Lactuca

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Noun

Lactuca - an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce

genus Lactuca

asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia

lettuce - any of various plants of the genus Lactuca

common lettuce, garden lettuce, Lactuca sativa - annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown

cos lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, romaine lettuce - lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves

head lettuce, Lactuca sativa capitata - distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball

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An herb of the genus Lactuca , "Wherewith," says that pious gastronome, Hengist Pelly, "God has been pleased to reward the good and punish the wicked.

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How is the salad plant Lactuca sativa commonly known?

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Agardh) Kutzing 1859 (Dictyotaceae), are brown seaweeds (Ochrophyta); and the last species, Ulva lactuca Linnaeus 1753 (Ulvaceae), is a green seaweed (Chlorophyta) (Guiry & Guiry, 2018).

Composicion proximal de varias macroalgas de la costa de Bahia Salinas, Ecuador

This original remodeling active is an oligosaccharide, developed by biochemical engineering from the macroalga Ulva lactuca. QT40[R] has an effect on the biological pathway involving in RHAMM (Receptor for Hyaluronan Mediated Motility) protein.

BIOTECHNOLOGIES: GREENSEA: Marine Bioactives

Aquatic plants as Lemna gibba (freshwater macrophyte) or Ulva lactuca (marine algae) are present most of the year in tropical areas and grow massively in a natural form (Peters et al., 2009; Mukherjee et al., 2010) although the cultivation technique also has been developed (Guy et al., 1990; Marinho et al., 2013).

Nutrients and bioactive compounds of the Lemna gibba and Ulva lactuca as possible ingredients to functional foods

The species used was curly lettuce (Lactuca sativa), cultivar 'Alcione'.

Yield of lettuce grown in hydroponic and aquaponic systems using different substrates/Produtividade da alface cultivada em sistema de hidroponia e aquaponia utilizando diferentes substratos

Ensayo de toxicidad aguda con semillas de lechuga (Lactuca sativa)

TRATAMIENTO DE LODOS RESIDUALES DE UNA INDUSTRIA CERVECERA A TRAVES DE FERMENTACION HOMOLACTICA PARA LA PRODUCCION ACELERADA DE ABONO ORGANICO/TREATMENT OF SEWAGE SLUDGE FROM A BREWING INDUSTRY THROUGH HOMLACTIC FERMENTATION FOR THE ACCELERATED PRODUCTION OF AN ORGANIC FERTILIZER

The following species were analyzed: green leaf lettuce varieties "Milena" (LM) and "Vanda" (LV) and iceberg lettuce (IL) (Lactuca sativa L.), common chicory (CC) (Cichorium intybus), escarole (ES) (Cichorium endivia), collard greens (CG) (Brassica oleracea L.), and parsley (PA) (Petroselinum crispum).

Microbiological Quality of Organic and Conventional Leafy Vegetables

Thus, the goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of vermicompost and semicmpost made of cattle manure and pine sawdust mixed in different ratios with peat moss on seed germination and seedling development of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicon L.) under greenhouse conditions.

SEMICOMPOST AND VERMICOMPOST MIXED WITH PEAT MOSS ENHANCE SEED GERMINATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LETTUCE AND TOMATO SEEDLINGS/SEMICOMPOSTA Y VERMICOMPOSTA MEZCLADA CON TURBA DE MUSGO INCREMENTA LA GERMINACION DE SEMILLA Y DESARROLLO DE PLANTULAS DE TOMATE Y LECHUGA/SEMICOMPOSTAGEM E VERMICOMPOSTAGEM MESCLADA COM TURFA DE MUSGO INCREMENTA A GERMINACAO DE SEMENTE E DESENVOLVIMENTO DE PLANTULAS DE TOMATE E ALFACE

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