Nesting and Habitat Characteristics of White-Browed Sparrow-Weavers (<i>Plocepasser mahali</i>, Smith) at Chemeron, Baringo South, Kenya. [PDF]
Ecol Evol. ABSTRACT Arid and semi‐arid lands (ASALs) support tropical wooded shrublands and grasslands that sustain a diverse array of flora and fauna, including specialized avian communities. However, as the demand for food, fuel, and other natural resources intensifies, these inherently fragile ecosystems face mounting pressure, resulting in significant ...
Nyamira EN, Ogendi GM, Ondieki RN.
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Phytoremediation of Wastewater From Oil Well Drilling: Potential of Different Plant Species. [PDF]
Water Environ ResPurple fountain grass (Cenchrus setaceus “Rubrum”) is a promising plant for using in constructed wetlands treating complex oil drilling effluents. ABSTRACT This study evaluated the removal of contaminants present in wastewater from oil well drilling in the presence of three plant species: water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), cattail (Typha ...
Souza TO +5 more
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New nomenclatural combinations in Cenchrus, and two new names in Cenchrus and Elymus (Poaceae)
Ukrainian Botanical JournalThree new combinations are proposed in two genera of Poaceae following the recent phylogenetic data: Cenchrus beckeroides (Leeke) Olshanskyi, comb. nov., Cenchrus exiguus (Mez) Olshanskyi, comb. nov., and Cenchrus ledermannii (Mez) Olshanskyi, comb. nov.
Olshanskyi I.G. +2 more
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Anticancer effect of Cenchrus ciliaris L
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2018 Cenchrus ciliaris L total alcohol and successive extracts of both aerial and root parts were tested for their anticancer activities against lung (A-549), intestinal (CACO), colon (HCT-116), cervical (Hela), hepatocellular (HepG-2), and breast (MCF-7 ...
Esraa A. Alothman +7 more
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To be or not to be a virus: A novel chimeric circular Rep-encoding single stranded DNA virus with interfamilial gene exchange illustrates the considerable evolutionary capacity of ssDNA viruses. [PDF]
PLoS ONEViruses in the family Geminiviridae cause significant economic losses in numerous crops worldwide. Some geminiviruses are often associated with satellite DNA molecules, such as alphasatellites (familly Alphasatellitidae), that require the assistance of a
Sélim Ben Chéhida +8 more
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Optimization of protein extraction and proteomic studies in Cenchrus polystachion (L.) Schult
Heliyon, 2019 Apomicts have been studied at their genetic levels, but there are no any direct evidence of its mechanism. In order to understand the mechanism involved, a close relative of Pennisetum, Cenchrus polystachion, an apomictic species was explored for more ...
Deepti Somayajula, Neetin Desai
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Indian Sandbur (Bhurut) as a Foreign Body in Upper Aero-Digestive Tract- A Cross-sectional Study from Western Rajasthan [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Introduction: Indian sandbur is an unusual foreign body which is accidentally ingested or inhaled in aero-digestive tract and can cause drastic complication.
Vikas devra +3 more
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Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 2021 Cenchrus setigerus is commonly known as black kolukkattai grass and is a herbaceous perennial pasture land grass. TNCS 265 is a selection from Kangayam local developed at Department of Forage Crops, Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu ...
A. Kalamani, C. Babu*, K. Iyanar, R. Sudhagar, S. D. Sivakumar, T. Ezhilarasi, K. Ganesamurthy and S. Geetha
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Heliyon, 2023 Continuous nitrogen deposition increases the nitrogen content of terrestrial ecosystems and alters the soil nitrogen cycling process. Invasive plants have strong environmental adaptability, which can not only affect the composition and diversity of soil ...
Baihui Ren +8 more
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Tillering dynamic and structural characteristics of tropical grasses under cutting management
Bioscience Journal, 2016 This paper aimed to evaluate the dynamics of tillering, tiller density and structural characteristics of Brachiaria brizantha, Panicum maximum and Cenchrus ciliaris under a cutting regime.
Alano Albuquerque Luna +5 more
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