Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]

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.

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Malachra capitata

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): bhanbhendi
Crop Use(s): fibre
Reference Source(s): rehm
Number of Papers/Mentions: 5

References (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.]

Tiwari, S. P., R. K. Jain, et al. (1998). Effect of feeding Malachra capitata leaves on rumen fermentation and blood constituents in kids. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition 15(1): 67-68. {a} Dep. Anim. Nutr., Coll. Veterinary Sci. Anim. Husbandry, Anjora, Durg 491 001, India

Salgare, S. A. and C. Acharekar (1991). Effect of ambient air on the leaf anatomy of some wild plants: I. Journal Of Environmental Biology 12(4): 347-352.

Salgare, S. A. and C. Acharekar (1990). Effect of industrial pollution from Chembur (India) on the chlorophyll content of wild plants: I. Journal Of Phytological Research 3(1-2): 59-64.

Herrera, A. J., M. Laberry, et al. (1987). Alternative host-plants of "Peruvian square weevil" Anthonomus vestitus in Piura, Peru. Revista Peruana De Entomologia 30: 18-24.

Kumar, P., C. S. Tuteja, et al. (1987). SEM studies on seed coat patterns in some taxa of Ureneae (Malvaceae). Acta Botanica Indica 15(1): 123-126.

Index of botanical names:
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Index of common names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

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Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Agriculture and Horticulture, The University of Queensland, Gatton 4343; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au

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Latest update 30 January 2001 by: RF