus, canna indica, zizania latifolia, phragmites communis, and iris pseudacorus) commonly used in constructed wetland systems in southern china. the investigation considers two aspects that are relevant to determine nutrient removal efficiency: plants' biomass production and nutrient content in water effluent. both assessments are correlated with ... | 2012 | 22766855 |
| biosorption of arsenic from aqueous solution using dye waste. | the purpose of this study is to examine on removal of arsenic from water by biosorption through potential application of herbal dye wastes. four different flower dye residues (after extraction of natural dye) viz. hibiscus rosasinensis, rosa rosa, tagetes erecta, and canna indica were utilized successfully for the removal of arsenic from aqueous solution. batch studies were carried out for various parameters viz. ph, sorbent dose, contact time, initial metal ion concentration, and temperature. d ... | 2013 | 22661261 |
| [study on the nitrogen and phosphorus uptake ability of four plants cultivated on floating-bed]. | plant floating-bed tested engineering was constructed for eutrophication control in dian-shan lake, the characteristics and nutrient uptake abilities of canna indica, iris pseudacorus, thalia dealbata and lythrum salicaria were compared. it shows that using upper and lower nylon nets to fix the plants on the floating-bed is beneficial for them to grow and reproduce rapidly. survival rates of canna indica, lris pseudacorus, thalia dealbata and lythrum salicaria are 83.33%, 83.33%, 76.67% and 53.3 ... | 2011 | 21717738 |
| effects of the substrate depth on purification performance of a hybrid constructed wetland treating domestic sewage. | the depth of substrate in constructed wetlands (cws) has a significant effect on the construction investment and the purification performance of cws. in this study, a pilot scale cw system was operated in a domestic sewage treatment plant in xi'an, china. the experimental systems included three-series cws systems with substrate depths of 0.1m, 0.3 m and 0.6 m, respectively. each series was composed of a hydroponic ditch, a horizontal subsurface flow cw and a vertical flow cw. the effluent from t ... | 2011 | 21644156 |
| canna edulis ker by-product: chemical composition and characteristics of the dietary fiber. | canna edulis ker by-product was recycled and utilized after starch extraction. the chemical composition, physical properties and antioxidant activity of the by-product were investigated. the by-product was mainly composed of dietary fiber (54.84% measured by aoac method), and the insoluble dietary fiber constituted the major fraction. then, the chemical composition of dietary fiber was tested using modified aoac and englyst methods. the results showed that dietary fiber was comprised of cellulos ... | 2010 | 21339147 |
| microbial community variation in phytoremediation of triazophos by canna indica linn. in a hydroponic system. | phytoremediation of triazophos (o,o-diethyl-o-(1-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-base) sulfur phosphate, tap) pollution by canna indica lim. in a hydroponic system has been well studied, whereas the microbial mechanism on tap degradation is still unknown. the variation in microbial community compositions was investigated by analyzing phospholipid fatty acids (plfas) profiles in microbes under tap exposure. the tap exposure resulted in an increase in proportions of fatty acid 16:0 and decrease in fatty a ... | 2010 | 21179962 |
| raster microdiffraction with synchrotron radiation of hydrated biopolymers with nanometre step-resolution: case study of starch granules. | x-ray radiation damage propagation is explored for hydrated starch granules in order to reduce the step resolution in raster-microdiffraction experiments to the nanometre range. radiation damage was induced by synchrotron radiation microbeams of 5, 1 and 0.3 µm size with ∼0.1 nm wavelength in b-type potato, canna edulis and phajus grandifolius starch granules. a total loss of crystallinity of granules immersed in water was found at a dose of ∼1.3 photons nm(-3). the temperature dependence of rad ... | 2010 | 20975219 |
