This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A 4-yr study (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989) was conducted on the same field plots at Shafter, CA to evaluate the efficacy of prometryn in ...

The biosynthetic pathway of specific steroidal compounds in nightshade plants (such as potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants) starts with cholesterol. Several studies have investigated the enzymes involved ...

Information from taxonomic treatments and comparisons of accessions from numerous locations grown in the field and greenhouse were combined and summarized to produce a key and descriptions of common ...

Hawaii: cooked leaves and branches eaten. India (Bombay Presidency): leaves and fruit eaten; (Deccan): herb eaten; (Rajasthan, western): leaves and fruit used a vegetable; ripe fruit eaten raw.

A research project conducted by the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) here has found that the berry-bearing black nightshade shrub could be effective for treating the liver cancer. The ...

Never underestimate the unassuming manathakkali (Black nightshade), also called sukkuti keerai, growing abundantly in your backyard. Scientists have found that it can treat liver cancer. This ...

The genus Solanum represents one of the most diverse and economically significant groups within the Solanaceae. Its extensive species diversity encompasses important food crops, wild relatives and ...

These three plants are in the family Solanaceae which happens to be the family of tomato, pepper and garden egg, all of which are major condiments for soup. Solanum macrocarpon (igbagba in Yoruba) is ...

Q. Help! Black Nightshade vine, with the purple flowers, has invaded my flower bed and is proving very hard to eliminate. I’m especially upset that it’s taken root at the base of my beloved David ...

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