Mina Taghizadeh

Arak University · Department of Horticultural Science

Zamiifolia (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) is an ornamental and perennial medicinal plant, which belongs to Araceae family. This plant holds a prominent place in the economic significance of this particular plant family. This study aimed to examine the process of root development and rhizome production through leaf cuttings of zamiifoliain the this experi...

Seed dormancy is a mechanism of long survival that is ecologically important for seed propagation and dispersal and the expansion of plant populations. The impermeability of the seed coat in the Fabaceae family is due to a layer of sclerotic cells. Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of different seed treatment on germination p...

Red willow, an economically important ornamental shrub in Iran, is characterized mainly by its red stems, making it a valuable ornamental plant in flower markets. This study aimed to investigate the effect of foliar application of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and ascorbic acid on the morphological and biochemical characteristics of red willow. The exper...

Flowering industry is now expanded rapidly and requires the introduction of new cultivars to the market of plants. The introduction of new cultivars has an extensive and difficult process, so that the potential of cultivars in different areas has to be identified, and then, the selection of varieties to be made. The present study was undertaken to...

Ornamental black mulberry (Morus nigra L.) is used in landscape. Ornamental black mulberry which has high shade, tolerates air pollution and wind. White mulberry (Morus alba L.) is proper for kind of soils conditions. Therefore, this research was conducted to investigate the effects of stenting methods and IBA levels on some characters of black mul...

Nowadays, the flower industry is growing so fast that its development requires introducing new varieties to the flower market. Iran is the habitat of numerous species of wild plants that are among the valuable genetics in the breeding process. The identification of native Iris species, investigation of morphological diversity, and distribution meth...

Progressing in time proved development in technology that showed the ability of metals of nanoscale to perform specific utilities better than the bulk form of metals. Nanotechnology by means of specific traits of nanoparticles can be an identical valuable knowledge in various industry and science divisions. The noble metals like silver, gold, plati...

Background & Aims of the Study: Heavy metal pollution enters the food chain through industrial, urban, and agricultural sources and due to their capability to be accumulated in food put living beings’ health in danger. Although the use of ornamental plants, especially trees and shrubs can be an effective approach in the absorption and uptake of met...

Prunus scoparia is a wild deciduous shrub, usually living on dry calcareous soils of the rocky mountains and has been used as a grafting rootstock for domesticated almonds to provide drought resistance. In the current study, micropropagation ability of P. scoparia was investigated using cytokinin and auxin. Uniform nodal shoot pieces (3–5 cm in len...

In this study, agar-g-poly(acrylic acid) hydrogels, reinforced by clinoptilolite nanoparticles, were prepared to be applied in plant tissue culture. For this purpose, different percentages of acrylic acid monomer (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 wt.%) were grafted onto the backbone of agar in order to find the most suitable hydrogel for tissue culture of Af...

Background & Aims of the Study: The objective of this study was to investigate the seed pretreatment with salicylic acid (SA) on tolerance and remediation ability of Brassica oleracea var. acephala under lead and zinc stresses. Materials and Methods: Present study was conducted to evaluate phyto-accumulative ability of Brassica oleracea var. acepha...

Abstract Background: Environmental stresses and biotic and abiotic elicitors induce secondary metabolites biosynthesis and hypersensitive response in plants through activation of defense mechanisms. Objective: This study was carried out with the aim of assessing the effects of different drought stress and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) levels...

Turfgrass is one of the important components of ornamental plant in the construction of parks and landscapes so that the purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of type and different concentrations of Copper, Zinc and Cobalt on germination and seedling growth of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and red fescue (Festuca rubra L.)...

Turfgrasses are usually important groundcover plants in many landscapes. They occupy the lowest surface of the landscape, close to pollutant particles. So, they can be an attractive option for environmental remediation. Today, high concentrations of hazardous chemicals such as lead are among the most serious environmental problems. In vitro selecti...

Nowadays, tissue culture technique is not only used for micropropagation but it is also the bases of biotechnology and breeding programs. Rooting and stabilization of explants is an important stage after proliferation which accomplished in vitro or in vivo conditions. Explants show considerable changes during transferring to the outdoors if suffici...