Chalk stream headwaters are of high value for water supply, amenity, game fishing and fish farming. The water quality implications of modern watercress growing watercress beds are reflected in increasing concentrations of phosphorus and potassium downstream of the beds. Zinc concentrations in both
Pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of two types of biochar (2% (w/w)), Pennisetum sinese Roxb biochar (PB) and coffee grounds biochar (CB), combined with iron fertilizer (1.3 g kg-1 Fe) on the growth, quality, Cd/Pb accumulation in watercress, soil physicochemical
The objective of this study was to examine the in vitro and in vivo antioxidative properties of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of the leaf of Nasturtium officinale R. Br. (watercress). Extracts were evaluated for total antioxidant activity by ferric thiocyanate method, total reducing power by
The garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus L.) belongs to the family Tropaeolaceae. Native to South America it was brought to Europe in XVI century. It is a plant with numerous healing properties. Medicinal plants such as the garden nasturtium contain trace elements and bioactive compounds which can be
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