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VOL. 5, ISSUE 3 (2020)
A review of medicinal and nutritional values and mutation breeding of Hibiscus sabdariffa L.
Authors
D Priyanka, D Dhanavel
Abstract
The main objective of the study is the review of medicinal, nutritional values and mutation breeding of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. This plant comes under the Malvaceae family. It is one of the biggest family in the plant kingdom. Commonly called as a Roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa is native from sub-tropical regions. Roselle is an important medicinal and nutritional valuable plant. Roselle is rich in fiber content. It is mostly cultivated in warm countries. This review provides valuable and informative knowledge about Hibiscus sabdariffa. The plant extract is used to cure different kinds of diseases like a cancer, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. All the parts of the roselle are edible, example leaf, seeds, flower and calyx. The calyx extracts are used as a juice and tea. The leaves are sour in taste. The plant is economically very important in in medicinal, nutritional and dye industries.Through mutation breeding Hibiscus sabdariffa plant produced a lot of mutants in a genetic and morphological level. The Roselle is useful for human and the society in a various ways.
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Pages:157-164
How to cite this article:
D Priyanka, D Dhanavel "A review of medicinal and nutritional values and mutation breeding of <em>Hibiscus sabdariffa </em>L.". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 5, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 157-164
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