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Oxidative stress is a central factor in a number of biotic and abiotic stress phenomena that occurs when there is a serious imbalance in any plant cell compartment between the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant defense, leading to physiological and metabolic changes. The presence of high concentration of ROS in cells causes oxidative damage to photosynthetic functions and vital bio-molecules, and disrupt cellular metabolism. Thus, it is ...
Man has been using plants for healing purposes since time immemorial. All ancient civilizations have referred to medicinal plants, but the knowledge on medicinal plants has accumulated fast over the last few centuries. In the past few decades, plant scientists and chemists have put in a great deal of interest and efforts to identify the active ingredients of traditional or folk herbal medicines as therapeutic agents.
This book is an attempt to bring together the ...
Gradual changes in the environment have borne tremendous impact on growth performance of plants, which has been duly documented. However, it seems that properties of medicinal plants in relation to environmental changes are yet to be evaluated as thoroughly as to satisfy a variety of relevant queries and concerns. This book, Medicinal Plants in Changing Environment, comprising 17 chapters on relevant topics contributed by experts of the subject in question. This ...
The pyramids of Egypt are very famous all over the world. These Pyramids were built thousands of years ago on the graves of the Kings and the –all the necessities of life were placed in the graves of the Pharohs and it was believed that they will be alive one day. But the Islamic influences in the later years, made many changes in the religion and culture of Egypt. However, the culture of Egypt remained mostly closer to the previous culture. However, Islam also ...