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Local perceptions of the benefits versus negative impacts of weedy grasses in central Madagascar, with a focus on the genus Digitaria.
Les plantes et les pratiques agricoles sont essentielles aux systèmes alimentaires et au bien‐être humain. Une approche de recherche ethnobotanique a été présentée pour mieux comprendre la relation entre les plantes et les activités humaines à Madagascar, où l'agriculture constitue la base de l'économie locale. Cette recherche examine les... -
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Unraveling Amazon tree community assembly using Maximum Information Entropy: a quantitative analysis of tropical forest ecology.
In a time of rapid global change, the question of what determines patterns in species abundance distribution remains a priority for understanding the complex dynamics of ecosystems. The constrained maximization of information entropy provides a framework for the understanding of such complex systems dynamics by a quantitative analysis of important... -
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Two new species of Anthurium sect. Urospadix (Araceae) endemic to the restinga vegetation of Bahia, Brazil
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UVR8‐TCP4‐LOX2 module regulates UV‐B tolerance in Arabidopsis.
The phytohormone jasmonate (JA) coordinates stress and growth responses to increase plant survival in unfavorable environments. Although JA can enhance plant UV‐B stress tolerance, the mechanisms underlying the interaction of UV‐B and JA in this response remain unknown. In this study, we demonstrate that the UV RESISTANCE LOCUS 8 ‐...Li, Cheng ; Du, Jiancan ; Xu, Huini ; Feng, Zhenhua ; Chater, Caspar C. C. …
Anthocyanin accumulation, UVR8, Jasmonic acid, Arabidopsis, TCP4, and UV-B
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Keetia nodulosa sp. nov. (Rubiaceae - Vanguerieae) of West-Central Africa: bacterial leaf nodulation discovered in a fourth genus and tribe of Rubiaceae.
Keetia nodulosa Cheek, a cloud forest climber nearly endemic to Cameroon, with a single record from Nigeria, is described and illustrated. It is remarkable as the first known species to be recorded with bacterial leaf nodules (BLN) in the genus Keetia, and also, in the tribe Vanguerieae. Other genera in... -
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New taxa of Barleria sect. Prionitis (Acanthaceae) from the Horn of Africa biodiversity hotspot in Somalia.
Two new taxa in Barleria L. sect. Prionitis Nees (Acanthaceae) are described from Somalia, namely Barleria biramosa Defty & I.Darbysh. from central Somalia and B. compacta Malombe & I.Darbysh. subsp. minima I.Darbysh. & Defty from the northeast coastal region. These taxa are further endemics of the Horn of Africa biodiversity...Defty, Ellie ; Darbyshire, Iain
Taxonomy, Conservation, Barleria compacta, Horn of Africa, Barlerieae, Barleria biramosa, New species, Somalia, IUCN Red List, and Diversity
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Periodic Table of Food Initiative for generating biomolecular knowledge of edible biodiversity.
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Geographic distribution and conservation status of the endemic cactus Austrocylindropuntia pachypus and new records for southern Peru.
Austrocylindropuntia pachypus (K.Schum.) Backeb. it is an endemic cactus whose distribution was restricted to the western slopes of La Libertad, Ancash, Lima; and based on botanical expeditions through the Andean foothills of Ica, new records are reported with reduced populations of A. pachypus, which makes it possible to extend its... -
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Pacific Species of Hibiscus sect. Lilibiscus (Malvaceae). 4. The Origin of Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis: A 300-Year-Old Mystery Solved.
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Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in the UK: carbon storage potential and growth rates.
Giant sequoias ( ) are some of the UK’s largest trees, despite only being introduced in the mid-nineteenth century. There are an estimated half a million giant sequoias and closely related coastal redwoods ( ) in the UK. Given the recent interest in planting more trees, partly due to their... -
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The Tahitian chestnut [Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn) Fosberg, Fabaceae], a neglected multi-purpose tree from the Asia–Pacific region.
The Tahitian (or Polynesian) chestnut is distributed widely in tropical South-East Asia and in the Pacific region. It is an important component in traditional agroforestry systems. However, its importance as a food plant has decreased considerably. There is no evidence that the species has ever been domesticated, nor that deliberate...Müller, Jonas V.
Asia, Canoe plant, Crop improvement, Underutilised crop, Food security, Ecosystem services, Livelihood, Cinderella tree, Multi-purpose trees, Inocarpus fagifer, and Agroforestry
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Antagonistic and additive effect when combining biopesticides against the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda.
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Towards local agency: critical reflections on community engagement programmes at Abkanisa/Amara West, northern Sudan.
Spencer, Neal ; Fushiya, Tomomi ; Ryan, Philippa ; Abd Rabo, Shadia ; Saad, Mohamed
Nubia, Community engagement, Outreach, Abkanisa (Sudan), Collaboration, Sudan, and Amara West (Extinct city)
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The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI): An initial list of the world’s food diversity for compositional investigation.
Here we report a list of diverse and culturally relevant foods that justify compositional cataloging as part of the Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI). The PTFI is a participatory project aimed at addressing food composition information gaps worldwide through a standardized, accessible, and enabling platform based on state-of-the-art nutritional... -
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The global distribution of plants used by humans.
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Thermal Niche for Seed Germination and Species Distribution Modelling of Swietenia macrophylla King (Mahogany) under Climate Change Scenarios.
Swietenia macrophylla is an economically important tree species propagated by seeds that lose their viability in a short time, making seed germination a key stage for the species recruitment. The objective of this study was to determine the cardinal temperatures and thermal time for seed germination of S. macrophylla; and... -
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How many species of Washingtonia?
Zona, Scott ; Dransfield, John
Arecaceae, Palmae, and Washingtonia
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A new seed bank for Hispaniola to support the conservation and sustainable use of the Caribbean native flora.
Mattana, Efisio ; Manger, Keith R. ; Way, Michael J. ; Ulian, Tiziana ; Garcia, Ricardo …
Conservation, Carribean, Endemic plants, Sustainable use, Hispaniola, and Seed banks
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Seed science and banking networks for plant conservation: the role of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Pritchard, Hugh W. ; Sacandé, Moctar ; Kranner, Ilse ; Seaton, Phil ; Ulian, Tiziana
Millennium Seed Bank Project, Plant conservation, Seed science, Seed banking, and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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The impact of human trampling on a threatened coastal Mediterranean plant: The case of Anchusa littorea Moris (Boraginaceae).
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Who Harvests and Why? Characteristics of Guatemalan Households Harvesting Xaté (Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti).
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Orchids flowering at Kew.
Kompalli, Bala
Orchidaceae, Cultivation, Orchids, and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Updating Malesian Icacinaceae.
Utteridge, T. M. A. ; Schori, M.
New genus, Taxonomy, Icacinaceae, Phylogenetics, New species, and Malesia
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