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Lessons from a student‐led breeding effort on leafy African vegetables in Minnesota

Crop Science, Volume 65, Issue 3, May/June 2025.
Abstract The Community Plant Breeding Team, a student‐led plant breeding initiative at the University of Minnesota, was initiated in 2021 in direct response to the local demand for culturally relevant food. We focus on improving access to African leafy vegetables, which are in high demand but face challenges such as poor adaptation to the Minnesota ...
Hannah Stoll, Inés Rebollo, Lucas M. Roberts, Lauren Docherty, Kabita Poudel, Liesl Bower‐Jernigan, Lovepreet Singh, Isaías Ariza‐Hernandez, Muyideen Yusuf, Chidi Chidozie, Rex Bernardo   +10 more
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EVALUATION OF BILE ACIDS-BINDING CAPACITY AND TYROSINASE INHIBITOR POTENCY OF NOVEL PEPTIDES PREPARED FROM AGRICULTURAL WASTES VIA ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS

Scientific Study & Research: Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Industry, 2020
The objective of this study was to prepare bile acidsbinding and tyrosinase inhibitory peptides for industrial potential application. Proteins were extracted from Brassica olercea (cauliflower) midribs, Corchorus olitorius (corchorus) stems and Vicia ...
Sanaa T. El-Sayed, Rehab A. Al- Azzouny, Ola S. Ali   +2 more
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Nutritional Composition and Phytochemical Changes in Wild Melon (Cucumis melo var. agrestis) Induced by Drying, Frying, and Cooking

Journal of Food Science, Volume 90, Issue 5, May 2025.
ABSTRACT This study investigated the impact of various processing methods sun drying, dehydration, frying and cooking) on nutritional and phytochemical profile of wild melon (Cucumis melo var. agrestis). Proximate analysis revealed that drying methods enhanced the concentration of essential nutrients, including carbohydrates, proteins, and fibre, due ...
Saghir Ahmed Sheikh, Aasia Akbar Panhwar, Parkash Meghwar, Isaac Duah Boateng   +3 more
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Optimization of Sonication and Homogenization‐Assisted Solvent Extraction of Cottonseed Oil Using RSM: Oil Recovery, Antioxidant Properties, and Oxidative Stability

Journal of Food Process Engineering, Volume 48, Issue 5, May 2025.
This study demonstrates the synergistic effect of sonication and homogenization in cottonseed oil extraction for the first time. This approach is promising as it is safer, more affordable, and ensures high oil recovery of 86.40%, along with good quality, including 5.12% FFA and 92.5% RSA. ABSTRACT The present investigation assesses the effectiveness of
Ezgi Kalkan, Medeni Maskan
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Spatial variation in Heavy Metal residue in Corchorus olitorious cultivated along a Major highway in Ikorodu- Lagos, Nigeria

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2011
This study focused on heavy metals (Lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn) and Cadmium (Cd)) contamination in the vegetable Corchorus olitorius (C.olitorius) leaves cultivated along a major road. Samples the vegetable, C.
VT Sanyaolu, AAA Sanyaolu, E Fadele
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Commodity risk assessment of Prunus spp. plants from United Kingdom

EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 4, April 2025.
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by: grafted potted plants up to 15 years old or ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Antonio Vicent Civera, Paula Baptista, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Jaime Cubero, Nik Cunniffe, Eduardo de la Peña, Nicolas Desneux, Anna Filipiak, Paolo Gonthier, Beata Hasiów‐Jaroszewska, Hervé Jactel, Blanca B. Landa, Lara Maistrello, David Makowski, Panagiotis Milonas, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Roel Potting, Hanna Susi, Dirk Jan van der Gaag, Pedro Gómez, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Andrea Lucchi, Gregor Urek, Jonathan Yuen, Lucia Zappala, Umberto Bernardo, Giovanni Bubici, Anna Vittoria Carluccio, Michela Chiumenti, Francesco Di Serio, Elena Fanelli, Paraskevi Kariampa, Cristina Marzachì, Agata Kaczmarek, Louise Matic, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Anna Berlin   +37 more
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What enables agricultural diversification in the Eastern Gangetic Plains? Learning from past success

Urban Agriculture &Regional Food Systems, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2025.
Abstract The increasing significance of agricultural diversification lies in its ability to improve the productivity, profitability, and sustainability of farming systems. This research investigated how diversification occurs and what enables farmers to shift from one system to another.
Arifa Jannat, Avinash Kishore, Tamara Jackson, M. Wakilur Rahman, Md. Mojammel Haque, Md. Mamunur Rashid, Tapan Chowdhury, Kalyan Kanti Das, Indu Raj Joshi   +8 more
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Soil and water conservation practices and challenges in vegetable farming: A case study of urban and peri‐urban Accra, Ghana

Urban Agriculture &Regional Food Systems, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2025.
Abstract Urban and peri‐urban vegetable farming is vital for sustaining livelihoods and food systems in rapidly growing sub‐Saharan African cities. However, the distinct opportunities and challenges faced by urban and peri‐urban producers under environmental and socioeconomic pressures remain poorly understood.
Peter Bilson Obour, Joshua Ntajal, Kwadwo Owusu, Erastus Mak‐Mensah, Michael Tuffour, Ousmane Niang, Clement Kwang   +6 more
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Stability of fibre yield and its component traits in tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius L.)

Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 2016
Stability study for fibre yield and its attributing traits was carried out in six tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) genotypes including two checks under four different ecological conditions of India over two consecutive years 2005 and 2006, I under All
S.K. Roy, G. Chakraborty, A. Roy, S. Haque, M.K. Sinha, S. Mitra and, V.A. Kale   +6 more
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A Narrative Review of Wild and Semiwild Edible Plants in Ethiopia: Agroecological Perspectives, Ethnic Diversity, Proximate Composition, and Phytochemical Analysis

International Journal of Food Science, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
All over the world, wild edible plants are predominantly the sources of famine food. Ethiopia, with food‐insecure populations, needs such food‐supplementing plant groups. The current review article is aimed at presenting a compiled list of the species, showing the diversity of the species, and elaborating on their major threats and values.
Derebe Alemneh, Poulami Jha
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