@article{SESTRAS_2020, title={Introduction pages}, volume={12}, url={https://notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/10769}, DOI={10.15835/nsb12210769}, abstractNote={<p style="text-align: justify;">Notulae Scientia Biologicae (<a href="http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro">http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro</a>), Issue 2, Volume 12, 2020: The papers published in this issue represent interesting novelties in different topics of life science. Among the exciting researches, we invite readers to find news about: evaluation of phytochemical constituents and in vitro antimicrobial activities of leaves extracts of<em> Calotropis procera</em> against certain human pathogens; <em>in vitro</em> anti-urease, antioxidant, anticholinesterase, cytotoxic and in vivo anti-inflammatory potential of <em>Satureja cuneifolia</em>; impact of essential oils of clove <em>Syzygium aromaticum</em> in rats exposed to stress by nickel; young capitulum as important explant in <em>in vitro</em> mass propagation of gerbera (<em>Gerbera jamesonii</em>); a comparative study between temporary immersion system and semi-solid cultures on shoot multiplication and plantlets production of two Moroccan date palm (<em>Phoenix dactylifera </em>L.) varieties <em>in vitro</em>; effect of pretreatments on germination of seeds of the timber plant, <em>Terminalia ivorensis</em> and <em>Mansonnia altissima</em>; abundance, frequency and distribution pattern of tree species in recorded forest area of Western Himalaya; role of active transport of potassium to leaves in the mechanisms of tolerance to salinity in common bean (<em>Phaseolus vulgaris</em> L.).</p>}, number={2}, journal={Notulae Scientia Biologicae}, author={SESTRAS, Radu E.}, year={2020}, month={Jun.}, pages={I-IX} }