Medicago sativa

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Noun1.Medicago sativa - important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay cropMedicago sativa - important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
alfalfa, lucerne
alfalfa - leguminous plant grown for hay or forage
medic, medick, trefoil - any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
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Free radical scavenging activities of polyphenolic compounds isolated from Medicago sativa and Medicago truncatula assessed by means of thin-layer chromatography DPPH rapid test.
PRODUCTION OF CALLUS BIOMASS AND ANTIOXIDANT SECONDARY METABOLITES IN BLACK CUMIN
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), which plays an important role among forage crops, due to its high biomass production and good nutritional quality, could be an interesting source of phytochemical compounds.
Effects of dietary alfalfa flavonoids on the performance, meat quality and lipid oxidation of growing rabbits
This species feeds on aphids (Ullah et al., 2012), psyllids (Ullah et al., 2012) and scale insects (Ives et al., 1993) attacking wheat Triticum aestivum (Mohamed et al., 2000), Brassica compestris (Grevstad and Klepetka, 1992), Medicago sativa (Rebolledo et al., 2009) and Zea mays (Latigo et al., 1993).
Biodiversity and Species Distribution of Coccinellids (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) in District Sargodha (Punjab), Pakistan
Width of the pollen ranged from the smallest 12um in Melilotus alba to largest50um in Medicago sativa (Table-2).
TAXONOMIC AND PALYNOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE FAMILY PAPILIONACEAE IN THE FLORA OF SHISHI KOH VALLEY, CHITRAL, PAKISTAN
This study aimed to determine the most appropriate control methods for smoothseed alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta approximata Bab.), infesting alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in Van, Turkey.
Control of Smoothseed Alfalfa Dodder (Cuscuta approximata) in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
According to this study, this field of alfalfa (Medicago sativa Linnaeus) harbors a total wealth of arthropods of 79 species and 528 in terms of individuals.
Influence of the absence of irrigation water on the arthropod complex in a lucerne (Medicago sativa Linne) in Mitidja (Algeria)
Las especies mencionadas son caracteristicas de la region fitogeografica Chaquena, por el contrario, la presencia de polen de especies exoticas fue muy bajo, el mas notable fue Medicago sativa L., presente en el campo cultivado de un apicultor, que origino dos mieles monoflorales.
Marcadores polinicos en mieles del noroeste de la provincia de Cordoba, Argentina
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L) seeds were procured from National Agriculture Research Centre-Islamabad-Pakistan.
Quantifying the effect of microbial consortium and alfalfa to accelerate the degradation of oily sludge
Arbosier Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbe resinifere Berg Fabaceae Medicago sativa L.
Contribution to the ethnobotanical study of antidiabetic medicinal plants of the Central Middle Atlas region (Morocco)/Contribucion al estudio etnobotanica de plantas medicinales antidiabeticas de la region central Oriente Atlas (Marruecos)
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) leaves have been widely used in traditional medicine and is currently used as a dietary supplement because of their high nutrient content.
Medicarpin and millepurpan, two flavonoids isolated from Medicago sativa, induce apoptosis and overcome multidrug resistance in leukemia P388 cells
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