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BMC Plant BiologyBackground Dendrobium orchids (Dendrobium spp.) are valuable medicinal and attractive ornamental plants. Due to their limited wild resources, the size of the Dendrobium spp.
Zhiyong Li +8 more
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Chinese Americans and the Borderland Experience on Golden Mountain: The Development of a Chinese American Identity in the Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts [PDF]
, 2007 In The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts, Maxine Hong Kingston tells the story of her immigrant family and their efforts to rise above their working-class status in America, which optimistic Chinese regard as the Golden Mountain.
Bucci, Diane Todd
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Cotton facilitates long‐distance seed dispersal by functioning as nest material for birds
Oikos, EarlyView.Cotton (Cossypium) fibres, which grow naturally in bolls around the seeds of cotton plants, have been used for centuries to produce fabric. The presumed natural function of cotton is that these lightweight and fluffy fibres may support wind dispersal of the seeds inside.
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Protected areas represent complex social‐ecological systems that require governance and management approaches that valorise and enhance positive relationships between people and nature. This study analyses the alignment between social and ecological systems to detect the social‐ecological fit of projects focused on biodiversity conservation ...
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Many plants of Dendrobium genus are precious traditional herbs with high commercial value and excellent medicinal effects. They are perennial aerophytes or epiphytes of terrestrial orchids growing on cliffs and tree trunks covered with mosses in forests ...
Zhicai Wang +6 more
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Plants, 2022 While roots and leaves have evolved independently in lycophytes, ferns and seed plants, there is still confusion regarding the morphological evolution of ferns, especially in whisk ferns, which lack true leaves and roots and instead only exhibit leaf ...
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Outdoor recreation is reported to have many positive effects on individuals and communities. However, when recreationists' presence becomes overcrowding, it can cause ecological damage to natural sites while also reducing the benefits of outdoor recreation for recreationists and local communities.
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The effect of population structure, plant size, herbivory and reproductive potential on effective population size in the temperate epiphytic orchid, Sarcochilus australis [PDF]
, 2013 Distribution of plant size and reproductive success is investigated in the temperate epiphytic orchid Sarcochilus australis (Lindl.) Rchb. f. at Kinglake National Park, Victoria, in south-eastern Australia, and applied to estimating the effective ...
Tremblay, Raymond L.
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CO2‐Assisted Foaming of PLA–Cellulose Acetate Blends for Peat‐Free Horticultural Substrates
Polymer Engineering &Science, EarlyView.Engineered porous substrate facilitating seed incorporation, water retention, and plant growth. ABSTRACT This study investigates carbon dioxide assisted (CO2) foaming of polylactic acid (PLA)–cellulose acetate (CA) blends to develop biodegradable substrates for horticultural applications.
Kaleum Meaney +8 more
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Scientific ReportsSpikoGen® COVID-19 vaccine is based on the spike protein extracellular domain of the ancestral Wuhan-Hu-1 strain modified by removal of the furin cleavage site and addition of stabilising mutations expressed as a recombinant protein in insect cells.
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