What determines the evolutionary trajectories of wild plant species? Approaches to the study of quantitative fitness-related traits.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.16097
Abstract: Wild plant species provide excellent examples of qualitative traits that evolve in response to environmental challenges (e.g., flower color, heavy metal tolerance, cyanogenesis, and male sterility). In addition to such discrete characters, a dazzling array… read more here.
Keywords: evolutionary trajectories; wild plant; botany; plant species ... See more keywords
Nutritional evaluation of Kedrostis africana (L.) Cogn: An edible wild plant of South Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtb.2017.01.016
Abstract: Abstract Objective To evaluate the nutritional composition and elemental constituents of Kedrostis africana and their safety aspect. Methods Proximate parameters (moisture, ash, crude fibre, crude fat, proteins, and carbohydrate and energy) were evaluated using ALASA… read more here.
Keywords: wild plant; crude; nutritional evaluation; kedrostis africana ... See more keywords
Factors determining organic consumers’ knowledge and practices with respect to wild plant foods: A countrywide study in Austria
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2019.103868
Abstract: Abstract Organically-certified wild plant foods are rarely addressed in scientific or public discourses on organic food even though 30% of the world’s organically-certified land is dedicated to wild plant gathering. This oversight may leave organic… read more here.
Keywords: plant foods; plant; wild plant; organic consumers ... See more keywords
The reuse of disposable COVID-19 surgical masks as a nitrogen-enrichment agent and structure promotor for a wild plant-derived sorbent
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.07.003
Abstract: Abstract In this work, disposable surgical face masks (SFMs) have been utilized as nitrogen (N)-doping agents for carbon (C) adsorbents through thermal carbonization using K2CO3 as activators. A readily available wild-plant biomass (Cyperus papyrus, CP)… read more here.
Keywords: covid surgical; reuse disposable; plant; wild plant ... See more keywords
Studying wild plant pathosystems to understand crop plant pathosystems.
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DOI: 10.1094/phyto-01-22-0018-per
Abstract: Host-pathogen interactions in natural plant communities were generally overlooked until the 1970s when plant pathologists and evolutionary biologists started to take an interest in these interactions. This article introduces the general principles of plant pathosystems,… read more here.
Keywords: plant pathosystems; wild plant; crop plant; plant ... See more keywords
Copper phytoextraction and phytostabilization potential of wild plant species growing in the mine polluted areas of Armenia
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DOI: 10.1144/geochem2018-035
Abstract: The assessment of phytoremediation potential of wild plant species in areas polluted by metals is very important, as it will enable the use of eco-friendly remediation methods in these territories. Sixteen native wild plant species… read more here.
Keywords: species growing; plant; wild plant; plant species ... See more keywords
Oral administration of wild plant‐derived minerals and red ginseng ameliorates insulin resistance in fish through different pathways
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DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15667
Abstract: Many kinds of fish are characterized by a limited efficiency to use carbohydrates. For this reason, raw fish and mixed feed containing a lot of fish meal have been used as feed for fish farming.… read more here.
Keywords: administration; administration wild; derived minerals; muscle ... See more keywords
The Impact of Local Agrobiodiversity and Food Interventions on Cost, Nutritional Adequacy, and Affordability of Women and Children's Diet in Northern Kenya: A Modeling Exercise
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DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2020.00129
Abstract: Wild plant species are often excellent sources of micronutrients and have the potential to promote healthy living, yet they are under-exploited. Distribution of micronutrient powders as diet supplements can play an effective role in reducing… read more here.
Keywords: kenya; wild plant; impact; women children ... See more keywords
Biologically Active Preparations from the Leaves of Wild Plant Species of the Genus Rubus
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules27175486
Abstract: The plants of the genus Rubus (R.) are applied as antiseptic agents in the treatment of skin diseases. Despite the great interest in plants of this genus, there are few reports on the antioxidant and… read more here.
Keywords: genus rubus; activity; wild plant; plant ... See more keywords
Diverse and variable virus communities in wild plant populations revealed by metagenomic tools
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6140
Abstract: Wild plant populations may harbour a myriad of unknown viruses. As the majority of research efforts have targeted economically important plant species, the diversity and prevalence of viruses in the wild has remained largely unknown.… read more here.
Keywords: plant; wild plant; virus species; plant populations ... See more keywords