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Effect of Adding Garlic Powder (Allium Sativum) and Black Seed
Journal of Natural Sciences Research www.iiste.org ISSN 2224-3186 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0921 (Online) Vol.3, No.1, 2013 Effect of adding Garlic Powder ( Allium sativum ) and Black Seed ( Nigella sativa ) in Feed on Broiler Growth Performance and Intestinal Wall Structure Jamel M. Saeid , Arkan B. Mohamed * and Maad A. AL-Baddy Department of Animal Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Tikrit,Tikrit,Iraq * E-mail of the corresponding author: [email protected] The research is financed by Asian Development Bank. No. 2006-A171(Sponsoring information) Abstract This study was conducted to investigate the effect of garlic powder (GP) black seed (BS) and plant premix (GP and BS) in feed on broiler growth and intestinal wall structure. The result included 480 Hubbard broiler chicks( day- old) There were 4 treatment groups each consisting of 3 replicates .The four dietary treatments consisted of a control ( basal diet ) , basal diet + 0.5% GP , basal diet +0.5% BS and basal diet +0.5% plant premix (GP and BS) , to the starter and finisher diet. The experiment lasted 42 days. Body weight , body weight gain , feed intake and feed conversion ratio were determined weekly and intestinal characteristics were determined at the end of the study (42 day) .The addition of GP and BS plant premix (GP and BS) to the diet resulted in significantly higher body weight , body weight gain and feed intake as compared to that of control group. However , feed conversion ratio was not influenced by dietary treatment (p>0.05) . The villus height , crypt depth and crypt depth to villus height ratio was significantly higher in group garlic powder and plant premix (GP and BS) than other groups. -
Studies on the Dual Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of Parsley (Petroselinum Crispum) and Cilantro (Coriandrum Sativum) Extracts
Food Chemistry Food Chemistry 97 (2006) 505–515 www.elsevier.com/locate/foodchem Studies on the dual antioxidant and antibacterial properties of parsley (Petroselinum crispum) and cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) extracts Peter Y.Y. Wong, David D. Kitts * Department of Food, Nutrition and Health, The University of British Columbia, 6640 N.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4 Received 23 August 2004; received in revised form 10 May 2005; accepted 10 May 2005 Abstract Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of freeze-dried and irradiated parsley (Petroselinum crispum) and cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) leaves and stems were determined on methanol and water extracts. The total phenolic content was quantified with the Folin–Ciocalteau reagent. Several mechanisms of potential antioxidant activity of all extracts, including determining relative free radical-scavenging and ferrous ion-chelating activities, as well as reducing power, were examined. Assessment of the total antioxi- dant activity of all extracts was done using an iron-induced linoleic acid oxidation model system. Antimicrobial activity towards Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli by different extracts was assessed by determining cell damage. Total phenolic content varied between parsley and cilantro, leaf and stem, as well as methanol and water extracts. Methanol-derived leaf extracts exhibited sig- nificantly (p < 0.05) greater radical-scavenging activity towards both lipid- and water-soluble radicals, which was attributed to the total phenolic content. Ferrous ion-chelating activity was significantly (p < 0.05) greater in the stem methanol extracts, and corre- sponded to antioxidant activity. Prooxidant activity was a feature of all aqueous extracts and corresponded to the reducing activity of both leaf and stem parts of parsley and cilantro. -
Evaluation of Cuminum Cyminum and Coriandrum Sativum on Profenofos Induced Nephrotoxicity in Swiss Albino Mice Arun Kumar*,Jiv Kant Singh**, Md
