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Herbivore induction of the glucosinolate-myrosinase defense system: major trends, biochemical bases and ecological significance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Like many other plant defense compounds, glucosinolates are present constitutively in plant tissues, but are also induced to higher levels by herbivore attack.
Gershenzon, J., Textor, S.
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Re‐establishment of salt pan landscape features and endemic halophyte habitat, Central Otago, New Zealand

open access: yesNew Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 68, Issue 5, Page 1153-1175, December 2025.
ABSTRACT International research on disturbed landscapes has shown that active erosion of soil‐free bare ground can maintain distinctive local geological features and biodiversity by preventing incursion of a robust vegetation cover. In this study, we have tested this approach by removing exotic vegetation and associated proto‐soil that had encroached ...
Cathy Rufaut, Dhana Pillai, Dave Craw
wiley   +1 more source

The Feasibility of Use of Caecal and Diverticular Coloration in Field Determination of Grasshopper Diet [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Excerpt: Many studies have been undertaken in the past on the food selection, food preferences, and economic damage of various grasshoppers and their allies.
Tyrkus, Michael
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Dissolved anthropogenic nitrogen at Macraes mine and contributions of rock nitrogen to Otago ecosystems, southern New Zealand

open access: yesNew Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 68, Issue 5, Page 1190-1206, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Metasedimentary Otago Schist rocks contain up to 0.1 wt% nitrogen, mostly substituting for potassium in the muscovite mineral structure. This study examines the rates and amounts of nitrogen leached by water from schist in and around the Macraes gold mine, to quantify the amounts of rock nitrogen that may be contributing to terrestrial and ...
Dave Craw   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Wild Edible Fruits of Arbutus unedo and Crataegus monogyna on Gut Motility, Contraction, Secretion, and Glucose Regulation

open access: yesNeurogastroenterology &Motility, Volume 37, Issue 12, December 2025.
Impact of Wild Edible Fruits of Arbutus unedo and Crataegus monogyna on Gut Motility, Contraction, Secretion, and Glucose Regulation. ABSTRACT Background Arbutus and hawthorn fruits are commonly utilized in traditional medicine to address various gastrointestinal (GI) ailments.
Soumaya Wahabi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lepidium meyenii biological activity and future perspectives [PDF]

open access: yesMakedonsko Farmacevtski Bilten
Lepidium meyenii Walp. (Brassicaceae) is a plant native to the Andean region. It is also known as Maca and Peruvian ginseng and is considered to have been used in traditional medicine for more than 2000 years.
Zoya Dzhakova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Über vier besondere Pflanzenarten im Landkreis Osnabrück und angrenzenden Gebieten [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Es werden Vorkommen von Garex lepidocarpa TAUSCH, Cerastium pumilum CURT., Grassula helmsii (T. KIRK) GOCKAYNE und Lepidium heterophyllum BENTH. beschrieben. Cerastium pumilum CURT.
Möllenkamp, Ernst Jörn   +1 more
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A practical and low cost microbiotest to assess the phytotoxic potential of growing media and soil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
For routine toxicity testing of composts and growing media, two different types of assays are usually applied. One approach is the use of growing trials in pots with various mixtures of the material.
Blok, C., Persoone, G., Wever, G.
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Inkjet 3D Printed Micropot with Integrated Cantilever-Like Force Sensor for Growing Plant Biological Potential Measurement

open access: yesProceedings, 2019
In this paper we present a results of fabrication of 3D printed micropot with integrated cantilever-like force sensor. Different thickness cantilevers was used. Presented micropot was use for characterization of grow Lepidium sativium.
Krzysztof Adamski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interactions of Applied Hormones in the Germination of Lepidium Virginicum Seeds [PDF]

open access: yes, 1977
Author Institution: Department of Botany, The Ohio State UniversityTests of the germination response of light sensitive Lepidium virginicum seeds to applied gibberellic acid confirmed earlier reports that gibberellic acid can substitute for red light ...
Evans, Robert C., Fratianne, Douglas G.
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