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NUTRITIONAL AND ANTINUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF SOME UNDERUTILIZED CORMS, RHIZOMES AND TUBERS

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2020
Background. With ever-increasing populace pressure and rapid depletion of natural resources, it has become exceptionally important to diversify the present time agriculture with the cultivation of some wild varieties of tubers, rhizomes and corms in ...
Tresina Soris Tresina Soris, A. Doss, Veerabahu Ramasamy Mohan   +2 more
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Maranta ruiziana Kornicke 1862

, 2020
Maranta ruiziana Körnicke (1862: 45) Type (lectotype, designated here):— PERU. “Peruvia subandin”, January 1829 -1830, Poeppig 1682 (G00302578; isolectotypes: LE00001344, LE00001345, B [†], W [†]). (Fig. 23). Remaining syntype:— PERU. “Ad Chicoplaya”, 1798, Pavón 26 (s.n. on protologue) (G00168735, MA810689, B [†]).
Fraga, Fernanda Ribeiro De Mello, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga   +1 more
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Analysis of the Impact of Agriculture and Logging on Forest Habitat Structure in the Ankasa and Bia Conservation Area of Ghana

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 12, December 2024.
Ghana's Ankasa and Bia Conservation Areas are facing rapid forest loss due to the expansion of agricultural activities, leading to widespread land conversion. As a result, forest patches on the outskirts of these protected areas have become fragmented, isolated and disconnected.
George Ashiagbor, Sinka Khadijah Abubakar, Sandra Sawdiatu Inusah, Abena Owusu Adjapong, Gideon Nyamekye Osei, Prosper Basommi Laari   +5 more
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The role of wild palms in agroforestry systems in the Neotropics: A review

People and Nature, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 2200-2227, December 2024.
Abstract Wild palms are among the most important plants in the Neotropics due to their wide distribution, species richness and cultural relevance for humans. In addition to their presence in forests, these plants also occur in anthropogenic systems throughout their range of distribution, but their role in these systems is often overlooked.
Viviana Andrade, Alejandro Casas, Henrik Balslev, Francisco Mora   +3 more
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Extraction and Characterization of a Novel Natural Lignocellulosic (Bagasse and Husk) Fibers from Arrowroot (Maranta Arundinacea)

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
This study set out with the aim of assessing the morphology and properties of lignocellulosic fiber extracted from the tubers mainly found in tropical forests called arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea).
Jamal Tarique, Salit Mohd Sapuan, Abdan Khalina   +2 more
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Maranta friedrichsthaliana Kornicke 1862

, 2020
Maranta friedrichsthaliana Körnicke (1862: 42) Type (lectotype, designated here):— COSTA RICA. Monte Aguacate, November 1845 -1848, Ørsted s.n. (C10014454; isolectotypes: C10014452, C10014453, W [†]). (Fig. 12) Remaining syntype:— COSTA RICA. no date, Friedrichsthal 1269 (W [†]). Protologue citation:—“ Guatemala in monte Aquacate leg. Friedrichsthal n.
Fraga, Fernanda Ribeiro De Mello, Braga, João Marcelo Alvarenga   +1 more
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Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Future Stroke: Evidence From CHARLS and Mendelian Randomization Analyses

Brain and Behavior, Volume 14, Issue 11, November 2024.
The study establishes a significant association and causal link between diabetes and stroke risk in an East Asian population. Abstract Objectives: This study leveraged the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) to explore the association between diabetes and stroke in middle‐aged and older adults in East Asia and assess the causality ...
Zetai Bai, Zheyi Wang, Mei Li, Deyuan Kong, Guanzhao Wu   +4 more
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Investigating the impact of boiling and pressure cooking on resistant starch levels in food

International Journal of Food Science &Technology, Volume 59, Issue 6, Page 3907-3917, June 2024.
The presence of resistant starch varies across diverse food systems as a function of processing conditions. This study clearly elucidates the impact of boiling and pressure cooking on RS% as a function of processing time and type of RS source. Summary Resistant starch (RS) has been shown to manipulate food digestion and nutrient metabolism as well as ...
Sankha Karunarathna, Indira Wickramasinghe, Charles Brennan, Tuyen Truong, Seneviratne Navaratne, Jayani Chandrapala   +5 more
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Maranta leuconeura (Cultivated)

, 2011
Maranta leuconeura, whole plant. Family Marantaceae, Subclass Zingiberidae.
James R. Manhart
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The eco-friendly synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Maranta leuconeura ethanolic extract with the assessment of antibacterial, antioxidant, anticancer activities

Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture
Background. Considering the significant interest in the use of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) obtained from plant extracts. Purpose. The study is aimed to utilize the ethanolic extract of Maranta leuconeura as a reducing agent to form ...
Noor M. Alassadi, Ghaida'a J. Al-Ghizzawi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source