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The medlar (Mespilus germanica, Rosaceae) from antiquity to obscurity
John R. Baird,John W. Thieret +1 more
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A selected chronology traces the medlar (Mespilus germanica, Rosaceae) plant’s history to 1753 and includes a proximate analysis of the fruit and an anatomical description of the wood.Abstract:
Geographical origin, naturalization, range in cultivation, bletting, uses, chemical constituents, etymology, morphology, relationships, hybridization, varieties, and life history of the medlar (Mespilus germanica, Rosaceae), a Eurasian fruit tree, are reviewed. Included are a proximate analysis of the fruit and an anatomical description of the wood. A selected chronology traces the plant’s history to 1753. An appendix covers culture.read more
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Polyphenol Contents and Antioxidant Properties of Medlar (Mespilus germanica L.)
Lhami Gülçin,Fevzi Topal,Sevim Beyza,ÖztÜrk Sarikaya,Ercan Bursal,Gökhan Bilsel,Ahmet C. Gören +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the antioxidant and antiradical properties of medlar fruits were evaluated using high performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).
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Polyploidy in Crataegus and Mespilus (Rosaceae, Maloideae): evolutionary inferences from flow cytometry of nuclear DNA amounts
TL;DR: It is found that some variation in DNA amount per genome copy distinguishes certain taxa, but ploidy-level estimates are at least as clear as the published chromosome counts, especially in the most common diploid-triploids-tetraploid range, and to the single published higher chromosome count, it is added evidence of pentaploids.
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Ethnomedicinal uses of Edible Wild Fruits (EWFs) in Swat Valley, Northern Pakistan.
Muhammad Pukhtoon Zada Khan,Mushtaq Ahmad,Muhammad Zafar,Shazia Sultana,Muhammad Ishtiaq Ali,Hang Sun +5 more
TL;DR: The tradition of using EWFs in treating ailments is a common practice among the tribal communities, depending on the socio-economic conditions of the people and the multiple uses of these EWFs suggest further investigation regarding phytochemical analysis and pharmaceutical applications.
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Evidence for genetic association between East Asian and western North American Crataegus L. (Rosaceae) and rapid divergence of the eastern North American lineages based on multiple DNA sequences.
TL;DR: Europe and eastern North America are suggested as the most recent common areas for Crataegus; at least four dispersal events are inferred to explain the present distribution of the genus.
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Some physical and chemical parameters of wild medlar (Mespilus germanica L.) fruit grown in Turkey.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES) to determine the mineral content of medlar fruit and found that Potassium (8052.91mg/kg) was present in the highest concentration, following S, Ca, B and P.
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