NOTULAE SCIENTIA BIOLOGICAE
2020 Volume 12, Issue 3
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Editors-in-Chief
• Radu E. SESTRAS, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (UASVM), Cluj- Napoca, Romania
• Sorana D. BOLBOACĂ, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Oscar VICENTE, COMAV, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Advisory Editors
• Cornel CĂTOI, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania (Rector, UASVM)
• Doru C. PAMFIL, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania (President, Cluj-Napoca Branch of Romanian Academy)
• Viorel MITRE, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania (President, SHST)
Associate Editors
• Monica BOSCAIU, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
• Birsen ÇAKIR, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
• Milić ČUROVIĆ, Montenegro Univ., Podgorica, Montenegro
• Hossam S. EL-BELTAGI, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
• Lorentz JÄNTSCHI, Polytechnic University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Kamil KUČA, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
• Leonardo LEONARDI, University of Perugia, Italy
• Allan Klynger Da Silva LOBATO, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Paragominas, Brazil
• Felicia LOGHIN, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Andrei Daniel MIHALCA, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Andrei MOCAN, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• José Alberto PEREIRA, Instit. Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
• Ioana Delia POP, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Agnieszka SĘKARA, Agricultural University of Kraków, Kraków, Poland
• Adriana F. SESTRAŞ, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Lei SHI, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
• Pilar S. TESTILLANO, Biological Research Centre, Madrid, Spain
• Robert VEBERIČ, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Dan VODNAR, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Editorial Board - Scientific Members & Section Editors
• Anthony Jide AFOLAYAN, University of Fort Hare, Alice Campus, South Africa
• Ioan Vasile ABRUDAN, Transilvania University, Brașov, Romania
• Douglas D. ARCHBOLD, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
• Grigore BĂCIUŢ, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Umberto BERNABUCCI, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
• Dimitrios BILALIS, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
• Anca Dana BUZOIANU, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Suriyan CHA-UM, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand
• Ioan COMAN, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Vasile CRISTEA, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Róbert FARKAS, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary
• Ana FITA, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
• László FODOR, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary
• Francisco FUENTES, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
• Marek GAJEWSKI, Warsaw Agricultural University, Warsaw, Poland
• Stefano GREGO, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
• Hulya ILBI, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
• Florin IORAŞ, Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe, United Kingdom
• Alexandru IRIMIE, ‘Ion Chiricuta’ Cancer Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Stefania MASCI, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
• Dan MIHU, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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• Marco SARIGU, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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• Anoop Kumar SRIVASTAVA, ICAR – Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, India
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• Feng XU, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, Hubei Province, China
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Notulae Scientia Biologicae © Volume 12, Issue 3 (Jul-Sep 2020)
Table of Contents - Vol 12, No 3 (2020)
Editorial
Introduction Pages
Radu E. SESTRAS I-VIII
Review
The effects of Mediterranean diet and EVOO consumption in relation to human health
Evangelia BASDEKI, Constantinos SALIS, Marianna HAGIDIMITRIOU 466-485 PDF Phytoremediation technology, plant response to environmental contaminants and the need for
soil augmentation
Ojo M. OSENI, Omotola E. DADA, Gideon O. OKUNLOLA, Ezekiel D. OLOWOLAJU, Michael S. AKINROPO, Akinjide M. AFOLABI, Adebisi A. AKINLABI
486-499 PDF
Major phosphorus in soils is unavailable, yet critical for plant development Beckley IKHAJIAGBE, Geoffrey O. ANOLIEFO, Ogochukwu F. OLISE, Fabian RACKELMANN, Milena SOMMER, Isaac J. ADEKUNLE
500-535 PDF
Research articles
Molecular docking and pharmacokinetic screening of eucalyptol (1,8 cineole) from eucalyptus essential oil against SARS-CoV-2
Arun D. SHARMA, Inderjeet KAUR
536-545 PDF
Anticancer potentials of leaf, stem, and root extracts of Achyranthes aspera L.
