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Plant landscape and phytodiversity in the archeological area of Segesta (NW Sicily)

, 2018
In the system of Sicilian archaeological parks, the area of Segesta - an ancient city of western Sicily referring to the Carthaginian eparchy, - represents, together with Selinunte, Erice and Mothia, another integrated hotspot of biodiversity and archeaology.
F. M. RAIMONDO, G. DOMINA, V. SPADARO, P. CAMPISI   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Harnessing the nutritional potential of Cape wild edible plants: Insights, gaps and priorities

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Wild edible plants hold significant potential to strengthen food systems by enhancing nutrition, dietary diversity, climate resilience, sustainability and deeper connection of people to their food. In this study, we conducted a systematic literature review to identify knowledge gaps and assess the nutritional contributions of selected wild edible ...
Nicola Kühn, Loubie Rusch, Michelle Delport, Frances Storey, Emma van der Meulen, Laura Pereira   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Archeological data with AI- and physics-based modeling explain typhoon-induced disasters in inland China around 3000 yr B.P. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Ding K, Li S, Ding A, Lu H, Zhang J, Xi D, Huang X, Lou S, Tang X, Qiu X, He L, Ma Y, Lin H, Zhang S, Zhou D, Zhou X, Tan ZM, Fu C, Ge Q.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications for the sotol plant (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae): A review

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios, Antonio Martínez Ruiz, Marisela Calderón Jurado, Ramón Saúl Luján Aguirre, Juan Luis Jacobo Cuellar, Oscar Sariñana‐Aldaco, María Teresa Martínez Damián, Oscar Cruz Alvarez   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reassessing the Larval Consumption Hypothesis in Neanderthal Diet: A Quantitative and Multi-Proxy Evaluation. [PDF]

Am J Biol Anthropol
Guil-Guerrero JL.
europepmc   +1 more source

Capsicum chinense as an African traditional vegetable: Culture, resilience, and opportunity

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Capsicum chinense is central to everyday diets, cultural identity, and smallholder livelihoods across Sub‐Saharan Africa, yet remains overlooked in agricultural research and policy. This paper reframes C. chinense as a traditional, climate‐resilient vegetable shaped by centuries of farmer stewardship and cultural selection.
Derek W. Barchenger, Herbaud P. F. Zohoungbogobo   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rejoining fragmented ancient bamboo slips with physics-driven deep learning. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Zhu J, Zhao Z, Lei H, Wang X, Lu J, Li J, Tang Q, Shen J, Xia GS, Du B, Xu Y.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical and genetic assessments of Central American avocado landraces reveal novel sources of biodiversity and ancient migration patterns

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Avocados are a multibillion‐dollar global commodity, but their growing export market pressures local farmers to abandon local fruit tree diversity in favor of commercial cultivar production. Interviews with rural avocado farmers and households from the Southern Mexican Highlands, Pacific Coastal Honduras, and Western Nicaragua, as well as the genetic ...
Kevin Wann, Heather B. Thakar, Courtney A. Hofman, Hector Neff, Logan Kistler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ancient Mycobacterium leprae genomes reveal a potential origin and dispersal of the ancestral Branch 0. [PDF]

Commun Biol
Fu S, Lin X, Nie Y, Zhao X, Zhang D, Zhang J, Xiao X, Zhou Z, Sun B, Cui Y.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

WorldCuP: A database of checklists documenting the World's Cultivated Plants and their distributions

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Human life would be unrecognizable without the benefits of cultivated plants, including crops, ornamentals, or plants with other uses. Despite their importance in daily life and prevalence across landscapes, we know surprisingly little about global cultivated plant distributions.
Nicole L. Kinlock, Amy J. S. Davis, Mark van Kleunen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source