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Efficacy of Various Herbicides for the Control of Perennial Plantago spp. and Effects on Alfalfa Damage and Yield

Agronomy, 2020
Broadleaf (Plantago major L.) and buckhorn plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) are perennial weeds that are notoriously difficult to control in alfalfa cropping systems.
Leslie Beck, Mark Marsalis, Leonard Lauriault, Matteo Serena   +3 more
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The economic foundations of powersharing: Evidence from Africa

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract How—and with whom—do rulers share power? Existing research focuses on the strategic logic of powersharing. In this paper, we analyze its economic foundations. Powersharing is modeled as a subnational fiscal contract, in which rulers allocate political representation based on constituencies’ revenue potential. Empirically, we combine historical
Yannick I. Pengl, Philip Roessler
wiley   +1 more source

Building trust with marginalized communities in participatory acoustic monitoring through dynamic consent

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract There exists a growing suite of technologies that support significant and exciting progress in biodiversity conservation and research. Citizen scientist participation is common in this research and often focuses on data collection and labeling.
Joycelyn Longdon, Emmanuel Acheampong, Jennifer Gabrys, Alan Blackwell, Ben Ossom, Adham Ashton‐Butt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physicochemical Properties and Total Carotenoid Content of High-Quality Unripe Plantain Flour from Varieties of Hybrid Plantain Cultivars

Journal of Chemistry, 2020
Unripe plantain has been considered as having commercial potential or used as an ingredient for other foods. Information on the physicochemical and carotenoid properties of flours from hybrid plantain cultivars in the literature is limited.
Ekpereka Oluchukwu Anajekwu, Busie Maziya-Dixon, Rahman Akinoso, Wasiu Awoyale, Emmanuel Oladeji Alamu   +4 more
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1166. Helianthus occidentalis Riddell

Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.
Summary Helianthus occidentalis Riddell (Compositae: Heliantheae: Helianthinae) is described and illustrated. The species' placement in the genus is commented on, as are the differences in infrageneric placement of the other species Heiser originally grouped H. occidentalis with.
Nicholas Hind, Christabel King
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of bio and chemical preservative on microbiological, sensory properties and antioxidant activity of ginger-flavored plantain wine for food waste prevention strategy

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Plantain (Musa paradisiaca), a staple crop in Africa especially Nigeria holds cultural and economic importance. However, due to rapid ripening and high perishability, a significant portion of harvested plantains spoils, contributing to substantial ...
Adekunbi Adetola Malomo, Oluwatobi Victoria Obayomi, Joy Modupe Akala, Abiola Folakemi Olaniran, Hezekiah Adekanmi Adeniran, Sumbo Henrietta Abiose   +5 more
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Introduction to the Compositae of the North American Prairie planting at Wakehurst Place ‐ part 2

Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.
Summary A further eight plant portraits are provided of additional Compositae amongst the North American Prairie plantings at Wakehurst, West Sussex. Three tribes are represented amongst the portraits, the Astereae (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense, Heterotheca camporum), Heliantheae (Echinacea simulata, E.
Nicholas Hind
wiley   +1 more source

Land Reforms in Cuba: First Empirical Assessment on Productivity Using Crop‐Level Panel Data

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land reforms implemented in Cuba since 2008 have aimed to increase agricultural production by distributing state‐owned idle lands with land‐use rights. The reforms restricted farmers with the rights from cultivating perennial and capital‐intensive crops.
Yoshihiko Hashiguchi, Yoshimichi Murakami   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rubber and plantain intercropping: Effects of different planting densities on soil characteristics.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Two field experiments were conducted at Ellembelle and Jomoro districts in the Western region of Ghana where rubber cultivation is a predominant farming activity.
Erasmus Narteh Tetteh, Akwasi Adutwum Abunyewa, Henry Oppong Tuffour, Joseph Nketiah Berchie, Patricia Pinamang Acheampong, Kwame Twum-Ampofo, Evans Dawoe, Vincent Logah, Olivia Agbenyega, Stella Ama Ennin, Isaac Nunoo, Caleb Melenya, Eric Owusu Danquah, Victor Rex Barnes, Samuel Tetteh Partey   +14 more
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Dietary supplementation with soluble plantain non-starch polysaccharides inhibits intestinal invasion of Salmonella Typhimurium in the chicken.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Soluble fibres (non-starch polysaccharides, NSP) from edible plants but particularly plantain banana (Musa spp.), have been shown in vitro and ex vivo to prevent various enteric pathogens from adhering to, or translocating across, the human intestinal ...
Bryony N Parsons, Paul Wigley, Hannah L Simpson, Jonathan M Williams, Suzie Humphrey, Anne-Marie Salisbury, Alastair J M Watson, Stephen C Fry, David O'Brien, Carol L Roberts, Niamh O'Kennedy, Asa V Keita, Johan D Söderholm, Jonathan M Rhodes, Barry J Campbell   +14 more
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