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Invasive Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), an Allergy and Health Challenge [PDF]

Plants, 2020
Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC), is an medium-sized tree (family Fabaceae, subfamily Mimosoideae), that has been intorcuded around the world.
M. Iftikhar Hussain, Ross T. Shackleton, Ali El-Keblawy, María Del Mar Trigo Pérez, Luís González   +4 more
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Inclusion Prosopis juliflora Pod Meal in Grazing Lambs Diets: Performance, Digestibility, Ingestive Behavior and Nitrogen Balance [PDF]

Animals, 2022
Prosopis juliflora is an arboreal legume that concentrates its nutritive value in pods (fruits), constituting a rich source of carbohydrates and with a crude energy concentration comparable to ground corn.
Bruna J. Almeida, Adriana R. Bagaldo, Mário S. F. Soares Junior, Cristiane S. da Silva, Fabiana L. de Araújo, Jarbas M. Silva Junior, Rosani V. M. M. Silva, Mailin V. S. Lima, Laudí C. Leite, Leilson R. Bezerra, Ronaldo L. Oliveira   +10 more
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Community perceptions towards invasion of Prosopis juliflora, utilization, and its control options in Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
This study aimed to assess community perceptions towards invasion of Prosopis juliflora, utilization, and its control options in Afar region, Northern Ethiopia.
Wakshum Shiferaw, Sebsebe Demissew, Tamrat Bekele, Ermias Aynekulu   +3 more
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Utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing to Detect Prosopis juliflora Invasion: Environmental Drivers and Community Insights in Rangelands of Kenya [PDF]

Plants
The remarkable adaptability and rapid proliferation of Prosopis juliflora have led to its invasive status in the rangelands of Kenya, detrimentally impacting native vegetation and biodiversity.
Ambica Paliwal, Magdalena Mhelezi, Diba Galgallo, Rupsha Banerjee, Wario Malicha, Anthony Whitbread   +5 more
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Invitro Antibacterial Activity of the Prosopis Juliflora Seed Pods on Some Common Pathogens [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Introduction: Prosopis juliflora is probably the most widespread species of genus Prosopis and it is a good source of compounds that have been shown to be pharmacologically active.
Saeed Tajbakhsh, Alireza Barmak, Faezeh Vakhshiteh, Marzieh Gharibi   +3 more
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Water use of Prosopis juliflora and its impacts on catchment water budget and rural livelihoods in Afar Region, Ethiopia [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
Dense impenetrable thickets of invasive trees and shrubs compete with other water users and thus disrupt ecosystem functioning and services. This study assessed water use by the evergreen Prosopis juliflora, one of the dominant invasive tree species in ...
Hailu Shiferaw, Tena Alamirew, Sebinasi Dzikiti, Woldeamlak Bewket, Gete Zeleke, Urs Schaffner   +5 more
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First report of Algarobius prosopis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Prosopis juliflora in Iran [PDF]

نامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران, 2020
Prosopis juliflora is a shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean. It has become established as an invasive weed in Africa, Asia, Australia and elsewhere. P.
M. Saeidi
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Rural Households’ Demand Status for Mitigation of Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC Invasion and Its Determinant Factors in Ethiopia: Empirical Evidence from Afar National Regional State [PDF]

The Scientific World Journal
Ethiopia is among the world’s poorest nations, and its economy is growing extremely slowly; thus, the government’s budget to manage environmental amenities is not always sufficient. Thus, for the provision of environmental management services such as the
Kindineh Sisay, Ketema Bekele, Jema Haji, Urs Schaffner   +3 more
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Seed germination and early seedling survival of the invasive species Prosopis juliflora (Fabaceae) depend on habitat and seed dispersal mode in the Caatinga dry forest [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Background Biological invasion is one of the main threats to tropical biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Prosopis juliflora (Sw) DC. (Fabales: Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae) was introduced in the Caatinga dry forest of Northeast Brazil at early 1940s ...
Clóvis Eduardo de Souza Nascimento, Carlos Alberto Domingues da Silva, Inara Roberta Leal, Wagner de Souza Tavares, José Eduardo Serrão, José Cola Zanuncio, Marcelo Tabarelli   +6 more
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The invasive shrub Prosopis juliflora enhances the malaria parasite transmission capacity of Anopheles mosquitoes: a habitat manipulation experiment [PDF]

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background A neglected aspect of alien invasive plant species is their influence on mosquito vector ecology and malaria transmission. Invasive plants that are highly attractive to Anopheles mosquitoes provide them with sugar that is critical to their ...
Gunter C. Muller, Amy Junnila, Mohamad M. Traore, Sekou F. Traore, Seydou Doumbia, Fatoumata Sissoko, Seydou M. Dembele, Yosef Schlein, Kristopher L. Arheart, Edita E. Revay, Vasiliy D. Kravchenko, Arne Witt, John C. Beier   +12 more
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