plectranthus speci difficult taxonom delimit due lack clearcut morpholog synapomorphi this studi aim bring insight classif ten plectranthus speci coleus clade use leaf micromorpholog molecular data stomat count observ microtom leaf section generat leaf micromorpholog data while molecular data obtain from sequenc matk rbcl gene from each speci phylogeni base matk rbcl gene sequenc cluster four speci caninus otostegioid barbatus lanuginosus togeth cluster respect while pseudomarrubioid ornatus aegyptiacus were group togeth cluster respect montanus amboinicus were group togeth cluster dendrogram generat through cluster analysi leaf micromorpholog charact group togeth caninus ornatus otostegioid montanus pseudomarrubioid cluster the dendrogram also group togeth aegyptiacus amboinicus eduli barbatus lanuginosus cluster the present studi has group ten studi plectranthus speci use molecular leaf micromorpholog charact phylogeni which support previous studi prove charact can aid plant identif phylogenet studi

Fredrick M. Musila

Catherine W. Lukhoba

Joseph M. Nguta

Saifuddin F. Dossaji

Phylogeny of Ten Kenyan Plectranthus Species in the Coleus Clade Inferred from Leaf Micromorphology, Rbcl and MatK Genes

the aim research investig possibl phenotyp variat profil marsilea crenata presl cultiv water soil find altern cultiv techniqu fulfil increas demand pollutantfre plant phenotyp profil investig through macroscop microscop examin all plant part phytochem screen ethanol extract leav use thin layer chromatographi techniqu conduct detect terpenoid constitu result show variat phenotyp profil macroscop examin caus differ cultiv method phytochem screen show spot terpenoid compound differ color intens differ were found microscop examin leav petiol stem sinc major profil chang did occur crenata recommend cultiv water it origin habitat provid better care qualiti water due it phytoremedi properti necessari grow crenata pollutantfre water

Mangestuti Agil

Idha Kusumawati

Neny Purwitasari

Phenotypic Variation Profile of Marsilea crenata Presl. Cultivated in Water and in the Soil

agapanthus praecox subsp praecox willd high valu medicin plant famili amaryllidacea the genus agapanthus has been difficult classifi distinct speci due broad similar morpholog it member present taxonom confus genus numer medicin use praecox necessit it proper identif the leaf rhizom microcharact were studi use scan electron light microscopi energi dispers xray spectroscopi epiderm cell polygon have wavi anticlin wall mean adaxi length mean abaxi length the leaf amphistomat anomocyt stomata mean pore length adaxi abaxi surfac the mean stomata densiti adaxi abaxi surfac were 2 2 trichom secretori duct absent both surfac edx spectroscopi show beryllium carbon oxygen sodium silicon were present both epiderm surfac rhizom while nitrogen aluminum chlorin were detect onli adaxi surfac sulphur detect onli rhizom

Olubunmi Josephine Sharaibi

Anthony Jide Afolayan

Micromorphological Characterization of the Leaf and Rhizome of Agapanthus praecox subsp. praecox Willd. (Amaryllidaceae)

this studi design document use conserv wild edibl plant bullen district northwestern ethiopia data collect through semistructur interview focus group discuss the collect data analyz through direct matrix rank pairwis rank prioriti rank method studi total 77 wild edibl plant speci were identifi plant tree account 355 follow shrub 311 fruit were most harvest part 597 follow leav 129 root tuber 38 rhizom 25 these plant consum either raw 571 cook 17 most collect women 625 children 208 particip men stumpi 42 accord pairwis rank analysi fruit vitex doniana leav portulaca quadrifida most prefer plant speci becaus sweet tast howev some plant have side effect caus abdomin pain diarrhea constip although religion cultur norm valu play import role conserv wild edibl plant popul pressur it associ impact contribut much disappear plant thus communiti particip suggest solut conserv sustain use wild edibl plant studi area

