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Abstract Relatively few Dieffenbachia cultivars have become widely grown, although they have been important ornamental tropical foliage plants for many years. Most new cultivars have originated from private plant collections or by mutation from commercial cultivars, with breeding playing a minor role.
R. J. Henny, R. T. Poole, C. A. Conover
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Customary harvest plays a vital role in expressing Māori identity, maintaining relationships with place and whakapapa, and transmitting mātauranga across generations. However, re‐engaging with traditional practices can be constrained by ecological risks and regulatory frameworks, particularly in protected areas.
Jennifer E. Skilton +3 more
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Composting is a sustainable method widely used in the evaluation of organic wastes, and stabilized soil amendments and growing media can be obtained by this method. In this study, the effects of compost obtained from grape pomace on the growth and development of Dahlia variabilis “Figaro Violet” were investigated by adding 20% and 40% to the growing ...
Nurullah Bayram +2 more
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The island syndrome in plants on New Zealand's outlying islands: a review
ABSTRACT The island syndrome is defined as a suite of predictable and consistent differences between island and mainland organisms. In seed plants, much of what we know about the island syndrome comes from work in the Southwest Pacific, which is comprised of the three main islands of New Zealand and ten surrounding archipelagos.
Riccardo Ciarle, Kevin C. Burns
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1153. Anisoptera megistocarpa Slooten
Summary Anisoptera megistocarpa Slooten, a large tree of the lowland undulating forests, and low hills of northern Sumatra, southeastern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, is described and illustrated. This species has a massive, buttressed trunk reaching a height of 50 m, 4 m girth and an emergent crown. The reddish‐brown undersurface of the
Elango Velautham +3 more
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ARACEOUS AND NONARACEOUS HOSTS OF TARO FEATHERY MOSAIC DISEASE
Six plant species belonging to Araceae and one species of Solanaceae were infected with taro feathery mosaic disease. Typhonium trilobatum (Linn.) Schott, Dieffenbachia maculata, Dieffenbachia sp., and Datura metel Blanco were highly susceptible while ...
Manuel K. Palomar +2 more
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Allergic Potential of Medicinal Plants From the Asteraceae Family
ABSTRACT Background and Aims The popularity of herbal medicine continues to increase in modern health care practices; therefore, it is imperative to recognize and address potential risks associated with its everyday use. The Asteraceae family is one of the most extensively utilized medicinal plant families due to its abundance and diversity of ...
Tim Ključevšek, Samo Kreft
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Production of Dieffenbachia sp. using controlled release, organic or organomineral fertilizers
Dieffenbachia sp. is one of the most used plants in pots for decoration. There is little technical information about its production. The appropriate use of fertilizers and balanced fertilization is one of the main production factors that help in the ...
Giovana Stucchi +4 more
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Optimizing nutrient‐rich substrates for enriched yield in pea and bajra microgreens cultivation
Abstract The use of nutrient‐enriched media from renewable resources supports the biological and metabolic processes of microgreens, contributing to food security, reducing malnutrition, and aligning with sustainable development goals. This approach reduces water consumption by 90% and land use by 80%.
Avinash Sharma +9 more
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Another tool in the toolbox: Aphid‐specific Wolbachia protect against fungal pathogens
Wolbachia infected more than 80% of Pentalonia aphids sampled across the Hawaiian Islands and other locations. The aphid‐specific M‐supergroup strains of this symbiont protected against a specialist fungal pathogen, Pandora, but not the generalist pathogen Beauveria or the parasitoid Aphidius colemanii.
Clesson H. V. Higashi +6 more
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