Multi-site evaluation of the productivity among saffron (Crocus sativus L.) for clonal selection purposes
Publication date: Available online 21 March 2020Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Mohamed Ben El Caid, Latifa Salaka, Soumaya El Merzougui, Khadija Lachguer, Khalid Lagram, Abdelhamid El Mousadik, Mohammed Amine Serghini (Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants)
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - March 22, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Morphological and molecular characterization of Fusarium sp. causing wilt disease of isabgol (Plantago ovata Forsk.) and its management strategies
Publication date: Available online 6 February 2020Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Ram Prasnna Meena, Satyajit RoyAbstractWilt disease of isabgol (Plantago ovata Forsk.), caused by Fusarium oxysporum species complex is one of the economically important disease in India. The pathogen survive in soil on plant debris and invaded crop plants at any stage from germination to maturity and drastically imposed the production. The disease incidence influenced by several agronomical and environmental factors and varied from 10 to 60% prevalence. The present study was carried out to confi...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - February 6, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Biology, chemical diversity, agronomy, conservation and industrial importance of Valeriana jatamansi: a natural sedative
This article summarizes the botanical description including anatomy, genetic and chemical diversity, crop ecology for its commercial cultivation, uses and prospect in aromatic and pharmaceutical industries as per industrial demand and conservation point of view.Graphical abstract (Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants)
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - January 31, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Morpho-metric and molecular characterization of Uraria picta (Jacq.) Desv.ex DC. - A medicinal plant
Publication date: Available online 28 January 2020Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Birendra Kumar, Priyanka Prasad, Jafar Mehdi, Akancha Gupta, Karuna Shanker, Manju Singh, Rajni Gautam, Hemant Kumar YadavAbstractUraria picta (Jacq.) Desv. ex DC. (Family Papilionaceae) is a critically endangered plant and one of the most important ingredients among the ten herbs used for ayurvedic formulation called as Dashmula. Considering the importance of the plant, the present investigation was undertaken to (i) evaluate and assess the genetic variability among the 23 accessions of U. picta...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - January 29, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Genetic diversity and structure of Sideritis raeseri Boiss. & Heldr. (Lamiaceae) wild populations from Balkan Peninsula
Publication date: Available online 21 January 2020Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Efstathia Patelou, Paschalina Chatzopoulou, Alexios N. Polidoros, Photini V. MylonaAbstractSideritis raeseri Boiss. & Heldr is a subalpine/alpine plant species endemic to the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. Mountain tea (S. raeseri) is a traditional medical remedy as a decoction of high value and a source of essential oils beneficial to human health. Recent findings of Sideritis active constituents in preventive therapy of osteoporosis, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases have increased ...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - January 22, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Modeling the potential distribution of Valeriana carnosa Sm. in Argentinean Patagonia: a proposal for conservation and in situ cultivation considering climate change projections
This study provides a novel tool for planning in situ cultivation of V. carnosa and preserving genetic material from endangered populations, considering the climate projections for the coming decades in Patagonia. (Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants)
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - January 16, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Combined effect of elevated CO2 and temperature on growth, biomass and secondary metabolite of Hypericum perforatum L. in a western Himalayan region
Publication date: Available online 31 December 2019Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Shikha Sharma, Swati Walia, Shalika Rathore, Pawan Kumar, Rakesh KumarAbstractRising carbon dioxide [CO2] levels and air temperature influence overall growth and production pattern of crop plants, and thus they help in understanding the functional relationship between the environment and crop performance. The present experiment was conducted to study the simultaneous effect of elevated CO2 (550 ± 50 µmol mol-1) and air temperature (2.5 ± 0.5 °C above ambient) on Hypericum perfora...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - January 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Manipulating light quality to promote shoot growth and bioactive compound biosynthesis of Crepidiastrum denticulatum (Houtt.) Pak & Kawano cultivated in plant factories
In this study, we investigated the effect of light quality on C. denticulatum growth, with the goal of improving the species’ biomass and bioactive compound content when grown in plant factories with artificial lighting. Three-week-old seedlings were grown for 6 weeks in a plant factory under fluorescent lamps (control) and various sets of light-emitting diodes (LEDs): three monochromatic [red (R), green (G), and blue (B)], several dichromatic RB with different ratios of R and B [R:B = 6:4 (R6B4), 7:3 (R7B3), 8:2 (R8B2), and 9:1 (R9B1)], and several trichromatic RGB [R:G:B = 5:1:4 (R5G1B4), 6:1:3 (R6G1B3), 7:1:2 ...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - December 28, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Optimization of the extraction of polyphenols and antioxidant capacities from two types of Solanum gilo Raddi using response surface methodology
