Domesticating the Undomesticated for Global Food and Nutritional Security: Four Steps
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In the Hindu Temples of Kerala Gilles Tarabout
Spots of Wilderness. ’Nature’ in the Hindu Temples of Kerala Gilles Tarabout To cite this version: Gilles Tarabout. Spots of Wilderness. ’Nature’ in the Hindu Temples of Kerala. Rivista degli Studi Orientali, Fabrizio Serra editore, 2015, The Human Person and Nature in Classical and Modern India, eds. R. Torella & G. Milanetti, Supplemento n°2 alla Rivista Degli Studi Orientali, n.s., vol. LXXXVIII, pp.23-43. hal-01306640 HAL Id: hal-01306640 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01306640 Submitted on 25 Apr 2016 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Published in Supplemento n°2 alla Rivista Degli Studi Orientali, n.s., vol. LXXXVIII, 2015 (‘The Human Person and Nature in Classical and Modern India’, R. Torella & G. Milanetti, eds.), pp.23-43; in the publication the photos are in B & W. /p. 23/ Spots of Wilderness. ‘Nature’ in the Hindu Temples of Kerala Gilles Tarabout CNRS, Laboratoire d’Ethnologie et de Sociologie Comparative Many Hindu temples in Kerala are called ‘groves’ (kāvu), and encapsulate an effective grove – a small spot where shrubs and trees are said to grow ‘wildly’. There live numerous divine entities, serpent gods and other ambivalent deities or ghosts, subordinated to the presiding god/goddess of the temple installed in the main shrine. -
Medicinal Practices of Sacred Natural Sites: a Socio-Religious Approach for Successful Implementation of Primary
Medicinal practices of sacred natural sites: a socio-religious approach for successful implementation of primary healthcare services Rajasri Ray and Avik Ray Review Correspondence Abstract Rajasri Ray*, Avik Ray Centre for studies in Ethnobiology, Biodiversity and Background: Sacred groves are model systems that Sustainability (CEiBa), Malda - 732103, West have the potential to contribute to rural healthcare Bengal, India owing to their medicinal floral diversity and strong social acceptance. *Corresponding Author: Rajasri Ray; [email protected] Methods: We examined this idea employing ethnomedicinal plants and their application Ethnobotany Research & Applications documented from sacred groves across India. A total 20:34 (2020) of 65 published documents were shortlisted for the Key words: AYUSH; Ethnomedicine; Medicinal plant; preparation of database and statistical analysis. Sacred grove; Spatial fidelity; Tropical diseases Standard ethnobotanical indices and mapping were used to capture the current trend. Background Results: A total of 1247 species from 152 families Human-nature interaction has been long entwined in has been documented for use against eighteen the history of humanity. Apart from deriving natural categories of diseases common in tropical and sub- resources, humans have a deep rooted tradition of tropical landscapes. Though the reported species venerating nature which is extensively observed are clustered around a few widely distributed across continents (Verschuuren 2010). The tradition families, 71% of them are uniquely represented from has attracted attention of researchers and policy- any single biogeographic region. The use of multiple makers for its impact on local ecological and socio- species in treating an ailment, high use value of the economic dynamics. Ethnomedicine that emanated popular plants, and cross-community similarity in from this tradition, deals health issues with nature- disease treatment reflects rich community wisdom to derived resources. -
Review: Winged Bean (Psophocarpus Tetragonolobus) Cropping Systems
BIODIVERSITAS ISSN: 1412-033X Volume 21, Number 12, December 2020 E-ISSN: 2085-4722 Pages: 5927-5946 DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d211258 Review: Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) cropping systems GRAHAM E. EAGLETON Permanent address: 23 Mulhall Street, Wagstaffe, NSW 2257, Australia, email: [email protected] Manuscript received: 15 November 2020. Revision accepted: 29 November 2020. Abstract. Eagleton GE. 2020. Review: Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) cropping systems. Biodiversitas 21: 5927-5946. Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.) is a rambling, nitrogen-rich, leguminous crop of the Old-World tropics. This review of winged bean (WB) within cropping systems of Southeast Asia and Melanesia revisited four traditional roles that the crop has played: as a minor courtyard vegetable of villages and suburbs throughout the region; as a popular tuber crop in the irrigated plains of Tada-U township in Central Myanmar; as a companion crop in the mixed garden fields of Wamena in Indonesian New Guinea; and as a niche tuber crop in rotation with sweet potato near Goroka in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Drawing upon such traditions, researchers since the 1970s have identified potential new roles for winged bean. In Malaysia, vegetable pod yields up to 35 t ha-1 over a 25-week growing period have been obtained from solidly trellised, branching cultivars. Ratooning the crop through a further two cycles covers the cost of the trellising. Tubers from un-trellised field crops in Myanmar, and of staked, pruned garden crops in highland PNG have been estimated to produce crude protein yields of at least 300 kg ha-1 and 600 kg ha-1, respectively. -
Overview on Annatto and Other Colours, Colour Removal, Analysis
1 Journal 2 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 3 Title 4 Colorants in cheese manufacture: Production, Chemistry, Interactions and Regulation 5 6 7 Authors 8 9 Sharma, P.1,2, Segat, A.1,2, Kelly, A. L.3, and Sheehan, J.J.1 10 11 1 Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland 12 2Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC), Ireland 13 3School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland 14 15 16 17 18 1 19 ABSTRACT 20 Colored Cheddar cheeses are prepared by adding an aqueous annatto extract (norbixin) to 21 cheese milk; however, a considerable proportion (~20%) of such colorant is transferred to 22 whey, which can limit the end use applications of whey products. Different geographical 23 regions have adopted various strategies for handling whey derived from colored cheeses 24 production. For example, in the USA, whey products are treated with oxidizing agents such 25 as hydrogen peroxide and benzoyl peroxide to obtain white and colorless spray-dried 26 products; however, chemical bleaching of whey is prohibited in Europe and China. 27 Fundamental studies have focused on understanding the interactions between colorants 28 molecules and various components of cheese. In addition, the selective delivery of colorants 29 to the cheese curd through approaches such as encapsulated norbixin and micro-capsules of 30 bixin or use of alternative colorants, including fat- soluble/emulsified versions of annatto or 31 beta-carotene, have been studied. This review provides a critical analysis of pertinent 32 scientific and patent literature pertaining to colorant delivery in cheese and various types of 33 colorant products on the market for cheese manufacture, and also considers interactions 34 between colorant molecules and cheese components; various strategies for elimination of 35 color transfer to whey during cheese manufacture are also discussed. -
Chapter 1 Definitions and Classifications for Fruit and Vegetables
Chapter 1 Definitions and classifications for fruit and vegetables In the broadest sense, the botani- Botanical and culinary cal term vegetable refers to any plant, definitions edible or not, including trees, bushes, vines and vascular plants, and Botanical definitions distinguishes plant material from ani- Broadly, the botanical term fruit refers mal material and from inorganic to the mature ovary of a plant, matter. There are two slightly different including its seeds, covering and botanical definitions for the term any closely connected tissue, without vegetable as it relates to food. any consideration of whether these According to one, a vegetable is a are edible. As related to food, the plant cultivated for its edible part(s); IT botanical term fruit refers to the edible M according to the other, a vegetable is part of a plant that consists of the the edible part(s) of a plant, such as seeds and surrounding tissues. This the stems and stalk (celery), root includes fleshy fruits (such as blue- (carrot), tuber (potato), bulb (onion), berries, cantaloupe, poach, pumpkin, leaves (spinach, lettuce), flower (globe tomato) and dry fruits, where the artichoke), fruit (apple, cucumber, ripened ovary wall becomes papery, pumpkin, strawberries, tomato) or leathery, or woody as with cereal seeds (beans, peas). The latter grains, pulses (mature beans and definition includes fruits as a subset of peas) and nuts. vegetables. Definition of fruit and vegetables applicable in epidemiological studies, Fruit and vegetables Edible plant foods excluding -