| canna indica flower: new source of anthocyanins. | in this study the red flowers of canna indica (cannaceae) were extracted by using sonicator and isolation of anthocyanins have been carried out. four anthocyanin pigments have been isolated apart from quercetin and lycopene. they are cyanidin-3-o-(6''-o-α-rhamnopyranosyl)-β-glucopyranoside (1), cyanidin-3-o-(6''-o-α-rhamnopyranosyl)-β-galactopyranoside (2), cyanidin-3-o-β-glucopyranoside (3) and cyanidin-o-β-galactopyranoside (4). these compounds were isolated by using hplc and their structures ... | 2010 | 20926305 |
| methylated anthocyanidin glycosides from flowers of canna indica. | methylated anthocyanin glycosides were isolated from red canna indica flower and identified as malvidin 3-o-(6-o-acetyl-beta-d-glucopyranoside)-5-o-beta-d-glucopyranoside (1), malvidin 3,5-o-beta-d-diglucopyranoside (2), cyanidin-3-o-(6''-o-alpha-rhamnopyranosyl-beta-glucopyranoside (3), cyanidin-3-o-(6''-o-alpha-rhamnopyranosyl)-beta-galactopyranoside (4), cyanidin-3-o-beta-glucopyranoside (5) and cyanidin-o-beta-galactopyranoside (6) by hplc-pda. their structures were subsequently determined o ... | 2010 | 20692649 |
| direct electricity recovery from canna indica by an air-cathode microbial fuel cell inoculated with rumen microorganisms. | aquatic plants are widely used for phytoremediation, and effective disposal methods should be pursued for their utilization and to avoid further environmental pollution problems. this study demonstrated that, using an air-cathode microbial fuel cell (mfc) inoculated with rumen microorganisms, electricity could be directly produced with a maximum power density of 0.405 w/m(3) from canna indica (canna), a lignocellulosic aquatic plant rich in cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, without pretreatm ... | 2010 | 20225844 |
| the antioxidant activity and polyphenolic contents of different plant seeds extracts. | different plant seeds extracts of citrus sinensis, hordeum sativum, triticum sativum, canna indica, citrullus vulgaris and capsicum annuum were evaluated for their antioxidant activity by the following methods: 2,2-diphenyl-1-pycril-hydrazyl (dpph) radical scavenging, reducing power, rbcs hemolysis and linoleic acid oxidation, a long with the determination of total phenolic and flavonoids contents. all the methanolic extracts showed high antioxidant activity and have high contents of phenolic an ... | 2009 | 19943462 |
| [comparative study on eight trace elements in twelve flower medicines]. | eight trace elements such as ca, cu, fe, mn, zn, k, mg and na in twelve kinds of flower medicines were determined by flame-atomic absorption spectrometry with air-acetylene flame. the flower medicines include pueraria lobata ohwi., gomphrena globosa l., chrysanthemum morifolium ramat., prunus persica (l.) batsch., canna indica l., pyrus bretschneideri rehd p. spp, rosa chinensis jacq., celosia cristata l., sophora japonica l., saussurea medusa maxim. , iris lactea var. chinensis (fisch.) koidz. ... | 2009 | 19798991 |
| 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 |
| characterization of starch from two ecotypes of andean achira roots (canna edulis). | starches from two ecotypes of achira roots (canna edulis ker-gawler) were characterized and compared to commercial potato and corn starches. this included scanning electron microscopy (sem) of starch granules and amylose content determination of starch. starch solutions or gels were tested by rotational viscometry, rapid visco analyzer (rva), and texture analysis. some starch samples were subjected to various treatments: ph reduction, autoclaving at high temperature, and high shear before testin ... | 2009 | 19627148 |
| chemical fractionation and translocation of heavy metals in canna indica l. grown on industrial waste amended soil. | a pot experiment was carried out to assess the effect of different amendments of industrial sludge on the growth of canna indica l. as well as the translocation potential of heavy metals of this plant. the accumulation of metals (cr, fe, cd, cu, ni, zn, mn and pb) in different parts of c. indica l. grown on industrial sludge-amended soil increased with time and increasing doses of sludge amendments. sequential extraction method was followed to estimate the different fractions of heavy metals in ... | 2008 | 18433999 |
