Nutritionists swear by this ancient tuber that is packed with fiber and antioxidants and super versatile for inclusion in a ...

Yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) is adapted to flooding and reduces yield in irrigated rice. Information on the competitive ability of this weed with the crop and the size of the economic damage ...

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AIM: The aim of this paper was to determine the phosphorus, nitrogen, and carbon contents of aquatic macrophyte species during two periods of the year in the land-water transition zone of three lakes ...

Cyperus esculentus, which is more commonly referred to as ‘tiger nut’ or ‘chufa,’ is an edible tuber produced by Cyperaceae, a perennial plant from the sedge family. Originating in Northeast Africa ...

Tiger nuts, despite their name, are not actually nuts; they are small, nutrient-rich tubers that have been consumed for thousands of years. Scientifically known as Cyperus esculentus, they are also ...

For centuries, tiger nuts (Cyperus esculentus) have been prized in traditional medicine systems, from ancient Egypt to West Africa, as both a nutritional staple and a natural aphrodisiac. Modern ...

Zandstra: Depending on the crop, Yellow nutsedge can reduce production to zero. If uncontrolled, there is total loss of crop. The weed competes with annual crops within two weeks of emergence, and it ...

The development of peptides derived from plants, which have potential anti-angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity and other bioactivities, are of scientific interest. ACE inhibitory peptide ...

It was the Portuguese who brought the peanut to Africa from Brazil, probably some time in the 1600s. The first reliable record is from the 1650s, by G.A. Cavazzi da Montecuccolo in what is now Congo ...