Edible legumes

The Amazon Rainforest The tropical Amazon Rainforest covers most of Northwestern Brazil, and extends into Bolivia, Peru, and many other South American countries. It is the world’s largest tropical rainforest and contains at least 10% of the world’s known biodiversity. Over the last 500 years, the Amazon has lost almost 20% of its forest cover, leading to waves of resource exploitation for many species residing there. The rainforest contains 90-140 billion metric tons of carbon and helps to…

Factory farming is unsustainable and destroying the environment. For approximately the last 40 - 50 years, factory farming practices in America have been using any means necessary to supply the outrageous demand for meat. What once started as a small industry made up of individual farms has turned into a multi-billion dollar business at the cost of people’s health and the environment. These corporations bypass any concern for the damage they are creating by worshipping the almighty dollar. This…

number of people choosing a plant-based diet has doubled, making vegetarianism the most popular diet amongst the younger generations. A vegetarian is a person who does not eat meat, poultry, or fish. Vegetarians eat mainly fruit, vegetables, grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts. Many eat eggs and dairy products but avoid hidden animal products such as beef and chicken stocks, gelatin, and lard. Currently in the United States, approximately 5% (16 million) of our population is vegetarian comparing to…

I. The clinical presentation of the disease. According to the National Institute of Health, fatigue is the most common symptom of every type of anemia. The fatigue is caused by a decrease in red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body. Other anemia symptoms due to decreased oxygen carrying capacity are: shortness of breath, dizziness, headache, coldness in hands and feet, pale skin, and chest pain ("What Is Iron-Deficiency Anemia?," 2014). The erythrocytopenia causes the heart to exert…

Background Information Singapore is currently undergoing the setback of a rapidly ageing population. Invariably, the older generation aspires to age gracefully and successfully but, the truth is that only some are able to enjoy good health. Many suffer from incidents of acute exacerbation that requires hospitalization, followed by long episodes of recovery and rehabilitation for functional restoration. The geriatric care services in Singapore are wide and readily available, ensuring the…

Quinoa is considered as future crop because of its unique growth requirement, allows quinoa to grow in various climate, soil, temperature and altitudes. Quinoa is a highly nutritious grain like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds, with outstanding protein quality and rich in vitamins and minerals. It does not only contain high amount of protein, but supplies complete protein which means by it has nine of the essential amino acids. Quinoa is a botanical fruit of an herb plant, considered as…

Introduction An exudate is a liquid secreted by an organism through pores, wound or cut by a method known as exuding. In plants exudates include saps, latex, nectar, resin and gums (Power et al., 2010). These plant exudates are used in a broad range of food and pharmaceutical product in addition to several other technical applications. As a result, they form an essential group of non-wood forest products (NWFPs) and are therefore a foundation to multi-billion industries worldwide. These plant…

Rush Juncus effusus Native Range and Habitat An extremely common plant, Rush is located in much of the United States, with the exception of a few dry, arid Great Plains states. It inhabits fresh and brackish marshes, swamps, ditches, moist wetlands and meadows. It is tolerant of diverse site conditions, but thrives in direct sun, finely textured soils, and shallow fresh water. Wildlife Uses Stands of Rush form deep, fibrous root systems. These provide shoreline protection, filter pollutants,…

Chapter-1 Introduction Plantains and banana constitute the fourth most important global food commodity (after rice, wheat and maize) grown in more than 120 countries over a harvested area of approximately 10 million hectares. The annual production of banana is about 88 million tonnes (Frison and Sharrock, 1999). It is the crop in superior position due…