| technical note phytoremediation of triazophos by canna indica linn. in a hydroponic system. | the phytoremediation of triazophos (o, o-diethyl-o-(1-phenyl-1, 2, 4-triazole-3-base) sulfur phosphate, tap) by canna indica linn. in a hydroponic system was studied. after 21 d of exposure, the removal kinetic constant (k) of tap was 0.0229-0.0339 d(-1) and the removal percentage of tap was 41-55% in the plant system and the k and removal percentage of tap were about 0.002 d(-1) and 1%, respectively, in darkness and disinfected control. however, the k and removal percentage of tap were 0.006 d( ... | 2015 | 18246772 |
| [study on identification of gastrodia elata bl. by fourier self-deconvolution infrared spectroscopy]. | in the present article the ftir spectra of the wild and planting gastrodia elata bl. from different habitats and its confusable varieties such as canna edulis ker-gawl, colocasia esculenta (l.) schott and solanum tuberosum l. were obtained by horizontal attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy (hatr-ftir), and were all transformed by fourier self-deconvolution. the authors investigated the discrepancy extent of fourier self-deconvolution of gastrodia elata bl and confusable varieties un ... | 2007 | 18051513 |
| surfactant-enhanced anaerobic acidogenesis of canna indica l. by rumen cultures. | polyoxyethylene sorbitan monoolate (tween 80) was used to enhance the anaerobic acidogenesis of canna indica l. (canna) by rumen culture in this study. dose of tween 80 at 1 ml/l enhanced the volatile fatty acids (vfa) production from the acidogenesis of canna compared to the control. however, tween 80 at higher dosages than 5 ml/l inhibited the rumen microbial activity and reduced the vfa yield. response surface methodology was successfully used to optimize the vfa yield. a maximum of vfa yield ... | 2008 | 17881229 |
| the incorporation effects of methanolic extracts of some plant seeds on the stability of phosphatidylcholine liposomes. | the antioxidant activity and the polyphenols and flavonoids contents of methanolic extracts of plant seeds of canna indica, hordium sativum and capsicum annuum were investigated. these extracts were found to exhibit strong scavenging effects on 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picryle-hydrazyl (dpph) radicals and have significant amounts of flavonoids and polyphenols. the effects of these extracts on phosphatidylcholine (pc) liposomes also were studied. it was found that the extractable materials have varying in ... | 2007 | 19086511 |
| optimization of anaerobic acidogenesis of an aquatic plant, canna indica l., by rumen cultures. | anaerobic acidogenesis of canna indica l. (canna) by rumen cultures was investigated in this study. fractional factorial design (ffd) was used to explore the roles of the growth factors such as substrate concentration and ph in such a bioconversion, whereas response surface methodology (rsm) was employed for optimizing this acidogenic process. the optimum substrate concentration and ph for the acidogenesis of canna were found to be 8.2 g vsl(-1) and 6.6, respectively, and the corresponding degra ... | 2007 | 17434201 |
| determination of the mineral fraction and rheological properties of microwave modified starch from canna edulis. | the goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of the physical modification by microwave irradiation on the mineral fraction and rheological properties of starch isolated from canna edulis rhizomes. phosphorus, sodium, potassium, magnesium, iron, calcium and zinc were evaluated using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. rheological properties were determined using both the brabender amylograph and brookfield viscosimeter. except for the calcium concentration, mineral contents decreased signif ... | 2006 | 16847594 |
| chemical composition, mineral profile, and functional properties of canna (canna edulis) and arrowroot (maranta spp.) starches. | the aim of the present study was to evaluate some chemical and mineral characteristics and functional and rheological properties of canna and arrowroot starches produced in the venezuelan andes. canna starch showed a higher (p < 0.05) moisture, ash, and crude protein content than arrowroot starch, while crude fiber, crude fat, and amylose content of this starch were higher (p < 0.05). starches of both rhizomes own phosphorus, sodium, potassium, magnesium, iron, calcium, and zinc in their composi ... | 2005 | 16187013 |
