The biology of Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.

Hassan, Loutfy M.; Galal, Tarek M.; Farahat, Emad A.; El-Midany, Maha M.

doi:10.1007/s00468-015-1158-7

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“…Tannin or dyestuff: A macerated bark extract can be used for dehairing hides and tanning. Additional minor uses include dyes [14]. The latex has a direct irritant action on mucous membranes, particularly in the eye.…”

Section: Sodom's Applementioning

confidence: 99%

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Poisonous and Narcotic Flora in the Gaza Strip-Palestine / A Review

Atalla

Dardona

2019

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There are numerous known medicinal plants in the Gaza strip flora, some of them are used in the traditional medicine but despite extensive studies of plants either wild or cultivated in Palestine, only a few articles are reported with the phytochemistry of these plants especially the poisonous flora. The current article presents the most common and important poisoning plants in the Gaza strip flora which are therefore important for the public to know and for research and awareness. This review is considered the first study that working in some details with the poisonous plants in the Gaza strip flora in terms of botany, phytochemistry and herbal medicine. These plants are distributed in several habitats in the Gaza strip, including Wadi Gaza, coastal areas, dunes, roadsides, national parks and the botanical garden in the University of Palestine.

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Section: Sodom's Applementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other compounds have bactericidal and vermicidal properties. The latex contains a proteolytic enzyme called caloptropaine [14]. The plants are observed only in one place in the Gaza strip near Al-rasheed street in Gaza beach.…”

Section: Sodom's Applementioning

confidence: 99%

Poisonous and Narcotic Flora in the Gaza Strip-Palestine / A Review

Atalla

Dardona

2019

EJMP

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“…This species is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world in Africa and Asia. The plant population flourish in different soil types ranging from fine to rough texture, and from unsaturated to saline soils (Hassan et al, 2015). It survives heavily in arid and semi-arid zones in the absence of agricultural inputs and without any cultural practice or agricultural operation (Sharma et al, 2012).…”

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“…In addition, the plant is used in several countries in the tropics for medical purposes. The non-traditional uses of this plant include the treatment of soil contaminated by toxic trace elements in addition to using the plant biomass as an alternative source of renewable energy (Hassan et al, 2015). Apple of Sodom is widely spread close to the fields of important crops such as sorghum and corn, which imposes some negative effects on these crops through allelopathic interactions.…”

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Phytotoxic Effects of Calotrois procera (Aiton) W.T. Leaves Aqueous Extract on Seed Germination of some Cereal Crops Using Probit Analysis

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2020

SJKFU

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Certain plants suppress development of other plants by releasing many chemical substances into the environment. This study was carried out to investigate the phytotoxic effects of the leaves aqueous extract of apple of Sodom [Calotrois procera (Aiton) W.T.] on seed germination of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (sorghum), Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. (millet), Zea mays L. (corn) and Triticum aestivum vulgare L. (wheat) using probit analysis. The experiments were conducted at the University of Gezira in Sudan, in the 2014/15 agricultural season. Ten concentrations (2.11 to 21.05 g/l) were prepared from the stock solution (50 g / l). Sterilized-distilled water was used as control. The experiment for each crop, was laid out in a completely randomized design and the treatments were replicated four times. The crop seeds were checked for germination and its inhibition three days after the onset of germination. Data were subjected to probit analysis procedure (P ≤ 0.5). The results revealed that apple of Sodom's leaves aqueous extract inhibited seed germination of the tested cereal crops and there was direct positive relationship between concentration (g/l) and inhibition (%). In addition, the result revealed that the LC 50 was 17.6, 17.0, 19.2 and 16.7 g/l for sorghum, millet, corn and wheat, respectively. It was concluded that that the leaves aqueous extract of apple of Sodom had toxic effect to the seeds of the tested cereal crops.

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“…Aiton (Apocynaceae) grows in arid and semi-arid climates and is native to Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, Southwest Asia, India, China, and Malaysia. This plant species is used for medicinal purposes and cheese production and has phytoremediation and allelopathic potential for the production of bioenergy and biofuels (HASSAN et al, 2015). In addition, previous studies have investigated C. procera because of the potential for this species to invade degraded areas (ISMAIL, 1992;SOBRINHO et al, 2013;FARAHAT et al, 2015;ALMEIDA et al, 2018).…”

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PHENOLOGY OF Calotropis procera (Ait.) W.T. Aiton ACCESSIONS BASED ON MORPHOPHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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The objective of this work was to evaluate the phenology of Calotropis procera accessions based on morphophysiological characteristics. Seeds of 70 C. procera accessions were collected between October 2015 and January 2016 in areas where the species naturally occurs in Northeastern Brazil. These accessions make up the current germplasm collection of the National Institute of the Semi-arid (INSA). The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at INSA, in Campina Grande - PB, from January to September in 2016. The plants were cultivated in plastic pots filled with soil. Fertilization was conducted according to soil analysis recommendations and plants were irrigated at a 3-day interval. Morphophysiological characteristics were recorded 30 days after sowing (DAS) and 30-day intercalated evaluations were conducted up to 240 DAS. In addition, physiological indexes were estimated and leaf fall, flowering, and fruiting were evaluated at 120 DAS. Mean of each characteristic was obtained using the adjustment and the selection of regression models to explain the growth of C. procera based on the coefficient of determination. The vegetative stage of C. procera occurs during the 240 DAS, with continuous fall and production of leaves, while the reproductive stage begins at 153 DAS, continuing until 222 DAS, depending on the accession, making emission of inflorescences constant on plants after the beginning of flowering. The physiological indexes are efficient to estimate the growth of C. procera accessions.

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The biology of Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.

Cited by 77 publications

References 18 publications

Poisonous and Narcotic Flora in the Gaza Strip-Palestine / A Review

Poisonous and Narcotic Flora in the Gaza Strip-Palestine / A Review

Phytotoxic Effects of Calotrois procera (Aiton) W.T. Leaves Aqueous Extract on Seed Germination of some Cereal Crops Using Probit Analysis

PHENOLOGY OF Calotropis procera (Ait.) W.T. Aiton ACCESSIONS BASED ON MORPHOPHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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