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American Journal of Plant Sciences (AJPS) is an openly accessible journal published monthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of plant sciences. All manuscripts subm…
Lulu Han, Junjie Li, Jing Guo, Yan Ma, Xianfeng Guo
GA20-oxidase ( GA 20 ox ) gene encodes a key enzyme in gibberellins (GAs) biosynthesis pathway. Previously, we have cloned a PlGA 20 ox gene (GeneBank accession number: KU886552) from Paeonia lactiflora . To further reveal its function, we constructed an expr…
Etna Itzel Curiel López, Mariana Fernanda Hernández Balcázar, Jenyffer Madelein Ramírez Mendoza, Areli Dyan Rivas Ortiz, María Teresa Ortiz Melo, Rocío Serrano Parrales, Tzasna Hernández Delgado
<i> Zingiber officinale </i> , commonly known as ginger, is a species native of tropical Asia. It is grown and used in tropical countries of America, including Mexico, where it is used for the treatment of throat infections. The aim of this study was to deter…
William T. Molin, Vijay K. Nandula
The growth of clones of seven <i> Amaranthus palmeri </i> x <i> A. spinosus </i> hybrids was compared to type specimens of <i> A. palmeri </i> and <i> A. spinosus </i> . The hybrids came from the field where they were originally discovered and clones of the t…
Shova Sapkota, Bikram Pandey, Krishna Kumar Shrestha
Central Nepal has long history in the field of botanical investigation in contrast with different parts of the nation. Nevertheless, the present study area (Manaslu Conservation Area) is still under-explored. The present floristic study was carried out with t…
Takanori Matsubara, Chinami Seki, Hidekazu Yasunaga
In the study, hair colouring by utilising enzymatic oxidation of nine species of bio-catechols, which are biobased materials having the catechol ( <i> o </i> -dihydroxybenzene) group, was examined. The bio-catechols used are (+)-catechin (Cat), ( - )-epicatec…
José González Yaque, Max Monan, Armando Cuéllar, Teylor de Armas, Enrique Gómez, Eniel Dopico
A preliminary pharmacognostical and phytochemical evaluation of Smilax domingensis Willd . , (Smilacaceae) was realized to determine the macromorphology and micromorphology characteristics, the physicochemical and phytochemical parameters from the rhizome of…
Aurélie Baldy, Marie-Pierre Jacquemot, Yves Griveau, Cyril Bauland, Matthieu Reymond, Valérie Mechin
The cultivation of corn silage has developed in France since the 1970s to reach 1.5 million of hectares nowadays. Since 1998, a feeding value criterion (namely UFL for “Unité Fourrage Laitière”) has been taken into account to register forage varieties in the…
Alexa G. Santana, Crébio J. ÁVila, Harley N. de Oliveira, Patrícia P. Bellon, Eunice C. Schlick-Souza
This paper aimed to evaluate the direct and indirect effects of Bt cotton and no Bt cotton on the development and reproduction of the predator <i> Podisus nigrispinus </i> (Dallas). The experiments related to the direct and indirect effects on immature and ad…
Lucilene Fernandes Silva, Maria das Graças Cardoso, Paulo Sérgio Castilho Preté, Maria Luisa Teixeira, David Lee Nelson, Maísa Lamounier Magalhães, Vanuzia Rodrigues Fernandes Ferreira, Rafaela Vieira Souza, Luana Isac Soares, Silvana Marcussi
The essential oils from <i> Mentha viridis </i> (L). L. and <i> Mentha pulegium </i> L. were studied to assess their inhibitory potential on phospholipase from snake venoms and to determine their cytogenotoxic action on huma n cells. These essential oils were…
Habibullo F. Shomurodov, Uktam E. Khuzhanazarov, Natalya Yu Beshko, Barno Akhmadalieva, Vasila K. Sharipova
<i> Salvia lilacinocoerulea </i> Nevski ( <i> Lamiaceae </i> ) is a n endemic to the Western Pamir - Alay mountain range. Usually it grow s on eroded clay soils among sparse juniper forests in the middle mountain belt. Studied coenopopulations of <i> S . lila…
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