Evaluation of Antifungal Activity of Crude Leaf Extracts of Indian Sacred Trees Amudha Selvi Muniyan1, Anu Swedha Anandhan2*
240 Journal of Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Biological Sciences ISSN: 2348-7658 Impact Factor (GIF): 0.615 Impact Factor (SJIF): 2.092 June-August 2015; 3(2):240-246 Available online at http://www.jpcbs.info Original Research Article Evaluation of Antifungal Activity of Crude Leaf Extracts of Indian Sacred Trees Amudha Selvi Muniyan1, Anu Swedha Anandhan2* 1 Post Graduate Department of Applied Microbiology, Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. *Corresponding Author: Anu Swedha Anandhan ,Assistant Professor, Post Graduate Department of Applied Microbiology, Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Received: 14 July 2015 Revised: 21 July 2015 Accepted: 28 July 2015 ABSTRACT Sacred trees are plants with a socio-economic, medicinal value which associates them with the Gods. Herbal medicines have been the basis of treatment and cure for various diseases and physiological conditions in traditional methods practiced in India such as Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha. Medicinal plants have been reported to have antimicrobial properties against many microbial organisms. Fungi are secondary invaders of an already weakened human body. Mycoses are still a critical cause of mortality second only next to bacterial diseases. Though significant advances have been made in antibacterial chemotherapy, there is a lack of serious strides in the area of antifungal drug discovery. In the present study, an attempt has been made to study and compare the antifungal efficacy of five leaf crude extracts of Indian sacred trees viz., Aegle marmelous Linn. Correa., Feronia elephantum Linn., Ficus benghalensis Linn., Ficus religiosa Linn., and Mimusops elengi Linn. The extracts which showed the highest activity were analysed and the minimum inhibitory concentration was determined. -
June 2018 (Special Edition on Ganakaladhara Madurai Mani Iyer)
Lalitha Kala Tarangini Premier Quarterly Music Magazine from Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira Volume 2018, Issue 2 June 2018 Sangeetha Kalarathna Titte Krishna Iyengar RR Keshavamurthy - The Lion of Karnataka DK Pattammal the Immortal legend Indian Music Experience (IME) Special Edition on Madurai Mani Iyer Raga Laya Prabha award felicitation Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira awarded “Raaga Laya Prabha” on 13th May 2018 to Aditi B Prahalad (Vocal), BK Raghu (Violin) and Akshay Anand (Mridangam) who are the upcoming youngsters from Bangalore. This award is to commemorate the memory of the Founder-Director, Karnataka Kalashree GV Ranganayakamma, Vidushi GV Neela and her Sister, Founder-patron and Veena artiste Dr. GV Vijayalakshmi. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. Twenty Five Thousand and a citation. The award function was followed by a concert of Abhishek Raghuram (Vocal). B Vittal Rangan (Violin), NC Bharadwaj (Mridanga) and Guruprasanna (Kanjra) in presence of a capacity crowd. Left to Right Standing - Sri DR Srikantaiah - President, Akshay Anand, Sri GV Krishna Prasad - Hon. Secretary, Vidushi Neela Ramgopal,Vidwan Abhishek Raghuram, Aditi B Prahalad, BK Raghu June 2018 Titte Krishna Iyengar and RR Keshavamurthy. I am sure they will be an inspiration to the youngsters. Ganakaladhara Madurai Mani Iyer (MMI) shone like a jewel during the golden period of Karnatak music. He, Music world celebrated the centenary year of DK Pattam- along with GN Balasubramaniam (GN Sir) revolutionised mal a doyen in her own right on March 19, 2019. Vice karnatak music so much so that we talk about music in President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the terms of before MMI, GN Sir and after MMI and GN Sir. -
Nutritional Value of Cambodian Crops
