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Enhancing Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species (NUCS) in Nepal: Unlocking Their Potential for Climate Resilience, Food Security, and Agrobiodiversity

Advances in Agriculture, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background The global dominance of a few major cereal crops has led to the marginalization of traditional species, reducing agrobiodiversity and increasing the vulnerability of food systems. Changing climate conditions, particularly intensifying drought stress, further threaten global food security.
Binod Panthi, Sandesh Shrestha, Priyanka Kunwar, Deepika Kohli   +3 more
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Alkaloid Content, Anti‐Inflammatory Activity and Phytochemical Profile of White Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens L.) Seeds

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens L.), a leguminous plant widely recognised in traditional medicine, has garnered increasing scientific interest due to its diverse pharmacological potential, particularly in relation to its alkaloid‐rich seed composition.
Pham Thi Thu Ha, Tran Thuy Loi, Doan Thien Thanh, Phung Thi Tuyen, Truong Ngoc Minh, Nguyen Thanh Liem, Essam Hebishy   +6 more
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Comparison of nutritional values of Mucuna pruriens L. (velvet bean) seeds with the most preferred legume pulses

Food Production, Processing and Nutrition
The effectiveness of legumes in overcoming hunger and food insecurity is attributed to their accessibility. They have been recorgnised for their nutritional significance and their ability to provide food stability in tropical and sub-tropical regions ...
Florence Boniface, Washa B. Washa, Stephen Nnungu   +2 more
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Nonclinical Safety Evaluation of Nonmutagenic Immunogrit Following Subacute 28‐Day Repeated Dose Oral Toxicity in Sprague–Dawley Rats With GLP Compliance

Journal of Toxicology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Immunogrit is a traditional Ayurvedic medicine prescribed to patients for their general well‐being. In this study, Immunogrit was evaluated for its subacute (28 days) repeated oral dose toxicity in male and female Sprague‐Dawley (SD) rats of similar age and body weight following OECD 407 guidelines under Good Laboratory Practices compliance.
Acharya Balkrishna, Kunal Bhattacharya, Sudeep Verma, Himanshu Jangid, Savita Lochab, Anurag Varshney, Lissinda H. Du Plessis   +6 more
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Facteurs d'adoption des innovations d'intégration agriculture-élevage: cas du Mucuna pruriens en zone cotonnière ouest du Burkina Faso [PDF]

Tropicultura, 2016
Adoption of Innovation Factors of Agriculture and Breeding Integration: Case of Mucuna pruriens in Western Cotton Zone of Burkina Faso. This paper analyzes the factors influencing the adoption of Mucuna pruriens in the Western cotton zone of Burkina Faso.
Koutou, M., Havard, M., Ouédraogo, D., Sangaré, M., Toillier, A., Thombiano, T., Vodouhe, DS.   +6 more
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Productive performance of three tropical legumes for protein banks in the dry tropics of Colima, Mexico

Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 2015
The aim of this study was to evaluate the productive performance of mucuna (Mucuna pruriens), lablab (Lablab purpureus) and clitoria (Clitoria ternatea) for protein banks in Colima, Mexico, with irrigation used prior to the rainy season.
Rafael J. Macedo, Victalina Arredondo, Noe García, Rafael Ramírez, Omar Prado, Luis J. García   +5 more
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Ethnomedicinal Practices of the Fabaceae Family in Tanzania: A Systematic Review

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
This study is aimed at reviewing the ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Fabaceae species used as sources of traditional medications in Tanzania. Using the Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) methodology, a comprehensive review was conducted on Fabaceae species used by Tanzanians through electronic databases such ...
David Sylvester Kacholi, Kalyani Sen
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Characterization of cover crops by NMR spectroscopy: impacts on soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus under tillage regimes

Revista Ciência Agronômica
The objective of this study was to investigate the chemical composition of cover crops by solid-state CPMAS 13C NMR spectroscopy and its effects on carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in a Typic Acrustox.
Arminda Moreira de Carvalho, Robélio Leandro Marchão, Mercedes Maria da Cunha Bustamante, Flávia Aparecida de Alcântara, Thais Rodrigues Coser   +4 more
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Commodity risk assessment of Petunia spp. and Calibrachoa spp. unrooted cuttings from Uganda

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to evaluate the likelihood of pest freedom at entry in the EU, including both regulated and non‐regulated pests, potentially associated with unrooted cuttings of the genera Petunia and Calibrachoa produced under physical isolation in Uganda.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Antonio Vicent Civera, Paula Baptista, Anna Berlin, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Jaime Cubero, Nik Cunniffe, Eduardo de la Peña, Nicolas Desneux, Francesco Di Serio, Anna Filipiak, Paolo Gonthier, Beata Hasiów‐Jaroszewska, Hervé Jactel, Blanca B. Landa, Lara Maistrello, David Makowski, Panagiotis Milonas, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Hanna Susi, Dirk Jan van der Gaag, Christophe Lacomme, Jane Debode, Juan A. Navas‐Cortes, Antigoni Akrivou, Christos Kritikos, Maria Kormpi, Dimitrios Papachristos, Chrysavgi Reppa, Spyridon Antonatos, Despoina Beris, Olaf Mosbach Schulz, Monia Federica Lombardo, Ciro Gardi, Roel Potting   +34 more
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PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND IN VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS AND ETHANOL EXTRACTS FROM MUCUNA PRURIENS HUSKS AGAINST SOME FOODBORNE MICROORGANISMS

Food and Environment Safety, 2018
Recently, plant by-products are being explored as safe and sustainable sources of bioactive compounds. This is the first study to screen phytochemicals and evaluate the antimicrobial activity of extracts from Mucuna pruriens husk for potential ...
Omotade OGUNREMI, Oladotun ISHOLA, Hannah OGUNEDINA   +2 more
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