| enzyme inhibition by the molluscicidal agent punica granatum linn. bark and canna indica linn. root. | sublethal in vivo 24 h exposure to (40% and 80% of 24 h lc(50)) active fractions of punica granatum bark or canna indica root or in combination with other plant-derived molluscicides significantly inhibited the activity of acetylcholinesterase, acid/alkaline phosphatase, na(+)k(+)atpase and lactic dehydrogenase in the nervous tissue of lymnaea acuminata. the inhibition kinetics of these enzymes indicates that active fractions of both the plants caused a competitive inhibition of ache, ldh, alp, ... | 2004 | 15305305 |
| phenylpropanoid derivatives from edible canna, canna edulis. | two phenylpropanoid sucrose esters were isolated from dry rhizomes of canna edulis ker gawl., along with a known phenylpropanoid sucrose ester and four known phenylpropanoids. on the basis of analysis of spectroscopic data and chemical evidence, these two phenylpropanoid sucrose esters were shown to be 3-o-p-coumaroyl-6-o-feruloyl-beta-d-fructofuranosyl 6-o-acetyl-alpha-d-glucopyranoside and 3,6-di-o-p-coumaroyl-beta-d-fructofuranosyl 6-o-acetyl-alpha-d-glucopyranoside. | 2004 | 15279991 |
| molluscicidal activity of punica granatum bark and canna indica root. | the molluscicidal activity of punica granatum linn. (punicaceae) and canna indica linn. (cannaceae) against the snail lymnaea acuminata was studied. the molluscicidal activity of p. granatum bark and c. indica root was found to be both time and dose dependent. the toxicity of p. granatum bark was more pronounced than that of c. indica. the 24 h lc(50) of the column-purified root of c. indica was 6.54 mg/l whereas that of the column-purified bark of p. granatum was 4.39 mg/l. the ethanol extract ... | 2000 | 11050667 |
| [chemical composition of 6 unconventional plants from oaxaca state, mexico, as potential resources for animal feed]. | characteristics and distribution of six plants are described. the chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of leaf and stem of polymnia maculata, trigonospermum annuum, buddleia parviflora kunt, canna indica l, gnaphalium oxyphyllum y saurauia scabrida hensl., selected for farmers information, were analysed as a potential resources in animal feeding. the results in dry matter: crude protein (%): go and ss 10.9, bp 16.7, pm 11.7 and ta 11.3. cell wall (%): go 54.1, ss 52.3, ci 54.4, bp 68. ... | 1993 | 8779631 |
| studies on the mode of action of aminotriazole in the induction of chlorosis. | the herbicide 3-amino-1, 2, 4-triazole induces complete chlorosis without any morphogenetic effect on canna edulis leaves. comparative analyses of the mineral and biochemical composition and also of the physiological properties of normal and bleached leaf cells establish a high specificity of this herbicide for inhibition of formation of chloroplast membranes. the synthesis of membrane lipids and chloroplastic terpenoid derivatives were specifically inhibited. this compound was found to inhibit ... | 1975 | 16659115 |
| physiological studies with isolated leaf cells: early products of photosynthesis and their metabolic interconversions. | a number of plants have been surveyed with respect to isolation by mild grinding in large quantities of leaf cells. the extent of recovery of mesophyll cells per unit leaf area was found to vary with plant species and the method of grinding. greater than 70% recovery was obtained from the leaves of canna indica l., crotalaria laburnifolia l., and thunbergia grandiflora roxb.by pulse-chase time course experiments, the photosynthetically fixed primary carbon compounds of bean leaf cells were not c ... | 1974 | 16658930 |
| a contribution to the molluscicidal activity of canna indica l. family cannaceae as a method for control of schistosoma. | | 1974 | 4471065 |
| sugar transformation in leaves of canna indica. i. synthesis and inversion of sucrose. | | 1954 | 13163074 |