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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Tylosema esculentum"”.
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Biochemical characteristics of Marama bean (Tylosema esculentum)
Marama bean (Tylosema esculentum) is a droughttolerant legume native to Southern Africa. The potential of its seeds have been compared to soybeans. The studies of the potential of this plant are limited and at the moment there are various ongoing researches on the marama bean plant. The main …
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Characterization of starch accumulation in storage root of Marama (Tylosema Esculentum)
Starch is of substantial industrial significance for food and non-food uses. Plant roots and tubers such as potato and cassava are rich in starch and they are among the sources of starch for food consumption and industrial use. With climatic changes it is important to find crops that can be used as …
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Isolation and characterization of starch, starch biosynthetic genes and protease inhibitors from Marama beab (Tylosema Esculentum)
Marama bean (Tylosema esculentum) is a highly nutritious plant and is currently regarded as a prospective crop for the future in arid zone agri-ecologies of the world. Starch is a major storage component in higher plants and in marama bean it’s mostly found stored in the tuber. Starch is used in …
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Diversity and distribution of Tylosema esculentum (Marama bean) endophytic bacteria communities in Omitara, Harnas and Otjinene, eastern Namibia
Tylosema esculentum is a nutritious drought avoiding plant endemic to the Kalahari Desert. Our study assessed the density, diversity and distribution of endophytic microbial community structures associated with leaves, stems and tuberous roots of T. esculentum in Eastern Namibia. Culture-dependent …
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Marama bean (Tylosema esculentum), a non-nodulating high protein legume indigenous to the Kalahari sands : studies of its N nutrition
Marama bean is a non-nodulating perennial legume native to the nutrient-poor soils of the Kalahari Sands. In Botswana and Namibia, it is the staple food of the Khoisan people. Marama bean, however, still have not been cultivated or established as an agricultural crop in these countries. This study …
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Assessment of genetic variations within and between populations of Marama Bean (Tylosema Esculentum (Burchell) Schreiber) based on Microsatellites (SSRS) and Intergenic spacer length variation markers in the Namibian germplasm
Tylosema esculentum (Burchell) L. Schreiber is a herbaceous perennial drought tolerant legume that is endemic to the arid and semi-arid zones of southern Africa. Its agronomic potential is on the basis of its seed's nutritional composition that is comparable with soybean and peanut, the two mostly …