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Mainstreaming traditional fruits, vegetables and pulses for nutrition, income, and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa: the case for Kenya and Ethiopia

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
This study documented existing knowledge on traditional fruits, vegetables and pulses in Kenya and Ethiopia. The aim was to identify neglected and underutilized species with high potential for food security, for their economic value and contribution to ...
Peter Biu Ngigi, Peter Biu Ngigi, Céline Termote, Dominique Pallet, Marie Josèphe Amiot   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Allelopathy in pigweed (a review) [PDF]

Communications in Plant Sciences, 2011
Amaranthus spp. are plants with proven allelopathic potential. The release of allelochemicals from Amaranthus spp. in the environment can influence seed germination, photosynthesis rate, reduce growth and, consequently, the productivity of various plant ...
Pedro Luis da Costa Aguiar Alves, Leonardo Bianco de Carvalho, Marcelo Claro de Souza, Paulo Roberto Fidelis Giancotti   +3 more
doaj  

Enhancing the Palatability of Fibrous and Overmatured Vegetables Using Papaya as a Tenderizer [PDF]

Madras Agricultural Journal
The present study explored the potential of raw matured papaya (Carica papaya) as a natural tenderizer to enhance the palatability of over-matured vegetables, which are often discarded due to fibrous texture and low consumer acceptability.
Praneetha. S, Krishnaveni. T, Madhumitha. M, Manipriya. S,, Mei Raghul A.V, Methini. P, Ajay Raja. A   +6 more
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Seed production of barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) in response to time of emergence in cotton and rice [PDF]

, 2011
The spread of herbicide resistance in barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.) poses a serious threat to crop production in the southern United States.
P. NEVE, Norsworthy, J. K. (Jason K.), Smith, K. L. (Kenneth L.), J. K. NORSWORTHY, Bagavathiannan, M. V., M. V. BAGAVATHIANNAN, K. L. SMITH, Neve, Paul   +7 more
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Predispersal seed predation of Amaranthus spp. and Chenopodium album (L) [PDF]

, 1999
Field studies were conducted during 1997 and 1998 to determine the role of predispersal weed seed predators in corn fields and to investigate the influence of corn row width and planting density on predispersal weed seed predation levels.
Griffiths, Jason Thomas
core   +1 more source

Plantas tóxicas para suínos Toxic plants for swine

Ciência Rural, 1997
Revisam-se as intoxicações por plantas que ocorrem em suínos no Brasil, Uruguai e Argentina. Descrevem-se a intoxicação por sementes de Senna occidentalis, que causa necrose muscular segmentar e lesões hepáticas, e a intoxicação por sementes de ...
Cláudio Dias Timm, Franklin Riet-Corrrea   +1 more
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Diversity and Spread of Acetolactate Synthase Allelic Variants at Position 574 Endowing Resistance in Amaranthus hybridus in Italy

Plants, 2023
Poor control of Amaranthus spp. with herbicides inhibiting acetolactate synthase (ALS) has been observed for several years in soybean fields in north-eastern Italy, but to date only a few ALS-resistant populations have been confirmed.
Andrea Milani, Silvia Panozzo, Samuele Pinton, Renato Antonio Danielis, Maurizio Sattin, Laura Scarabel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prospects for the Use of Amaranth Grain in the Production of Functional and Specialized Food Products

Foods
This review is dedicated to exploring recent advancements in the study of amaranth grain and presents research primarily on Amaranthus species such as Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hypochondriacus, and Amaranthus caudatus, and to a lesser extent ...
Dana Toimbayeva, Saule Saduakhasova, Svetlana Kamanova, Amirsana Kiykbay, Sayagul Tazhina, Indira Temirova, Marat Muratkhan, Bakhyt Shaimenova, Linara Murat, Dina Khamitova, Gulnazym Ospankulova   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

From wild to tamed: Reimagining novel crops through omics and local plant diversity

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The global food system faces growing pressure from climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising nutritional demands. Agriculture has increased yields but reduced crop diversity, flavor, and nutritional quality, leaving societies vulnerable and dependent on a narrow set of staple species.
Alexandra Sanfeliu Meliá, Pablo D. Cárdenas   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source