Nutritional Value of Common Fruits & Vegetables Grown in Cambodia Note: Recent research in Cambodia and other developing countries shows that the most common micro-nutrient deficiencies (especially among women and children) are: anemia (lack of iron), night blindness (lack of enough Vitamin A), and goiter/iodine deficiency (although in Cambodia they are promoting iodized salt, and a lot of people now use it). Additionally, protein deficiency is always a leading factor in severe malnutrition. See page 8 for recommended daily intakes. Nutritional value of foods is based on the USDA database. Note that this is the value per 100 grams of raw, uncooked foods (unless otherwise noted); keep in mind that most vegetables lose nutrients the longer you cook them. English Khmer Common Scientific Name Nutritional value per 100 grams (raw/uncooked) Image Common Name Name Energy Protein Vit. A Vit. C Iron Other significant (kcal) (g) (IU) (mg) (mg) nutrients Allium cepa bulb onion ខ្ឹមបរំង 38 1.2 0 11 .8 k'teum barang 215mg Calcium Amaranthus tricolor leafy amaranth ផ្ី 23 46 2,917 43.3 2.32 p'tee 611 mg Potassium peanut Arachis សែណ្កដី 570 25 3 1 3.8 groundnut son-dyk die Page 1 Scientific Name English Khmer Energy Protein Vit. A Vit. C Iron Other nutrients Artocarpus jackfruit ខ្ុរ 95 1.72 110 13.7 .23 heterophyllus k'no wax gourd Benincasa hispida wintermelon ្តឡច 13 .4 10 13 .4 traa-lak fuzzy bourd Brassica juncea mustard greens ៃស្ៅខ្ 22 2.2 9,900 130 spy k'mao 135 mg Calcium Brassica oleracea, var. -
Study on the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Trees in Konnagar Municipality, W.B., India
STUDY ON THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL OF TREES IN KONNAGAR MUNICIPALITY, W.B., INDIA A COLLABORATIVE VENTURE BEWEEN KONNAGAR MUNICIPALITY AND CLEAN BLUE PLANET CONSULTANCY SERVICES CONTENTS A. BACKGROUND B. TECHNICAL I. Introduction II. Project objectives III. Description of the study sites IV. Methodology V. Results & Discussion VI. Summary VII. Recommendation VIII. References Report Prepared by Dr. Abhijit Mitra and Dr. Sufia Zaman on behalf of Clean Blue Planet - 2 - Consultancy Services, Kolkata in collaboration with Konnagar Municipality Go for a carbon free green zone A. BACKGROUND The phenomenon of global warming has become a vital issue in the present ‘era’, which is keenly related to emission of carbon dioxide from varied sectors of human civilization ranging from household activities to industries. Even the shifting of the land use pattern generates considerable amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Trees play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Considering the extent and expansion rate of urban development coupled with industrialization, the safe guarding of the environment is a key issue. This can be achieved cost-effectively by carbon sequestering through plantation and ecorestoration of the dumping areas of cities and towns. A plantation or a forest may be a “source” or a “sink” of carbon depending on the volume and relative density of the tree species, microbial load of the soil and climatic condition of the area. So a project was framed to know the stored carbon in different tree species inhabiting Konnagar Municipality area. Konnagar is a city and a Municipality in Hooghly District in the maritime state of West Bengal, India encompassing 20 wards in the Konnagar Municipal Area. -
Chapter I Introduction
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Recently, the utilisation of edible legumes as sources of dietary protein has been developed progressively due to their substantial nutritional content. With more than 18,000 described species of legumes, the majorly cultivated edible ones are soybeans, peanuts, peas, beans and lentils (Salunkhe, et al. 1992). In Indonesia, particularly; the increasing demand of soy-based products has reached a substantial amount of 2.5 million tons per year; while domestic market merely provides 40% of soybean consumption (Nurhadi 2012). As an actual fact, there are many minor tropical legumes grown in South East Asia region that have not been examined for their promising benefits. This is probably due to the tendency to explore more about the conventional crops; with regards to consumer‟s acceptability. One of the barely used vegetation resources is winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.). This legume variety is available throughout the year with the annual yield of 2380kg/ha, about three times higher than the yield of soybean. Furthermore, all parts of the plant including the starchy root, leaves, flowers, immature seeds and mature seeds are edible and considerably nutritious. The green young pod is usually consumed either raw as salad ingredient, fried, boiled, or grilled. Nevertheless, little attention has been devoted to employ this legume variety as an alternative for beverage ingredients (Miyamoto, Matsushima and Nakae 1986). 