March 2011
Analysis of brain cell activation by nanosized particles of Ginkgo biloba extract
It is quite difficult to treat Alzheimer's dementia, where one of the problems is inadequate absorption of drugs. Revolution in manufacturing drugs is expected by the development of nanotechnology. Animal test was conducted to see whether the Ginkgo biloba extract processed with nanotechnology changed the function of cerebral cortical synapses and hippocampal nerve action. Rats underwent euthanasia 1 month...
March 2011
Effect of irrigation with wastewater and foliar fertilizer application on some forage characteristics of foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
In order to study effects of treated wastewater, with complete fertilizer sprayed on some forage quantitative and qualitative characteristics of foxtail millet (Setaria italica), A split plot experiment based on randomized complete block design (R.C.B design) with three replicates was carried out at the Agriculture Institute of Zabol University in south east Iran during 2009 growing...
March 2011
The effects of spermidine and putrescine polyamines on growth of pomegranate (Punica granatum L. cv ‘Rabbab’) in salinity circumstance
Different foliar treatments of spermidine and putrescine polyamines were applied to investigate the responses of the commercial genotype of pomegranate, P. Rabbab, to salinity. Pomegranate cuttings were rooted and planted in the plastic bag that contained sand and perlite medium in a ratio of 1:1 and irrigated with complete Hoagland’s solution immediately. Four salinity levels of irrigation water...
March 2011
Effect of nickel toxicity on the alteration of phosphate pool and the suppressing activity of phosphorolytic enzymes in germinating seeds and growing seedlings of rice
To determine the effects of nickel on the phosphate pool and the activity of phosphorolytic enzymes in rice germinating seeds and growing seedlings, rice cvs. Malviya-36 and Pant-12 were germinated for 120 h, submitted to 200 and 400 μM NiSO4 and the level of phosphate pool and the activities of key phosphorolytic enzymes acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase and inorganic pyrophosphatase were...
March 2011
The contribution of remobilization of storage materials in wheat yield as affected by potassium iodide (KI)
This investigation was conducted to study the accumulation and remobilization of storage materials (carbohydrate) and their contribution to wheat yield by using a split plot design in agricultural and natural resources research station of Torogh, Mashhad in the 2006 to 2007 growing season. The experiment included two levels of water status: 1-normal conditions (full irrigation) and 2- terminal water stress as main plot,...
March 2011
Production of ethanol from cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta)
Cocoyam is an edible root crop belonging to the family Araceae. It makes significant contribution both as root crop and vegetable in the diet of mainly Africans people and Nigerians inparticularly. The high percentage of starch was exploited in the production of ethanol. Two hundred grams (200 g) of mashed Colocasia esculenta, gelatinized in a pressure cooker was allowed to undergo two stage enzyme hydrolysis using...
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