Introduction: Drought stress is the most influential factors affecting crop yield particularly in irrigated agriculture in arid and semiarid regions. Drought, being the most important environmental stress, severely impairs plant growth and development, limits plant production and the performance of ...

Sixteen compounds were isolated from the root barks of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle, including thirteen lignans (1-13), two coumarins (14-15), and one chalcone (16). This is the first report on the occurrence of compounds 1-16 in the genus Ailanthus. Their structures were elucidated on the...

In Tunisia, the oak forest is essentially restricted to the north-west (Kroumirie and Mogods), which is the wettest zone of the country. It forms ecosystems of great ecological and socio-economic interest. This is a significant source of income for local population. In addition, it contributes to...

Water deficit is a decisive challenge that tremendously affects maize physiological functions and productivity. Hence, it is crucial to ameliorate its tolerance to drought stress, in particular under abrupt climate change and a growing population. The present study aimed to explore the influence of ...

The vase life of industrial cut flowers is relatively short and hence seeking eco-friendly strategies to extend its commercially needed. This research was consequently undertaken to study either moringa leaf extract (MLE) or moringa seed extract (MSE) can be applied as a natural preservative to...

Drought stress is one of the most significant abiotic stresses on the sustainability of global agriculture. The finding of natural resources is essential for decreasing the need for artificial fertilizers and boosting plant growth and yield under water stress conditions. This study used a factorial ...

Twelve compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate soluble portion of the 70% hydroalcoholic extract from the leaves of Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC. All of the compounds were determined on the basis of UV, IR, NMR and MS and comparison with literature. Among them, compounds 4, 7, 10 and 12...

Ten compounds were isolated from the root bark of Bombax malabarica, including two new compounds, bombamalin (1) and 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenol-1-[β-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 2)]-β-glucopyranoside (3), and shorealactone (4), a rare dehydroascorbic acid fused l-ε-viniferin. Compound 1 is an unusual...

Present investigation reports first phytochemical profile of Cordia sinensis Lam. stems utilising GC-FID and GC-MS analyses. Moreover, antibacterial, antifungal, phytotoxic and insecticidal potential of stems was also evaluated. Altogether 33 (~69%) compounds were identified. n-Hexadecanoic acid...

Savory (Satureja khuzistanica) is one of the nine endemic species which have phenolic compounds such as carvacrole and thymol in its essential oil and rosmarinic and other phenolic acids in its extract, has strong antioxidant and antimicrobial properties and remarkable effects on several diseases....