Contribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal and Endophytic Fungi to Drought Tolerance in Araucaria araucana Seedlings [PDF]
Plants, 2023 In its natural distribution, Araucaria araucana is a plant species usually exposed to extreme environmental constraints such as wind, volcanism, fires, and low rainfall.
Daniel Chávez +6 more
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Assessing signals of selection and historical demography to develop conservation strategies in the Chilean emblematic Araucaria araucana [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Loss of genetic diversity reduces the ability of species to evolve and respond to environmental change. Araucaria araucana is an emblematic conifer species from southern South America, with important ethnic value for the Mapuche people (Pehuenche); the ...
Glenda Fuentes +6 more
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New Resinogalea species from Araucaria araucana resin in Chile and reclassification of the genus in the Cryptocaliciomycetidae [PDF]
IMA Fungus, 2023 Araucaria araucana is an ancient conifer, native to the mountain ranges in Chile and Argentina. These trees host a large number of organisms, mainly insects, strongly or even exclusively associated with them.
Felipe Balocchi +4 more
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Macrolichen Communities Depend on Phorophyte in Conguillío National Park, Chile [PDF]
Plants, 2023 The community composition of epiphytic macrolichens from two tree species (Araucaria araucana and Nothofagus antarctica) was conducted in temperate forests in the Conguillío National Park, Chile.
Johana Villagra +2 more
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Sustainable and efficient protocols for in vitro germination and antioxidants production from seeds of the endangered species Araucaria araucana [PDF]
Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2021 Background The Pehuén or Monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana) is an evergreen coniferous tree, which has been historically used for social, medicinal, and nutritional purposes. We have recently showed the value of A. araucana seeds as a rich source of
María C. Gallia +2 more
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Effect of Volatile Organic Compounds from Branches of Healthy and Unhealthy Araucaria araucana (Molina) K. Koch Trees on Host Selection by Bark Beetle Sinophloeus porteri (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
InsectsAraucaria araucana is one of the longest-living Chilean trees. Recently, Araucaria Leaf Damage disease, which causes damage to branches and crowns, was detected. Sinophloeus porteri, a bark beetle affecting A.
Washington Aniñir +4 more
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Novel food resources and conservation of ecological interactions between the Andean Araucaria and the Austral parakeet [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 In fragile ecosystems, the introduction of exotic species could alter some ecological processes. The Austral parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineous) shows close ecological and evolutionary relationships with the Andean Araucaria (Araucaria araucana), so any
Guillermo Blanco +3 more
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Araucaria araucana: Monkey Puzzle Tree
EDIS, 2003 Monkey-Puzzletree is a large, bizarre evergreen, 60 to 70 feet tall and 30 to 35 feet wide, which forms a loose, see-through, pyramidal shape with a straight trunk. The tree is so open in habit you could almost look at it and not see it.
Edward Gilman, Dennis Watson
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Altered fire regimes modify lizard communities in globally endangered Araucaria forests of the southern Andes [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Wildfire regimes are being altered in ecosystems worldwide. The density of reptiles responds to fires and changes to habitat structure. Some of the most vulnerable ecosystems to human-increased fire frequency are old-growth Araucaria araucana forests of ...
José Infante +5 more
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On the Evolutionary History of Uleiella chilensis, a Smut Fungus Parasite of Araucaria araucana in South America: Uleiellales ord. nov. in Ustilaginomycetes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The evolutionary history, divergence times and phylogenetic relationships of Uleiella chilensis (Ustilaginomycotina, smut fungi) associated with Araucaria araucana were analysed.
Kai Riess +5 more
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