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Modeling Invasive Plant Species in Kenya’s Northern Rangelands

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2020
Kenya is composed of diverse geographic regions and is heavily impacted by climatic variability. Habitat heterogeneity has led to a diverse number of plants and animals. Invasive species, however, threaten this biodiversity. This study mapped the current
Edward Ouko, Steve Omondi, Robinson Mugo, Anastasia Wahome, Kenneth Kasera, Emmanuel Nkurunziza, John Kiema, Africa Flores, Africa Flores, Emily C. Adams, Emily C. Adams, Samson Kuraru, Margaret Wambua   +12 more
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Nutrients intake, milk production, and production costs of dairy goats fed with high proportions of cactus cladodes genotypes Opuntia and Nopalea in association with different forage sources

Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2023
This study aimed to evaluate the nutrient intake, milk production, and production costs of dairy goats fed diets containing the rations with cactus cladodes (Opuntia stricta or Nopalea cochenillifera) associated with silage (Sorghum bicolor) or Tifton ...
José Geraldo Medeiros da Silva, Lázaro Henrique de Medeiros Santos, Hildelblano Pereira da Silva, Gustavo José Azevedo Medeiros da Silva , Daniel Barros Cardoso, Guilherme Ferreira da Costa Lima, Airon Aparecido Silva de Melo   +6 more
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Underutilized Mexican Plants: Screening of Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Properties of Mexican Cactus Fruit Juices

Plants, 2021
Cacti fruits are known to possess antioxidant and antiproliferative activities among other health benefits. The following paper evaluated the antioxidant capacity and bioactivity of five clarified juices from different cacti fruits (Stenocereus spp ...
Elda M. Melchor Martínez, Luisaldo Sandate-Flores, José Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Magdalena Rostro-Alanis, Lizeth Parra-Arroyo, Marilena Antunes-Ricardo, Sergio O. Serna-Saldívar, Hafiz M. N. Iqbal, Roberto Parra-Saldívar   +8 more
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Study of phenotypic variability of prickly pear fruit of an ex-situ collection of local accessions of in the Tafilalet oasis context – Morocco

African and Mediterranean Agricultural Journal - Al Awamia, 2022
Prickly pear especially Opuntia ficus-indica species could be an economically important alternative crop in irrigated oasis zones, as it tolerates very well extreme droughts.
A. Homrani Bakali, H. Harrak, Y. Noutfia
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Impact of alien plant invaders on pollination networks in two archipelagos. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
Mutualistic interactions between plants and animals promote integration of invasive species into native communities. In turn, the integrated invaders may alter existing patterns of mutualistic interactions. Here we simultaneously map in detail effects of
Benigno Padrón, Anna Traveset, Tine Biedenweg, Diana Díaz, Manuel Nogales, Jens M Olesen   +5 more
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Evaluation of the effect of the "Scozzolatura" technique on the fruit quality of prickly pear accessions in the oasis context of Tafilalet

African and Mediterranean Agricultural Journal - Al Awamia, 2022
Prickly pear cladodes could bloom several times during the same season, either naturally or after applying inductive practices such as Scozzolatura technique; this allows extending fruiting season of cactus pear.
A. Homrani Bakali, H. Harrak Hasnaâ, Y. Noutfia   +2 more
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Chemical Diversity of Three Endophytic Talaromyces Strains and Their Potential for Biocontrol against the Cocoa Pathogenic Fungus. [PDF]

Chem Biodivers
Chemical profiling of endophytic Talaromyces strains reveals specialized metabolites with agricultural relevance, underscoring their potential application in the biocontrol of cocoa plant pathogens. ABSTRACT Biological control using beneficial endophytic fungi is a sustainable alternative to agrochemicals for managing plant diseases.
Pereira CLS, Paraguai GS, Brito TAM, Tavares JF, Melo SCO, Silva EO.   +5 more
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Phytochemical profiles, chemical composition, molecular docking, and antibacterial activity of the Opuntia cladode from Al Zawia, Libya

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: Opuntia spp. are prickly pear cactus species that have long been used for medical purposes. Mature cladodes are also used to feed animals during droughts.
Abdalla A. Mohamed, Ines Dhouib, Taher Abdelhameed, Khaled Aburas, Fatim T. Gammoudi, Salah M. Azwai, Ibrahim M. Eldaghayes, Aboubaker M. Garbaj, Lazhar Zourgui, Bassem Khemakhem   +9 more
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Nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications for the sotol plant (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae): A review

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios, Antonio Martínez Ruiz, Marisela Calderón Jurado, Ramón Saúl Luján Aguirre, Juan Luis Jacobo Cuellar, Oscar Sariñana‐Aldaco, María Teresa Martínez Damián, Oscar Cruz Alvarez   +7 more
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Functional traits predict changes in floral phenology under climate change in a highly diverse Mediterranean community

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Plants are shifting their flowering phenology in response to climate change, but trends differ between species and communities. Functional traits can largely explain how different species respond to climate change by shifting their phenology, and can therefore help ...
Daniel Pareja‐Bonilla, Pedro Luis Ortiz, Leonor Patrícia Cerdeira Morellato, Montserrat Arista   +3 more
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