UNLOCKING DOLICHOS BEAN DIVERSITY IN THE NATIONAL GENEBANK: MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND CORE SET DEVELOPMENT TO OPTIMIZE ITS CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION

Unlocking Dolichos bean diversity in the National Genebank: Morphological characterization and core set development to optimize its conservation and utilization

Dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus, L.Sweet.) is a popularly cultivated legume in Asia and Africa for grain, vegetables, and fodder.Although considered a minor or orphan crop, it holds promise in enriching the protein basket of the less privileged across the continents.It has great scope in food and cosmetic, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and dairy i

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Democracy Backsliding as a Danger of Sustainable Development in the Post-Pandemic Period: Social and Legal aspects of Decision

The article considers topical issues of the threat of collapse of democracy.Examples of the democracy collapse have shown the lack of free and fair elections in the world, which threatens the independence of the judiciary, restrictions on the right to freedom of speech, which limits the ability of the political opposition to challenge the governmen

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Zinc improves sexual performance and erectile function by preventing penile oxidative injury and upregulating circulating testosterone in lead-exposed rats

ABSTRACTAim: The present Fitted sheet study evaluated the effect of lead exposure with and without zinc therapy on male sexual and erectile function.Methods: Twenty male Wistar rats were randomly assigned into four groups; the control, zinc-treated, lead-exposed, lead + zinc-treated groups.Administrations were per os daily for 28 days.Results: Zinc

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