Background and Objective: Poor soil fertility is a great limitation to crop production. The adverse effects of chemical fertilizer and the unavailability of organic fertilizer in large quantities are another challenge. The research was conducted at the Research Farm of Ekiti Stat...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i6232
The department of Vaupés, located in the Amazon region of Colombia, covers approximately 65.268 km2, representing 5.7% of the country's territory. The department hosts a rich floristic diversity that plays a crucial role in the dynamics of local ecosystems. This richness gains ev...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i6231
Thummini Samaraweera, Thumuli Samaraweera, Nimesha N. Senadeera & Chathuranga B. Ranaweera·Asian Plant Research Journal·2023
Aims To investigate the in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous, methanol, dichloromethane (DCM), and hexane extracts of Jeffreycia zeylanica leaves extracts. In vitro protein (egg albumin) denaturation method and in vitro human red blood cell (HRBC) membrane stabilization...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i6230
Aims: This research objective was to investigate some in-vitro properties of methanol-extracted plant extracts of Ludwigia adscendens (the water primrose). The primary method of assessment for the methanolic extract of Ludwigia adscendens (MELA) was investigated for phytochemical...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i6229
D. S. H. S. Peiris, D. T. K. Fernando, S. P. N. N. Senadeera & C. B. Ranaweera·Asian Plant Research Journal·2023
Salacia reticulata (HIPPOCRATEACEAE) is a large ligneous climber or scandent shrub held by Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, and south India. It is known as Kothala himbutu/Himbutu wel in Sinhalese and is well-known among natives for its extensive use in diabetes treatment, a chron...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i6228
G. D. S. Pushpika, R. S. Maddumage, H. E. H. Perera, R. S. P. Fernando & A. R. N. Silva·Asian Plant Research Journal·2023
Aims: The study aims to evaluate the albumin heat denaturalization inhibition activity of a Sri Lankan Traditional Medicine pill (STMP) as an indirect measure of anti-inflammation. Methodology: The extracts of Aloe vera, Centella asiatica (Asiatic pennywort), and Strychnos potato...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i6227
Md. Rabbi Hasan, A. K. M. Zakir Hossain, Muhammad Humayun Kabir, Md. Mohimenul Islam, S. M. Abdul Alim & Md. Robiul Islam Akondo·Asian Plant Research Journal·2023
A hydroponic pot experiment was driven to investigate the improvement of drought tolerance in six maize varieties (e.g. Gold Star, BHM 14, Paloan, Bharti 981, BHM 9, Pioneer) based on morpho-physiological and biochemical characteristics. Six Maize varieties were used as test crop...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i6225
Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb. leaves used in manufacture of indigenous traditional cigarette, called as bidi, contributes to social economic livelihood of rural and tribal people in India generating a source of subsidiary occupation and supplementary income apart from providing sig...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i6226
Background and Objective: Lagenaria siceraria is extensively grown as a vegetable crop in tropical and subtropical regions of the world as a source of food and for it’s medicinal potential. The purpose of this research was to determine the optimal conditions for plantlet regenera...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i5224
Corn silk is an agricultural waste material from corn cultivation. The need for a supplement feed material that would be readily available, affordable and has nutritional qualities prompted this study. Fresh and dry corn silk were collected from a farm land in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti St...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i5223
Shabnam Kumari Thakur, N. V. L. Suvarchala Reddy V., Ganga Raju M., Poojeetha Sree, Sappa Sowmya, Sree Lakshmi S. & Suchitra J.·Asian Plant Research Journal·2023
The current study focuses on the green production of silver nanoparticles utilising an ethanolic extract of Millingtonia hortensis leaves. This medicinal plant was high in the phenol and flavonoids classes of chemicals. They converted silver nitrate into silver nanoparticles (AgN...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i5222
Objective: Compared the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) fingerprint spectra of Ophiopogon japonicus from three planted regions in Sichuan province and used multiple stoichiometric methods to distinguish these medicinal material's production areas. Methods: The 1H-NMR data of thr...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i5221
Camelina sativa, being a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, is traditionally cultivated as an oilseed crop due to its exceptionally high level (up to 45%) of omega-3 fatty acids, which is uncommon in vegetable sources. In the recent years camelina has been growing more t...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i5220
Lucie Aba-Toumnou, Rufin Reo-Ndouba, Félix Allah-Barem, Jephté Juste Kaïne, Gorgon Igor Touckia, Augustin Doukofiona, Dieudonné Stève Mbenda, Innocent Zinga, Silla Semballa & Joseph Antoine Bell·Asian Plant Research Journal·2023
Productivity of Maize in Central African Republic (CAR) is further reduced by the invasion of Fall Armyworm. The use of developing genetic resistance in maize against the pest remains under-explored. This present study was conducted to determine the effects of radiation on maize...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i4219
Yamazakia pusilla has been collected from Jamtara Forest Division, Jamtara, Jharkhand. Earlier, it was known as Lindernia pusilla. Very less studies and reports are available on it from Jharkhand state. In the initial observation and literature review, it appeared that it might b...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2023/v11i4218