Effect of seed position on parental plant on seed germination and seedling growth of common cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium L.)

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of seed position on a parental plant on germination characteristics and early seedling growth of common cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium L.). The laboratory experiment was conducted in laboratory of weed ecology of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Iran in 2012. The common cocklebur seeds were […]

Allelopathic effects of weeds extract on seed germination of Trachyspermum copticum L., Foeniculum vulgare and Cuminum cyminum

Seed germination stage is one of the most basic growth stages in medicinal plants that may be adversely affected by the chemicals released from other plants in the soil environment. The present study was performed to investigate the allelopathic effects of weeds, including (Xanthium strumarium, Amaranthus retroflexus and Chenopodium album) as common weeds in medicinal […]

Medicinal plants used against epilepsy by the local communities of Sargodha region, Pakistan

Many plants are claimed to be effective to treat epilepsy, but very little knowledge is available about such plants used by various ethnic communities in Pakistan. This study presents the first report on the ethnobomedicinal knowledge among the local communities of Sargodha region, Pakistan in this regards by using quantitative ethnobotanical approaches. 84 aboriginal households […]