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Pyricularia oryzae is a fungal pathogen that causes blast disease in rice. In the present study, methanolic root extract of a medicinal herb Tribulus terrestris was assessed for its antifungal activity against this fungal pathogen. Roots of T. terretris were collected from Lahore, Pakistan and shade dried. The dried and crushed roots were extracted...
Senna alata (L.) Roxb. (synn. Cassia alata L.) is a traditional medicinal legume native to Argentina that grows as a wild plant in Pakistan. The present study was conducted for GC-MS analysis of C. alata flowers to identify possible bioactive compounds. Twelve compounds were recorded in the methanolic extract with hexadecanoic acid, 15-methyl-, met...
Gladiolus grandiflorus L. is among the most popular cut flowers. In the present study, the effect of sowing time on growth, flowering, and corm characteristics of six newly introduced varieties of this cut flower in Pakistan, namely Red Balance, Cartago, Beach Party, Cayenne, Kir Royal, and Almerium, was studied under agro-ecological conditions of...
Plant-based biopesticides such as extracts of neem and eucalyptus are gaining increasing attention as potential alternatives to synthetic pesticides due to their reduced toxicity to non-target species and the environment. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) and euc...
Ipomoea carnea Jacq. is medicinally important wild shrubby plant that generally grows at moist places in Pakistan. There are only a few scientific reports on I. carnea especially on phytochemical profile of its flowers. In the present study, flower extract of this plant was analyzed by GC-MS in search of identification of medicinally important cons...
Zephyranthes citrine Baker commonly known as yellow rain lily, is a bulbous weed of Amaryllidaceae. In the present study, phytoconstituents from methanolic flower extract of this plant were identified by analyzing through GC-MS. A total of 13 compounds were found in the extract. These included heptacosan-9-ol (15.01%), 2-hexanamine (13.28%), n-hexa...
This study was carried out to identify the phytoconstituents in ethyl acetate fraction of flower extract of Indian laburnum (Cassia fistula L.) and to enlist their bioactivities as reported in the literature. For this purpose, dry flowers of the selected plant species were extracted in methanol and the ethyl acetate soluble compounds of this extrac...
Plant secondary metabolites can be used for controlling different crop insect pests. Many compounds from different plant species have been reported possessing killing properties against different insect pests of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.). However, plant extracts are generally not used for pest control under field conditions because farmers are...
In the present study, antibacterial activity and phytochemical analysis of flowers of pink oleander (Nerium oleander L.) were carried out. Methanolic extract of dried flowers was prepared and its 25, 50 and 75 µL were used in disc diffusion method to check antibacterial activity against Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus caprae, Erwinia carotov...
This study was carried out to investigate the antimicrobial activity of methanolic flower extract of Plumeria alba and identification of the possible antimicrobial compounds through GC-MS analysis. Antimicrobial efficacy of the methanolic extract of 5 ppm to 1000 ppm concentrations was assessed against five fungal (Trichoderma viride, T. reesei, T....
Series of experiments were conducted to identify the possible antifungal components of Chenopodium album leaves for the management of a highly destructive soil-borne fungal pathogen Sclerotium rolfsii. A 4% methanolic extract caused up to 82% reduction in biomass of the target organism. This extract was partitioned using solvents of variable polari...
Nerium oleander L., a poisonous plant of Apocynaceae family, is cultivated in Pakistan for its beautiful white, pink and red flowers. In this study, antibacterial activity and GC-MS profiling of its white flowers was carried out. Four bacterial species namely Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus carpae, Shigella dysenteriaea and Salmonella sp. we...
Background: Chenopodium quinoa Willd. or quinoa is an important food crop, having many pharmacological properties. It is recently introduced in Pakistan. In the present study, a phytochemical profile of its leaf extract was assessed through GC-MS analysis, and the health-related compounds were identified through a literature survey.
Methods: Quinoa...
