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Determining Eastern Red Cedar Biochar Soilless-Media Supplementation Rates for Potted Geranium and Petunia Production

Horticulturae
The use of biochar in soilless media is becoming more common in greenhouse production. This study was conducted to evaluate Eastern red cedar biochar as a soilless-media supplement for the growth of geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L.) and petunia ...
Babita Lamichhane, Bruce L. Dunn, Hardeep Singh, Ajay Kumar, F. Bailey Norwood   +4 more
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Chemical and Energetic Properties of Seven Species of the Fabaceae Family

South-East European Forestry, 2023
In this work, the chemical compositions and energetic properties of the wood and bark of seven Fabaceae species were determined to evaluate their dendroenergetic potential.
Federico Salazar-Herrera, Luis Fernando Pintor-Ibarra, Ricardo Musule, Cynthia Adriana Nava-Berumen, José Juan Alvarado-Flores, Nicolás González-Ortega, José Guadalupe Rutiaga-Quiñones   +6 more
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Dead wood retention and the risk of bark beetle attack [PDF]

, 2002
Wind-felled Norway spruce trees left for conservation purposes and spruce stems stored as forest fuel may be colonised by the bark beetles Ips typographus and Pityogenes chalcographus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).
Hedgren, Per Olof
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The Efficacy of the Crude Root Bark Extracts of Erythrina Abyssinica on Rifampicin Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. [PDF]

, 2011
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality with a global mortality rate at two million deaths per year while one third of the world's population is infected with the TB bacillus.
Orodho, J.A., Bunalema, L, Bunalema, L., Kirimuhuzya, C., Orodho, J A, Tabuti, J.R., Kirimuhuzya, C, Magadula, J J, Otieno, N., Okemo, P, Otieno, N, Tabuti, JRS, Orodho, JA, Magadula, J.J., Waako, P., Tabuti, J R S, Waako, P, Magadula, JJ   +17 more
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Fate of Antioxidative Compounds within Bark during Storage: A Case of Norway Spruce Logs

Molecules, 2020
Softwood bark is an important by-product of forest industry. Currently, bark is under-utilized and mainly directed for energy production, although it can be extracted with hot water to obtain compounds for value-added use.
Tuula Jyske, Hanna Brännström, Tytti Sarjala, Jarkko Hellström, Eelis Halmemies, Jan-Erik Raitanen, Janne Kaseva, Lucas Lagerquist, Patrik Eklund, Juha Nurmi   +9 more
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Semiochemical diversity in practice [PDF]

, 2012
Reduction of tree mortality caused by bark beetle attacks is not only important for forestry, but is essential for the preservation of biodiversity and forest carbon sinks in the face of climate change. While bark beetle mass trapping (a "pull" approach)
Schlyter, Fredrik, Fredrik Schlyter
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Diurnal Pine Bark Structure Dynamics Affect Properties Relevant to Firebrand Generation

Fire, 2020
Firebrands are an important agent of wildfire spread and structure fire ignitions at the wildland urban interface. Bark flake morphology has been highlighted as an important yet poorly characterized factor in firebrand generation, transport, deposition ...
Scott Pokswinski, Michael R. Gallagher, Nicholas S. Skowronski, E. Louise Loudermilk, Joseph J. O’Brien, J. Kevin Hiers   +5 more
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Deciphering key stages, compounds, and microorganisms during microbial degradation of spruce bark

, 2022
Bark acts as the skin and outer barrier of the tree, protecting it from microbial degradation and environmental stress [1]. The bark is a major forestry waste product, and while it is mainly composed of lignocellulose, it also contains a large amount of ...
Larsbrink, Johan,, Pope, Phillip B.,, Idström, Alexander,, Sörensen Ristinmaa, Amanda,, Hasani, Merima,   +4 more
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Morphological correlates of fire-induced tree mortality in a central Amazonian forest. [PDF]

, 2003
Tree characteristics were recorded from 2829 standing trees in 24 0.25-ha terra firme forest plots in central Amazonia, 3 y after a surface fire had swept through the study area.
Peres, Carlos A., Lagan, Bernard O., Barlow, Jos   +2 more
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Antioxidant, α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activities and Potential Constituents of Canarium tramdenum Bark

Molecules, 2019
The fruits of Canarium tramdenum are commonly used as foods and cooking ingredients in Vietnam, Laos, and the southeast region of China, whilst the leaves are traditionally used for treating diarrhea and rheumatism.
Nguyen Van Quan, Tran Dang Xuan, Hoang-Dung Tran, Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy, Le Thu Trang, Can Thu Huong, Yusuf Andriana, Phung Thi Tuyen   +7 more
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