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Ethnopharmacological survey of plants used for the treatment of female infertility in Baham, Cameroon

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2011
Infertility affects many women in Cameroon, with a rate of about 25%. This study aimed at collecting and documenting information on herbal remedies traditionally used for the treatment of women infertility in Baham subdivision (Western Region of Cameroon).Fieldwork was undertaken as an ethnopharmacological survey involving thirty-two traditional ...
P B, Telefo, L L, Lienou, M D, Yemele, M C, Lemfack, C, Mouokeu, C S, Goka, S R, Tagne, F P, Moundipa   +7 more
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Effect of variations in seed size and planting depth on emergence, infertile plants, and grain yield of spring wheat

Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 1995
Crop yield can be improved by minimizing plant-to-plant variability in seedling emergence. A study was conducted to determine the effect of variations in seed size and planting depth within a plot on emergence, proportion of infertile plants and grain yield in hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Large seed (40.8 mg kernel−1) was hand planted
Y. Gan, E. H. Stobbe
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Development of the male gametophyte of an infertile plant Armoracia rusticana Gaertn.

Plant Breeding, 2007
AbstractHorseradish, Armoracia rusticana, is propagated vegetatively through root cuttings. It is described as a male‐sterile plant as it does not form seeds or only develops them in small quantities. This study discusses the anatomical structure of anthers and the events throughout meiosis up to the formation of a male gametophyte.
K. Winiarczyk, D. Tchórzewska, J. Bednara   +2 more
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The relationship between plant and animal based protein with semen parameters: A cross-sectional study in infertile men

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 2022
Infertility is a global challenge, affecting 15% of non-contracepting couples that have intercourse. Recent studies have shown that diet can directly affect sperm quality. Protein is one of the most important components of an adequate diet that can regulate metabolic profile and send signals to the reproductive axis.
Nooshin Abdollahi, Mehran Nouri, Kimia Leilami, Yasser Fakri Mustafa, Mahsa Shirani   +4 more
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Relationship between species relative abundance and plant traits for an infertile habitat

Plant Ecology, 1998
This study tested whether differences in species abundance at an infertile site could be explained by differences in the species' plant traits. Nine traits were chosen for the analysis based on results of previous studies conducted across soil fertility gradients. The traits were measured for each of seven herbaceous species whose abundance ranged from
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Plant mineral nutrition in ancient landscapes: high plant species diversity on infertile soils is linked to functional diversity for nutritional strategies

Plant and Soil, 2010
Ancient landscapes, which have not been glaciated in recent times or disturbed by other major catastrophic events such as volcanic eruptions, are dominated by nutrient-impoverished soils. If these parts of the world have had a relatively stable climate, due to buffering by oceans, their floras tend to be very biodiverse.
Hans Lambers, Mark C. Brundrett, John A. Raven, Stephen D. Hopper   +3 more
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Why do more plant species use ants for dispersal on infertile compared with fertile soils?*

Australian Journal of Ecology, 1991
Abstract Myrmecochores are plant species that bear seeds with food‐bodies adapting them for dispersal by ants. Within Australia and South Africa, myrmecochores account for a large percentage of the flora in sclerophyll vegetation on very infertile soils. On fertile soils, there are few myrmecochores and more species with fleshy fruits
MARK WESTOBY, KRISTINE FRENCH, LESLEY HUGHES, BARBARA RICE, LOUISE RODGERSON   +4 more
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Coumestrol and its metabolite in mares' plasma after ingestion of phytoestrogen-rich plants: Potent endocrine disruptors inducing infertility

Theriogenology, 2013
Phytoestrogens exist in plants that are present in forages fed to horses. They may compete with 17-β estradiol and influence the estrous cycle. Therefore, the objective was to determine whether coumestrol from clover-mixed pastures is present in mare's plasma after their ingestion (experiment I), and when this phytoestrogen was present in mare's plasma
Ferreira-Dias, G., Botelho, M., Zagrajczuk, A., Rebordão, M.R., Galvão, A.M., Bravo, P. Pinto, Piotrowska-Tomala, K., Szóstek, A.Z., Wiczkowski, W., Piskula, M., Fradinho, M.J., Skarzynski, D.J.   +11 more
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Infertile seeds ofYucca schottii: A beneficial role for the plant in the yucca-yucca moth mutualism?

Evolutionary Ecology, 1996
The yucca-yucca moth interaction is a classic case of obligate mutualism. Female moths pollinate and oviposit in the gynoecium of the flower; however, maturing larvae eat a fraction of the developing seeds. We studied within-fruit distributions of four seed types (fertile, infertile, eaten and uneaten seeds) in order to evaluate costs and benefits in ...
Yaron Ziv, Judith L. Bronstein
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THE ROLE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN TREATING INFERTILITY: CURRENT TRENDS AND CONSERVATION NEEDS

As an alternative to costly and intrusive contemporary therapies, more and more couples are turning to herbal and traditional remedies to address the growing global issue of infertility. Because of their high phytochemical content and few side effects, medicinal plants have considerable therapeutic potential in the treatment of infertility in both ...
S. Justin Raj*, Greeshma V. John
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