Roots and tuber crops as functional foods: a review on phytochemical constituents and their potential health benefits

A Chandrasekara… - International journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Starchy roots and tuber crops play a pivotal role in the human diet. There are number of
roots and tubers which make an extensive biodiversity even within the same geographical …

Vermicompost acts as bio-modulator for plants under stress and non-stress conditions

C Makkar, J Singh, C Parkash, S Singh, AP Vig… - Environment …, 2023 - Springer
Vermicompost is being used as a component of organic farming, making it imperative to
study the role and impact of vermicompost on the growth of different plants species. The …

Evaluation of nitrite radical scavenging properties of selected Zimbabwean plant extracts and their phytoconstituents

F Boora, E Chirisa… - Journal of Food …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress resulting from accumulation of reactive oxygen species has been
associated with disease. The search for natural antioxidants of plant origin is necessitated …

Determination of amygdalin in apple seeds, fresh apples and processed apple juices

IF Bolarinwa, C Orfila, MRA Morgan - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Cyanogenic glycosides are natural plant toxicants. Action by endogenous plant enzymes
can release hydrogen cyanide causing potential toxicity issues for animals including …

Mineral nutrition of cassava

G Byju, G Suja - Advances in Agronomy, 2020 - Elsevier
Cassava is an important tropical root crop with versatile uses in food, feed, green energy
and industrial sectors. It is grown mostly for food in Sub-Saharan Africa, food and other uses …

Efficacy of the vermicomposts of different organic wastes as “clean” fertilizers: state-of-the-art

N Hussain, SA Abbasi - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Vermicomposting is a process in which earthworms are utilized to convert biodegradable
organic waste into humus-like vermicast. Past work, mainly on vermicomposting of animal …

Potentiality of vermicomposting in the South Pacific island countries: A review

RC Pierre-Louis, MA Kader, NM Desai, EH John - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Incorporation of vermin culture in the composting system produces “vermicompost”, an
enriched biofertilizer known to improve the physical, chemical, and biological properties of …

The effects of different carbon sources on water quality, growth performance, hematology, immune, and antioxidant status in cultured Nile Tilapia with biofloc …

KH Rind, SS Habib, JA Ujan, F Fazio, S Naz, AI Batool… - Fishes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The biofloc technology system (BFT) is considered to be one of the sustainable aquaculture
systems, which is based on the principle of nutrient recycling with the addition of a carbon …

Assessment and comparison of phytochemical constituents and biological activities of bitter bean (Parkia speciosa Hassk.) collected from different locations in …

A Ghasemzadeh, HZE Jaafar, MFM Bukhori… - Chemistry central …, 2018 - Springer
Background Parkia speciosa seeds are a common ingredient in Malay cuisine with
traditional interest because of its medicinal importance and content of health-promoting …

Fruit quality and volatile compound composition of processing tomato as affected by fertilisation practices and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi application

I Pasković, B Soldo, SG Ban, T Radić, M Lukić, B Urlić… - Food chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of different fertilisation treatments with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)
inoculation on AMF root colonisation, fruit yield, nutrient and total phenol contents, volatile …