Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis) a Cover Crop as Bioherbicide to Preserve the Environmental Services of Soil

Ortíz-Ceballos, Ángel I.; Aguirre‐Rivera, Juan Rogelio; Arce, Mario M. Osorio; Valdivia, Cecilia Peña

doi:10.5772/31833

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“…Bhatnagar et al ( 57 ) investigated the effect of the aqueous root extract of A. racemosus in primary hippocampal neuron cell culture. The extract was shown to be potent when combined with Withania somnifera to induce neuroprotection in this particular study ( 58 ).…”

Section: Asian Plantsmentioning

confidence: 70%

Forestalling the Epidemics of Parkinson's Disease Through Plant-Based Remedies

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Parkinson's disease (PD) as the second leading neurodegenerative disease, imposes a heavy burden among individuals as well as economies worldwide. The main characteristics of PD is a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons resulting in the loss of motor function, the occurrence of non-motor symptoms, and cognitive decline. Similar to many other chronic diseases, complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) are very popular for the treatment of this disease. This review evaluates six plants, three each from European and Asian traditional medicinal systems: (1) Atropa belladonna, (2) Hyoscyamus niger, (3) Lepidium meyenii, (4) Aspargus racemosus, (5) Mucuna pruriens L., and (6) Gingko biloba. Atropa belladonna, and Hyoscyamus niger in particular, are better known for their poisonous and narcotic effects than as potentially effective plants for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Ginkgo biloba is one of the most widely cultured plants in Traditional Chinese Medicine with high antioxidant potential which contributes to its neuroprotective/ anti-apoptotic activity. The bioactive compounds, anti-neurodegenerative effects and other neuroprotective effects of all six plants are discussed herein.

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Section: Asian Plantsmentioning

confidence: 70%

Forestalling the Epidemics of Parkinson's Disease Through Plant-Based Remedies

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“…Velvet bean is characterized as one the strongest allelopathic plants (Ortiz-Ceballos et al, 2012). Its allelopathic activity is related to levodopa or L-DOPA (L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine), an amino acid exuded from leaves and roots (Adler and Chase, 2007).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Allelopathic Potential of Velvet Bean against Rigid Ryegrass

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Roditis

et al. 2018

Not Bot Horti Agrobo

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Environmental concerns and several adverse effects of reliance on and improper use of pesticides make necessary the use of alternative methods. Allelopathy has a rather unexploited potential in integrated weed management and ought to be further studied. The allelopathic effects of velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. var. utilis) on seedling emergence and first growth of the important weed rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum L.) were evaluated in a pot experiment conducted at Agricultural University of Athens. Leaf residues of velvet bean were used to determine their inhibitory potential on seedling emergence and growth parameters including height, leaf number, tillering and fresh and dry weight of rigid ryegrass. Moreover, the allelopathic potential of inflorescence residues of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) on rigid ryegrass was also evaluated. Our results revealed a significant weed suppressive ability of the studied plants. The plant residues incorporated into the soil significantly reduced the seedling emergence and growth parameters of rigid ryegrass as compared to the control. In particular, velvet bean's residues also reduced height, leaf number and biomass of rigid ryegrass up to 26, 51 and 62%, respectively. The indicated allelopathic activity of velvet bean and chia could be further exploited in future studies, by using either allelochemicals as models for future herbicides or the plants as useful cover crops or mulches in terms of integrated weed management.

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“…Our approach leverages the diversity of functional types present in vines, as well as the proliferation of alien and native vines alike. Vine diversity is manifested in their diverse climbing mechanisms and host preferences (Gentry, ; Hegarty & Caballé, ), life history strategies and patterns of biomass allocation (Gallagher & Leishman, ; Hairiah & van Noordwijk, ; Kolawole & Kang, ; Lambert & Arnason, ), and horticultural and economic value (Bovell‐Benjamin, ; Nicodemo et al., ; Ortiz‐Ceballos, Aguirre‐Rivera, Osorio‐Arce, & Peña‐Valdivia, ). Additionally, in numerous regions around the globe, including the island of Puerto Rico, a variety of vine species are smothering plant canopies, forest edges, and infrastructure alike over vast areas (Figure ; Delgado, ; Kirkham, ; Taylor & Kumar, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Using multiple traits to assess the potential of introduced and native vines to proliferate in a tropical region

Delgado

Figueroa

Restrepo

2016

Ecology and Evolution

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Predicting the invasive potential of introduced species remains an ongoing challenge due to the multiple interacting regional and global processes that facilitate the introduction and proliferation of alien species. This may be particularly true in regions where native species are increasingly reported as expanding and impacting ecosystems in ways indistinguishable from alien ones. Current approaches to assess the invasive potential of plants may be limited by the choice of traits used and the exclusion of native species. To overcome these limitations, we develop a novel approach that focuses on all species—native and alien—within a functional group of plants to predict their proliferation status. Our approach relied on the development of an extensive database of extrinsic and intrinsic traits for Puerto Rican vines with the goal of generating a predictive model of vine proliferation status. We test three hypotheses linking origin, extrinsic and intrinsic traits, and proliferation status. We found that the origin of proliferating vines was associated with only one out of seven traits, namely plant use. We also found that proliferation status was associated with all but two traits, namely life span and climbing mechanism. Finally, a classification tree analysis identified five variables as good predictors of proliferation status and used them to split the species into six groups characterized by a unique suite of traits, three of them included proliferating species. The development of tools to identify potential proliferating species is critical for management and conservation purposes. Tools that can minimize biases and make predictions based on trait data easily obtainable are particularly needed in regions with a high taxonomic and functional diversity, and with limited ecological knowledge of individual species. In addition, these tools should be capable of incorporating native species since an increasing number of native species are behaving like invasive aliens.

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Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis) a Cover Crop as Bioherbicide to Preserve the Environmental Services of Soil

Cited by 15 publications

References 41 publications

Forestalling the Epidemics of Parkinson's Disease Through Plant-Based Remedies

Forestalling the Epidemics of Parkinson's Disease Through Plant-Based Remedies

Allelopathic Potential of Velvet Bean against Rigid Ryegrass

Using multiple traits to assess the potential of introduced and native vines to proliferate in a tropical region

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