Tariku Berihun

Eyayu Molla

Study on the Diversity and Use of Wild Edible Plants in Bullen District Northwest Ethiopia

cotton gossypium hirsutum product arid semiarid environ routin experi elev temperatur low humid challeng ultim determin yield produc profit the present studi investig divers flower petal open determin tradit genet breed approach could develop more cup close flower therebi provid more humid microenviron around dehisc pollen six cultivar report differ pollen humid sensit were use evalu genet petal open cross between open flower cultivar general result 1 offspr open flower cross between close flower cultivar general result 1 offspr close flower cross between open close flower cultivar provid uniqu phenotyp depend cultivar use the result from 1 offspr suggest male parent influenc flower shape offspr addit analysi 2 offspr from bidirect cross suggest singl domin gene from male parent ultim influenc flower petal open using tradit breed techniqu may possibl develop cultivar either open close flower phenotyp link pollen develop stabil matur pollen viabil across rang environ stabil enhanc crop yield

John J. Burke

Mauricio Ulloa

Relationship between Flower Opening in Six Cotton Cultivars and Their Progeny to Pollen Dehydration Tolerance

pogostemon cablin lamiacea has been wide use tradit medicin studi antioxid antimicrobi activ leav from cablin extract were investig the water extract had highest total phenol content gallic acid equival dri plant extract nevertheless high level total flavonoid content were found ethanol extract quercetin equival dri plant extract the highest antioxid activ were found ethanol extract dpph abts scaveng assay respect both extract show moder inhibit superoxid inhibit nitric oxid product concentrationdepend manner antibacteri activ calcul disk diffus minimum inhibitori concentr mic minimum bacteri concentr mbc the ethanol extract had greatest activ against methicillin resist staphylococcus aureus methicillin sensit aureus streptococcus pyogen zone diamet respect the correspond mic mbcs were 5 0625 0039 cablin extract contain antioxid antibacteri properti should exploit possibl clinic applic

Bhanuz Dechayont

Pimnapa Ruamdee

Sukrita Poonnaimuang

Khwanchanok Mokmued

Jitpisute Chunthorng-Orn

Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth.

phragmanthera capitata sprengel ball mistleto loranthacea famili has been explor it therapeut properti folklor age howev had been alarm increas misidentif speci famili this may due part lack speci taxonom inform henc studi wish highlight rang micromorpholog featur which could complement inform databas speci scan electron light energi dispers xray edx microscopi were use studi the result reveal paracyt type stomata mean abaxi adaxi densiti 2 2 respect mean guard cell length ovalshap lenticel mean length were observ they were arrang parallel epiderm cell abaxi midrib dens pack stellat trichom were reveal abaxi epidermi densiti 2 tracheari element which tight pack granul believ protein were observ cross section twig deposit chiefli compos silicon aluminium potassium iron were record edx analysi this studi reveal detail descript micromorpholog structur which could serv sourc inform refer taxonom descript capitata

Franklin Uangbaoje Ohikhena

Olubunmi Abosede Wintola

Micromorphological Studies of the Loranthaceae, Phragmanthera capitata (Sprengel) Balle

fresh seed cocoa theobroma cacao cover larg amount mucilag which play import ecolog role howev store seed mucilag can advers affect germin this studi investig effect mucilag remov demucilag seed storag fresh extract cocoa seed seedl emerg growth the studi show demucilag cocoa seed confer sever advantag over mucilag intact seed provid seed have been store least three day befor sow demucilag increas germin rate 50 percentag germin presenc mucilag increas day seedl emerg cessat germin when seed were store over two day for 21 day seed storag general differ mani trait demucilag seed demucilag seed had 80100 germin after 21 day storag rate germin increas increas durat seed storag intact mucilag seed maintain 80100 germin onli 2 day after seed extract rate germin decreas increas seed storag durat conclud seed sown day extract demucilag befor sow would superflu demucilag storag can provid advantag smallhold farmer when environment socioeconom condit preclud immedi sow

Michael O. Adu

Thomas Cobbinah

Paul A. Asare

David O. Yawson

Kingsley J. Taah

Demucilaging Freshly Stored Seeds of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) Improves Seedling Emergence and Growth

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