Once despised now desired: innovative land use and management of multilayered Pumice Soils in the Taupo and Galatea areas, central North Island, New Zealand [PDF]
The tour brings together innovative land use change and management associated with dairy farming, and land-based effluent disposal, on weakly weathered and multi-layered, glass-rich, Pumice Soils (Vitrands) in the Taupo and Galatea areas.
Balks, Megan R. +2 more
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Species diversity and synanthropization of Minsk suburban forests [PDF]
The variety of the most common phytocoenosis of the suburb Minsk is established. In all are revealed 257 species. Their greatest quantity is fixed in pine forests (179) and birch groves (163).
Pashkevich, L. S., Yushkevich, M. V.
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Ptaquiloside (Pta) is a potent carcinogen present in bracken fern and in soil matrices, that can potentially leach to the aquatic environment. More recently its presence in the milk of different farm animals has been reported.
Giovanni Sindona +3 more
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Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn—A Review of Its Toxicology, Pharmacology, and Phytochemistry
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn, known as bracken fern, is considered a poisonous plant due to its toxic substances. This species contains toxic substances and enzymes: thiaminase and an anti-thiamine substance, which cause thiamine deficiency syndrome ...
Hisashi Kato-Noguchi, Midori Kato
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Seed rain and soil seed banks limit native regeneration within urban forest restoration plantings in Hamilton City, New Zealand [PDF]
Restoration of native forest vegetation in urban environments may be limited due to isolation from native seed sources and to the prevalence of exotic plant species.
Clarkson, Bruce D., Overdyck, Elizabeth
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Transitional cell carcinoma of suspected ureteral origin, with intra-abdominal and distant metastases in two horses [PDF]
The present paper describes two cases of suspected urothelial carcinomas with local lymphatic metastases, and distant metastases in the lungs. In one case, liver metastases were also present.
De Clercq, Dominique +8 more
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Investigations of the Source, Distribution, Expression and Physiological Function of Thiaminase I
Thiaminase I is a vitamin degrading enzyme produced by microorganisms and often found in certain metazoan animals that can cause thiamine deficiency in natural ecosystems. The physiological function of this enzyme is still unknown.
Gordon, Eric
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Ethnomedicinal Use of Pteridophyte from Kolli Hills, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, India [PDF]
The study enumerates the Pteridophytes widely used by the local people and tribes in the treatment of various diseases in Kolli hills of Namakkal district. They grow in terrestrial, epiphytic and lithophytic habitat.
Perumal, G.
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