Vicia faba Essays

  • Phytochemical & Antioxidant Activity

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    classes of polyphenols are very attractive in the food industry. Therefore, in this study, the total phenolics content and total flavonoids content of the faba beans’ extract were investigated. Folin-Ciocalteu phenol method estimated a total phenolic content of 22.415 GAE equivalents (µg GAE/mg sample). The presence of a high phenolic amount in the faba seeds indicates its potential as a good natural antioxidant. It has been recognized that flavonoids show antioxidant activity[24]. The total flavonoid

  • Faba Bean Case Study

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    of faba bean from 12.5 to 25 plants m-2 resulted in significant increase in number of seeds per pod, harvest index and seed yield. Abdalla (2006) showed that spacing 30 cm gave a significant increase in yield per plant, early yield and total yield comparing with plant spacing 60 cm. Nadal and Moreno (2006) reported that immature green pod yields of faba bean increased as population density increased from 11 up to 33 plants m-2. Thalji (2006) showed that higher row spacing (50-70cm) in faba bean

  • Soil and Seed Sterilization Effects on Dwarf Pea Plants

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    parameters predicted in the experiment. While some parameters weren’t met, root length was affected by soil sterilization. Works Cited Mathew, D., David, P., & Mark, P. (2013). Nitrogen contributions from faba bean ( Vicia faba L.) reliant on soil rhizobia or inoculation. Plant & Soil, 363-374. Middleton, K. J., Bell, M. J., & Thompson, J. P. (1989). Effects of soil sterilization, inoculation with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and cropping history on peanut

  • How Do Different Types of Radioactive Isotopes Affect Plant Life

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    Radiation has fascinated many people for decades. Radiation is the result of nuclear decay and this releases radioactive isotopes in many different forms of radiation. Some scientists have conducted experiments using plants as test subjects for radiation. Researchers at the University of Edinburg have tested the effects of cosmic radiation against the growth of spruce trees and the rings inside them. NASA also did a study on how UV-B rays affect plant life and everything that depends

  • Essay On Hair Wash

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    Man has been much conscious about body care and cleanliness since ancient times. Those people were also concerned with ideas of beauty and fashion. Historians have found the concept of beauty treatment back to Egyptian times. Early Egyptians are also credited with being first to develop methods of extraction of valuable ingredients from natural products and were also advanced in the beauty sector Various ancient Unani physicians have dedicated either volumes or entire books depicting beauty concepts