Publications by authors named "Soheila Afkar"

In this study, three different ecotypes of collected from Lorestan province, Iran. three habitats including Khorramabad (ecotype 1), Aleshtar (ecotype 2), and Delfan (ecotype 3) counties (ecotype 3) were selected. In addition to analysing the chemical composition of the essential oils, for the first time, the effects of essential oils of these ecotypes against plant pathogenic bacterial including and together with , a biocontrol agent, and viability of colon tumour cell (SW742) was evaluated.

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Peppermint (Mentha piperita) is a perennial medicinal plant containing active ingredients that can be used for treating liver and prostate cancers, acute respiratory infections, allergies, digestive problems, neuralgia, and migraines. The objective of this research is to investigate the expression of essential genes in the menthol pathway of Mentha piperita, including Pulegone reductase (Pr), Menthofuran synthase (Mfs), and limonene synthase (Ls) using qPCR, physiological analysis and essential oil composition in response to methyl jasmonate (MeJA) (0.5 mM) elicitation.

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, as a species of the mint family, is used in various medical, cosmetic, industrial and culinary products. The effect of different concentrations of salicylic acid (SA) (0. 0.

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