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Balancing tracks and trees: Assessing railroad impact on Brazilian biodiversity

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The Brazilian West–East Integration Railway (FIOL) aims to boost the national economy by improving commodity transport; however, it crosses three of Brazil's most biodiverse and fragile regions: the Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. Using digitised plant records and land‐use analyses, our study reveals significant vegetation loss within the ...
Ana Luiza Silva Rocha, Anselmo Nogueira, Matheus Colli‐Silva, Juliana Gastaldello Rando   +3 more
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Food without fire: Environmental and nutritional impacts from a solar stove field experiment

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Over 80% of the population in rural Sub‐Saharan Africa relies on biomass cooking fuel, a substantial source of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. We use a field experiment in Zambia to investigate the impact of solar stoves on biomass fuel use and cooking habits.
Laura E. McCann, Jeffrey D. Michler, Maybin Mwangala, Osaretin Olurotimi, Natalia Estrada Carmona   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidência de sementes apomiticas em acessos de Manihot esculenta. [PDF]

, 2012
A mandioca pertence ao gênero Manihot e possui três sub-espécies, Manihot esculenta Crantz ssp. esculenta, Manihot esculenta Crantz ssp. flabellifolia e Manihot esculenta Crantz ssp. peruviana (ALLEM, 2001).
ALVES, A. A. C., SILVEIRA, T. C. da, SOUZA, F. V. D., VIEIRA, L. de J.   +3 more
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Potential of the Predatory Mites Gamasellodes lavafesii (Mesostigmata: Ascidae) and Cosmolaelaps mediocuspis (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) on Different Soil Pests/Parasites and Alternative Prey for Large‐Scale Rearing

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many species of Mesostigmata soil mites have potential as biological control agents of pests/parasites. This study evaluated the predation potential of two of these species, Gamasellodes lavafesii (Ascidae) and Cosmolaelaps mediocuspis (Laelapidae).
A. R. A. Barros, J. P. I. Martin, G. J. Moraes, M. M. Inomoto, R. C. Castilho   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

MicroRNA-like RNAs from the same miRNA precursors play a role in cassava chilling responses [PDF]

, 2017
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known to play important roles in various cellular processes and stress responses. MiRNAs can be identified by analyzing reads from high-throughput deep sequencing.
Chen, Xin, Peng, Ming, Xia, Jing, Zeng, Changying, Zhang, Weixiong, Zhou, Yufei   +5 more
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The targeted metabolomic profile of laticifers in rubber tree

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Targeted metabolomic profiling of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) laticifers identified metabolites that were reprogramming by domestication, revealed active isoprenoid metabolism in the laticifers, and discovered loci with potential biosynthetic applications, supporting the potential of developing laticifers as bioreactors for production of valuable ...
Xiaomin Deng, Shuguang Yang, Qiang Gao, Yanling Chen, Xia Zeng, Minjing Shi, Shaohua Wu, Weimin Tian, Xuchu Wang, Jinquan Chao   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduction of the Cyanide from Cassava Leaves Using NaHCO3 [PDF]

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control
Background: Cassava leaves are one part of the cassava plant, which can be consumed. Cassava leaves used as vegetable ingredients are weak as the presence of toxic cyanogenic glycosides.
N. Narwati, S. Setiawan
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Impact of host plant species and whitefly species on feeding behavior of Bemisia tabaci [PDF]

, 2019
Whiteflies of the Bemisia tabaci species complex are economically important pests of cassava. In Africa, they cause greatest damage through vectoring viruses responsible for cassava mosaic disease and cassava brown streak disease. Several cryptic species
Legg, James P., Milenovic, M., Rapisarda, Carmelo, Wosula, Everlyne N.   +3 more
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Assessment of the suitability of different cassava varieties for gari and fufu flour production in Liberia [PDF]

, 2020
Open Access Article; Published online: 15 Feb 2020Different cassava varieties are available in Liberia, but there is little knowledge of their product suitability. Hence, the need to assess the potentials of these varieties to produce gari and fufu flour.
Abass, A., Asiedu, R., Awoyale, W., Edet, M., Kawalawu, W.K., Kromah, A., Maziya-Dixon, B., Mulbah, S.   +7 more
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Preference and In Vitro Digestibility of Leaves of Woody Plants by Sheep in the Northern Sudanian Zone

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In West Africa, trees and shrubs are important for feeding ruminant livestock during the dry season. This study aimed to determine the in vitro digestibility of organic matter from eight woody species using a gas test with and without the addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG), and evaluate their preference by sheep using a cafeteria test ...
Linda C. Gabriella Traore, Sita Sanou, H. Oumou Sanon, Regina Roessler, Valérie Bougouma‐Yameogo, Eva Schlecht   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source