Promising features of the legume species Bituminaria bituminosa as a novel forage plant and for pharmaceutical purposes
An interest in perennial pasture species is arising in Mediterranean rangelands because they may extend and regularise the grazing season relative to annuals.Bituminaria bituminosa (L.) Stirt.is a perennial wild legume widespread in the Mediterranean basin.It is generally considered of low palatability because of the.oil.smell emitted by the aerial part, but ecotypes of good palatability and high browse intake are known.The foliage of this species may contain high concentration of furanocoumarins, which could be harmful to animals ( for contact photodermatitis) in addition to possibly limiting forage uptake.On the other hand, there is an increasing demand for furanocoumarins in cosmetics and for the photochemotherapy of some skin diseases.Phenolic compounds may also have health‐promoting effects due to their antioxidant properties.Agronomically, B.bituminosa is a novel species to Italy.This study aimed at assessing the variation existing in the native Italian germplasm for feeding value and biochemical composition.
essential oil feeding value furanocoumarins Mediterranean
L.Pecetti A.Tava E.Piano E.Biazzi S.Esposti A.Ursino B.Pintus
CRA-Centro Ricerca Prod.Foraggeree Lattiero-casearie,viale Piacenza 29,26900 Lodi,Italy
国际会议
呼和浩特
英文
2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）