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Mesquite bugs, other insects, and a bat in the diet of pallid bats in southeastern Arizona [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2018
The pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus) is a species of western North America, inhabiting ecoregions ranging from desert to oak and pine forest. They are primarily insectivorous predators on large arthropods that occasionally take small vertebrate prey, and ...
Nicholas J. Czaplewski   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Mesquite: It's Food

open access: yes, 2014
4 pp.Mesquite trees can be used as a food source. There are forty-four species of mesquite tree found throughout the world. The Sonoran desert region has three native species of mesquite: the honey, screwbean, and velvet mesquite. Mesquite pods have been
Hongu, Nobuko   +2 more
core   +5 more sources

Antifungal In Vitro Activity of Phoradendron sp. Extracts on Fungal Isolates from Tomato Crop

open access: yesPlants, 2023
Synthetic chemicals are mainly used for the control of fungal diseases in tomato, causing the phytopathogens to generate resistance to the chemical active ingredient, with a consequent risk to human health and the environment.
Alma Leticia Salas-Gómez   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perspective on the control of invasive mesquite trees and possible alternative uses

open access: yesiForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2018
Mesquite trees continue to invade forests and range lands in many countries across the world. The cost to remove these trees is staggering. In Texas, landowners spent $25 million over a 10-year period to clear 300.000 ha of mesquite trees, a fraction of ...
Ellsworth SW   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioherbicidal Assessment of Aqueous Extracts of Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) on Weeds Control and Growth, Yield and Quality of Wheat [PDF]

open access: yesPlanta Daninha, 2018
: Two-year field experiments were conducted to investigate the phytotoxicity of mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) on weed control and yield of wheat in 2013-14 and 2014-15.
R.H. SHAH   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mesquite-associated soil and phyllosphere microbial communities differ across land use types in drylands

open access: yes, 2023
   Plant-associated microbiomes play prominent roles in maintaining plant health and productivity. Here, we characterized the soil and phyllosphere microbiomes associated with mesquite trees in grazing and urban areas compared to natural areas in the ...
Yongjian Chen (5077628)
core   +1 more source

Nutritional Characterization of Prosopis laevigata Legume Tree (Mesquite) Seed Flour and the Effect of Extrusion Cooking on its Bioactive Components

open access: yesFoods, 2018
Mesquite (Prosopis laevigata) is a legume tree widely distributed in Aridoamerica. The mature fruit of this legume is a pod, which is currently underutilized and has high nutritional potential.
Luis Díaz-Batalla   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of Allergenic Proteins in Velvet Mesquite (Prosopis velutina) Pollen: An Immunoproteomics Approach

open access: yesLife, 2022
Velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina) is a native legume of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, contributing significantly to the desert ecosystem and playing key ecological roles.
José Ángel Huerta-Ocampo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) grain flour: New ingredient with bioactive, nutritional and physical-chemical properties for food applications

open access: yesFuture Foods, 2022
Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) is a pod found in the semiarid Northeast region of Brazil. It is widely used as livestock feed and its by-product (the grain) has potential for human food.
Atacy Maciel de Melo Cavalcante   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological aspects of natural poisoning by Prosopis juliflora in ruminants in semiarid areas of the state of Bahia, Brazil, invaded by the plant [PDF]

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2020
: Poisoning by Prosopis juliflora (mesquite) leads to neurological signs, cachexia and death, mainly in cattle and goats. Although the uncontrolled spread of mesquite in the Caatinga biome (biological invasion), which alters the epidemiological ...
Múcio F.F. Mendonça   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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