ABSTRACT Two biological control agents, nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum Fo47 and Pseudomonas putida WCS358, were evaluated for suppression of Fusarium wilt of flax grown in nutrient solution and for suppression of the population density and metabolic activity of the causal organism F. oxysporum f. sp. lini strain Foln3GUS on root surfaces. Due to the presence of an introduced gusA reporter gen...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) includes all diseases of the blood vessels and circulatory system such as coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic heart disease (IHD), myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke (187). CVD is the leading cause of death in Canada and the United States (187,188). This chapter describes how acute coronary events like MI and stroke develop through atherosclerosis. It reviews ...

Feeding dairy cows a ration containing whole flax seeds (linseed), flax (linseed) oil or milled, extruded or micronized linseed has five beneficial effects on the fat profile of cow’s milk: (1) increasing the content of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA); (2) increasing the content of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA); (3) decreasing the omega-6/omega-3 ratio; (4) decreasing the overall saturated fat cont...

As its name would suggest, flaxseed is? a seed from the flax plant! These sometimes golden or reddish brown seeds come from the flax herb (Linum usitatissimum), and are about the same size as sesame seeds. The National Institutes of Health [2] (NIH) suggests this blue flowering plant may have originated in Egypt. While small in size and mild in flavor, flaxseeds pack a nutritional punch! Many p...

Feeding beef cattle a ration containing whole flax seeds (linseeds), flax (linseed) oil, rolled linseed or milled linseed increases the alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) content and decreases the omega-6/ omega-3 ratio, but has little effect on the saturated fat content of beef. Adding linseed to feedlot diets has been shown to increase the internal fat of heifers an...

Highly oriented native cellulose fibres (flax) and softwood (pine) have been investigated by means of X-ray diffraction. Local structural information was obtained by using X-ray microbeams. Tensile tests were performed in situ, revealing a change of orientation of cellulose microfibrils in materials with tensile strain. In flax fibres, the microfibrils rotate during the first percent of stretch...

Replacing glass fibres with flax is a first step in reducing the ecological impact of thermoset composite materials, and employing biodegradable thermoplastic matrix opens up recycling composting as end-of-life routes. Here, range fibre reinforced thermoplastics were investigated: poly-(hydroxy alkanoate) (PHA), poly-(butylene-succinate) (PBS) poly-(lactide) (PLA). Poly-(propylene) (PP) maleic-...

The same three fatty acids were detected in flax, cotton and castor bean seeds: myristic, plamitic and oleic. In addition, linoleic was found in flax and lauric and stearic in castor bean. The seeds were germinated over a period of 12 days and showed variable changes in the major fatty acids. In the three seeds, salinization with 0.5% and 1.0% NaCl led to decreases or increases in the contents ...

The rectal route has proven its worth in terms of achieving successful drug delivery both locally and systematically. primary goal this invention was to develop evaluate Flax suppositories. To administer herbal powder internal sites, suppositories are placed directly into the rectum. A suppository comprises flax as a main active ingredient, administered through route, used laxative, treatment h...