4771 Arun Kumar et al./ Elixir Appl. Botany 39 (2011) 4771-4773 Available online at www.elixirpublishers.com (Elixir International Journal) Applied Botany Elixir Appl. Botany 39 (2011) 4771-4773 Evaluation of Cuminum cyminum and Coriandrum sativum on Profenofos induced nephrotoxicity in Swiss albino mice Arun Kumar*,Jiv Kant Singh**, Md. Ali*, Ranjit Kumar*, Arvind Kumar**, A.Nath*, A.K.Roy***, S.P.Roy** and J.K.Singh* *Mahavir Cancer Institute & Research Center, Patna **Department of Biotechnology, T.M Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur ***Department of Botany, T.M Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history: Now a day’s various types of organophosphate compound are being utilised by farmers in Received: 21 July 2011; massive amount to increase the productivity of crops by destroying the insecticides. Received in revised form: Profenofos is one of the organophosphate which is widely used by the farmers. It is largely 21 September 2011; known to cause toxicity in various organs, such as the liver and brain. So, to evaluate the Accepted: 28 September 2011; effect of Profenofos, experiment was designed on Swiss albino model. So, the present study aims to observe the effect of Cuminum cyminum (Cumin) and Coriandrum sativum Keywords (Coriander) on kidney exposed with Profenofos on female swiss albino mice. The Profenofos, parameters utilized for the study were through biochemical analysis. The impact of herbal Coriander; plants Cumin and Coriander were observed on the Profenofos induced nephrotoxicity. The Cumin and Nephrotoxicity. study shows Cumin was more effective in normalizing the Uric acid level rather than Coriander, while the coriander is more effective in normalizing the creatinine level than Cumin. -
Notes Oak News
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL OAK SOCIETY&, VOLUME 16, NO. 1, WINTER 2012 Greek OakOak Open Days: News September 26 - October Notes 2, 2011 From the 21st century CE to the 2nd century—BCE! The next morning early we met our large tour bus and its charming and skillful driver, Grigoris, who hails from the mountain village of Gardiki not far from here. We did a bit of leisurely botanizing before we reached Perdika, our first destination of the day. There are two reasons to visit Perdika: one is the Karavostasi beach, a curving strand with golden sand, and the archaeological site of Dymokastron, a Hellenis- tic mountain-top town reached by a steep hike. The view of the beach far below was beautiful, as it must have been when the town was still inhabited. The town was destroyed in 167 BCE by a Roman army, along with most of the other towns in the vicinity, all allied with Rome’s enemy, Macedonia. The site is under active excavation, and we were able to admire the remnants of protective walls (how in the world did they get those big stones up there?), building foundations, and cisterns, which were certainly needed in case of a prolonged siege, Some members of the IOS Greek tour relaxing under the plane tree in the which Dymocastron must have experienced more than once. village square. Vitsa, Epirus, Greece. (Photo: Gert Dessoy) The site also has many living trees, including wild pears (Py- rus spinosa Vill., also known as P. amygdaliformis Vill.) and uring this early autumn week of incomparable weather, figs (Ficus carica L.) which appear to be descendants of wild Dtwelve members of the IOS, and three others who were native trees selected by the original inhabitants, as well as guests, enjoyed a truly memorable time in northern Greece. -
The Variability of Hop Latent Viroid As Induced Upon Heat Treatment
Virology 287, 349–358 (2001) doi:10.1006/viro.2001.1044, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Elsevier - Publisher Connector The Variability of Hop Latent Viroid as Induced upon Heat Treatment Jaroslav Matousˇek,* Josef Patzak,† Lidmila Orctova´,* Jo¨rg Schubert,‡ Luka´sˇ Vrba,* Gerhard Steger,§ and Detlev Riesner§,1 *Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology Czech Academy of Sciences, Branisˇovska´31, 37005 Cˇ eske´Bude˘jovice, Czech Republic; †Department of Virology, Institute of Hop Research and Breeding, Kadanˇska´2525, 438 46 Zˇatec, Czech Republic; ‡Federal Centre for Breeding Research, Institute for Resistance Research and Pathogen Diagnostics, Theodor-Roemer-Weg 4, 06449 Aschersleben, Germany; and §Institute of Physical Biology, Heinrich-Heine Universita¨t Du¨sseldorf, Universita¨tsstraße 1, D-40225 Du¨sseldorf, Germany Received March 28, 2001; returned to author for revision March 30, 2001; accepted June 11, 2001; published online August 2, 2001 We have previously shown that heat treatment of hop plants infected by hop latent viroid (HLVd) reduces viroid levels. Here we investigate whether such heat treatment leads to the accumulation of sequence variability in HLVd. We observed a negligible level of mutated variants in HLVd under standard cultivation conditions. In contrast, the heat treatment of hop led to HLVd degradation and, simultaneously, to a significant increase in sequence variations, as judged from temperature gradient–gel electrophoresis analysis and cDNA library screening by DNA heteroduplex analysis. Thirty-one cDNA clones (9.8%) were identified as deviating forms. -
