Listing of Useful Plants of the World
NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.
The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.
Gynandropsis gynandra
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Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)
Common Name(s):
african spider-flower syn bastard mustard syn massarubeeReferences
(Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to
www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]Haque, N., S. A. R. Chowdhury, et al. (2000). Evaluation of antitumor activity of some medicinal plants of Bangladesh by potato disk bioassay. Fitoterapia . [print] September 71(5): 547-552. {a} SAIC Frederick, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Building 560, Rm. 32-63B, Frederick, MD, 21702, USA
Lwande, W., A. J. Ndakala, et al. (1999). Gynandropsis gynandra essential oil and its constituents as tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) repellents. Phytochemistry Oxford 50(3): 401-405. Int. Cent. Insect Physiol. Ecol., P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
Cook, J. A., D. J. Vanderjagt, et al. (1998). Use of the trolox assay to estimate the antioxidant content of seventeen edible wild plants of Niger. Life Sciences 63(2): 105-110. {a} Dep. Biochem. Mol. Biol., Room 249 BMSB, Univ. New Mexico Sch. Med., Albuquerque, NM 87131-5221, USA
Humphry, C. M., M. S. Clegg, et al. (1993). Food diversity and drought survival: The Hausa example. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 44(1): 1-16. {a} Dep. Nutr., Univ. Calif., Davis, CA 95616, USA
Malonza, M. M., O. O. Dipeolu, et al. (1992). Laboratory and field observations on anti-tick properties of the plant Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Brig. Veterinary Parasitology 42(1-2): 123-136.
Mnzava, N. A. (1990). Studies on tropical vegetables: Part 2. Amino and fatty acid composition in seed of cleome (Gynandropsis gynandra L. Briq) selections from Zambia. Food Chemistry 35(4): 287-294.
Kumar, P. S. and J. Sadique (1987). The biochemical mode of action of Gynandropsis gynandra in inflammation. Fitoterapia 58(6): 379-386.
Verma, G. S. and U. K. Pandey (1987). Insect antifeedant property of some indigenous plant products. Zeitschrift Fuer Angewandte Zoologie 74(1): 113-116.
Baruah, P. and G. C. Sarma (1984). On the medicinal uses of plants by the Boro tribals of Assam (India): 2. Journal Of Economic And Taxonomic Botany 5(3): 599-604.
Kumar, U. D. J., R. Saraswathy, et al. (1984). Differential performance of Cleome gynandra (4-carbon pathway) and Cleome speciosa (3-carbon pathway) under water stress and recovery. Environmental And Experimental Botany 24(4): 305-310.
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