This paper's working hypothesis is that the indigenous farming practices of Timorese farmers
are those most suitable and adaptable with regard to these farmers' circumstances. Intensive …

As the demand for energy increases and fossil fuel resources are depleted, the search for
clean sources of energy has intensified worldwide. This is coupled with a strong global …

Background The emergence of drug resistant malaria is threatening our ability to treat and
control malaria in the Southeast Asian region. There is an urgent need to develop novel and …

Background In recent years, the desire to adopt a healthy diet has drawn attention to legume
seeds and food products derived from them. Mash bean is an important legume crop used in …

Capparis spinosa, a wild plant of the family Capparidaceae, is said to be native to the
Mediterranean basin and found in many parts. This shrub can grow very well on dry heat …

ABSTRACT A wide gap exists between production and consumption of vegetable oils in
Pakistan. Thereby, a significant proportion (2.28 million tons) of vegetable oils is being …

Belinjau (Gnetum gnemon L.) seed flour was evaluated for nutritional composition,
antioxidant activity and functional properties. Seed flour was found to be rich in protein (19.0 …

Background Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don. has been used conventionally by many
communities in the Himalayan region for the management of gastrointestinal, respiratory …

Background Chronic inflammatory diseases, such as chronic respiratory diseases, stroke,
cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity, kill six out of every ten people in the …

Since ancient time, India is a well known subcontinent for medicinal plants where diversity of
plants is known for the treatment of many human disorders. Grewia asiatica is a dicot shrub …