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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori +5 more
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Antibacterial activities of extracts from twelve Centaurea species from Turkey [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2011 Members of the genus Centaurea (Asteraceae) have been used in traditional plant-based medicine. The methanol extracts of twelve Centaurea species, of which five are endemic to Turkey flora, were screened for antibacterial activity against four ...
Tekeli Yener +4 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Utility‐scale solar energy (USSE) development generates novel questions regarding coupling clean energy production with terrestrial ecosystem services (e.g., forage production, pollinator support). We found that a USSE array sited in a fallowed cropland maintained a reseeded native plant community even a decade post‐restoration and that the array ...
Caitlin Robertson +2 more
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Elemanolides from Centaurea melitensis [PDF]
Phytochemistry, 1975 Two new elemanolides isolated from Centaurea melitensis L. have been shown to correspond to the B-hydroxyisobutyrates of melitensin (1c) and its 11(13)-dehydro derivative (1a).
González, Antonio G. +2 more
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Attack of \u3ci\u3eUrophora Quadrifasciata\u3c/i\u3e (Meig.) (Diiptera: Tephritidae) A Biological Control Agent for Spotted Knapweed (\u3ci\u3eCentaurea Maculosa\u3c/i\u3e Lamarck) and Diffuse Knapweed (\u3ci\u3eC. Diffusa\u3c/i\u3e Lamarck) (Asteraceae) by a Parasitoid, \u3ci\u3ePteromalus\u3c/i\u3e Sp. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in Michigan [PDF]
, 2018 Urophora quadrifasciata (Meig.) a seedhead fly released in North America for biological control of Centaurea maculosa and C. diffusa is parasitized by a Pteromalus sp. Parasitism up to 60% of U.
Hansen, Richard W +2 more
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Euphorbia segetalis is a promising attractant insectary plant for Aphelinus mali. Meanwhile, Vicia faba and Vicia sativa are a promising nectar resource to sustain the parasitoid in early spring when the population of Eriosoma lanigerum is low, and honeydew is scarce.
Luis Guillermo Montes‐Bazurto +5 more
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Evaluating Antimicrobial Effects of Centaurea Plant’s Essential Oil on Pathogenic Bacteria: Staphylococcus Aureus, Staphylococcus Epidermidis, and Escherichia Coli Isolated from Clinical Specimens [PDF]
Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, 2015 Background & Objectives :Nowadays, development of drug resistance against chemical antimicrobial drugs has attracted attention using medicinal plants in treatment of infections.
Haedeh Mobaiyen +2 more
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Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 2017 Thegenus Centaurea L., belonging toAsteraceae family, contains systematic controversies and these taxonomicproblems must be illuminated in the light of the molecular techniques developedin recent years.
Ayşenur Kalmer +1 more
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TAXON, EarlyView.Abstract Plant name epithets (as well as names of other organisms governed by the ICN), which are derived from geographic names, are not correctable when their original spelling was intentional and based on contemporary linguistic realities, even if it is currently considered outdated.
Alexander N. Sennikov, Irina V. Belyaeva
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Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2014 Preferences for certain nectar plants by moth pollinators have not been extensively studied, particularly seasonal switches in nectar diet. The genus Hemaris, found throughout North America and parts of other continents, is a useful new system to address
Elena S. Tartaglia, Steven N. Handel
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