The composition of essential oil of marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) flowers was investigated. The oil was analyzed by GC-MS for identification of various components. Among these, 3-cyclohexene-1-methanol, α, α,4-trimethyl-, acetate was the most abundant compound (31.67%) followed by phenol, 2,4-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl)-(14.35%) and eucalyptol (14.27%)....
Easter lily vine (Beaumontia grandiflora Wall.) of family Apocynaceae is a commonly cultivated ornamental plant. In the present study, its flowers were shade dried followed by grinding and soaking in pure methanol for one week. The extract was filtered and the filtrate was subjected to GC-MS analysis that showed the occurrence of 36 compounds. γ-Si...
The extract from the leaves of Conocarpus lancifolius Engl. was obtained and its toxic effect was assessed on the larvae of khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium Everts). The leaves of C. lancifolius were extracted in ethanol. Four concentrations (2, 4, 6 and 8 µL mL-1 acetone) were prepared and applied through contact method. Toxicity was observed a...
Macrophomina phaseolina and Sclerotium rolfsii are two important soil-borne phytopathogens causing diseases in hundreds of plant species. In search of alternatives to synthetic fungicides, the present study was carried out to investigate the antifungal activity of methanolic extract of flower of Cassia fistula L. against these two highly destructiv...
Flowers of Cassia fistula L. were collected from Lahore, Pakistan and extracted in methanol followed by separation of n-hexane soluble compounds in a separating funnel. The separated n-hexane phase was analyzed by GC-MS for identification of various possible phytochemicals. Among the 31 identified compounds, the predominant compound in this fractio...
Hundreds of plant species, including many economically important crop plants, are attacked by a highly destructive soil-borne fungus Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. In the present study, methanolic root extract of septicweed [Senna occidentalis (L.) Link] was evaluated against M. phaseolina. Different concentrations of the extract (0.5 to 3.0...
This study was carried out to analyze the phytochemical profile of Euphorbia prostrata Aiton through GC-MS and identification of possible antifungal, antibacterial and other pesticidal compounds through literature survey. Whole plant material of the weed was collected from Lahore, Pakistan and shade dried followed by two-week extraction in ethyl ac...
Vinca major L. is an evergreen perennial weed of family Apocynaceae, growing naturally in hilly areas of Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Flowers of this weed were collected from Khanspur, Ayubia during June 2021, shade dried and extracted in pure methanol for two weeks. After filtration, the extract was analyzed by GC-MS for the iden...
Bergenia ciliata is a weed of hilly areas of Pakistan that generally grows in rock crevices. In the present study, flowers of this weed were collected from Murree. The dried flowers were extracted in methanol and subjected to GC-MS analysis that showed 7 compounds in it. The predominant compound was hexanedioic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester (48.88%...
This study was undertaken to assess the antibacterial activity of essential oil of Paulownia fortunei flowers. The flowers were collected from P. fortunei plants introduced from China few years back and cultivated in University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan. Essential oil was extracted using microwave assisted method. Flowers gave 0.020% oil yield...
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton is a medicinal weed of family Asclepiadaceae. This study was carried out to explore the biochemical profile of C. procera flowers collected from Southern Punjab region of Pakistan. Methanolic flower extract of C. procera was subjected to GC-MS analysis. There were 30 compounds identified in this extract. The pre...
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), a medicinal plant of family Cannabaceae, growing wild in most of the rainfed areas of Punjab, Pakistan. In this study, phytochemical profile of methanolic extract of root was assessed through GC-MS analysis and various biologically active compounds were identified through literature survey. There were 14 compounds in the...
Salinity is challenging threats to the agricultural system and leading cause of crop loss. Salicylic acid (SA) is an important endogenous signal molecule, which by regulating growth and physiological processes improves the plant ability to tolerate salt stress. Considering the prime importance of Gladiolus grandiflorus (L.) in the world’s cut-flowe...
