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ABSTRACT Environmental pollutants caused by mining activities are an emerging global problem of the current century, contributing to millions of deaths and significant economic and social effects. Mining discharges of heavy metals are the most studied, but their impact on food security is not well understood.
Tatiana J. Marrufo +2 more
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Fifteen years of findings: Advancements in spring dead spot research from 2009 to 2024
Abstract Spring dead spot (Ophiosphaerella spp.; SDS) is one of the most detrimental diseases to warm‐season turfgrasses, particularly bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.), growing in climates where cold temperatures induce dormancy. The pathogen can infect the crowns, stolons, rhizomes, and roots of bermudagrass most of the year, but infection in the fall ...
W. J. Hutchens +6 more
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Tropical dry forests (TDF) are among the most‐threatened terrestrial ecosystems, experiencing ongoing conversion to agricultural fields, pasture, and human settlements. Human disturbances are often precursors to invasion of ecosystems by non‐native species, but research on invasion patterns in tropical ecosystems is sparse, and there is no ...
Nora G. Hardy +6 more
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A review of pasture yields and growth rates in Northland
ABSTRACT Pastoral grazing is the major land use in Northland, New Zealand. This study analysed the distribution and variability of pasture dry matter (DM) yields across four distinct physiographic regions, using published and original unpublished datasets collected from 1958–2021.
Carmen S. P. Teixeira +2 more
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A new species of tarsonemid mite, Steneotarsonemus hippodromus sp. nov., is described from kikuyu grass Pennisetum clandestinum (Poaceae). The new species is the fifth species of the subgenus Steneotarsonemoides. Keys to the subgenera of Steneotarsonemus
Knihinicki, Danuta K. +3 more
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We aimed at an inventory of all populations of wild Phaseolus (bean) species in Costa Rica, in relation to future plant breeding. During the field work in 2003–2018, three new and rare bean species (i.e. P. albicarminus, P. angucianae and P. hygrophilus) were found in different montane forest habitats which originally occupy a small acreage.
Daniel G. Debouck +2 more
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La investigación se realizó en la vereda Cruz de Amarillo, municipio de Pasto (1º 7' norte y 77º 17´ oeste, 2.850 msnm, 12º C y humedad relativa del 83%).
Jorge H. Castro P. +2 more
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Herbage intake by cattle in kikuyugrass pastures under intermittent stocking method
Two complementary experiments were conducted to investigate the relationships between the canopy structure of Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyugrass) pastures created by intermittent stocking strategies and daily herbage intake by cattle.
Daniel Schmitt +5 more
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Abstract BACKGROUND Green rooibos (Aspalathus linearis (Burm.f.) R.Dahlgren) herbal tea is popular due to its health‐promoting properties. Information on its characteristic sensory profile is scarce and sensory tools to define product variation are needed.
Dalene de Beer +5 more
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Para determinar la presencia de nematodos fitoparásitos en pastos tropicales en la zona alta de San Carlos; se muestrearon 6 pastos de piso y 1 de corta, se recolectó muestras de raíces y de suelo en mayo y setiembre de 2003. El pasto Camerún (Pennisetum
Rodolfo Wing-Jones +3 more
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