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  Juniper Publishers-Open Access Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources Ethno Botanical Interviews on Dorema Aucheri Boiss. (Apiaceae), A Medicinal Species in Southern Iran Authored by Yousef Ajan Abstract Dorema aucheri Boiss is a perennial mono carpic species endemic to the southern parts of Iran. Traditionally, gums, young leaves and branches are used for medicinal and nutritional purposes. The gums are harvested for local and international trading. To get information about the conservation status of the species, we interviewed 27 indigenous informants from 12 villages around M. Hezar, S Iran. The main questions referred to the plant parts used, the type and frequency of harvesting and the effects of defoliation and gum harvesting in individual plants and populations. Furthermore, we were interested in the local income per person, the trade chain and the final products of Dorema aucheri used in foreign countries. The results indicate that gums were traditional...

  Juniper Publishers-Open Access Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources Foliar Application of Phosphorous on Maize Seedling Growth and P Concentrations Authored by Aftab Jamal Abstract A pot experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of foliar application of P on the growth as well as shoot P concentrations of 35 d old maize plants. The soil P in the form of KH2PO4 solution was applied to respective pots during sowing while the foliar P was applied 20 days after the germination of the crop. The maize shoot height, weight and P concentrations showed increasing trends with foliar application as compared to control. 4.14 And 3.89% increase in shoot heights over control were recorded by application of 1 and 2 % foliar applied P. The combined application of half P as soil (22.5 mg P2O5 kg -1 ) plus foliar spray (1 % solution) produced the highest fresh weight of 127.47 g pot -1   which was up by 11.03 % over control, suggesting that the foliar application ...