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Selection of Aptamers Specific for DEHP Based on ssDNA Library Immobilized SELEX and Development of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Aptasensor

Molecules, 2020
A selection of aptamers specific for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and development of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) aptasensor are described in this paper.
Qi Lu, Xixia Liu, Jianjun Hou, Qiuxue Yuan, Yani Li, Sirui Chen   +5 more
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A review on diversity, conservation and nutrition of wild edible fruits [PDF]

, 2016
The United Nations adopted the Millennium Declaration of September 2009 to improve the global living conditions through reducing poverty and hunger. However, considerable numbers of people are still living in utter penury and are deprived of a dignified ...
Bhutia, Karma D., Chakravarty, Sumit, Pala, Nazir A., Shukla, Gopal, Suresh, C. P.   +4 more
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Ethnobotanical Study on Wild Edible Plants in Metema District, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

International Journal of Forestry Research, 2023
Wild edible plants are vital for the survival and sustainable livelihoods of rural people of Ethiopia. Thus, this study compiled wild edible plants, their use, threats, and management practices in Metema District, northwestern Ethiopia.
Getinet Masresha, Yirgalem Melkamu, Getnet Chekole Walle   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

From famine foods to delicatessen: Interpreting trends in the use of wild edible plants through cultural ecosystem services [PDF]

, 2015
TheMillenniumEcosystemAssessment found a general decline in the consumption and gathering of wild edible plants, but some studies also observe a localized increase. Using information frominterviews (n=1133) in seven sites in the Iberian Peninsula and one
Aceituno Mata, Laura, Acosta Naranjo, Rufino, Calvet Mir, Laura, Domínguez, Pablo, Garnatje, Teresa, Gomez Bagetthun, Erik, Menendez-Baceta, Gorka, Molina Bustamante, Manuel, Molina, Marta, Pardo de Santayana, Manuel, Reyes García, Victoria, Rodríguez Franco, Ramón, Serrasolses, Gineta, Vallès Xirau, Joan   +13 more
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Phytochemical composition and antioxidant activities of some wild edible plants locally consumed by rural communities in northern Uganda

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
Background Acalypha rhomboidea, Asystacia gangetica, Crassocephalum sacrobasis, Crotalaria ochroleuca, Heterosis rotundifolia, Hibiscus cannabinus, Hibiscus sp., Hibiscus surratensis, Ipomoea eriocarpa, Maerua angolensis, Senna obtusifolia and Vigna ...
Alfred Nyero, Godwin Upoki Anywar, Innocent Achaye, G. Malinga   +3 more
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Wild edible plants in Ethiopia : a review on their potential to combat food insecurity [PDF]

, 2011
This work reviews literature on ethnobotanical knowledge of wild edible plants and their potential role in combating food insecurity in Ethiopia. Information on a total of 413 wild edible plants belonging to 224 genera and 77 families was compiled in ...
Asfaw, Zemede, Kelbessa, Ensermu, Molla, Ermias Lulekal, Van Damme, Patrick   +3 more
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Diversity and utilization of indigenous wild edible plants and their contribution to food security in Turkana County, Kenya

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
Indigenous Wild edible plants (IWEPs) are consumed daily in some form by at least one in seven people worldwide. Many of them are rich in essential nutrients with the potential for dietary and nutrition improvement particularly for poor households.
F. Oduor, D. M. Kaindi, G. Abong’, Faith Thuita, C. Termote   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Edible Plants in Tach Gayint District, South Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Northwestern Ethiopia

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2023
The purpose of this study was to carry out an ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological investigation on wild edible plants and their value to households in the Tach Gayint district of South Gondar Zone of northwestern Ethiopia.
Yalew Yiblet, Endale Adamu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Edible leafy vegetables from West Africa (Guinea-Bissau): consumption, trade and food potential [PDF]

, 2019
Wild Edible Plants are common in the diet of rural communities of sub-Saharan Africa. In Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, wild plant resources are widely used in human diet, but very few studies have addressed them.
Bi, Burkill, Catarino, Grubben, Islam, Lecup, Lynch, Maundu, Prabhakar, Ribéreaux-Gayon, Shackleton, Yang   +11 more
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Identification and frequency of consumption of wild edible plants over a year in central Tunisia: a mixed-methods approach

, 2020
Objective: To identify wild plants used as food and assess their frequency of consumption over a year in a region of Tunisia where agriculture is undergoing a major transformation from smallholder farming to an intensive high-input agricultural system ...
Bahrini, A., Dop, M.C., El Ati, J., Ghrabi, Z., Karous, O., Kefi, F., Kennedy, G., Medina Study Group, Termote, Céline, Verger, E.O.   +9 more
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