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The potential of Arundo donax L. for phytoextraction of cadmium (Cd) from contaminated soil and w... more The potential of Arundo donax L. for phytoextraction of cadmium (Cd) from contaminated soil and water was probed. The plants were grown under greenhouse conditions in pots containing a nutrient solution or soil with increasing doses of Cd (0, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, and 1000 g L −1 ) for 21 days. The growth and physiology of plants were evaluated at the end of the experiment. The maximum Cd content in root was 300 g g −1 during hydroponics experiments over 230 g g −1 in soil experiment. Cd concentration in stem was 262 g g −1 at 750 g L −1 supplied Cd in hydroponics over 191.2 g g −1 at 1000 in soil experiment. The maximum Cd concentration in leaves from hydroponics was 187 g g −1 . Relatively low Cd uptake occurred during soil experiment with low translocation factor (TF) values. Both Bioaccumulation Factor (BF) and TF values for hydroponics were greater than 1. The IC 50 values of ABTS and DPPH showed that both time and increasing Cd concentrations affected the production of antioxidants with lower half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC 50 ) value on the 21st days. A. donax showed better potential for Cd remediation of aquatic environments.
In the present study, sero-prevalence of anaplasma sp. in sheep, Ovisaries (L) was done from Janu... more In the present study, sero-prevalence of anaplasma sp. in sheep, Ovisaries (L) was done from January-May, 2012 in Peshawar, Pakistan. The information concerning anaplasmosis in sheep is scare.For this purpose, 376 serum samples were obtained randomly from4 different breeds of sheep,fromdifferent areas of Peshawar, and an indirect ELISA using recombinant MSP-5 as antigen of Anaplasmamarginale (T), was performed. Totally, 92/376 (24.47%) of the overall sheep sera were positive for antibodies against A. marginale. In 4 breeds of sheep, (i.e. Balkhai, Watanai, Punjabai and Turkai) Turkai were found highly infected i.e. 27/376 (7.20%).This is the first record ofA. marginal infection in Sheep in Peshawar, Pakistan, which is very high.This research should be useful in epidemiological applications. ABSTRACT
The potential of Arundo donax L. for phytoextraction of cadmium (Cd) from contaminated soil and w... more The potential of Arundo donax L. for phytoextraction of cadmium (Cd) from contaminated soil and water was probed. The plants were grown under greenhouse conditions in pots containing a nutrient solution or soil with increasing doses of Cd (0, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, and 1000 g L −1 ) for 21 days. The growth and physiology of plants were evaluated at the end of the experiment. The maximum Cd content in root was 300 g g −1 during hydroponics experiments over 230 g g −1 in soil experiment. Cd concentration in stem was 262 g g −1 at 750 g L −1 supplied Cd in hydroponics over 191.2 g g −1 at 1000 in soil experiment. The maximum Cd concentration in leaves from hydroponics was 187 g g −1 . Relatively low Cd uptake occurred during soil experiment with low translocation factor (TF) values. Both Bioaccumulation Factor (BF) and TF values for hydroponics were greater than 1. The IC 50 values of ABTS and DPPH showed that both time and increasing Cd concentrations affected the production of antioxidants with lower half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC 50 ) value on the 21st days. A. donax showed better potential for Cd remediation of aquatic environments.
In the present study, sero-prevalence of anaplasma sp. in sheep, Ovisaries (L) was done from Janu... more In the present study, sero-prevalence of anaplasma sp. in sheep, Ovisaries (L) was done from January-May, 2012 in Peshawar, Pakistan. The information concerning anaplasmosis in sheep is scare.For this purpose, 376 serum samples were obtained randomly from4 different breeds of sheep,fromdifferent areas of Peshawar, and an indirect ELISA using recombinant MSP-5 as antigen of Anaplasmamarginale (T), was performed. Totally, 92/376 (24.47%) of the overall sheep sera were positive for antibodies against A. marginale. In 4 breeds of sheep, (i.e. Balkhai, Watanai, Punjabai and Turkai) Turkai were found highly infected i.e. 27/376 (7.20%).This is the first record ofA. marginal infection in Sheep in Peshawar, Pakistan, which is very high.This research should be useful in epidemiological applications. ABSTRACT