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The exploration of wild and semi‐wild edible plants (WEPs) has received global attention as valuable alternative food sources. This study explored and documented the indigenous knowledge of WEPs within the Addi Arkay District of Ethiopia. Ethnobotanical data were collected from 385 informants, including 355 general informants selected through ...
Worku Misganaw +5 more
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Curly top virus found in perennial shrubs in foothills
Beet curly top geminivirus damages numerous crops, including beans, beets, spinach, peppers, melons and tomatoes. Both the virus and its vector, the beet leafhopper, overwinter in the foothills surrounding the Central Valley.
R Davis, H Wang, B Falk, J Nunez
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First record of Sphacelodes vulneraria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) damaging Hovenia dulcis in Brazil
Hovenia dulcis Thunb. (Rhamnaceae), popularly known as Japanese raisin tree, is commonly used in shading aviaries and pigsties in south Brazil.
Leandro Prado Ribeiro +2 more
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Firewood Resource Management in Different Landscapes in NW Patagonia [PDF]
Ecosystems, their components, processes and functions are all subject to management by human populations, with the purpose of adapting the environments to make them more habitable and ensuring the availability and continuity of subsistence resources ...
Ladio, Ana Haydee +2 more
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Fruit Traits Reflect Adaptation to Dispersers Along a Tropical Elevational Gradient
This study investigates how fruit traits related to frugivore dispersal—specifically diameter, colour and presentation—vary along an elevation gradient in Papua New Guinea. Results showed that fruit diameter decreases with elevation, bird‐attracting colours are more common at higher elevations, and branch‐borne (ramiflorous) fruits increase with ...
Richard J. Hazell +7 more
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A revision of the genus Gouania (Rhamnaceae) in the Philippines and Sundaland
The climbing genus Gouania (Rhamnaceae) is revised in western Malesia. Five species are recognised for the Philippines and Sundaland using morphological evidence, including a new species from the Philippines: Gouania longipedunculata .
D. Cahen, K. Stenn, T. Utteridge
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Megafaunal Rodents: Behaviour and Ecological Roles of Southeast Asian Forest Porcupines
Southeast Asian porcupines (Malayan porcupine, Hystrix brachyura; brush‐tailed porcupine, Atherurus macrourus) performed at least four important ecological roles in a Malaysian rainforest. Burrows of both species were used in several ways by at least 22 animal species, while the soil above was potentially good sites for seedling recruitment. Porcupines
Kim R. McConkey +9 more
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Ziziphus spina‐christi (ZSC) has been a part of traditional medicine for centuries in North Africa and the Middle East, and numerous secondary metabolites have been isolated from this plant. So, the current study investigated the impact of ZSLE, a novel feed additive with varying amounts, and the results indicated that ZSL extract exhibits growth ...
Fayiz M. Reda +8 more
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Obesity is a risk factor for the onset of chronic diseases. One of the most promising approaches to treating obesity consists of reducing dietary fat absorption using extracts from plants because they contain phenolic compounds, especially flavonoids ...
Fedora Grande +9 more
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