The prevalence of use and value of wild edible herbs in South Africa [PDF]
The prevalence of use and commercial value of wild edible herbs in South Africa is examined from four recent quantitative studies at eight different sites.
Shackleton, C M (Charles Michael)
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Dietary values of wild and semi-wild edible plants in Southern Ethiopia [PDF]
Ethnobotanical studies have shown that many wild plant species are sporadically consumed alongside regular food sources in developing countries. Many plants of wild and semi-wild origin are consumed in the remote parts of southern Ethiopia.
Addis, Getachew +5 more
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A Review of Indigenous Food Crops in Africa and the Implications for more Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems [PDF]
Indigenous and traditional foods crops (ITFCs) have multiple uses within society, and most notably have an important role to play in the attempt to diversify the food in order to enhance food and nutrition security.
Akinola, R. +4 more
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Abstract Recent global interest in sustainable practices in the textile and fashion industry has inspired stakeholders to readopt natural colourants. However, integrating these practices raises several questions regarding the latest developments in natural colourant and trend forecasting practices in the textile and fashion industry.
Bintan Titisari, Pammi Sinha
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Salvianolic Acid B Prevents Arsenic Trioxide-Induced Cardiotoxicity In Vivo and Enhances Its Anticancer Activity In Vitro [PDF]
Clinical attempts to reduce the cardiotoxicity of arsenic trioxide (ATO) without compromising its anticancer activities remain to be an unresolved issue.
Chen, Rongchang +10 more
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Genetic diversity analysis in tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) germplasm lines [PDF]
An experiment was conducted to examine the magnitude of genetic diversity and characters contributing to genetic diversity among 81 tossa jute genotypes.
Choudhary, S. B. +6 more
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Beyond conservation: the landscape of chloroplast genome rearrangements in angiosperms
Summary Chloroplast genomes (plastomes) have long been considered structurally conserved, but recent sequencing efforts have uncovered pervasive rearrangements that challenge this assumption. This review catalogues the main types of plastome modifications: large and small inversions; insertions and deletions (indels); gene and intron losses; horizontal
Luiz Augusto CauzāSantos
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First Report of ethnobotanical studies of tehsil Noorpur Thal, District Khushab, Punjab, Pakistan [PDF]
The study is based on gathering of information by interviewing villagers, herbalists, hakims and farmers, following a preset list of questions followed by analysis of the data collected. Plant samples were gathered and their morphological characteristics
Yousaf, Z. (Zaheer)
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Comparison between Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis at GUS histochemical assay performance for tissue culture independent transformation [PDF]
Tissue culture independent transformation technique in crops is relatively new and of popular interest due to its faster approach and efficiency. The prospect of this technique in the production of transgenic Jute plants with new genetic properties is ...
REDUANUL BARI +5 more
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Corchorus olitorius (L.) is an important leafy vegetable known for its rich source of several nutrients and dietary fibre in Africa, Asia and some parts of America. One major limitation of cultivating Corchorus olitorius in the tropics is inadequate soil
A. Ayinla +5 more
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