Evaluation of the Antibacterial Properties of Polyvinyl Alcohol-Pullulan Scaffolds Loaded with Lam. Essential Oil and Perspectives for Possible Applications.

Essential oil of Lam. was extracted and characterized to determine its antimicrobial activity and potential use in applications. The essential oil was loaded on polyvinyl alcohol-pullulan films and gels and characterized by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and UV-Vis spectroscopy before having its antimicrobial capacities assessed.

Salinity Stress Influences the Main Biochemical Parameters of Lam.

In this work, the effects of salt stress on Lam. were studied to analyze the possibility of using it as a potential culture for salinity-affected soils. A total of nine concentrations of salts-NaCl (18, 39, and 60 mg/100 g soil), NaSO (50, 85, and 120 mg/100 g soil), and a mixture (9 g NaCl + 25 g NaSO, 19 g NaCl + 43 g NaSO, and 30 g NaCl + 60 g NaSO/100 g soil)-simulated real salinity conditions.