#cichorium

[haveyougrownthisplant]

[lunelfy]

Cichorium ;

Wild endive; Cichorium pumilum ♥

[cytgen]

Abstract

The influence of the culture medium without bacterial cells, obtained after the cultivation of endophytic bacteria Priestia endophytica UCM B-5715, on the growth and synthesis of some metabolites in lettuce and chicory seedlings under in vitro conditions was studied. Bacteria were cultivated in liquid LB medium at 37 ºC for 24 h with periodic stirring. The culture fluid was separated from the cell biomass. For preparing the test solution, the supernatant was sterilized by filtration through a filter with a pore diameter of 0.2 µm (Sartorius, Minisart) and diluted with sterile distilled water. The 20% culture fluid (30 µl/plant) was applied to 3-day-old seedlings. In 28 days root and shoot weights of treated chicory plants were 54.3 ± 6.9 and 260.0 ± 20.2 mg, respectively (8.0 ± 0.7 and 91.4 ± 7.0 mg for the control plants). Total flavonoid content and antioxidant activity increased only in chicory plants after the addition of the test solution. Significant changes in the metabolism of treated plants were detected. In the treated lettuce plants asparagine content increased compared to the control (90 vs 22 µg/g, p < 0.1). The median content of fructose was also higher in treated lettuce and chicory plants (1469 vs 73 µg/g and 2278 vs 1051 µg/g). Therefore, the use of culture fluid obtained after the cultivation of P. endophytica UСM B-5715 stimulated the growth of lettuce and chicory plants, affecting the synthesis of some compounds in single-treated plants. These results indicate the potential of compounds excreted during bacterial growth to create natural growth stimulators.

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on Zazzle

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[knightofdeer]

I don't think that it's important to know literally everything about story's world, but there is a difference between pointless trivia and things that would be deciding factors for society, like production and resources or social system

Fuck that post going around saying "you can have coffee in your story without justifying it :) you don't need to explain everything :)" I want, no, I DEMAND a fully researched ethnobotanical paper on every single food item in your work, if you don't explain to me where did potatoes come from in your fantasy setting or don't explain how the industry of coffee works over interstellar distances with full detail you are doing things wrong and I personally hate you and I hate your stupid story, fuck you

[coffeenewstom]

Kretisches Kaffeetagebuch: die Geister von Frangokastello

“Inseln sind in besonderen Masse Stätten, an denen mythisches Geheimnis und legendäres Geschehen miteinander verwoben sind. Von keinem anderen Teil Kretas kann man dies so sehr sagen, wie gerade von der Sfakia. Mit dem Aussprechen der Worte “Sfakiote”, “Sfakia” werden bei denen, die Kreta kennen, ganz bestimmte Vorstellungen heraufbeschworen, von einem Schlag fast übermenschlich starker…

[awakeningthevioletswithin]

It’s A Good Thing

Watercolor on Black Paper

2022, 11"x 14"

Chicory,  Cichorium intybus

[noseysilverfox]

Common chicory (lat. Cichorium intybus) by the road🌱

Цикорий обыкновенный (лат. Cichórium íntybus) у дороги🌱

[najia-cooks]

[ID: A plate of leafy greens topped with two blue chicory flowers; second photo is a close-up on a flower. End ID]

هندبة بالزيت / Hinda b al-zayt (Palestinian wild greens with olive oil)

“هندبة” (“hindba”), “هِنْدِبَاء” (“hindibāʔ”), or هِنْدَب (“hindab”) is an Arabic word referring to chicory, wild endive, or dandelion greens.

Two Palestinian dishes are commonly made using hindba. One isهندبة بزيت (hinda b zayt), hindba with [olive] oil, which combines blanched greens with browned onion, lemon juice, and (of course) olive oil. Lebanese hindba is similar, consisting of greens prepared in the same way, but topped with sliced, caramelised onions. The other preparation of hindba is with a dressing made with tahina (tahini), lemon juice, chili, and sometimes garlic or yoghurt.

This recipe is for hindba with onion and olive oil. The dish is simple to make but has a lot going on, flavor-wise. Slow frying renders the onions tender, sweet, and jammy, balancing out the slight bitterness of the greens. The rich, peppery, fruity taste of good olive oil rounds out the earthiness of chicory, while lemon juice provides brightness and lift.

Several food aid organizations have been forced to discontinue operations in Gaza. Some of those still on the ground are:

Palestinian Red Crescent Society

World Central Kitchen

Anera

Ingredients:

2 bunches (130g) chicory or dandelion leaves

1 large yellow onion, chopped

Juice of 1 lemon

Olive oil

Salt, to taste

Instructions:

1. Boil chicory in salted water for 5-7 minutes, until tender, then drain. If using dandelion greens, boil for 10 minutes. (The boiling water is potable, but probably too bitter to be palatable.)

2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium-low. Add onion and a pinch of salt and fry until softened and golden brown, 10-15 minutes.

3. Squeeze the water out of the greens and chop into about 1/2" (1cm) pieces. Add to the pan and fry until wilted.

4. Taste and adjust salt. Add lemon juice to taste.

Serve hot or cold, topped with good olive oil. Eat hindba by scooping it up with khubbiz al-kmaj (pita).

Identifying chicory:

Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is also in the Astaraceae family. Stems are grooved and slightly hairy; woody and branched; multiple flowers usually grow along one stalk. Leaves are smooth or irregularly toothed, pointed at the tip, and may have different appearances at different parts of the plant. The leaf midribs are green or reddish. The leaves you want are the larger ones growing in a bunch towards the base of the stem.

This plant has some leaves with larger teeth.

Smaller, lanceolate leaves grow in alternate sides along the stem.

Flowers are light blue to lavender and finely toothed; there are two rows of darker bracts in the center of each flower.

In the fall, the leaves often remain while the flowers and stalks have died, leaving a brown, branching, skeletal structure behind.

Identifying dandelion:

See hinda b al-tahina.

[stonesandpeaches]

flowers and ink ☀️🌻💚

ink -> comyet

sketches, flower names and closeups under the cut hehe

In order:

Paeonia tenuifolia

Dictamnus albus var. purpureus

Tragopogon pratensis subsp. orientalis

Cichorium intybus

Salvia nemorosa

I particularly chose these since theyre plants found in my country

[haveyougrownthisplant]

[angiec333]

Pretty Chicory flowers (Cichorium intybus) growing wild in a meadow

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[lunelfy]

Chicory ;

Cichorium Intybus ♡

[iprefertheicecapades]

1. Chicory (Cichorium intybus), 2. False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) 3. Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum), 4. Virginia Springbeauty (Claytonia virginica), 5. Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), 6. Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis), 7. Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota), 8. Common Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)

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