Lactuca

Rudbeckla amplexlcaulls Vahl. Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Lactuca canadensis L. Euphorbia maculata L. Oenothera laciniata Hill... 

Lactuca indica L. (Lactula brevirostris Champ.) is an herb that grows in a geographical area spanning from North Asia to Papua New Guinea (Fig. 110). In China, the leaves are eaten as salad to facilitate digestion, and a decoction is drunk to break fever. In Taiwan, the plant is used to break fever, and it is used externally to soothe swellings. In Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, the plant is used to invigorate, promote... 

An extract from Lactuca indica showed significant free radical scavenging activity, and protected phixl74 supercoiled DNA against strand cleavage and reduced oxidative stress in human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells. On account of protocatechulic acid, methyl p-hydroxybenzoate, caffeic acid, 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid, luteolin 7-O-fT glucopyranoside, and quercetin 3-0-(3-g 1 ucopyranoside are the major antioxidative constituents (111). 

Wang SY, Chang HN, Lin KT, Lo CP, Yang NS, Shyur LF. Antioxidant properties and phytochemical characteristics of extracts from Lactuca indica. J Agric Food Chem 2003 51 1506-1512. 

Plate Some examples of green algae (a) Ulva lactuca (b) Spyrogyra... 

Lactuca sativa (lettuce) Tragopogon porrifolius (salsify)... 

Chazarra S, Garcia-Carmona F and Cabanes, J. 2001. Evidence for a tetrameric form of iceberg lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) polyphenol oxidase purification and characterization. J Agric Food Chem 49(10) 4870-4875. 

Near nickel smelter vs. reference site edible portions Cabbage, Brassica oleracea capitata Lettuce, Lactuca sativa Corn, Zea mays... 

BaP Lettuce, Lactuca sativa, total PAHs Sweden, summer 1980 0.1-150.0 DW 5... 

Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus Increased growth Lettuce, Lactuca sativa 3 mg/kg soil 1... 

Sea lettuce, Ulva lactuca, whole, Connecticut, 1960, gross beta activity May 5402-6253 AW 21... 

Schneider and Gerlach in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.), S. minor on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and weeds, improving also crop yield and quality (Panattoni et al. 2004 Cascone et al. 2005 Castronuovo et al. 2005). 

Hartz TK, Boble CR, Bender DA, Avila FA (1989) Control of pink root disease in onion using solarization and fumigation. J Am Soc Hort Sci 114 587-590 Hartz TK, DeVay JE, Elmore CL (1993) Solarization is an effective soil disinfestation technique for strawberry production. Hortscience 28 104—106 Hasing JE, Motsenbocker CE, Monlezun CJ (2004) Agroeconomic effect of soil solarization on fall-planted lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Sci Hort 101 223-233. doi 10.1016/j.scienta.2003.11.001 Hasson AM, Hassaballah T, Hussain R, Abbass L (1987) Effect of solar soil sterilization on nitrification in soil. J Plant Nutr 10 1805-1809... 

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