Duckweed (Lemnaceae) for potentially nutritious human food: A review

J Xu, Y Shen, Y Zheng, G Smith, XS Sun… - Food Reviews …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
With continuous global population growth, the challenges of expanding demand for
sufficient and nutritious foods need to be addressed by exploring new and supplemental …

[HTML][HTML] Duckweed bioreactors: Challenges and opportunities for large-scale indoor cultivation of Lemnaceae

NE Coughlan, É Walsh, P Bolger, G Burnell… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lemnaceae, ie, duckweed species, have gained considerable attention as a sustainable
source of high-quality nutrition, biofuel, and pharmaceuticals, as well as effective organisms …

Nutritional value of duckweeds (Lemnaceae) as human food

KJ Appenroth, KS Sree, V Böhm, S Hammann, W Vetter… - Food chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Duckweeds have been consumed as human food since long. Species of the duckweed
genera, Spirodela, Landoltia, Lemna, Wolffiella and Wolffia were analysed for protein, fat …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional Value of the Duckweed Species of the Genus Wolffia (Lemnaceae) as Human Food

KJ Appenroth, KS Sree, M Bog, J Ecker… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Species of the genus Wolffia are traditionally used as human food in some of the Asian
countries. Therefore, all 11 species of this genus, identified by molecular barcoding, were …

[HTML][HTML] Duckweeds: their utilization, metabolites and cultivation

GY Baek, M Saeed, HK Choi - Applied Biological Chemistry, 2021 - Springer
Duckweeds are floating plants of the family Lemnaceae, comprising 5 genera and 36
species. They typically live in ponds or lakes and are found worldwide, except the polar …

[HTML][HTML] Mass Production of Lemna minor and Its Amino Acid and Fatty Acid Profiles

R Chakrabarti, WD Clark, JG Sharma… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The surface floating duckweed Lemna minor (Lemnaceae) is a potential ingredient to
replace the application of fish-meal in the aqua-feed. The culture technique of the duckweed …

Engineering triacylglycerol accumulation in duckweed (Lemna japonica)

Y Liang, XH Yu, S Anaokar, H Shi… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Duckweeds are amongst the fastest growing of higher plants, making them attractive high‐
biomass targets for biofuel feedstock production. Their fronds have high rates of fatty acid …

[HTML][HTML] Growth and Essential Carotenoid Micronutrients in Lemna gibba as a Function of Growth Light Intensity

JJ Stewart, WW Adams III, CM Escobar… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Duckweed is a promising food crop with multiple benefits for space applications. Fresh
duckweed could deliver synergistically acting essential antioxidant nutrients to a crew–but …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of exercise on nutritional status and body composition in hemodialysis: a systematic review

DR Bakaloudi, A Siargkas, KA Poulia, E Dounousi… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with aggravating factors which can affect both
body composition and nutritional status. The purpose of the present systematic review was …

[PDF][PDF] Lemna minor: Traditional uses, chemical constituents and pharmacological effects-A review

AE Al-Snafi - IOSR Journal of Pharmacy, 2019 - researchgate.net
Lemna minor was used traditionally as antipruritic, antiscorbutic, astringent, depurative,
diuretic, febrifuge and soporific. It was also used in the treatment of colds, measles, oedema …