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Certain aspects of breeding forage brassicas
(Springer Netherlands, 2014)
Numerous species belonging to the family Brassicaceae Burnett, popularly known as brassicas, are multi-purpose crops used not only for various industrial purposes and human consumption, but also in animal feeding. Among ...
Advances in understanding grain legume physiology: understanding root architecture, nutrient uptake and response to abiotic stress
(Cambridge : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2018)
Root system architecture (RSA) influences root foraging and resource uptake from the soil and thus determines plant growth and productivity in grain legumes. Understanding RSA, nutrient uptake and its response to drought ...
Headspace analysis of volatile compounds from fruits of selected vegetable species of Apiaceae family
(Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers, 2018)
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum L.), celery (Apium graveolens L.), celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum), carrot (Daucus carota L.), parsnip (Pastinaca sativa L.), lovage (Levisticum officinale Koch.) and angelica (Angelica ...
Anethum graveolens: chemical composition, cultivation and uses
(Nova Science Publishers, 2021)
Family Apiaceae is very big, with more than 3.700 species distributed throughout the world. There are specific umbeliferous flowers and odor characteristic for each individual species. Anethum graveolens L. is one of them ...
Pesticides
(Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2011)
Pesticides are an integral part of agriculture today, but their use can lead to residues in food which have been linked to a wide spectrum of human health hazards. The determination and monitoring of pesticide residues in ...
CAPS markers in breeding of oil crops
(Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2014)
Oil crops include highly diverse and world-wide distributed group of species that are grown for oil production. Apart from the use in human nutrition and animal feed, oil crops have a broad commercial application in the ...
Anticancer properties of Apiaceae
(Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers, 2018)
The aim of this book chapter was to highlight the great importance of plants from Apiaceae family as functional food products, focusing on its anticancer properties. The plants that will be discussed for their anticancer ...
Sunflower Genetic Resources: Interspecific Hybridization and Cytogenetics in Prebreeding
(Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2014)
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) belongs to the Helianthus genus which is composed of 51 species (14 annual and 37 perennial). Lowered genetic variability and sensitivity towards large number of pathogens on cultivated ...
Use and agroecology efficiency of medicinal plants in plant production
(Nova Science Publishers, 2021)
The first part of the paper presents some of the most used medicinal plant species used for this purpose: stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.), comfrey (Symphytum officinale Wallwort), dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis Weber), ...
Using bumblebees (bombus terrestris) as bioagent vectors to control sclerotinia head rot on sunflower in Serbia
(Springer International Publishing, 2020)
The ability of commercial bumblebees to transfer Clonostachys rosea spores as a biocontrol agent (BVT-CR7 strain) from the hive to sunflower heads for the control of Sclerotinia head rot was studied during 2016 and 2017 ...