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  1. Development of water spinach powder and its characterization

    The physicochemical analysis revealed that lyophilized water spinach powder has a good amount of carbohydrates (58.15%), ash (12.39%), protein (4.01%), and fat (4.46%) content. The powder also possessed a high antioxidant property of 77.25% and a total phenolic content of 32 µg/ ml. SEM and XRD results showed that the water spinach powder was ...

  2. (PDF) Water Spinach

    Abstract. Water spinach is considered a native to Africa, Asia and southwestern Pacific Islands. It has been a medicinal herb in southern Asia since AD 300 and 200 BC People still collect its ...

  3. Physiological and transcriptomic responses of water spinach

    Background. Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), which belongs to the Convolvulaceae family, is an important aquatic or semi-aquatic vegetable that naturally grows in Asia and southwestern Pacific islands during summer and autumn [].Water spinach, originated from tropical regions, is consumed as a leafy vegetable with high tolerance to heat and wet [2, 3].

  4. (PDF) Growth Performance of Water Spinach, Ipomoea ...

    Water spinach seeds were planted in a 3 ft 2, 6-inch thick raised bed per treatment. With With 10 replications, there were 50 raised beds with a total area of 150 ft 2 , arranged using RCBD.

  5. Nutritional Composition of Water Spinach (Ipomoea ...

    Analyses of the nutritional composition of water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) Forsk leaves were carried out using standard methods of food analysis.The proximate composition as well as mineral elements were determined. The leaves were found on dry weight basis to have high moisture (72.83±0.29%), ash (10.83±0.80%), crude lipid (11.00±0.50%), crude fibre (17.67±0.35%) and available ...

  6. PDF Development of water spinach powder and its characterization

    The physicochemical analysis revealed that lyophilized water spinach powder has a good amount of carbohydrates (58.15%), ash (12.39%), protein (4.01%), and fat (4.46%) content. The powder also possessed a high antioxidant property of 77.25% and a total phenolic content of 32 lg/ ml. SEM and. Keywords Drying technique Freeze drying Total ...

  7. Biological Effect of Different Spinach Extracts in Comparison with the

    In this study, we evaluated the biological effects of different spinach extracts (hydrophilic, liquid nitrogen, and water extraction) and of some of the main components, alone or mixed together, on the human colorectal adenocarcinoma HT29, which is a cell line representative of the gastrointestinal tract and a recognized good model for the ...

  8. Evaluation of water spinach

    Evaluation of water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) as forage substitution on in vitro gas production, digestibility, and kinetic fermentationH Hasanah 1,2, J Achmadi 2, E Pangestu 2 and A Agus 3. Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Volume 346, 5th International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Sciences (ABS) 21-24 July ...

  9. Assessment of Water Spinach (Ipomoea Aquatica Forssk ...

    After 25 days culturing, soluble sugar content of water spinach in BP and BS were significantly higher than that of CG (p 0.05); the greatest growth performance of water spinach was detected in BP, with a fresh weight of 8.49 g and a yield of 84.88 Kg m-2. The most descending in nitrate (NO3−-N) was detected in BP, which decreased from 341.29 ...

  10. Fishes

    In this study, the compound aquaculture model of red tilapia (O. mossambicus albina × O. urolepis hornorum) and water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) was used to investigate the effect of water spinach rafts on the water quality, antioxidant system, non-specific immune response, and growth performance of red tilapia and the carbon balance of payments. Red tilapia is characterized by its high ...

  11. (PDF) Growth performance of water spinach Ipomoea ...

    The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of tomato plants to efficiently use the nitrogen (N) of a recirculation aquaponic system (RAS) and to evaluate the effects of foliar ...

  12. (PDF) GROWTH AND PRODUCTION OF WATER SPINACH ( Ipomea ...

    According to Simarmata et al. (2016) Lombok water spinach has the potential to be developed because it has its own features that distinguish it from other types of kale. Physically, Lombok water spinach looks very fat, green and fresh and has a crunchy texture. In addition, Lombok water spinach also has an average length of 30-40 cm.