This study was carried out to identify antimicrobial phytoconstituents present in n-butanol soluble part of methanolic flower extract of Cassia fistula L. The flowers were dipped in methanol for two weeks, filtered and the solvent was evaporated on a rotary evaporator. The n-butanol fraction was separated in a separating funnel and analyzed by GC-M...
This study was undertaken to assess the herbicidal activity of metabolites of Penicillium citrinum against parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.). Two growth media viz. malt extract (ME) broth and potato dextrose (PD) broth were used for preparation of fungal metabolites by growing the fungus in these media for 15 days. The metabolites were...
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop., commonly known as creeping thistle, is a weed of Asteraceae. This study was undertaken to explore various phytoconstituents present in flower of this weed. To achieve this goal, the dried flowers of this weed were soaked in methanol for one week and filtered. This methanolic extract was subjected to GC-MS analysis and 7...
In order to find out various bioactive compounds in flowers of Ageratum conyzoides, the dried powdered flowers were extracted in methanol and the extract was examined by GC-MS. In total, eight constituents were identified in the extract. The predominant compound in the methanol flower extract was precocene II (59.50%). Three moderately abundant com...
Celosia argentea var. cristata is an edible plant mainly cultivated as an ornament for its spectacular flowering and is highly appreciated by horticulturists for its originality, unique appearance of flower and better vase life. Utilisation of plant growth regulator [salicylic acid (SA)] and mineral nutrition [zinc (Zn)] is a sustainable approach t...
The aim of this study was to analyze essential oil from flowers of Paulownia fortunei through GC-MS for identification of possible antimicrobial constituents. The essential oil from flowers of P. fortunei was extracted by microwave assisted technique. The oil was analyzed by GC-MS that showed the presence of six compounds. Nerolidol was the princip...
This manuscript reports essential oil extraction from the flower petals of Rosa gruss-an-teplitz by distillation and solvent extraction methods, and its physico-chemical analysis. Yield of concrete oil was 0.202 and absolute oil 0.199 %, on the basis of fresh flower weight, respectively, whereas absolute oil was 9.827% on concrete oil basis. The ex...
A field trial was carried out at the Research fields of Agronomic Research Institute Faisalabad, Pakistan (2010-11) to estimate the influence of different sowing dates and types of methods on growth and yield attributes of black cumin (Nigellla sativa L.). Four no. of planting dates with the interval of 15 starting from 15 th October to 30 th Novem...
This project was designed for the evaluation of the antidibetic, antihyperlipiemic and antioxidative effect of Aegle marmelose (L.) Correa ex Roxb., and silymarin on alloxan induced diabetes in mice. A total of 15 mice were used which were divided into five groups as A, B, C, D and E. Group A was treated with normal chick's diet. Alloxan were given...
Field experiments were conducted at Sugarcane Research Institute Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan during September, 2009 to find out the promising sugarcane clones at suitable NPK rate. The trial was laid out in RCBD with split plot arrangement keeping fertilizers rates i.e. F 1 (136-75-75 NPK kg ha -1), F 2 (168-112-112 NPK kg ha -1) and F 3 (200-150-...
A field trial was carried out at the Research fields of Agronomic Research Institute Faisalabad, Pakistan (2010-11) to estimate the influence of different sowing dates and types of methods on growth and yield attributes of black cumin (Nigellla sativa L.). Four no. of planting dates with the interval of 15 starting from 15 th October to 30 th Novem...
An experiment was conducted at the Agronomic Research Institute Faisalabad, Pakistan, during winter 2010-11 to find out the best suited planting geometry/method to obtain maximum yield of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) crop. The sowing methods were; bed and ridge sowing by maintaining plant × plant distance 22.5 cm along with three line sowings...
Ethanolic extract of Aloe vera gel was assessed for its hypolipidemic and hypoglycaemic activity. Twenty four mice were divided into four groups. First group act as control and remaining were induced diabetes by administrating alloxan @ 150 mg kg-1 body weight. Second group served as diabetic control and third group treated with glibenclamide (600µ...
