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Corchorus olitorius
About: Corchorus olitorius is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 638 publications have been published within this topic receiving 5250 citations. The topic is also known as: Mulukhiyah & Nalta jute.
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TL;DR: Recovery of most growth variables occurred in both treatments, with a stimulation of leaf weight, area and number in Celosia because the milder drying cycle induced axillary leaf development.
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TL;DR: The overall quality parameters suggest that C. olitorius can be an optimal candidate for baby leaf production in the fresh cut leafy vegetable industry.
Abstract: Corchorus olitorius is mainly cultivated in Africa and is used in the human diet for its nutraceutical proprieties. In this work, C. olitorius was grown in a floating system using a standard (NS100%) or halved (NS50%) nutrient solution. Yield was evaluated at harvest when plants reached the baby leaf stage. Quality of leaves was estimated by measuring sugars, nitrate, chlorophylls, carotenoids, polyphenols, and anthocyanins. Yield was similar to other common leafy vegetables cultivated in floating systems. Analytical determinations showed good levels of antioxidant compounds and sugars. Mineral contents were relevant for Ca, Mg and Fe in comparison with C. olitorius cultivated in soil and other common leafy vegetables. Results showed these plants had healthy characteristics for human nutrition, in particular for women and children. C. olitorius had a good performance in the floating system with yield ranging from 0.8 to 2.4 kg m−2. Mineral nutrient levels were higher than in the major leafy vegeta...
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TL;DR: The mutant was found an extremely useful model to study phloem fibre developmental biology in the crop besides acting as a donor genetic stock for low lignin containing jute fibre in dark jute improvement programme.
Abstract: Lignin is a versatile plant metabolite challenging high-end industrial applications of several plant products including jute. Application of developmental mutant in regulation of lignification in jute may open up door for much awaited jute based diversified products. In the present study, a novel dark jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) mutant with low lignin (7.23%) in phloem fibre being compared to wild-type JRO 204 (13.7%) was identified and characterised. Unique morphological features including undulated stem, petiole and leaf vein distinguished the mutant in gamma ray irradiated mutant population. Histological and biochemical analysis revealed reduced lignification of phloem fibre cells of the plant. RT-PCR analysis demonstrated temporal transcriptional regulation of CCoAMT1 gene in the mutant. The mutant was found an extremely useful model to study phloem fibre developmental biology in the crop besides acting as a donor genetic stock for low lignin containing jute fibre in dark jute improvement programme.
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TL;DR: The results revealed that the combined application of inorganic NPK plus biofertilizer is most beneficial to increase growth, yield, and nutrient accumulation in Jew’s mallow plants.
Abstract: This study was conducted to comparatively assess the effects of fertilization typology (organic, inorganic, and biofertilization) on the growth, yield, and compositional profile of Jew’s mallow. The experiment was carried out over two growing seasons, under semi-arid climate conditions on silty loam soil. We adopted three fertilization strategies: (1) inorganic NPK fertilizer (146, 74, and 57 kg ha−1 for N, P2O5, and K2O, respectively), (2) farmyard manure (36 m3 ha−1), and (3) a biofertilizer (a set of mixed cultures of Bacillus spp., Candida spp., and Trichoderma spp. at 36 L ha−1). Treatment combinations were control (without fertilization, T1), NPK fertilizer (T2), farmyard manure (FYM, T3), biofertilizer (T4), NPK+biofertilizer (T5), and FYM+biofertilizer (T6). The T5 treatment maximized both plant and leaf biomass (up to 31.6 and 8.0 t ha−1, respectively), plant height (68.5 cm), leaf area (370 cm m−2), leaf protein content (18.7%), as well as N, P, and K concentration in leaves (2.99, 0.88, and 2.01 mg 100 g−1, respectively). The leaves’ weight incidence was lower in T5 treatment (36.7%) as compared to the unfertilized plants (T1). The results revealed that the combined application of inorganic NPK plus biofertilizer is most beneficial to increase growth, yield, and nutrient accumulation in Jew’s mallow plants.
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TL;DR: A host range study of 30 crop plants and weeds revealed that Benniseed and Cowpea were good alternative hosts of the yam nematode Scutellonema bradys in Nigeria.
Abstract: A host range study of 30 crop plants and weeds revealed that Benniseed (Sesamum indicum L.) and Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp.) were good alternative hosts of the yam nematode Scutellonema bradys in Nigeria. Siam weed (Eupatorium odoratum L.), Synedrella sp., Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.), Yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa Harms.), and Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan Mill.) were grouped among the moderate hosts. Guinea corn (Sorghum vulgare var Durra Hubbard and Rehd.) and Jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) were regarded as poor hosts. Non-hosts included Maize and Tobacco.
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