Indian spinach: an underutilized perennial leafy vegetable for nutritional security in developing world
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DOI: 10.1007/s40974-018-0091-1
Abstract: Exploration and sustainable utilization of wild crops are essential for the dietary diversification and also for ensuring the nutritional requirements of growing human population. In this background, the present study was undertaken to evaluate the… read more here.
Keywords: basella; underutilized perennial; indian spinach; perennial leafy ... See more keywords
Characterization of recombinant tomato leaf curl Palampur virus causing leaf curl disease of Basella alba L. in India
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DOI: 10.1007/s42161-019-00464-7
Abstract: Malabar spinach (Basella alba L.), a leafy vegetable native to the Asian and African continents, was observed with rosetting and curling of leaves associated with begomovirus infection. PCR assay involving the universal begomovirus specific primer… read more here.
Keywords: tomato leaf; leaf curl; basella; curl disease ... See more keywords
An extinct species of Basella: pollen evidence from sediments (~80 ka) in Kerala, India
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DOI: 10.1080/00173134.2019.1630479
Abstract: Abstract The genus Basella belongs to family Basellaceae and is comprised of five species. Out of these, Basella alba is pantropical in distribution, B. paniculata is endemic to south-eastern Africa and the other three species… read more here.
Keywords: extinct species; basella; species basella; basella pollen ... See more keywords
Basella- an Underutilized Green Leafy Vegetable with a Potential for Functional Food Development
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DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2021.1874410
Abstract: Basella alba is an underutilized green leafy vegetable predominantly grown in the Asian subcontinent. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, phenols, and antioxidants. Ferulic acid, galli... read more here.
Keywords: leafy vegetable; basella; underutilized green; green leafy ... See more keywords
First report of Nigrospora musae causing white leaf spot of Basella alba L in China.
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DOI: 10.1094/pdis-12-22-2786-pdn
Abstract: Basella alba L, an edible annual twining herb of the genus Basella and the family Basella, has been widely introduced and cultivated in China. Basella alba L. as a leaf vegetable, is rich in vitamins… read more here.
Keywords: basella alba; white leaf; leaf spot; basella ... See more keywords
Structural Studies on Diverse Betacyanin Classes in Matured Pigment-Rich Fruits of Basella alba L. and Basella alba L. var. ‘Rubra’ (Malabar Spinach)
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911243
Abstract: Identification of betacyanins in Basella alba L. and Basella alba L. var. ‘Rubra’ fruits was performed by low- and high-resolution mass spectrometry (LRMS and HRMS) as well as 1H, 13C and two-dimensional NMR which revealed… read more here.
Keywords: alba basella; basella alba; betacyanin; var rubra ... See more keywords