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A mosaic of colors: The influence of biotic and abiotic factors shaping flower color diversity across a tropical mountain ecosystem. [PDF]

Am J Bot
Camargo MGG, Arista M, Bergamo PJ, Monteiro BL, Morellato LPC.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Capsicum chinense as an African traditional vegetable: Culture, resilience, and opportunity

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Capsicum chinense is central to everyday diets, cultural identity, and smallholder livelihoods across Sub‐Saharan Africa, yet remains overlooked in agricultural research and policy. This paper reframes C. chinense as a traditional, climate‐resilient vegetable shaped by centuries of farmer stewardship and cultural selection.
Derek W. Barchenger, Herbaud P. F. Zohoungbogobo   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Colour preference and foraging constancy in the Asian giant honeybee Apis dorsata. [PDF]

J Exp Biol
R S, Bhaskar S, Somanathan H.
europepmc   +1 more source

From wild to tamed: Reimagining novel crops through omics and local plant diversity

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The global food system faces growing pressure from climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising nutritional demands. Agriculture has increased yields but reduced crop diversity, flavor, and nutritional quality, leaving societies vulnerable and dependent on a narrow set of staple species.
Alexandra Sanfeliu Meliá, Pablo D. Cárdenas   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trait-Mediated Variation in Plant Interactive Roles Within Plant-Floral Visitor Networks. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Baena-Díaz F, Ratoni B, Cruz CP, Ayala R, Dáttilo W.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multifaceted obscurity of Thismia abei (Thismiaceae): A fairy lantern with the protologue long disregarded in practice

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Tiny, leafless fairy lanterns are easily overlooked on the forest floor. Thismia abei, endemic to Japan, persists in small, unstable populations and is listed nationally as Critically Endangered. Our recent work has revealed another, less obvious form of obscurity.
Kenji Suetsugu, Alexander N. Sennikov, Maxim S. Nuraliev   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extreme heat and cause-specific risk of hospital admission in the adult population in England: a case time series analysis. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Flower G, Cole R, Libardi AC, Mieiro L, Quint JK, Gasparrini A, Masselot P.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Management and incipient domestication of Chamaedorea tepejilote in agroforestry systems in Mexico

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Native wild plants are key elements in addressing global biodiversity loss and supporting sustainable food systems. We investigated how rural communities in Mexico manage Chamaedorea tepejilote, a wild palm with edible male inflorescences, by combining ethnobotanical, genetic, morphological and ecological approaches.
Viviana Andrade, Alejandro Casas, Edna Arévalo‐Marín, Gonzalo D. Álvarez‐Ríos, Hernán Alvarado‐Sizzo, Vanessa Guerrero‐Hernández, Paola Ubiergo‐Corvalán, Maite Lascurain‐Rangel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Floral Niche Selection by a Generalist Predator: Chemo-Orientation of <i>Orius maxidentex</i> to <i>Celosia argentea</i> Volatiles. [PDF]

Biology (Basel)
Liu Y, Gan W, Shi X, Ye Z, Song F, Li H, Cai W, Wang J, Chen J.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture

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Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King, Martin R. McAinsh, Michael R. Roberts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source