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Management and incipient domestication of Chamaedorea tepejilote in agroforestry systems in Mexico

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Native wild plants are key elements in addressing global biodiversity loss and supporting sustainable food systems. We investigated how rural communities in Mexico manage Chamaedorea tepejilote, a wild palm with edible male inflorescences, by combining ethnobotanical, genetic, morphological and ecological approaches.
Viviana Andrade, Alejandro Casas, Edna Arévalo‐Marín, Gonzalo D. Álvarez‐Ríos, Hernán Alvarado‐Sizzo, Vanessa Guerrero‐Hernández, Paola Ubiergo‐Corvalán, Maite Lascurain‐Rangel   +7 more
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Reconsidering how to dry orthodox seeds for improved ex situ conservation outcomes

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Ex situ seed conservation is an essential tool in our efforts to conserve wild and cultivated plant diversity, as mentioned in the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and the Sustainable Development Goals. While there are established standards which seed banks follow, it is important that we continue to evaluate protocols and optimize processes ...
Fiona R. Hay, Richard H. Ellis, Dustin Wolkis, Katherine J. Baum, Charlotte Lusty, Olorunnisola Salvador, Olaniyi Oyatomi, Michael F. Lyngkjær   +7 more
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Linking Gut Microbiota and Stereotypic Behavior of Endangered Species Under Ex Situ Conservation: First Evidence from Sun Bears. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Chen X, Chen W, Guo X, Zhang S, Xu B, Wu H, Zhao D.   +6 more
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Governance and infrastructure as pillars of performance: A socio‐ecological analysis of Ethiopian botanical gardens

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While botanical gardens are often perceived merely as recreational spaces for a weekend walk, in the Global South, they are true lifelines for nature and for the people who depend on it. Our research in Ethiopia explored what actually keeps these gardens running long‐term.
Getahun Hassen, Haile Ketema, Getahun Haile, Mitiku Muanenda   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

RITA^® Temporary Immersion System (TIS) for Biomass Growth Improvement and Ex Situ Conservation of Viola ucriana Erben & Raimondo. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Capaci P, Barozzi F, Forciniti S, Anglana C, Iuele H, Accogli RA, Carra A, Lenucci MS, Del Mercato LL, Di Sansebastiano GP.   +9 more
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Beyond forests: Harnessing conservation gardening for open biomes in Brazil

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Urban gardening offers an innovative conservation strategy by integrating native ornamental species into urban landscapes. We evaluated the ornamental potential of the Brazilian flora by comparing the representation of species from forests versus open biomes (focusing on campo rupestre grasslands) and introduced and validated the Index of Ornamental ...
Flávia Santos Faria, Luciane Vilela Resende, Fernando A. O. Silveira   +2 more
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Housing European Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus citellus) for an Ex Situ Conservation Program. [PDF]

Methods Protoc
Bárdos B, Altbacker V, Török HK, Nagy I.   +3 more
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Plants back: Re‐envisioning botanical garden collections management for indigenous crops

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Botanical gardens and other ex situ collections play a key role in preventing plant extinctions, yet the needs of Indigenous crop cultivars are not being met by conventional botanical collections management practices. Inspired by Indigenous land care restoration movements centering plant–human–society relationships, we propose a path toward reciprocal ...
Uala Working Group, Stacy Lynn Lucas, Aurora K. Kagawa‐Viviani, Bryceson Tugade, Penny Levin, Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, Tamara Sherrill, Jerry Koko, Michael Kantar   +8 more
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Spatial Analysis of the Ecogeographic Diversity of Wild Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula L.) for In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation in Mexico. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
González-Santos R, Hernández-Sandoval L, Parra-Quijano M.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Grape (Vitis L.) biodiversity: Historical uses, current status, and future potential

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Grapes (Vitis L. ‐ Vitaceae) are among the most important fruit crops globally, consumed in the form of wine, fresh fruit, raisins, and in many products. Complex and fascinating biocultural processes underpin the crop, with a remarkable assemblage of species comprising grapevines and with heterogeneous viticultural practices and rapidly advancing new ...
Colin K. Khoury, Anne Y. Fennell, Zoë Migicovsky, Allison J. Miller, Jun Wen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source