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Traditional Uses, Chemical Constituents, Biological Properties, Clinical Settings, and Toxicities of Abelmoschus manihot L.: A Comprehensive Review

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
Abelmoschus manihot, an annual herbal flowering plant, is widely distributed throughout eastern Europe and in temperate and subtropical regions of Asia.
Fei Luan, Fei Luan, Qianhong Wu, Yan Yang, Haizhen Lv, Daoheng Liu, Zhaoping Gan, Nan Zeng   +7 more
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ESTUDO DE PLANTAS LATICÍFERAS. II ASPECTOS ANATÔMICOS E DISTRIBUIÇÃO DE VASOS LATICÍFEROS EM MANIHOT GLAZIOVII MÜLLER ARG [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 1992
Foi feito um estudo anatômico da folha e casca de Manihot glazioviiMüller Arg., dando sequênciaa ao estudo de plantas laticíferas. Enfâse foi dada à distribuição de vasos laticíferos, mais freqüente sobretudo na casca e de onde é normalmente retirado o ...
Maria Sílvia de Mendonça
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Quality of Spontaneous and Backslopped Fermented Cassava Flour From Different Cassava Landraces and Sensory Acceptability of the Cooked Dough

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
The cooked Oko‐iyawo spontaneously fermented cassava flour's sensory acceptability was correlated with its amylose content, pH, pasting temperature, and water absorption capability. Cassava processors may be able to create consistently high‐quality fermented cassava flour for various end users with the use of the information provided in this study ...
Awoyale Wasiu, Yusuf O. Joshua, Irondi A. Emmanuel, Abdulrahman L. Ololade, Allie Georgiana, Olatoye K. Kazeem, Maziya‐Dixon Busie   +6 more
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A look at endemic manihot species for northeastern Brazil: Taxonomy, richness, distribution and conservation [PDF]

Acta Botânica Brasílica
Manihot includes about 150 species with a Neotropical distribution. Wild species of Manihot constitute a plant genetic heritage that can be used in breeding programs for the cultivable species Manihot esculenta Crantz (cassava). However, wild populations,
Karen Yuliana Suarez-Contento, Márcio Lacerda Lopes Martins, Sarah Maria Athiê-Souza   +2 more
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Two new endemic species of Portulaca (Portulacaceae) from the Brazilian Pampa grasslands

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Portulaca L. is a monophyletic, cosmopolitan genus of succulent plants comprising ca 153 species, with particularly high diversity in xerophytic ecosystems in tropical and subtropical regions. Based on morphological evidence, we describe and illustrate two new species from the Brazilian Pampa, Portulaca guaritensis and Portulaca guenoa.
José Roberto Ferraz, Bárbara Pinheiro Moreira, João Marcelo Alvarenga Braga, Leonardo Paz Deble   +3 more
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Cytogenetics and evolution of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2000
All Manihot species so far examined, including cassava (Manihot esculenta), have 2n = 36. Interspecific hybrids between cassava and its wild relatives show fair regular meiosis, and backcrossed generations exhibit high fertility.
Nagib M.A. Nassar
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According to whom? Spousal, household, and plot differences in improved cassava variety adoption in Nigeria

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Agricultural innovations underpin most investments that aim to increase agricultural productivity globally. Improved crop varieties have historically constituted the bulwark of agricultural innovation outputs and are credited with the success of large‐scale interventions such as the Green Revolution. Much research has shown, however, that gender shapes
Jing Yi, Jeisson Prieto, Elisabeth Garner, Hale Ann Tufan   +3 more
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CYTOTOXICITY IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUPERNATANT OF Manihot esculenta Crantz RHIZOME AS RIBOSOME-INACTIVATING PROTEIN TO NORMAL CELL

Indonesian Journal of Chemistry, 2010
The supernatant of Manihot esculenta Crantz rhizome has been used as an alternative remedy of infectious and cancer in Jogjakarta. Cytotoxicity assay showed that  Manihot esculenta Crantz supernatant had cytotoxic effect to cancer cell line, namely ...
Endang Astuti, Sabirin Matsjeh, Winarto Haryadi, Deni Pranowo, Nuning Sri Mulatsih   +4 more
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Cyanogenic Compounds, Physicochemical Parameters and Metals in Water From Cassava Processing Areas: A Study in the Brazilian Amazon, Using Multivariate Analysis

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the water quality of artesian wells and effluents generated in cassava processing in a rural area of Bragança, Pará, with emphasis on physicochemical parameters, multielement composition, and cyanogenic compounds. The well water presented specific nonconformities, highlighting pH values below the recommended level and high
Alana Coêlho Maciel, Mariane Gama Nabiça, Luciana Pinheiro Santos, Thiago de Melo e Silva, Elivaldo Nunes Modesto Junior, Heronides Adonias Dantas Filho, Charles Miller de Souza Borges, Kelly das Graças Fernandes Dantas, Simone de Fátima Pinheiro Pereira, Ivan Carlos da Costa Barbosa, Beni Jequicene Mussengue Chaúque, Rosinelson da Silva Pena, Nayara Macêdo Peixoto Araújo, Alessandra Santos Lopes   +13 more
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Shoot Borer Earias Vittella—A Threat to the Indigenous Vegetable Pele Abelmoschus Manihot in the Pacific

Proceedings, 2020
The indigenous vegetable Abelmoschus manihot (Malvaceae) is one of the staple crops in the Pacific island countries. It is known by various local names, including Pele (Samoa, Tonga), Bele (Fiji), Aibika (Papua New Guinea), and slippery cabbage (Solomon ...
Samuel Hone, Rashmi Kant
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