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Food Chemistry Advances, 2023 Recently, significant attention has been paid to the biologically active substances in plants that aid in preventing, treating or delaying diseases brought on by inflammatory and oxidative processes.
Great Iruoghene Edo +2 more
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Biochemical properties of purified polyphenol oxidase from bitter leaf (Vernoniaamygdalina). [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Polyphenol oxidase which is responsible for oxidative conversion of phenolic compounds to polymers, has continued to attract the attention of scientists. Here, we report the extraction, purification and biochemical properties of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) from bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina).
Samuel Ilesanmi O +4 more
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Development of an automated bitter leaf processing machine
Scientific African, 2022 Bitter leaf is known to be a delicacy and nutritious leaf in Nigeria which is commonly consumed by lots of people. The bitter sap or juice is extracted for medical use or disposed, while the leaf is used for cooking.
D.C. Uguru-Okorie +3 more
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Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2022 Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) belongs to family Cucurbitaceae, and is a popular vegetable crop in the tropical and sub-tropical countries. It is an annually grown herbaceous vine that requires warm climate for growth.
Muhammad Zahid Mumtaz +2 more
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Effect of Traditional Methods of De-bittering on the Proximate and Vitamin Contents of Fresh and Squeezed-Washed Bitter Leaf [PDF]
International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences, 2015 Bitter leaf is a leafy vegetable that is widely consumed and cherished in South-Eastern Nigeria. The effect of traditional methods of de-bittering of bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) on the proximate and vitamin contents was studied using potash, palm oil, and salt and boiling process in squeeze-washing at 3 pre-processing methods of squeeze-wash and ...
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Journal of Taibah University for Science, 2019 Vernonia amygdalina (VA) popularly known as bitter leaf is a common and popular vegetable in Nigeria used as a spice in many delicacies and as medicine.
Zaharaddeen N Garba
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Antioxidant activity of Juglans regia L. and Rumex obtusifolius L. leaf extracts and screening for their allelopathic potential [PDF]
Pesticidi i Fitomedicina, 2022 Secondary plant metabolites with allelopathic activity or phytotoxicity could be biotechnologically important, serving as a source of allelochemicals, and thus contributing to the agro-industrial sector.
Đorđević Tijana +6 more
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YOLOv8-LSW: A Lightweight Bitter Melon Leaf Disease Detection Model
Agriculture (Switzerland)Bitter melon, an important medicinal and edible economic crop, is often threatened by diseases such as downy mildew, powdery mildew, viral diseases, anthracnose, and blight during its growth. Efficient and accurate disease detection is of significant importance for achieving sustainable disease management in bitter melon cultivation.
Jianqing Chen +2 more
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Control of leaf spot in yam with leaf extracts of bitter melon
Scientia Plena, 2022 The use of plant extracts to induce resistance against pathogens has shown to be a promising alternative in the management of plant diseases. The objective was to evaluate the potential of ethanolic extract of Mormodica charantia on management of the Curvularia eragrostidis and enzyme activation involved on defense responses in yam (Dioscorea alata ...
Rodrigo Pereira Leite +3 more
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Peel and leaf powders of three fruits and a vegetable as promising botanicals against Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) [PDF]
Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade), 2015 The aim of this study was to examine the insecticidal activities of powders of bitter leaf, cashew leaf, orange peel and pawpaw leaf against Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae).
Musa Abdulrasak K., Adewale Samuel O.
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