Responses of Riparian Guilds to Flow Alterations in a Mediterranean Stream
Responses of riparian guilds to flow alterations in a Mediterranean stream Maria Dolores Bejarano, Marta González del Tánago, Diego García de Jalón, Miguel Marchámalo, Alvaro Sordo-Ward & Joaquín Solana-Gutiérrez Keywords Abstract Composition; Diversity; Establishment patterns; Mature forest; Pioneers; Shrubland; Questions: Do Mediterranean riparian guilds show distinct responses to stream Stream water declines water declines? If observed, which are the most sensitive and resilient guilds and their most affected attributes? Nomenclature López González (2001) Location: Tiétar river below the Rosarito dam, central-western Spain. Methods: We identified riparian guilds based on key woody species features and species distribution within this Mediterranean river corridor, and evalu ated similarity of their responses to long-term flow alteration (i.e. stream water declines since dam construction in 1959). Hierarchical cluster analysis was used to group surveyed vegetation bands according to species composi Bejarano, M.D. (corresponding author, tion. The groups were designated as riparian guilds where each vegetation [email protected]), González del Tánago, M. ([email protected]) & group comprising a guild: (1) contains species sharing similar features (using de Jalón, D.G. ([email protected]): Grupo PCA); and (2) shares a similar environment (using DCA). Changes in several de investigación en Hidrobiología, guild attributes (i.e. dominance and species composition, diversity and estab Departamento de Ingeniería Forestal, lishment patterns) during the regulated period were compared statistically. We Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, ES-28040, used pre- and post-dam established vegetation bands identified based on old Madrid, España (1956) and modern (2006) aerial photographs and field measurements of Marchámalo, M. -
Tolerance of Vegetable Crops to Salinity M.C
Scientia Horticulturae 78 (1999) 5±38 Tolerance of vegetable crops to salinity M.C. Shannon*, C.M. Grieve U.S. Salinity Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 450 W. Big Springs Road, Riverside, CA 92507, USA Abstract Global constraints on fresh water supplies and the need to dispose of agricultural, municipal, and industrial waste waters have intensified interest in water reuse options. In many instances, the value of the water is decreased solely because of its higher salt concentration. Although quantitative information on crop salt tolerance exists for over 130 crop species, there are many vegetables which lack definitive data. Vegetable crops are defined as herbaceous species grown for human consumption in which the edible portions consist of leaves, roots, hypocotyls, stems, petioles, and flower buds. The salt tolerance of vegetable species is important because the cash value of vegetables is usually high compared to field crops. In this review some general information is presented on how salinity affects plant growth and development and how different measurements of salinity in solution cultures, sand cultures, and field studies can be reconciled to a common basis. The salt tolerance of vegetables has been condensed and reported in a uniform format based on the best available data. Discrepancies and inconsistencies exist in some of the information due to differences in cultivars, environments, and experimental conditions. For a great number of species little or no useful information exists and there is an obvious need for research. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. Keywords: Salt tolerance; Ion composition Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................ 7 1.1. -
