Exogenous application of nitrogen is an efficient means of enhancing plant stress tolerance
through modulation of a number of physio-biochemical processes. Thus, the present …

Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) is a newly introduced crop and is increasingly becoming an
economically important vegetable crop in Rwanda despite of its low production due to …

A 9-year manipulative experiment with nitrogen (N) and water addition, simulating
increasing N deposition and changing precipitation regime, was conducted to investigate …

A study was carried out during the 2005 and 2006 growing seasons to evaluate the effect of
increasing nitrogen fertilization rates on nitrate accumulation, vitamin C and ß-carotene …

Leafy vegetables generally contain some intrinsic phytotoxins that affect human health
negatively at high concentrations. The presence of these toxins which is believed to protect …

Corchorus olitorius is mainly cultivated in Africa and is used in the human diet for its
nutraceutical proprieties. In this work, C. olitorius was grown in a floating system using a …

Secondary metabolites are bioactive compounds which are synthesized naturally in all plant
parts. The quality and quantity of secondary metabolites produced by plants differ …

A field experiment focusing on the response of Tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) to salt
stress at germination and vegetative growth stages was held in the Institute of Arid Lands of …

Tossa (Corchorus olitorius L.) is a significant cash crop, cultivated commercially in the lower
flood plain of Bangladesh. The climatic regimes in Bangladesh are changing as well as the …

Pot experiment was conducted to determine the effect of leaf positions on the concentrations
of some phytotoxins (cyanide, nitrate, soluble and total oxalates), micronutrients namely; …