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Establishing a callogenesis protocol aimed at obtaining somatic embryos in leaf explants of African mahogany

Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical
African mahogany (Khaya grandifoliola) is a forest species of considerable economic interest, whose clonal propagation may benefit from the development of efficient tissue culture protocols.
Edceu Batista da Conceição Júnior, Filipe Sathler Meira, Evânia Galvão Mendonça, Leonardo Lucas Carnevalli Dias   +3 more
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Transatlantic Austen: Slavery and the British Navy in Persuasion

Literature Compass, Volume 23, Issue 2, April/June 2026.
ABSTRACT This essay argues that Jane Austen's Persuasion critiques the British Navy's problematic history of involvement in Atlantic slavery following the passage of the 1807 Slave Trade Act. Drawing on new historical evidence, the essay suggests that Captain Frederick Wentworth, Persuasion's male hero, can be understood as implicated in the Atlantic ...
Donghee Om
wiley   +1 more source

Flowering Asynchrony and Temporal Mate Restriction in Tropical Peat Swamp Forest Trees

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Tropical peat swamp forest trees flower asynchronously, restricting mating opportunities between conspecifics. Using an 18‐year dataset from Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, we show that while the same individual trees tend to flower together through time, there is enough turnover in which trees flower contemporaneously that lifetime mate restriction and
Andrew H. Aldercotte, Dylan T. Simpson, Daniel J. Naumenko, Griёtte van der Heide, Sri Suci Utami Atmoko, Tatang M. Setia, Rachael Winfree, Erin R. Vogel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biometric assessment of early stem growth at a commercial stand of African mahogany (Khaya grandifoliola)

Bioscience Journal, 2023
African mahogany species (Khaya spp.) have proven to be promising in the Brazilian forestry scenario, replacing native mahogany owing to their medium-fast growth and relevant timber value. This study aimed to carry out forest inventory and assessments of
Renan Krupok Matias, Camilla Nascimento Brito, Rafael Tassinari Resende, Jovan Martins Rios, Gabriel Mendes Santana, Guilherme Murilo de Oliveira, Fábio Venturoli   +6 more
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Intraspecific variation in fruit production of African mahogany (Khaya anthotheca) in a semi‐deciduous East African rainforest

African Journal of Ecology, 2023
AbstractRestoring valuable timber trees is a necessary part of regaining many ecosystem services and products provided by degraded tropical forests. However, knowledge of seed production, a regeneration prerequisite, is limited for many tropical timber tree species.
John Paul Okimat, Fred Babweteera, Martin Ehbrecht   +2 more
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Effects of Environmental Variables on the Transpiration of Young African Mahogany Plants in Semiarid Region

Willian Viana Campos, Jose Teixeira Filho Teixeira, Alcebíades Rebouças São José   +2 more
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First Report of Parasaissetia nigra in Khaya ivorensis Seedlings in Brazil

Floresta e Ambiente
The objective of this research is to report the occurrence of the nigra scale Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner, 1861) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in mahogany (Khaya ivorensis) seedlings in a forest nursery in Mato Grosso state.
Leonardo Leite Fialho Júnior, Isabel Carolina de Lima Santos, Alexandre dos Santos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Africa's Biodiversity Will Not Be Saved by Protected Areas Alone

Biological Diversity, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 99-105, June 2026.
Luca Luiselli
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic review of natural colourants and trend forecasting practices for the textile and fashion industry

Coloration Technology, Volume 141, Issue 6, Page 801-827, December 2025.
Abstract Recent global interest in sustainable practices in the textile and fashion industry has inspired stakeholders to readopt natural colourants. However, integrating these practices raises several questions regarding the latest developments in natural colourant and trend forecasting practices in the textile and fashion industry.
Bintan Titisari, Pammi Sinha
wiley   +1 more source

PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF THREE WOODY SPECIES SEEDLINGS UNDER WATER STRESS, IN SOIL WITH AND WITHOUT ORGANIC MATTER

Revista Árvore
The low availability of water in the soil is one of the limiting factors for the growth and survival of plants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the responses of physiological processes in early growth of guanandi (Calophyllum brasilense ...
Maria da Assunção Machado Rocha, Claudivan Feitosa de Lacerda, Marlos Alves Bezerra, Francisca Edineide Lima Barbosa, Hernandes de Oliveira Feitosa, Carlos Henrique Carvalho de Sousa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source