April 2015
GC-MS analysis of esterified fatty acids obtained from leaves of wild and cultivated specimens of Leonotis nepetifolia
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br. is an African bush that belongs to the Lamiaceae family which was introduced as ornamental plant in all the continents. In Brazil, the plant is known as “cordão de são francisco” or “cordão de frade”. The plant has a traditional use in folk medicine for the treatment of some human diseases. In this study, it was realized for the first time,...
April 2015
Flavonoids from the rhizomes of Elephantorrhiza elephantina and Pentanisia prunelloides
This paper is reports on the isolation of flavonoid compounds from two medicinal plant species that are widely used in Southern Africa, Elephantorrhiza elephantina and Pentanisia prunelloides which belong to families Fabaceae and Rubiaceae, respectively. The identification and comparative analysis of flavonoids in E. elephantina and P. prunelloides as well as the structural elucidation of flavonoids were performed...
April 2015
Effect of different water regimes and organic manures on indole acetic acid (IAA), oxidase activity, leaf area, light transmission ratio, chlorophyll stability index, relative water content and yield attributes of noni (Morinda citrifolia L.)
An experiment was conducted at Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Periyakulam in split plot design with irrigation regimes on main plot (four levels) and organic manures on sub plot (eight levels) with two replications. Among the different treatment combinations, M2S4 (100% WRc through drip irrigation + 50% farmyard manure + 50% vermicompost) exhibited superior performance...
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