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Response of ectomycorrhizal fungi to full and selective removal of an invasive tree in riparian woodland

Restoration Ecology, Volume 32, Issue 7, September 2024.
The Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius) is an invasive species that requires significant disturbance to eradicate. Previous studies have identified associations between the Brazilian pepper tree and ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF). However, limited research has explored the connection between disturbance from removal and the effect on EMF ...
David C. Bañuelas, Neil C. Shah, Jennifer E. Perez, Samantha A. Bellier‐Igasaki, Emily McGauley, Amanda C. Swanson, Alys Arenas, Kathleen K. Treseder   +7 more
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Essential Oils and Their Constituents as Anticancer Agents: A Mechanistic View

BioMed Research International, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Exploring natural plant products as an option to find new chemical entities as anticancer agents is one of the fastest growing areas of research. Recently, in the last decade, essential oils (EOs) have been under study for their use in cancer therapy and the present review is an attempt to collect and document the available studies indicating EOs and ...
Nandini Gautam, Anil K. Mantha, Sunil Mittal, Kota V. Ramana   +3 more
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Contribuição palinológica ao estudo de diferentes variedades de Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae) [PDF]

, 2014
Projeto acadêmico (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Campus Curitibanos. Ciências Rurais.A família Anacardiaceae é formada por cerca de 70 gêneros e 600 espécies distribuídas em regiões subtropicais e tropicais.
Bitencourt, Camila
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The “Hidden Diversity” of Medicinal Plants in Northeastern Brazil: Diagnosis and Prospects for Conservation and Biological Prospecting

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Increases in ethnobotanical studies and knowledge in recent decades have led to a greater and more accurate interpretation of the overall patterns related to the use of medicinal plants, allowing for a clear identification of some ecological and cultural phenomena.
Deyvson Rodrigues Cavalcanti, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves   +2 more
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Use of cerrado plants as an alternative in the control of bacterial contamination in the alcoholic fermentation process [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Bacterial contamination causes irreparable losses in the performance of alcoholic fermentation. Antibiotics are used to control these microorganisms, but they generate residues and cause microbial resistance. Today the only commercial product used by the
M. C. Lima, K. S. Dias, G. G. Fonseca, R. S. R. Leite, M. Batistote, M. F. Paz   +5 more
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Efeito de diferentes substratos no desenvolvimento de aroeira-vermelha (Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi). [PDF]

, 2016
Foram testados diferentes substratos, com o objetivo de verificar os que proporcionam melhores condições para o desenvolvimento de mudas de aroeira-vermelha (Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi), O delineamento experimental utilizado foi em blocos ao acaso ...
BRITO, L. T. de L., CAVALCANTI, N. de B.
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Efficacy of Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng in a Murine Model of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin Abscesses

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
The present work aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng against MRSA clinical isolates. The in vitro antimicrobial activity of the hydroalcoholic extract (HE), the ethyl acetate (EA) fraction and its subfractions were determined by broth microdilution and bioautography against MRSA clinical isolates.
Francisco Fábio Martins de Oliveira, Alba Fabiola Torres, Thially Braga Gonçalves, Gilvandete Maria Pinheiro Santiago, Cibele Barreto Mano de Carvalho, Milena Braga Aguiar, Lilia Maria Carneiro Camara, Silvia Helena Rabenhorst, Alice Maria Costa Martins, José Telmo Valença Junior, Aparecida Tiemi Nagao-Dias, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque   +11 more
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Effect of soil contaminated by diesel oil on the germination of seeds and the growth of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae) Seedlings

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2011
The effect of soil polluted by diesel oil on the germination of seeds and the growth of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi seedlings was analyzed at different times after contamination of the soil.
Cleusa Bona, Igor Mendonça de Rezende, Gedir de Oliveira Santos, Luiz Antônio de Souza   +3 more
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Atividade inseticida do óleo essencial de Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi sobre Acanthoscelides obtectus Say e Zabrotes subfasciatus Boheman. [PDF]

, 2011
Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o efeito do óleo essencial de folhas de Schinus terebinthifolius sobre Acanthoscelides obtectus e Zabrotes subfasciatus. O óleo essencial foi obtido por arraste a vapor e dissolvido em acetona, nas diluições 10-2;
FACUNDO, V. A., FERNANDES, C. de F., LIMA, D. K. S., LIMA, R. A., SALLET, L. A. P., SANTOS, M. R. A. dos, SILVA, A. G., TEIXEIRA, C. A. D.   +7 more
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In Vitro Cytotoxic Potential of Essential Oils of Eucalyptus benthamii and Its Related Terpenes on Tumor Cell Lines

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Eucalyptus L. is traditionally used for many medicinal purposes. In particular, some Eucalyptus species have currently shown cytotoxic properties. Local Brazilian communities have used leaves of E. benthamii as a herbal remedy for various diseases, including cancer.
Patrícia Mathias Döll-Boscardin, Adilson Sartoratto, Beatriz Helena Lameiro de Noronha Sales Maia, Josiane Padilha de Paula, Tomoe Nakashima, Paulo Vitor Farago, Carla Cristine Kanunfre, Y. Ohta   +7 more
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