Contamination of the environment due to speedup of anthropogenic activities has become a serious threat to modern humanity. Among the contaminants, the new emerging concern is the heavy metal (HM) contamination in the environment. Because the persistence and harmfulness of heavy metals affect the ecosystem and the health of plants, animals, and humans, they are the most toxic substances in the environment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAvena sativa L. a cereal crop that is badly affected by several abiotic and biotic stresses. In the current study, silicon nanoparticles are used to mitigate the harmful effects of root rot disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn on the growth of A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe current study was designed to evaluate the antifungal properties of Datura metel L. against Rizoctonia solani Kuhn. To achieve this objective, six concentrations of leaves & stem methanol extract of D.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBlue mold pathogen, isolated from infected L., was identified as a species through morphological and molecular characterisation. Internal Transcribed spacer (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) was utilised for DNA sequencing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe final quality of pharmaceutically active herbal preparation is significantly contributed by extraction procedures. Hence in the last decade Microwave assisted extraction (MAE) has been introduced. This is an efficient and modern tool with multiple benefits as compared to the traditional methods of extraction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Mungbean [ (L.) Wilczek] is an important pulse crop globally. This imperative crop is severely affected by charcoal rot disease caused by (Tassi) Goid.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe antifungal activity of Melia azedarach L. leaves was investigated against Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Lab.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAqueous, ethanol and n-hexane extracts from leaves, fruit, root-bark and stem-bark of Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels were tested for their antifungal activity against Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Lab.
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