Publication date: Available online 26 December 2019Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Juliana de Brito Maia Miamoto, Smail Aazza, Natália Ritter Ruas, Alexandre Alves de Carvalho, José Eduardo Brasil Pereira Pinto, Luciane Vilela Resende, Suzan Kelly Vilela BertolucciAbstractSolanum gilo Radii is traditionally used in cooking by the local people of Brazil. The aim this work was to investigate the influence of extraction methods, ethanolic degree, and extraction time on of total phenolic compounds (TPC), flavonoids, and the antioxidant potential of immature fruits of two types o...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - December 28, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Influence of sowing date and humic acid on fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)
In this study, the effects of different humic acid doses and different sowing dates on yield and morphological characteristics of fenugreek plants were investigated and evaluated by two factorial variance analysis and by PCA (principal component analysis). Experiments were conducted over the experimental fields of Erciyes University in Turkey during the summer growing season of the years 2014 and 2015 in randomized blocks – split plots experimental design with 4 replications to determine the effects of different humic acid doses and different sowing dates on yield and morphological characteristics of fenugreek plants. Fo...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - November 30, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Optimization of processing parameters for the preparation of clove (Syzygium aromaticum) hydroalcoholic extract: A response surface methodology approach to characterize the biofunctional performance
Publication date: Available online 28 November 2019Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Serap Köprü, Rabia Uslu, Kevser Karaman, Mustafa Mücahit Yilmaz, Mahmut KaplanAbstractClove is one of the most popular aromatic and medicinal plants used due to its strong bioactivity. Hydroalcoholic extract of the plants also named as tincture is a popular pharmaceutical form of the medicinal plants. The current study aims to determine the optimum production conditions of clove tincture in terms of the processing variables. For this purpose, response surface methodology was applied and liqui...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - November 28, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Rapid differentiation of Piper methysticum (kava) plant parts using single point and imaging vibrational spectroscopy
This study was initiated to develop rapid, robust and alternative spectroscopic methods for quality control that can be implemented at the point of export, to authenticate the use of kava roots as legislated by the Vanuatu Amended Kava Act no. 6 (2015). Roots, peeled stems, and stump peelings samples (n = 47) were sourced from Fiji, Hawaii, Samoa, the Solomon Islands and Tonga. The sample extracts were analysed using ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled to a photodiode array detector and mass spectrometer (UHPLC-PDA/MS), while powdered material was analysed using spectroscopic techniques. These included sing...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - November 28, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Simultaneous determination of baicalein, chrysin and wogonin in four Iranian Scutellaria species by high performance liquid chromatography
Publication date: Available online 9 November 2019Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Zahra Gharari, Khadijeh Bagheri, Hossein Danafar, Ali SharafiAbstractScutellaria is a diverse and widespread genus of the Lamiaceae family of herbaceous plants known commonly as skullcaps. It has been implicated for medicinal purposes for the treatment of various ailments ranging from cancers, nervous disorders, hepatitis, anxiety and jaundice. A sensitive, simple and reliable high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed for simultaneous quantification of three major active ...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - November 9, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Protocol for vegetative propagation of Trillium govanianum Wall ex D. Don
Publication date: Available online 7 November 2019Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Harsh K. Chauhan, Anil K. Bisht, Indra D. Bhatt, Arvind BhattAbstractTrillium govanianum Wall ex D. Don (Melanthiaceae) is a perennial rhizomatous herb endemic to the Himalayas. The species has high commercial demand and is threatened in the Indian Himalayas. The potential of T. govanianum for ex situ regeneration (vegetative and in vitro propagation) was investigated. For vegetative propagation, whole rhizomes with incisions at apical portion, and apical, middle and distal sections of rhizomes w...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - November 9, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Collection, germination and storage of seeds of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd
Publication date: Available online 1 November 2019Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsAuthor(s): Maitreyee Kundu, Shweta Tiwari, Manisha HaldkarAbstractSaraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. is an important tropical medicinal and ornamental species which has been threatened due to over-exploitation. Developmental changes, germination, and longevity of seeds were studied to ensure better collection, germination and storage of seeds to assist propagation of this species. Seeds were harvested at different developmental stages and fresh and dry mass, moisture content, germination and desiccation tolerance ...
Source: Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - November 1, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research