Strawberry crinkle (SCV) and Strawberry mottle (SMoV) viruses affect yield and physio-biochemical responses of three strawberry cultivars under different seasonal conditions.

Background: The current study was performed to evaluate the impact of Strawberry crinkle virus (SCV) and Strawberry mottle virus (SMoV) viruses, in single and mixed infections, on the yield and physio-biochemical traits of strawberry plants with different genetic backgrounds. Accordingly, the virus-free plantlets were produced via meristem culture and were then transplanted in a research field in different seasons.

Methods And Results: The results indicated that genetic background clearly affects the responses of the strawberry plants to the viral infection.

Antinociceptive effects, acute toxicity and chemical composition of Vitex agnus-castus essential oil.

Objective: Vitex agnus-castus (VAC) and its essential oil have been traditionally used to treat many conditions and symptoms such as premenstrual problems, mastalgia, inflammation, sexual dysfunction, and pain. In this study, the effects of essential oil extracted from Vitex agnus-castus (EOVAC) leaves were investigated in three behavioral models of nociception in adult male Wistar rats.

Materials And Methods: Chemical composition of EOVAC was analyzed using gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and also its possible toxicity was determined in mice.