puncture vine

Related to puncture vine: Tribulus terrestris

puncture vine

Any of various cosmopolitan herbaceous plants of the genus Tribulus, especially T. terrestris, which has opposite, compound leaves and spiny fruit, and is used as a dietary supplement primarily for its perceived ability to enhance sexual desire and muscle mass. Also called tribulus.

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Effects of dietary puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) powder in different carriers on growth performance, carcass characteristics and blood parameters of broiler chicks.

Effect of Carrot (Daucus carota) Leaf Powder on External and Internal Egg Characteristics of Hy-Line White Laying Hens

Few treatments depressed dry weight of puncture vine significantly at 65 DAS during both the seasons.

INFLUENCE OF INTEGRATED USE OF HERBICIDE AND ALLELOPATHIC AQUEOUS EXTRACTS ON WEEDS AND GROUNDNUT CROP PERFORMANCE

The level of antioxidant metabolites (Figure 1) and enzymes (Figure 2) indicates the antioxidant potential of puncture vine plants.

Accumulation of Cd, Pb and Zn in Tribulus terrestris L. grown on industrially polluted soil and plant antioxidant response

Puncture Vine Tribulus terrestris: This is a prostrate summer annual that thrives under tilled and irrigated conditions.

Grounded grapegrowing: the 10 weeds you don't want to know

The annual grasses provide good competition with winter annuals, such as mustard and cheat grass, and noxious summer annuals such as sandburr and puncture vine.