  13. PDF Balancing of nutrient uptake by water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) and

    Two leafy green vegetables, i.e. water spinach (Ipomoea aquat-ica) and mustard green (Brassica juncea) were selected to evaluate the effectiveness of plant nutrient uptake to balance nutrient production from fish culture. Results indicated that nitrogen utilization efficiencies of water spinach and mustard green were 66.5 and 59.9%, respectively.

  14. Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica, Convolvulaceae) A food gone wild

    Research Abstract Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) has been consid-ered native to Africa, Asia, and the southwestern Pacific ... Water spinach was listed as a noxious weed in 35 states by 2003 (USDA 2006). ... This paper exam-ines data from six aspects of the species to explore where water spinach may have been taken into cultivation. Human and ...

  15. PDF Quality evaluation of water spinach (Ipomea aquatica) leaves cultivated

    Abstract. Nutrient, nutraceutical analysis and shelf life studies were carried out on Water Spinach (Ipomea aquatica) leaves to determine the differences in the leaves cultivated on Aquaponics and conventional one. Tilapia fishes were grown along with the plants. Leaves cultivated in Aquaponics showed higher yield and sensory qualities.

  16. Water Spinach, Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae), Ameliorates Lead

    aquatica with distilled water containing 1% of chloroform for 48 h at 30 ± 5°C with continuous stirring . The resultant extract was filtered and lyophilized to yield the powdered crude extracts AEIA (~11.7%, w/w). To prepare the samples, lypholized powder was dissolved in distilled water containing 1% tween 80 prior to in vivo experiment.

  17. Physiological and transcriptomic responses of water spinach

    Background Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) is an important heat-resistant leafy vegetable that can survive under long-time heat stress condition. However, the physiological characteristics and molecular changes in its response to heat stress are poorly understood. Results In this study the selected water spinach cultivars with different thermo resistance and their physiological response to ...

  18. Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica, Convolvulaceae) A food gone wild

    Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica, Convolvulaceae) A food gone wild Daniel F. Austin Research Abstract Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) has been considered native to Africa, Asia, and the southwestern Paciic Islands. The herbs have been a medicinal vegetable in southern Asia since at least A.D. 300, and perhaps since 200 B.C.

  19. PDF Water lettuce and water spinach as potential feed ...

    Table 2. Daily feeding ration (g) of Nile tilapia using diets with water lettuce, water spinach and the combination of water lettuce and water spinach throughout the culture period. WL - water lettuce; WS - water spinach. Days of Culture Treatment 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 Diet 1 (WL) 123.9 156.5 158.6 168.0 72.5 83.0 63.0 68.4

  20. Spinach: An important green leafy vegetable and medicinal herb

    Abstract. Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) in an annual herb belongs to the family Chenopodiaceae. It is native to SouthWest Asia and widely distributed and cultivated through the world including Iran ...

  21. Responses of the Growth Characteristics of Spinach to Different ...

    Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) is a worldwide vegetable crop with rich nutritional value, and drought is the main factor restricting its growth. Magnetized water and de-electronated water have shown potential for improving yield and quality in some crops. To assess the influence of magnetized-de-electronated water (denoted magnetoelectric water) on the growth characteristics of spinach, five ...

  22. Frontiers

    1 Department of Plants and Crops, Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent, Belgium; 2 Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Pontecagnano, Italy; Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. spinaciae, causes a significant challenge on vegetative spinach and seed production.

  23. Antioxidant Effects of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Supplementation

    Abstract. Increased consumption of fresh vegetables that are high in polyphenols has been associated with a reduced risk of oxidative stress-induced disease. The present study aimed to evaluate the antioxidant effects of spinach in vitro and in vivo in hyperlipidemic rats. For measurement of in vitro antioxidant activity, spinach was subjected ...

  24. Buildings

    Hard rock tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are increasingly widely used in tunnel construction today; however, TBMs are deeply buried underground and have a low perception of the underground surrounding rock conditions and excavation parameters. In order to ensure the safety of TBM digging, this paper describes the research carried out relating to the accurate prediction of TBM digging parameters ...