October 2011

Effects of NaCl on Na+, Cl- and K+ ions accumulation in two sugarcane (Saccharum sp.) cultivars differing in their salt tolerance

The effects of salt on growth and ions accumulation were investigated in two sugarcane (Saccharum sp.) cultivars, CP66-346 (salt-tolerant) and CP65-357 (salt-sensitive). Young plants of these cultivars were exposed to four NaCl concentrations (0, 17, 34 and 68 mM). Na+, Cl- and K+ions concentrations were quantified after 2 weeks of stress. NaCl effect resulted in plant growth reduction in both cultivars but cv....

Author(s): Christophe Bernard Gandonou,, Fidèle Bada, Simplice Léopold Gnancadja, Jamal Abrini and Nadia Skali-Senhaji

October 2011

Biochemical response of two Atriplex species (Atriplex halimus L. and Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.) under salt stress conditions

Soil salinization is an environmental problem that many world regions must fight; it is one of the major plants abiotic stress factors. In fact, in addition to mineral imbalance and toxicity of certain ions, salinity causes, in consequence of osmotic pressure increase, water absorption decrease which leads to stress. In the current study, the behavior and response of two Atriplex species, A....

Author(s): Ouiza DJERROUDI, Samia BISSATI and Moulay BELKHODJA

October 2011

Effects of aqueous root extract of Treculia africana on blood glucose, lipid profile and body weight changes of streptozotocin-induced diabetic and normal rats

In this study, the effects of aqueous root extract of Treculia africana on blood glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and body weights of both STZ-induced diabetic and normal rats were investigated. Oral administration of aqueous root extract of Treculia africanaat a dose of 200 mg/kg body weight per day, for a period of 14 days, caused a significant (p < 0.05)...

Author(s): Omage Kingsley, Onoagbe, O. Iyere, Erifeta O. Georgina, Uhunmwangho S. Esosa, Ajeigbe O. Kazeem and Amegor O. Frank