Plant Genera Cannabis and Humulus Share the Same Pair of Well- Differentiated Sex Chromosomes
Research Plant genera Cannabis and Humulus share the same pair of well- differentiated sex chromosomes Djivan Prentout1 , Natasa Stajner2, Andreja Cerenak3, Theo Tricou1 , Celine Brochier-Armanet1, Jernej * * Jakse2 , Jos Kafer¨ 1 and Gabriel A. B. Marais1,4 1Laboratoire de Biometrie´ et Biologie Evolutive, UMR 5558, Universite´ de Lyon, Universite´ Lyon 1, CNRS, Villeurbanne F-69622, France; 2Department of Agronomy, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, Ljubljana SI-1000, Slovenia; 3Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Cesta Zalskega Tabora 2, Zalec SI-3310, Slovenia; 4LEAF- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1349-017, Portugal Summary Author for correspondence: We recently described, in Cannabis sativa, the oldest sex chromosome system documented Djivan Prentout so far in plants (12–28 Myr old). Based on the estimated age, we predicted that it should be Email: [email protected] shared by its sister genus Humulus, which is known also to possess XY chromosomes. Here, we used transcriptome sequencing of an F1 family of H. lupulus to identify and study Received: 19 February 2021 the sex chromosomes in this species using the probabilistic method SEX-DETECTOR. Accepted: 29 April 2021 We identified 265 sex-linked genes in H. lupulus, which preferentially mapped to the C. sativa X chromosome. Using phylogenies of sex-linked genes, we showed that a region of the New Phytologist (2021) sex chromosomes had already stopped recombining in an ancestor of both species. Further- doi: 10.1111/nph.17456 more, as in C. sativa, Y-linked gene expression reduction is correlated to the position on the X chromosome, and highly Y degenerated genes showed dosage compensation. -
Influence of Growing Area, Plant Age, and Virus Infection on the Contents of Hop Secondary Metabolites
Czech J. Food Sci. Vol. 30, 2012, No. 6: 541–547 Influence of Growing Area, Plant Age, and Virus Infection on the Contents of Hop Secondary Metabolites Lukáš JELÍNEK, Monika DOLEČKOVÁ, Marcel KARABÍN, Tereza HUDCOVÁ, Blanka KOTLÍKOVÁ and Pavel DOSTÁLEK Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Abstract Jelínek L., Dolečková M., Karabin M., Hudcová T., Kotlíková B., Dostálek P. (2012): Influence of growing area, plant age, and virus infection on the contents of hop secondary metabolites. Czech J. Food Sci., 30: 541–547. Hops and hop products (pellets and extracts) belong to the major raw materials employed in brewing industry. Many effects such as the growing area, hop plant age, and virus infection influence the contents of the brewing-important hop secondary metabolites (α- and β-bitter acids, essential oils, and polyphenols). The clones of the Czech cultivars Saaz and German cv. Taurus were used in this work and compared with the aim to investigate the influence of the effects mentioned on the contents of hop secondary metabolites. Keywords: Humulus lupulus; hop plant age; polyphenols; essential oils; α- bitter acids; β-bitter acids The external conditions such as the growing In recent years, the effort of many scientists area, virus infection, and cultivar age have very has been to investigate the influence of the virus strong impacts on the yield of hop cone second- infection on the contents of hop secondary me- ary metabolites commonly employed in brewing tabolites, mainly BA. They found out that many (bitter acids, essential oils, and polyphenols). -
Hops – a Guide for New Growers 2017
Hops – a guide for new growers 2017 growers new – a guide for Hops Hops a guide for new growers FIRST EDITION 2017 first edition 2017 Author: Kevin Dodds www.dpi.nsw.gov.au Hops a guide for new growers Kevin Dodds Development Officer – Temperate Fruits NSW Department of Primary industries ©NSW Department of Primary Industries 2017 Published by NSW Department of Primary Industries, a part of NSW Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development You may copy, distribute, display, download and otherwise freely deal with this publication for any purpose, provided that you attribute NSW Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development as the owner. However, you must obtain permission if you wish to charge others for access to the publication (other than at cost); include the publication advertising or a product for sale; modify the