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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Zizyphus lotus

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

 

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Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): lotus jujube
Crop Use(s): fruit
Reference Source(s): douglas
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.]

Hussain, H. and R. S. Tobji (1997). Antibacterial screening of some Libyan medicinal plants. Fitoterapia 68(5): 467-470. {a} Chem. Dep., Coll. Sci., Univ. Mu'tah, Mu'tah, Alkarak, P.O. Box 7, Jordan

Renault, J. H., K. Ghedira, et al. (1997). Dammarane saponins from Zizyphus lotus. Phytochemistry Oxford 44(7): 1321-1327. {a} Fac. Pharm., 51 rue Cognacq-Jay, 51096 Reims Cedex, France

Ghedira, K., R. Chemli, et al. (1995). Four cyclopeptide alkaloids from Zizyphus lotus. Phytochemistry Oxford 38(3): 767-772. {a} Fac. de Pharmacie de Monastir, rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia

Gehu, J. M., M. Kaabeche, et al. (1994). Phytosociological observations on northeastern Algeria. Phytocoenologia 24: 369-382. {a} Universite Paris, Station Internationale de Phytosociologie, Haendries, F-59270 Bailleul, France

Ghedira, K., R. Chemli, et al. (1993). Two cyclopeptide alkaloids from Zizyphus lotus. Phytochemistry Oxford 32(6): 1591-1594. {a} Fac. Pharm. Monastir, rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia

Loggers, C. (1991). Forage availability versus seasonal diets, as determined by fecal analysis, of dorcas gazelles in Morocco. Mammalia 55(2): 255-268.

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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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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