Worldwide, dunes buffer peripheral coastal areas from destructive abiotic elements of erosion and storms. Vegetation is a major element of these systems as roots bind sand and thereby, stabilize dunes and shoots promote dune growth. The dunes of the Mid-Atlantic U.S. are stabilized by two alpha...

Ethanolic extract from the leaves and young shoot tips of Bacopa monnieri (Scrophulariopsis) was investigated for their antifungal activities. The growth inhibition of the fungi were determined using disc diffusion assay against sixteen fungal strains, out of which the extract showed significant...

Studies were conducted to determine the composition, distribution, cover, biomass and phenology of aquatic plants in the Ossiomo river in Nigeria. The dominant aquatic macrophytes were the emergent forms. Some free floating species, such as Eichhornia crassipes, Pistia stratiotes, Lemna sp. and ...

The effect of phytotoxins produced from Tithonia diversifolia weed was investigated with a view to understanding the strategies used by this weed to suppress the growth of associated crops. The study examined the susceptibility of Oryza sativa Linn. to phytotoxic effects of Tithonia diversifolia...

In the present study, chemicals and antagonists were used for their efficacy in the management of seed-borne fungal pathogens of watermelon. The fungal species belonging to different genera were isolated from the seeds of watermelon and were used to assess their vulnerability to an array of...