Variation of Pollen Viability and Storability in Asparagus (Asparagus offcinalis L.) Cultivars

Root Residue Amendment on Varietal Allelopathy and Autotoxicity of Replanted Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.)

This study evaluated the allelopathic potential and autotoxic interference with growth and nutrient uptake of two asparagus varieties; UC157 (U) and Gijnlim (G) from USA and Europe, respectively. The two varieties were cultivated in a continuous replanting system in different rotational patterns with soil amended by asparagus root residues, and unamended soil (control) under greenhouse conditio...

A Review on Garden Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) as a Medicinal and Multipurpose Plant

Garden asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) is a perennial plant which belongs to the Asparagaceae family native to Asia, North Africa and Europe. This variety is an economically important crop with a high value in terms of food, drug activity and industry. Asparagus is rich in functional components such as Flavonoids, Saponin and Glutathione with high antioxidation activity. In comparison to 2...

Food idiosyncrasies: beetroot and asparagus.

Anecdotal observations scattered throughout the literature have often provided clues to underlying variations in humans' ability to handle dietary chemicals. Beetroot, the red root of the garden beet used extensively as a food source, is known to produce red urine in some people following its ingestion, whereas others appear to be able to eat the vegetable with impunity. Asparagus, a vegetable ...

Micropropagation of Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari)

Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) is a plant with immense medicinal values. It is reported to be recalcitrant to tissue culture practices. Sterile cultures were obtained when the explants were treated with (0.5%) Bavestine, Indophyl and 8HQC for 7 min and HgCl2 for 5 min.The present study on micropropagation of Asparagus racemosus through nodal explants showed better result in BAP (2 mg/l) along ...

The Asparagus for Histological Study