| Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
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7971
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Echinochloa crus-galli
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Research
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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Echinochloa crus-galli is used in folk remedies for carbuncles, hemorrhage, sores, spleen disorders, cancer, and wounds.
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24897
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7972
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Echinochloa crus-galli
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Research
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Experimental
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Laboratory
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Echinochloa crus-galli contains a lipid transfer protein that inhibits the action of Phytophthora infestans , a pathogenic fungus that causes late blight of tomatoes and potatoes. These results suggest the possibility of creating crop plants tolerant to late blight by altering their existing genetic code to include this lipid transfer protein.
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24929
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7973
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Echinochloa crus-galli
|
Research
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Experimental
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Laboratory
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Echinochloa crus-galli (barnyard grass) also has two novel defensins that inhibit several phytopathogenic fungi.
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24924
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