On the nature of ergastic substances in the seeds of some Nigerian Leguminosae — II

Gill, L. S.; Olabanji, G. O.; Husaini, S. W. H.

doi:10.1002/fedr.4910950912

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“…This revealed that their occurrence is sporadic. This result agrees with the findings of Gill et al, (1984) and Gill and Idu (2001) concerning the occurrence of ergastic substances in different angiospermic families.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 93%

“…All the investigated species contained fats and oils (Table 1). This result agrees with the findings of Gill et al, (1984) and Gill and Idu (2001) concerning the occurrence of ergastic substances in different angiospermic families and their occurrence is sporadic and has no correlation with the habit of the plants. The presence of fats and oil in all the species in this study agrees with Omoigui and Gill (1988), Idu and Gill (1998) who worked on Southern Nigeria and West African Asteraceae respectively.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 92%

“…Seed material was stored in (27±2 o C) in the laboratory before use. The method used for the determination of ergastic substances was outlined by Gill et al, (1980). Vouchers of the specimens studied were deposited in the herbarium of the University of Benin, Nigeria.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Gill et al, (1980, 1984, 1991), Maheswari and Chakrabaty (1967 had earlier drawn a relationship between the presence of starch grains and the herbaceous habit. According to Hutchinson (1969), the herbaceous habit is more advanced than the shrubs and trees.…”

Section: Life Form and Nature Of Ergastic Substancementioning

confidence: 98%

“…According to Gill et al, (1980) from the taxonomic point of view, starch grain characteristics are of great significance whereas protein bodies, fats and oils are of little taxonomic value as they occur sporadically in different taxonomic groups. They further suggested that the presence of tannins which is a primitive character often gets lost with increasing phylogenetic specialization.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Nature of ergastic substances in some Nigerian asteraceae

Omoigui¹,

Aromose²

2013

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Seeds of 110 species of the Nigerian Asteraceae were examined for fats and oils, proteins and starch using standard detection procedures. All the examined species except for 8 species were herbs. Fats and oils were found in all the species investigated comprising of both herbs and shrubs (100% detection rate). Protein bodies were found in 23 species. While starch grains were found to be absent in all the investigated species. There was no correlation between life forms and the nature of ergastic substances in the family. The results from this study did not support the changes of names in the revision of the tribe Vernonieae as such this character cannot be used as a delimiting species.

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confidence: 93%

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Life Form and Nature Of Ergastic Substancementioning

confidence: 98%

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Nature of ergastic substances in some West African Compositae

Gill¹,

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1988

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in relation to Mycotoxin Contamination in Tanzania

Nyangi,

Siyame,

Hussein

2024

East Afr. j. health sci.

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This study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of the population in three districts in Tanzania on issues related to mycotoxin contamination and exposure. The study employed a cross-sectional design. Data were collected using a questionnaire survey, which was administered to gather quantitative data in 180 randomly selected households in three districts of Tanzania. In addition, qualitative data were collected using key informant interviews (KIIs) of 12 purposively selected respondents and 6 focus group discussions (FGDs) of six to twelve participants. Quantitative data were analysed in SPSS version 20 for Windows 180 using descriptive statistics and a chi-square test. While the qualitative data were analysed in ATLAS.ti 8 for Windows. A majority of respondents (25.1%) had never heard of mycotoxins, 20.1% were not aware of how mycotoxins are acquired, and none (0%) of the respondents claimed to never become sick after eating moulded/contaminated crops. The majority, 14.5% and 2.8% of the respondents, were not aware of prevention measures for animals and humans from mycotoxins, respectively. Only 8.9% agree that they are at risk of getting mycotoxins, 14% agree that it is safe to eat contaminated food, and 52.5% do not discard the mycotoxins contaminated food. The majority, 81.6%, dry their crops on top of the floor or bare grounds, almost 42.5% do not sort their crops before storage, and 28.5% agree to consume the defective/sorted crops. Therefore, it is recommended that health education interventions to create awareness among the public should be a priority and should be integrated into the existing control strategies

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On the nature of ergastic substances in the seeds of some Nigerian Leguminosae — II

Cited by 4 publications

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Nature of ergastic substances in some Nigerian asteraceae

Nature of ergastic substances in some Nigerian asteraceae

Nature of ergastic substances in some West African Compositae

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in relation to Mycotoxin Contamination in Tanzania

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