Rhazya stricta Decne is an important medicinal species used in indigenous medicinal herbal drugs to cure various diseases in South Asia (Pakistan, India and Afghanistan) and in the Middle East (e.g. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iran and Iraq). Some of its alkaloids have been reported to have anticancerous properties. The aim of our study is to examine the morphological and taxonomical parameters for R.

Among different diseases of potatoes, black scurf is the oldest and common disease of stems and stolons, below the soil surface caused by Rhizoctonia solani. The present study was carried out to investigate the antifungal potential of Toona ciliata M. Roem. extracts against this soil-borne fungal pathogen. Different concentrations  ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5%) of aqueous, methanol, n-hexane and chloroform extracts of leaves, stems and fruits of T. ciliata were evaluated for their in vitro antifungal activity. All the extracts showed variable antifungal activity.

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Mentha arvensis is a rich source of menthol that is used in pharmaceutical, flavouring and

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An efficient protocol was developed for clonal multiplication of an important shrub: Capparis decidua (Forsk.) Edgew, through in vitro shoot induction and multiplication from nodal explants. Pretreatment of nodal explants in a liquid Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium augmented with various thidiazuron (TDZ) concentrations at relatively high levels (5-100 μM) for different time duration (4, 8, 12 and 16 d), proved a significant approach for in vitro shoot production.