Comparative anatomy of tendril and fruit stalk in Curcubitaceae Juss. from Nigeria [PDF]
, 2015 Comparative anatomy of the fruit stalk and tendril of nine (9) species representing 8 genera of Cucurbits from Nigeria has been carried out to complement the existing taxonomic data on the family.
Agogbua, Josephine +2 more
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Phylogenetics of Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae): Cucumber (C. sativus) belongs in an Asian/Australian clade far from melon (C. melo) [PDF]
, 2007 Background Melon, Cucumis melo, and cucumber, C. sativus, are among the most widely cultivated crops worldwide. Cucumis, as traditionally conceived, is geographically centered in Africa, with C. sativus and C.
Susanne S Renner +2 more
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Effect of Thermal Treatment on Chemical, Biological and Mechanical Properties of African Whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon K. SCHUM) [PDF]
, 2022 The thermal modification of wood is a potential alternative method for improving wood properties. This paper evaluates the effect of thermal treatment on the chemical, biological and mechanical properties of African Whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon K.
Adebawo, F. G. +4 more
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Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences, 2023 Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of mortality in the world today with hypertension being the major clinical presentation of these diseases. This study assessed the anti-hypertensive effects of Lagenaria breviflora whole fruit and Xanthsoma sagittifolium corms in experimentally inudced hypertensive Wistar rats.
Olayinka, Oridupa +6 more
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NUTRITIONAL STUDY ON THE SEEDS AND FRUITS OF THREE CUCURBITS IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA [PDF]
, 2023 A comparative study was carried out on the nutritional contents of the seeds and fruits of Cucumis melo (L.), Lagenaria breviflora (Benth) and Citrullus lanatus (Thunb).
Agboola, D. A. +4 more
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THE QUALITY PARAMETERS, TOTAL FLAVONOIDS DETERMINATION AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY COMPOUND OF ANDALIMAN FRUIT ANDALIMAN FRUIT (ZANTHOXYLUM ACANTHOPODIUM DC.) EXTRACT [PDF]
, 2021 Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical compound of the antioxidant activity of the extract from andaliman fruit (Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC.) and the quality parameters and the total flavonoid determination of the highest ...
AZELA, WIDI +3 more
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, 2023 Abstract BACKGROUND Over the years, therapeutic application of plants has been used in folkloric medicine to explore natural alternatives to usage of antibiotic growth promoters due to the development of resistant bacteria strains and presence of drug residues in poultry meat.
OLUWAGBEMIGA ADELEYE +5 more
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Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using <i>Lagenaria breviflora</i> aqueous leaves extract
Caliphate Journal of Science and Technology, 2023 The development of biologically inspired silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has attracted considerable worldwide attention in the field of medical nanotechnology. This is because secondary metabolites possess the unique reducibility required in the green synthesis of nanoparticles.
Oyesolape B. Akinsipo +5 more
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La etnobotánica moqoit inédita de Raúl Martínez Crovetto I: Descripción, actualización y análisis de la nomenclatura indígena [PDF]
, 2014 Raúl Martínez Crovetto (M.C.) es considerado pionero de las investigaciones etnobotánicas argentinas. En el Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste se hallaron valiosos manuscritos inéditos de este autor sobre la etnobotánica mocoví (moqoit) documentados en ...
Rosso, Cintia Natalia +1 more
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Faecal Analysis of Pullet Birds Administered Aqueous Lagenaria Breviflora Robert Extract [PDF]
, 2018 Due to the residual effect of antibiotics and the need to eradicate its usage in poultry industry. A 98-days experiment was carried out to determine the efficacy of aqueous extract of fruits of Lagenaria breviflora Robert on faecal samples of birds of ...
Adeleye, A.E. +2 more
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