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Influence of Swine Wastes Rates on Selected Soil Physical Properties and Cultivation of Amaranthus in Awka, South East- Nigeria [PDF]

Bulgarian Journal of Soil Science
Environmental threats most times occur due to indiscriminate disposal of swine wastes into the environment however effective disposal of these waste materials into the soil as an amendment for vegetable production remains a vital solution for the ...
Tochukwu Nwosu
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AMARANTHUS AS A SOURCE OF POLYPHENOLIC COMPOUNDS AND FLAVONOIDS FOR USE IN MEDICINE [PDF]

Biotechnologia Acta
Amaranth is used as a medicinal plant with antioxidant, hemostatic, and wound-healing properties. The aim of the research is the quantitative determination of polyphenolic compounds and flavonoids in ethanolic extracts of amaranth seeds of the "Lera ...
K.I. HUTSKO, R.O. PETRINA
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Seed protein biotyping in Amaranthus species: a tool for rapid identification of weedy amaranths of concern

Plant Methods, 2023
Background The Amaranthus genus contains at least 20 weedy and invasive species, including Amaranthus palmeri (palmer’s amaranth) and Amaranthus tuberculatus (tall waterhemp), two species of regulatory concern in North America, impacting production and ...
Maxime Murphy, Julia Hubert, Ruojing Wang, Leonardo Galindo-González   +3 more
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Amaranthus graecizans subsp. sylvestris Brenan

, 2022
5b. Amaranthus graecizans L. subsp. sylvestris (Vill.) Brenan, Watsonia 4: 273. 1961 ≡ Amaranthus sylvestris Vill., Cat. Pl. Jard. Strasb. 111. 1807 ≡ Amaranthus sylvestris Desf. ex Poiret, Tabl. École Bot.: 44. 1804, nom. nud., nom. inval. (Art.
Al-Shaye, Najla A., Iamonico, Duilio, Alghamdi, Salma, Korany, Shereen M., Hassan, Walaa A.   +4 more
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Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina, Ani Bajrami, Mousaab Alrhmoun, Naji Sulaiman, Konstantinos Ntinas, Marjol Meço, Bledar Pulaj, Nektarios Aligiannis, Avni Hajdari, Andrea Pieroni   +9 more
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Impact of green synthesized selenium nanoparticles on the growth and development of amaranth microgreens

Frontiers in Nanotechnology
Drought stress is a prime abiotic constraint that reduces microgreen growth and nutritional quality. This research explores a new strategy involving using green-synthesized selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) to improve drought stress tolerance and ...
Arivalagan Gomathi, Ramalingam Sriharini, Iyadurai Arumuka Pravin, Rajaram Kaushik, Alagarsamy Ramesh Kumar, Ambethgar Anbu Sezhian, Sundaresan Srivignesh   +6 more
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Species identification, phylogenetic analysis and detection of herbicide-resistant biotypes of Amaranthus based on ALS and ITS

Scientific Reports, 2020
The taxonomically challenging genus Amaranthus (Family Amaranthaceae) includes important agricultural weed species that are being spread globally as grain contaminants.
Han Xu, Xubin Pan, Cong Wang, Yan Chen, Ke Chen, Shuifang Zhu, Rieks D. van Klinken   +6 more
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Preharvest and postharvest factors affecting yield and nutrient contents of vegetable amaranth (Var. Amaranthus hypochondriacus) [PDF]

, 2010
KEYWORDS: Traditional leafy vegetables, Amaranth, diammonium phosphate, manure, yields, nutrients, antinutrients, phenolics, oxalates, small-scale farmers, Kenya Agriculture in developing countries faces a number of pressing challenges including ...
Onyango, C.
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A national crop wild relative checklist for Zimbabwe reveals edible crop wild relative diversity of regional and global importance

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Crop wild relatives (CWR) in Zimbabwe are reservoirs of beneficial agronomic traits, yet they remain under‐documented and poorly conserved. This study developed Zimbabwe's first national CWR checklist based on a conceptual framework combining floristic, ecological and ethnobotanical data, revealing over 2700 taxa, with nearly 1000 edible species ...
Kudakwashe Mutasa, Onismus Chipfunde, Christopher Chapano, Patience Chatukuta   +3 more
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FLEA BEETLES (CHRYSOMELIDAE: ALTICINAE) SPECIES OCCURRING ON AMARANTHUS spp. IN SLOVAKIA [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2001
Occurrence and abundance of flea beetle species associated with Amaranthus spp. was studied in Slovakia with the aim to assess their potential as biological control agents.
L Cagán, M Vráblová, P Tóth
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