The sunflower plant family for bioenergy, environmental remediation, nanotechnology, medicine, food and agriculture: a review

DTC Nguyen, TT Nguyen, HTN Le, TTT Nguyen… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Energy security and pollution are becoming critical issues in the context of climate change
and the circular economy, calling for sustainable resources. Asteraceae species, commonly …

[HTML][HTML] Involvement of Allelopathy in the Invasive Potential of Tithonia diversifolia

H Kato-Noguchi - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray (Asteraceae) is native to Mexico and Central America.
The species is spreading quickly and has naturalized in more than 70 countries. It has often …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of the environment on the secondary metabolic profile of Tithonia diversifolia: a model for environmental metabolomics of plants

BL Sampaio, RA Edrada-Ebel, FB Da Costa - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Tithonia diversifolia is an invasive weed commonly found in tropical ecosystems. In this
work, we investigate the influence of different abiotic environmental factors on the plant's …

[HTML][HTML] Pesticidal plant extracts improve yield and reduce insect pests on legume crops without harming beneficial arthropods

Y Tembo, AG Mkindi, PA Mkenda, N Mpumi… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In the fight against arthropod crop pests using plant secondary metabolites, most research
has focussed on the identification of bioactive molecules. Several hundred candidate plant …

[HTML][HTML] Extracts from field margin weeds provide economically viable and environmentally benign pest control compared to synthetic pesticides

P Mkenda, R Mwanauta, PC Stevenson, P Ndakidemi… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Plants with pesticidal properties have been investigated for decades as alternatives to
synthetics, but most progress has been shown in the laboratory. Consequently, research on …

[HTML][HTML] Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl) A. Gray.(Asteraceae: Heliantheae), an invasive plant of significant ethnopharmacological importance: A review

AA Ajao, AN Moteetee - South African Journal of Botany, 2017 - Elsevier
Tithonia diversifolia is a shrub-like perennial or annual invasive plant, native to north and
Central America. The plant is widely used in several countries such as Costa Rica …

Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray as a medicinal plant: A comprehensive review of its ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacotoxicology and clinical …

AM Tagne, F Marino, M Cosentino - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Tithonia diversifolia (TD) is widely valued in several
cultures for its medicinal properties. A comprehensive review of the current understanding of …

Invasive alien plants and weeds in South Africa: A review of their applications in traditional medicine and potential pharmaceutical properties

LJ McGaw, AG Omokhua-Uyi, JF Finnie… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Traditional pharmacopoeias are constantly evolving and
adapting, hence the assimilation of alien plants and weeds into traditional systems of …

Invasive weeds with pesticidal properties as potential new crops

A Mkindi, N Mpumi, Y Tembo, PC Stevenson… - Industrial Crops and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Plants with pesticidal properties have been investigated for decades as alternatives to
synthetics, but only a handful have been commercialised and developed as non-food cash …

Ethnomedicinal study, phytochemical characterization, and pharmacological confirmation of selected medicinal plant on the northern slope of Mount Wilis, East Java …

WS Bhagawan, A Suproborini, DLP Putri… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2022 - smujo.id
Bhagawan WS, Suproborini A, Putri DLP, Nurfatma A, Putra RT. 2022. Ethnomedicinal
study, phytochemical characterization, and pharmacological confirmation of selected …