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.

Lead and Cadmium Levels of Five Commonly and Widely Consumed Leafy Vegetables in Kano State, Nigeria

Abstract: The levels of the hazardous metals (Pb and Cd) in five different leafy vegetable plant samples ( viz: Hibiscus cannabinus, Cassia tora, Vernonia amygdalina, Corchorus olitorius, and Corchorus tridens ) consumed by Kano inhabitants were investigated and found to be at concentration below the environmental lead action level set by US EPA/WHO. Cadmium was not detected in the samples. Low concentration of Pb and absence of Cd in all the plant samples analyzed are clear indication that these may not exhibit toxicity effects due to any of these metals. The consumers are therefore safe from their toxicity effect. Keywords : Lead, Cadmium, Leafy Vegetables, Kano, Nigeria Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Science (2011), 19(2): 304-307

Ecology of two deuteromycetous yeasts on the leaf surface of corchorus olitorius l. plants

Abstract: Two yeasts, Candida albicans and Aureobasidium pullulans were isolated from the leaf surface of four varieties of Corchorus olitorius L. viz. JRO 524, JRO 632, JRO 7835 and JRO 878. Their distribution pattern was compared among the four microbial communities that developed out of the same source of inoculum under similar climatic conditions. Candida albicans was found to be associated with green leaves only and was completely absent from dry, intact leaves. This indicates that it multiplies and grows on leaf leachates only and does not take part in decomposition of the leaf litter. Aureobasidium pullulans , on the other hand, well adapted to the epiphytic mode of life survives throughout the period of leaf development and senescence. Its association with the older and dry intact leaves gives some clues to its potential in the degradation of leaf litter. KEYWORDS Phylloplane;, yeast flora;, leaf leachate;, microbial community;, succession;, competition.

Effects of opioid and non-opioid antagonists, pH and enzymes on Corchorus olitorius antinociception in mice

Abstract: The present study was carried out to determine the involvement of opioid and non-opioid receptor and the effect of pH and enzymes on the recently reported antinociceptive activity of aqueous extract of Corchorus olitorius (AECO) leaves using the abdominal constriction test. The extract was prepared by soaking the dried powdered leaves of Corchorus (C.) olitorius in distilled water overnight, and the supernatant obtained was considered as a stock solution with 100% concentration/ strength. The extract, administered subcutaneously in the concentrations/ strength of 10, 50 and 100%, was found to show a significant concentration-independent antinociception. The 50% concentration AECO were further used to study on the above mentioned parameters. The extract exhibited: significant (P , and nicotinic receptors, was found to decrease under alkaline condition and in the presence of .

A Study on the Determination of Some Physical and Physiological Properties of Seeds of Two Different Jute Varieties (Corchorus capsularis L. and Corchorus olitorius L.)

Abstract: In recent years, the production of natural and recyclable, environmentally friendly products has come to the fore rather than textile and textile products produced from petroleum resources. One of the materials used in the production of these products is the Jute plant. This study was carried out in a laboratory environment under controlled conditions between 2019 and 2020. In the study, some physical (shape-size, surface area, average arithmetic-geometric diameter, sphericity, thousand grain weight) and physiological properties (germination percentage and time, average shoot-root lengths) of seeds belonging to two different varieties of Jute plant (Corchorus capsularis L. and Corchorus olitorius L.) were determined. According to the data obtained; It has been determined that C. capsularis variety has a short and oval structure, while C. olitorius variety has a medium and oval structure. Furthermore, the germination rate was determined as 74.5% in C. capsularis seeds and 63.5% in C. olitorius seeds.