1 It is therefore feasible to utilise winged bean as substitute for soybean since the nutritive value of mature winged bean seed is remarkably comparable to the one found in soybean. Even the protein and carbohydrate contents are superior as compared to groundnuts. -
Ecological and Ethnomedicinal Values of Sacred Plants in Some Major Temples of Bhopal, India
Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(1): 1630-1637 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 01 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.701.198 Ecological and Ethnomedicinal Values of Sacred Plants in Some Major Temples of Bhopal, India Aadil Mir1, Vipin Vyas2, Pradeep Shrivastava1, 1 1* Abhilasha Bhawsar and Manzoor Ahmad Bhat 1Department of Environmental Sciences and Limnology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, India 2Department of Biosciences, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT K e yw or ds The present research paper describes the sacred plants found in the vicinity Sacred plants, of five major temples of Bhopal, India. In addition, the ethnomedicinal and Ethnomedicinal , ecological values of these plants were also reported. The information was Ecologic al, obtained from priests and knowledgeable local people about the sacred Conservation value of plants associated with religious rituals. A total of 13 sacred plants Article Info species belonging to 10 families were identified during the survey. The Accepted: study concludes that propagation of sacred plants contributes to the 12 December 2017 conservation of floral diversity. Thus, religious activities associated with Available Online: 10 January 2018 sacred plants boosts up the protection and maintenance of the biodiversity. Introduction play a very important role in the myths and customs of India. Without the use of sacred Plants are nature‟s major processors of solar plants and their products, the religious and energy which is essential for our existence. cultural rituals are not completed (Pandey and The ancient beliefs showed that there is Pandey, 2016). -
Lipidome and Transcriptome Profiling of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Rich Plant Leaves
Lipidome and transcriptome profiling of omega-3 fatty acid rich plant leaves Thesis submitted to AcSIR for the Award of the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In the faculty of BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES By V. VENKATESHWARI Registration No. 10BB12A08013 Under the guidance of Dr. Malathi Srinivasan Prof. Ram Rajasekharan Lipidomic Lab Department of Lipid Science CSIR-CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Mysuru-570020 India June 2018 Chapter 5 Discussion 86 Portulaca oleracea and Talinum fruticosum leaves are rich sources of omega-3 fatty acids. Till date, no attempt has been made to study the expression pattern of the genes that are involved in lipid metabolism, especially related to fatty acid biosynthesis in these plants. In the present study, we found that the level of total lipids and the fatty acids were high in the leaves of both Portulaca and Talinum. The total lipid content in Portulaca, particularly that of ALA is approximately three times more than that of earlier reports in plants. Among the total leaf lipids of Portulaca (7.2 g/100 g), significant amounts of galactolipids (GL) 3.0 g/100 g, phospholipids (PL) 2.5g/100 g, and nonpolar lipids (NL) 1.7 g/100 g were present. The total leaf lipids of Talinum is around 7.7 g/100 g, with a remarkable amount constituted by the galactolipids (GL) 3.2 g, followed by phospholipids (PL) 2.4 g, and nonpolar lipids (NL) 2.1 g. The distribution of fatty acids in all the three lipid classes was also found to vary in both the plants. The predominant fatty acid in the galactolipid fractions is ALA.