DETERMINATION OF AUCUBIN BY HPLC AND HPTLC METHODS IN METHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF Veronica montana, Veronica beccabunga AND Veronica polita
In the present study, methanolic extracts of three Veronica species, namely Veronica montana, Veronica beccabunga and Veronica polita, were analyzed for the total iridoids, total phenylethanoids and total phenolics contents. The results showed that iridoid glycosides are the major class of tested secondary metabolites in selected Veronica species. ...
By Jelena Živković, Teodora Janković, Zoran Maksimović
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF PEPPERMINT ESSENTIAL OIL (Mentha piperita L.)
The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils of peppermint Mentha piperita L. GC / MS techniques confirmed the presence of the 48 components of which menthol (35.57 %) and menthone (22.50 %) were the most abundant. Antimicrobial activity, ie the minimum inhibitory and minimum bacteri...
By Miloš Nikolić, Jasmina Glamočlija, Ana Ćirić, Tatjana Marković, Dejan Marković, Tamara Perić, Marina Soković
CALCULATION OF COST PRICE FOR PRODUCTION OF ANISE FRUIT AND ANISE ESSENTIAL OIL BY APPLICATION OF FERTILIZERS USED IN ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL GROWING SYSTEMS
Anise is an annual plant from family Apiaceae, originating from Egypt, Greece, Crete and Asia Minor, that has been cultivated since ancient times. During the Middle Ages its cultivation spread throughout Europe, all the way to Great Britain. However, in the northern parts of Europe, due to insufficient hours of sunshine and sum of effective tempera...
By Milica Aćimović, Snežana Oljača, Dušan Kovačević, Vladimir Filipović, Slavoljub Tasić, Vele Tešević
AGRONOMIC, NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF QUINOA, A NEW ALTERNATIVE GRAIN
The experiments were carried with two introduced quinao cultivars, KVL 37 and KVL 52, during the years 2010, 2011. and 2012., established at the experimental field in Stara Pazova. Three-year average yield of the grains of quinoa cultivars was 1322 kg ha-1, and expressed per cultivar ha-1 it accounted 1297 kg for KVL 37 and 1347 kg ha-1 for KVL 52....
By Đorđe Glamočlija, Slobodan Dražić, Vera Popović, Vladimir Filipović
INFLUENCE OF APPLICATION OF ORGANIC MULCHES ON AGRO-PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND YIELD OF CARROT
In two-year experiments, conducted in 2009. and 2010, on the soil sub-type chernozem with signs of gley in loess (location Starcevo, South Banat), influence of different organic mulches on agro-physical characteristics and yield of carrot root, cultivars ˝Nantes SP-80˝, were investigated. The study included four types of organic mulches, as follows...
By Vladimir Filipović, Radosav Jevđović, Snežana Dimitrijević, Tatjana Marković, Jasna Grbić
SEEDS AND FLOWERS OF CHESTNUT TREES IN URBAN AREAS: A MUNICIPAL WASTE OR A RAW MATERIAL
This study deals with the examination of total aescin content in flowers and seeds of Aesculus hippocastanum L. and Aesculus x carnea Hayne (Hippocastanaceae), collected in urban areas, as well as the content of Pb, Cd and Hg as an indicator of potential aerial pollution. Aescin identification was performed by TLC. Total aescin content was determin...
By Zoran Maksimović, Jelena Arsenijević, Jelena Novaković, Danica Agbaba, Saša Janković, Marijana Ćurčić, Biljana Antonijević
IMPACT OF SPACING AND SOIL TYPES ON YIELD OF THE ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS OF BIGROOT GERANIUM (Geranium macrorrhizum L.)
This paper presents results of experiments on impacts of spacing and soil types on yield of above-ground biomass of bigroot geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum L.). Experiments were carried out on three types of soil: chernozem, brown forest and marsh soil. The experiments were set following randomized complete block design, with application of four ro...
By Radosav Jevđović, Vladimir Filipović, Goran Todorović, Snežana Dimitrijević, Tatjana Marković
CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF QUINOA SEEDS QUALITY (Chenopodium quinoa Wild)
The aim of the study was to demonstrate how seed size and temperature regimes on seed quality affect the germination rate and total germination of quinoa. The energy and total germination quinoa variety KVL-37 have been investigated. Following the harvest, the seeds were dried and processed, and then the sample of seeds was separated for testing th...
By Radosav Jevđović, Goran Todorović, Vladimir Filipović, Miroslav Kostić, Jasmina Marković, Snežana Dimitrijević
ETHNOBOTANY IN SEE-WB COUNTRIES; TRADITIONAL USES OF INDIGENOUS PLANTS
This paper presents the basic concepts encountered in ethnobotany. First of all, an attempt has been made to define the field of ethnobotany research, to explain the definitions, objectives, methods, and procedures of research, to answer some questions, to resolve a dilemma faced by researchers in this field. It was a challenge to present a special...
By Slavoljub Tasić
TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION SPECIES Carlina L, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE SPECIES REPRESENTED IN THE FLORA SERBIAN
According to Erg. B. 6, C. acaulis, is the biological source of Carlinae radix. The root is traditionally used in the treatment ofcatarrh of upper respiratory tract, as diuretic, stomachic, diaphoretic and tonic. Externally it was used for the treatment of different skin conditions. Though not described in any modern pharmacopoeia, C. radix is pres...
By Sofija Đorđević