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Landrace diversity and heritage of the indigenous millet crop fonio (Digitaria exilis): Socio‐cultural and climatic drivers of change in the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea.
Le fonio blanc ( [Kippist] Stapf) est une culture de mil peu étudiée, indigène d'Afrique de l'Ouest et cultivée dans la région en grande partie selon des pratiques traditionnelles. Cette espèce est résiliente au climat, à croissance rapide, riche sur le plan nutritionnel et assure des moyens de subsistance... -
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Assessing seed desiccation responses of native trees in the Caribbean
Native trees from the Caribbean were tested for seed desiccation responses, by adapting the “100-seed test” protocol. Ninety-seven seed lots of 91 species were collected in the Dominican Republic and tested for germination immediately after collecting, and after drying and moist storage. Seed desiccation sensitivity was assessed as a continuous... -
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Born to Eat Wild: An Integrated Conservation Approach to Secure Wild Food Plants for Food Security and Nutrition.
Overlooked in national reports and in conservation programs, wild food plants (WFPs) have been a vital component of food and nutrition security for centuries. Recently, several countries have reported on the widespread and regular consumption of WFPs, particularly by rural and indigenous communities but also in urban contexts. They are...Borelli, Teresa ; Hunter, Danny ; Powell, Bronwen ; Ulian, Tiziana ; Mattana, Efisio …
Policy, Nutrition data, Multi-sectoral collaboration, Wild food plants, Food security, and Conservation
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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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Potential Distribution of Cedrela odorata L. in Mexico according to Its Optimal Thermal Range for Seed Germination under Different Climate Change Scenarios.
Cedrela odorata is a native tree of economic importance, as its wood is highly demanded in the international market. In this work, the current and future distributions of C. odorata in Mexico under climate change scenarios were analyzed according to their optimal temperature ranges for seed germination. For the present... -
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Plant Diversity Conservation Challenges and Prospects—The Perspective of Botanic Gardens and the Millennium Seed Bank.
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World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Plants are essential to human wellbeing, supporting important ecosystem services that are critical components of Natural Capital. They supply food, medicine, fibre, fuel and building materials, and provide a broad spectrum of benefits to society, offering vital solutions to some of the world’s major challenges, including bioenergy, human and animal...Diazgranados, Mauricio ; Allkin, Bob ; Black, Nicholas ; Cámara-Leret, Rodrigo ; Canteiro, Cátia …
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Plant Power: Opportunities and challenges for meeting sustainable energy needs from the plant and fungal kingdoms
Societal Impact Statement Bioenergy is a major component of the global transition to renewable energy technologies. The plant and fungal kingdoms offer great potential but remain mostly untapped. Their increased use could contribute to the renewable energy transition and addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 “Ensure access to...Grace, Olwen M. ; Lovett, Jon C. ; Gore, Charles J. N. ; Moat, Justin ; Ondo, Ian …
biofuel, sustainable energy, feedstock , Bioenergy , energy poverty, research effort , renewables, and biogas
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Conserving useful plants for a sustainable future: species coverage, spatial distribution, and conservation status within the Millennium Seed Bank collection.
A substantially rich diversity of the world’s recorded useful plants (UPs) is captured within the Millennium Seed Bank collection hosted by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, at Wakehurst, UK with 13,598 species (34%) belonging to 3696 genera and 325 families. This constitutes just over half of the total accessions and... -
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Thermal buffering capacity of the germination phenotype across the environmental envelope of the Cactaceae.
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Newsletter
Samara no. 7 [Spanish].
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Samara no. 7 [French].