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Ethnobotanical survey of pesticidal plants used in South Uganda : case study of Masaka district [PDF]
, 2011 Use of synthetic pesticides in developing countries is not only limited by their being expensive but also the small (uneconomic) fields whose limited production costs cannot offset costs of agricultural implements like agro-chemicals. Subsistence farmers,
Charles, Kudamba +3 more
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The flower morphology in three Convallariaceae species with various attractive traits [PDF]
, 2017 The general morphology and micromorphology of the flower in Polygonatum multiflorum, Maianthemum bifolium, and Convallaria majalis were studied using light microscopy methods. Among the studied species, P. multiflorum and C.
Fishchuk, Oksana Sergyivna +3 more
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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 +7 more
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Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 1991 NOTES ON SOME MONOCOTYLEDONEAE DESCRIBED BY N.L. BURMAN: ASPARAGACEAE.
D. O. Wijnands
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Report of new invasive scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea), Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo and Unruh (Monophlebidae) and Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Pseudococcidae), on the islands of San Andres and Providencia, Colombia, with an updated taxonomic key to iceryine scale insects of South America [PDF]
, 2012 The multicicatrices fluted scale, Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo and Unruh (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae) is reported from the islands of San Andres and Providencia, Colombia, as a recent invasive species.
Gullan, Penny +2 more
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Revision of Polygonatum (Asparagaceae, Nolinoideae, Polygonateae) of Taiwan [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2019 Polygonatum is widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, especially in eastern Asia. There has been no comprehensive taxonomic study of Taiwanese taxa for some time, and researchers could not agree on a consistent treatment of the genus. Therefore, we revised the genus by literature review and type specimen examination along with comparison of ...
Chao,Chien-Ti, Tseng,Yen-Hsueh
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Reinstatement of Thysanotus elatior R.Br. (Asparagaceae)
Telopea, 2023 Thysanotus elatior R.Br. (Asparagaceae) is reinstated, described, lectotypified and compared with putatively related species. The species is restricted to the Top End of the Northern Territory and the Kimberley of Western Australia but was previously confused with T. banksii R.Br., a Queensland species.
Wang, J +4 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2026.We reveal that the downward floral orientation in Polygonatum cyrtonema functions as a key floral trait, increasing visitation by effective bumble bees and reducing interference from inefficient insects, while also shielding reproductive tissues from rain and solar radiation.
Ju Tang +4 more
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Pollen characterisation of Maltese honey [PDF]
, 2013 In 2004 and 2005, pollen characterisation of 35 samples of honey collected from the islands of Malta and Gozo, was carried out with the aim to identify the botanical origin of honey produced on these islands.
Gambin, Claudette +2 more
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Seasonal variation in wild pig (Sus scrofa) diet revealed by DNA metabarcoding
Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 50, Issue 1, March 2026.Using DNA metabarcoding of fecal samples, we investigated the diet of wild pigs at an extensive bottomland hardwood forest ecosystem within Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Arkansas. We found that wild pig diet was highly diverse and included at least 74 plant families and 106 genera and 23 species of vertebrates.
Kenneth C. Wilson +3 more
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