Nafisehsadat OMIDIANI , Kailas D. DATKHILE, Rajkumar B. BARMUKH 546-555 PDF Protective potentials of ethyl acetate-ethanolic fraction of Carica papaya leaves against
acetaminophen-induced liver damage in rats
Hussein O. B. OLOYEDE, Halimat Y. LUKMAN, Musa O. SALAWU
556-567 PDF
Possible ameliorative effects of hydromethanol extract of Thymus vulgaris on cadmium induced hepatorenal toxicity in rats
Remigius I. ONOJA, Chinwe U. CHUKWUDI, Nnenna T. EMEJUO, Hillary E. UGWUANYI, Emmanuel U. UGWUEZE
568-577 PDF
Beneficial effect of Mentha spicata essential oil on lead and manganese induced nephrotoxicity and oxidative damage in rat kidney
Mostapha BRAHMI, Djallal E. H. ADLI, Kaddour ZIANI, Hemida HOUARI, Miloud SLIMANI, Khaled KAHLOULA
578-591 PDF
Moth diversity (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India: a preliminary checklist
Ananya NAYAK, Sohini GHOSH
592-607 PDF
Plant parasitic nematode communities associated with the crop banana (Musa spp.) at Attappady Tribal hill area, India
Ashfak A. ODALA, Rasmi A. RAMANATHAN, Usman ARERATH
608-618 PDF
Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of a metallic oxide nanoparticle complex of Moringa oleifera leaves extracts against selected microorganisms
Mercy O. BAMIGBOYE, Adeyinka E. AJIBOYE
619-627 PDF
In vitro clonal propagation and evaluation of antibacterial activity of Benghal dayflower- Commelina benghalensis L.
Md. M. ISLAM, Md. A. AL MAMUN, Md. F. ALAM
628-636 PDF
Comparative foliar epidermal morphology of Isolona Engl. (Annonaceae)
Sunday A. ADENIRAN, Akeem B. KADIRI, JAMES D. OLOWOKUDEJO 637-645 PDF Computational study of environmental stress-related transcription factor binding sites in the
promoter regions of maize auxin response factor (ARF) gene family Abbas SAIDI, Zohreh HAJIBARAT
646-657 PDF
Determination of the relatedness, ease of hybridization and gene exchange among members of the genus Capsicum in Nigeria
Paul B. AHMODU, Joseph A. MORAKINYO, Catherine T. AHMODU
658-672 PDF
Callogenesis in Cicer arietinum and identification of a genotype resistant to Ascochyta rabiei
Yasmina BENABDESSLEM, Kadda HACHEM, Samia GHOMARI 673-682
PDF The effects of salicylic acid on the germination and early seedling growth of pigeon pea
(Cajanus cajan)
Beckley IKHAJIAGBE, Saheed I. MUSA
683-692 PDF
Determination of germination and seedling growth parameters of rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties under stress conditions
Fatih ÖNER, Ayşe Ö. Ş. SOYSAL
693-701 PDF
Quantifying seed germination responses of Echinops and Centaurea, to salinity and drought stresses
Ahmad ZARE, Seyed A. MOOSAVI
702-710 PDF
The effect of crop rotation on performance and qualitative characteristics of sugar beet
Mohammad R. ORAZIZADEH, Mostafa HOSSEINPOUR, Parviz FASAHAT 711-718 PDF Productivity, nutrient concentration, uptake and quality of Amaranthus (Amaranthus
cruentus L.) as influenced by cutting heights and fertilizer type Ehizogie J. FALODUN, Vivian E. EDAFE
719-728 PDF
Comparative aeropalynology of two communities in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria
Temidayo IBIGBAMI, Olugbenga ADEONIPEKUN 729-740
PDF Comparative assessment of bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of soft wheat bran
on the Algeria market
Samira MEZIANI, Souad SAIDANI, Noreddine MENADI, Hayet MEHIDDA, Mohammed ZAIRI, Lahouaria LABGA, Rawda BENGUELLA, Mohammed BENALI
741-751 PDF
Response of roadside tree leaves in a tropical city to automobile pollution
Ufere N. UKA, Ebenezer J.D. BELFORD 752-768
Note
Is COVID-19 impacting plant science, and is plant science impacting COVID-19?
Adhityo WICAKSONO, Jaime A. TEIXEIRA da SILVA 769-772
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