Can you help me identify this sponge species?

Our team found this sponge in San Pedro Bay, Leyte, Philippines. The pictures of the sponge is in situ condition and in terms of morphology, the sponge is dark brown in color and is...

10 November 2014 1,559 3 View

Does anyone have an operator's manual for Safeguard Centrifuge?

09 October 2014 302 0 View

Where can I get a standard protocol for extraction of plant secondary metabolites?

Can you perform extraction even without using rotary evaporator? I am looking at methanolic bark extraction of Cinnamomum mercadoi

06 July 2014 6,465 14 View

Is it possible for a plant extract to be able to have a bactericidal effect against gram-negative bacteria if combined with antibiotics?

This plant extract was previously studied to have antibacterial activity against gram-positive bacteria only. Is it possible?

06 July 2014 8,412 17 View

Which antimicrobial testing protocol would be suited for dark and high-colored plant extract?

06 July 2014 2,375 4 View

How can I measure the photosynthesis of mangroves without using CO2 gas analysers? And how would you correlate this to leaf micromorphology?

I'm currently doing my undergraduate thesis about the relationship between photosynthesis and leaf micromorphology of several mangrove species found in the Philippines. Our institution is poorly...

06 July 2014 892 4 View

Can anyone suggest a herbal plant whose antioxidant and antimicrobial properties haven't been researched on?

06 July 2014 9,112 2 View

Is a brain heart infusion medium necessary to culture bacterial strains obtained from clinical laboratories?

I want to do research on the synergistic/antagonistic effects of plant extracts and antibiotics against some bacteria. It will be very helpful if you give me literature/detailed methodology about...

06 July 2014 3,758 5 View

What is the protocol for testing the combined effects of Carica papaya latex and an antibiotic?

06 July 2014 447 1 View

Can you help me find a good, new (2009 and above) resources to get some informations and basics about plant systematic?

Hi, I hope you are doing well I'm a college student interested in botany and everything related to it. Lately I've been so into classification of plants and I don't know how to find a resource. I...

01 February 2021 1,549 5 View

How do you extract a specific chemical from a plant?

I know how to get the general extract from a plant - I can get the total phenols, alkaloids, Flavanoids, etc, but I want to isolate just one particular phenolic compound from the total extract....

21 October 2020 6,384 19 View

Can anyone give me advice on choosing Mphil in Plant systematics?

I am currently an undergraduate student (major in biological science) who is looking for a Master of Science in Plant Systematics and Evolution Biology aspects. My result in university is quite...

12 October 2020 1,559 3 View

How plant taxonomy is the mother of botany?

Research articles

11 October 2020 380 19 View

Who can share me otostegia integrifolia cultivation guideline or related material?

This is to know botany, ecology and cultivation practices.

09 October 2020 5,317 2 View

What is the relationship between plant hormones and plant allometry?

Hi, i'm looking for bibliographic references that explains the relationship between plant hormones and plant allometry (relation between the size of an organism and aspects of its physiology and...

21 September 2020 9,653 6 View

What are the criteria one must look into while searching for a research guide?

As we know that guide plays a vital role in the entire tenure of research leading to PhD, what are the qualities a scholar must look into consideration while selecting a guide?

19 September 2020 2,538 18 View

Zootaxa, a one-time problem or an announcement of troubles in the future?

Dear all taxonomists Do you think that the problem which we had with Zootaxa in this year is an accidental or we should expect similar problems in the future? Not only for Zootaxa but also with...

13 September 2020 3,391 22 View

For how many days a human can survive in Subtropical Broad-leaved Hill Forests with 500 calories of veg and how?

Subtropical Broad-leaved Hill Forests such as Assam sub-tropical hill savannah woodland in India has a wide range of vegetation and is home to thousands of kinds of herbivores. What if a human has...

27 July 2020 2,350 7 View

Can anyone suggest a PhD dissertation area that encompass Microbiology and Immunology?

Can anyone please suggest some related topic or area in microbiology and immunology except COVID/SAARS?

04 July 2020 4,962 37 View