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.

Saussurea costus
syn Saussurea lappa

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

 

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Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): costus syn kuth syn kut
Crop Use(s): medicinal crop
Reference Source(s): rehm
Number of Papers/Mentions: 2

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.]

Maikhuri, R. K., S. Nautiyal, et al. (1998). Medicinal plant cultivation and biosphere reserve management: A case study from the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Himalaya. Current Science Bangalore 74(2): 157-163. {a} G. B. Pant Inst. Himalayan Environ. Dev., Kosi-Katarmal, Almora 263 643, India

Singh, G. (1998). Effect of a terpenoid lactone on reproduction of pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.). Journal of Insect Science. [print] March 11(1): 51-52. {a} Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, PU, 141 004, India

Viswanathan, P. and P. R. Kulkarni (1995). Properties and application of inulinase obtained by fermentation of costus (Saussurea lappa) root powder with Aspergillus niger. Nahrung 39(4): 288-294. {a} Univ. Bombay, Dep. Chem. Technol. Food Fermentation Technol. Div., Nathalal Parikh Marg, Mutunga, Bombay 400 019, India

Index of botanical 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]

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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Latest update 30 January 2001 by: RF