Ipomoea Essays

  • The Narcotic Effects of Morning Glory

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    Gordon R. "Erowid Psychoactive Vaults : "Status of Ololiuhqui in Mexico" by R. Gordon Wasson." Erowid. 22 Nov. 1963. Web. 19 Nov. 2011. . Shigeru Iida, et al. "Spontaneous Mutations Caused By A Helitron Transposon, Hel-It1, In Morning Glory, Ipomoea Tricolor." Plant Journal 49.5 (2007): 924-934. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Nov. 2011. V. A. Reko, "Magische Gifte, Rausch- und Betäubungsmittel der Neuen Welt ", Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1936. "Lysergic Acid Amides." The Clear White Light

  • The Importance Of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas?

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    Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is one of the world’s important food crop and is a major food crop in developing countries (Woolfe, 1992). Sweet potato ranks as the world’s seventh most important food crop after wheat, rice, maize, potato, barley, and cassava (CIP,2000; FAO,2002). Sweet potato is mainly produced in marginal soils in low-input subsistence farming systems of developing countries where it is a major food crop and it is consumed in large quantities (Woolfe, 1992; Grüneberg et al., 2005)

  • Point Cartwright Essay

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    Queensland coastal dunes are an integral part of coastal environment and ecosystems. Queensland beaches are known for a number of its natural icons and prominent features and are widely recognized and appreciated for their breath taking scenery, significant biodiversity, recreation experiences and generation of economic benefits from tourism. With the influx of human influence with beachfront development, mowing and topsoiling dunes, pedestrian and vehicular traffic, weeds and feral animals disturbing

  • Fun History of the Sweet Potato

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    Sweet potatoes are a vegetable in the Convolvulaceae family, signifying that it is a vine, funnel shaped flower, and bisexual plant. Its botanical name is Ipomoea batatas. Sweet potatoes are also assimilated with “yams” in the United States; this is because of its orange-flesh. (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013) Sweet potatoes date back to 750 B.C. in Peruvian reports, even though archeologists have found evidence showing that sweet potatoes began around 2500-1850 BCE. It is also said that Columbus

  • Argumentative Essay On Hallucinogens

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    Hallucinogens should be considered for public use as a medical form to treat mental disorders such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, compulsive disorder and dementia. Studies prove hallucinogens have beneficial use, but no treatment has been established, then why should they be placed in such low regard, hallucinogen’s can lend a hand in providing aid for perpetual disorders. The effects of hallucinogen’s can encourage social behavior, while culture dependence on pharmaceutical drugs discredit

  • Let's Discuss Sweden's Psychedelic Culture

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    Whenever Sweden is discussed in books, the media or in conversation, very rarely is anything said of its psychedelic culture. Yet if one takes a deeper look one will actually find a mycelium of scientists, artists, writers, hippies and freethinkers who were at some point shaped by psychedelics. It is presumable that most people outside of Sweden only think of successful exports such as IKEA, ABBA and Ingmar Bergman when the country is mentioned. However, there is more to Sweden than mass-produced

  • Food and Agriculture: Root Crops

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    Tropical and subtropical countries have climatic conditions which are unfavourable for the production of wheat. These countries are therefore heavily dependent on wheat imports to provide staple food products for their populations (FAO; Byerlee, 1987 1-2). In 1960 the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) began a Composite Flour Programme aimed at empowering developing nations with the technology to improve their country’s food security. Composite flour is a mixture of flours

  • Could biotechnology solve food shortage problem?

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    Food shortage is a global problem and tragedy of the world. There are almost 1 billion people who suffer from incessant hunger. Every 6 seconds a child dies from hunger (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2010). It is unacceptable that number of hungry people is so high. Hunger is continuous, serious and structural problem, which could not be solved in one day. Different world organizations, scientists, economists, politics care about undernourished people and try to find ways

  • Ecoturism and Its Impact in Gunung National Parks of Sarawak

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    Ecotourism and Its Impact in Gunung Gading National Parks of Sarawak Lim Jia Yang Plant Resource Science and Management Department of Plant Science and Environmental Ecology Faculty of Resource Science and Technology University of Malaysia Sarawak 03/05/2014 SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………… 1 1.0 Research Background 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Problem statement 1.3 Objective 2.0 Literature Review 2.1 Concept of Ecotourism 2.2 Impacts