The male of Anagyrus almoriensis Shafee, Alam & Agarwal (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is described and illustrated from India along with notes on its associated hosts and types.

Aloe vera L. is used largely in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and agro-food industries. The in vitro technique was proposed as an alternative method for large-scale propagation and/or conservation breeding programmes in response to the increasing demand for Aloe vera. Unfortunately, a major problem ...

Heavy metals like cadmium (Cd) are a serious threat for living organisms due to increased global environmental pollution. Aloe ferox Mill. is a very important species of the genus Aloe, especially from a medical point of view, because it is a source of biologically active substances and it is often ...

Phytochemical constituents, in vitro antioxidant and antifungal activities of leaf peel and gel of Aloe succotrina (Xanthorrhoeaceae) using different solvents, n-butanol, ethylacetate, water and methanol, were evaluated. The antifungal effects of these different solvent extracts against pathogenic...

Aloe dhufarensis Lavranos is an important medicinal plant, however, the endophytic microorganisms associated with this plant and their antagonistic activities are not known. In this study, endophytic fungi and bacteria were isolated from the leaf tissues of A. dhufarensis and their antagonistic...

Iron (Fe) deficiency is one of the major nutritional disorders that affect soybean production. This study aimed to better understand the adaptive responses and gene characterization in Fe-deficient soybean. The experiment was conducted on 14-day-old soybean plants in a soil pot under Fe sufficiency ...

Alien plant invasions are increasing in extent worldwide and diverse measures are being applied to reduce impacts. Besides removing the invasive plants, follow-up measures are often needed to restore diversity and functionality of invaded ecosystems. Effective restoration requires long-term...

Agro-industrial wastes of Ficus carica L. and Olea europaea L. represent great sources of bioactive phenolic compounds that would be actively involved in sustainable development. Most of these wastes possess a valuable source of phytotoxic compounds that would be used as potential bioherbicides,...

This study contributes to the screening of antifungal and nematicidal activities of some ethnomedicinal plants against soil-inhabiting phytopathogens. The plant possesses natural remarkable antifungal and nematicidal activities due to the presence of phenols, alkaloids, tannins, protein, saponins,...

Clubroot, as a major disease and severe threat to cruciferous crops, is caused by the pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin. The pathogen is an obligate biotrophic protist and plasmodiophorid in the eukaryotic kingdom of Rhizaria. P. brassicae can infect almost all species of family...