publication; or republish the publication on a website. You may freely link to the publication on a departmental website. First published March 2017 ISBN print: 978‑1‑76058‑007‑0 web: 978‑1‑76058‑008‑7 Always read the label Users of agricultural chemical products must always read the Job number 14293 label and any permit before using the product and strictly comply with the directions on the label and the conditions of Author any permit. Users are not absolved from any compliance with Kevin Dodds, Development Officer Temperate Fruits the directions on the label or the conditions of the permit NSW Department of Primary Industries by reason of any statement made or omitted to be made in 64 Fitzroy Street TUMUT NSW 2720 this publication. -
The Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Oak Trees (Fagaceae: Quercus Spp.) in Israel
ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY, Vol. 43, 2013, pp. 95-124 The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of oak trees (Fagaceae: Quercus spp.) in Israel MALKIE SPODEK1,2, YAIR BEN-DOV1 AND ZVI MENDEL1 1Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, POB 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel 2Department of Entomology, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, POB 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of four species of oaks (Fagaceae: Quercus) in Israel namely, Q. boissieri, Q. calliprinos, Q. ithaburensis, and Q. look were collected and identified from natural forest stands during the period 2010-2013. A total of twenty-seven species were determined from nine scale insect families: Asterolecaniidae (3 species), Coccidae (3), Di- aspididae (7), Eriococcidae (3), Kermesidae (6), Kuwaniidae (1), Mono- phlebidae (1), Pseudococcidae (2), and Putoidae (1). Six of these species represent new records for Israel and five are identified to the genus level. Kuwaniidae is a new family record for Israel. Species that were previously collected or recorded on oaks in Israel are listed and discussed. Information is given about host trees and global distribution. The majority of the spe- cies reported here are monophagous or stenophagous and they appear to be non-pestiferous to the oak trees in Israel. General traits that describe each scale insect family in the field are provided, together with an identification key to aid in the determination of slide-mounted specimens into families represented in this study. KEY WORDS: Scale insect, Coccoidea, oak trees, Quercus, forest, survey, monophagous, univoltine, Mediterranean, Israel INTRODUCTION The genus Quercus (Fagaceae) has a rich and diverse arthropod fauna associated with it (Southwood, 1961; Southwood et al., 2005). -
Lyonia Preserve Plant Checklist
Lyonia Preserve Plant Checklist Volusia County, Florida Aceraceae (Maple) Asteraceae (Aster) Red Maple Acer rubrum Bitterweed Helenium amarum Blackroot Pterocaulon virgatum Agavaceae (Yucca) Blazing Star Liatris sp. Adam's Needle Yucca filamentosa Blazing Star Liatris tenuifolia Nolina Nolina brittoniana Camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris Spanish Bayonet Yucca aloifolia Cudweed Gnaphalium falcatum Dog Fennel Eupatorium capillifolium Amaranthaceae (Amaranth) Dwarf Horseweed Conyza candensis Cottonweed Froelichia floridana False Dandelion Pyrrhopappus carolinianus Fireweed Erechtites hieracifolia Anacardiaceae (Cashew) Garberia Garberia heterophylla Winged Sumac Rhus copallina Goldenaster Pityopsis graminifolia Goldenrod Solidago chapmanii Annonaceae (Custard Apple) Goldenrod Solidago fistulosa Flag Paw paw Asimina obovata Goldenrod Solidago spp. Mohr's Throughwort Eupatorium mohrii Apiaceae (Celery) Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Dollarweed Hydrocotyle sp. Saltbush Baccharis halimifolia Spanish Needles Bidens alba Apocynaceae (Dogbane) Wild Lettuce Lactuca graminifolia Periwinkle Catharathus roseus Brassicaceae (Mustard) Aquifoliaceae (Holly) Poorman's Pepper Lepidium virginicum Gallberry Ilex glabra Sand Holly Ilex ambigua Bromeliaceae (Airplant) Scrub Holly Ilex opaca var. arenicola Ball Moss Tillandsia recurvata Spanish Moss Tillandsia usneoides Arecaceae (Palm) Saw Palmetto Serenoa repens Cactaceae (Cactus) Scrub Palmetto Sabal etonia Prickly Pear Opuntia humifusa Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed) Caesalpinceae Butterfly Weed Asclepias