Nutrients and phytochemical density in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. cultivated in growing media supplemented with dosages of nitrogen fertilizer. [PDF]
Saudi J Biol Sci, 2023 Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. is an annual halophyte that originated from southern Africa. However, little has been reported about factors that modulate the quantity of secondary metabolites in the plant.
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HortScience, 2022 Common ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.) is a novel edible succulent plant with savory flavor. It has epidermal bladder cells (EBCs) that store water and sodium chloride (NaCl) located on the epidermis of the leaves and stems.
Neil Mattson
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HorticulturaeMesembryanthemum crystallinum L., commonly known as the ice plant, is a halophyte recognized for its exceptional salinity tolerance. This study aimed to determine the optimal NaCl concentration for promoting plant growth, D-pinitol, and other ...
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Identification of ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.) microRNAs using RNA-Seq and their putative roles in high salinity responses in seedlings [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 The halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (common or crystalline ice plant) is a useful model for studying molecular mechanisms of salt tolerance. The morphology, physiology, metabolism, and gene expression of ice plant have been studied and large ...
Chih-Pin Chiang +6 more
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Development and Characterization of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. Extract-Loaded Phytosomes for Enhanced Delivery of Antioxidant Compounds [PDF]
LifeM. crystallinum is an edible halophytic succulent plant rich in phenolic compounds with potential pharmaceutical applications. However, it is known that these phytocompounds generally present low absorption, which hinders their direct use in formulations.
Irina Fernandes +4 more
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Growth parameters, phytochemicals, and antitumor activity of wild and cultivated ice plants (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.). [PDF]
Food Sci NutrThe ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.) is a halophyte that could become an alternative crop because of its interest as a functional food and its adaptation to high‐saline soils. In this work, leaves from wild ice plants were compared with their
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HorticulturaeThe effect of artificial lighting with different light spectra and photoperiods/daily light integrals (DLIs) on the yield, bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of the common ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) was studied.
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Cadmium exposure of heavy metal-tolerant Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. (the common ice plant) stimulates gas exchange [PDF]
Archives of Environmental Protection, 2023 When exposed to high cadmium concentrations applied to the soil, the abiotic stress-tolerant, semi-halophytic C3/CAM (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) photosynthetic intermediate plant Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.
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Ice Plant—Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.
EDIS, 2003 This document describes the ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), a little-known vegetable native to the southern hemisphere and now introduced to warmer northern regions.
James M. Stephens
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Guangdong nongye kexue, 2023 【Objective】This study aimed to investigate the effects of rhizospheric NaCl concentration on the morphology and physiology of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.
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