Results 111 to 120 of about 12,271 (297)

On the botanical history and nomenclature of the New World genus Piscidia (Fabaceae)

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Piscidia L. (Fabaceae) is a New World genus with nine recognized taxa (seven species and two varieties). The previous nomenclatural revisions, made in 1910 and in 1969, are revisited here. The names Derris grandifolia Heyde & Lux ex Donn.Sm. and P. cubensis Urb. required step II lectotypifications, with an epitype for the latter name.
Camila Sánchez‐ Vega, Kanchi Gandhi, Alfonso Delgado‐ Salinas, Benjamin Deloso, Javier Francisco‐ Ortega   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vorstudie für eine internationale Konferenz 2017 zu den Themen Urban Gardening, Urban Farming, Urban Agriculture [PDF]

, 2016
VORSTUDIE FÜR EINE INTERNATIONALE KONFERENZ 2017 ZU DEN THEMEN URBAN GARDENING, URBAN FARMING, URBAN AGRICULTURE Vorstudie für eine internationale Konferenz 2017 zu den Themen Urban Gardening, Urban Farming, Urban Agriculture (Rights reserved) (-

core  

Meyna grisea (King & Gamble) Robyns and Meyna peltata Robyns (Rubiaceae: Vanguerieae) – a new record of two ethnobotanically significant fruit trees from Manipur, India

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Meyna grisea and M. peltata, two new records from Imphal Valley, Manipur, India, characterised by a capitate stigma with 4–5 divergent, spreading lobes on a globose base, and a prominent peltate stigma, respectively, are described and illustrated here. Photographs, key to the species, along with their coordinates and diagnostic characters in comparison
Pallavi B. Dhal, Anishya, Sachchidanand Tripathi, Rajkumari Sanayaima Devi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospitality, Culture and Regeneration: Urban decay, entrepreneurship and the "ruin" bars of Budapest

, 2010
This paper considers the relationships between hospitality, culture and urban regeneration through an examination of rom (ruin) venues, which operate in dilapidated buildings in Budapest, Hungary.
Lugosi, Peter, Krisztina Lugosi, Bell, David, Lugosi, Krisztina, Peter Lugosi, David Bell   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Reestablishment and a new name for Actinostemon grandifolius (Müll.Arg.) Pax

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
The genus Actinostemon has undergone several changes in its circumscription due to persistent difficulties in its taxonomic placement. The taxonomic history of the genus is controversial and marked by nomenclatural issues, particularly involving its type species, Actinostemon grandifolius Klotzsch, including incorrect synonymizations and the ...
Amanda O. Souza, Josimar Külkamp, Otávio Luis M. da Silva, Inês Cordeiro, Daniela S. Carneiro‐Torres   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vertical gardening undergirds household food security: evidence from Nairobi’s Kibera informal settlements

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Rapid urbanization in Nairobi has intensified food insecurity, especially in informal settlements like Kibera, where 85% of residents face chronic hunger.
Judith A. Otieno, Dalmas O. Omia, Dorothy A. Amwata   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban Gardening in Graz : political gardening from an ethical perspective

, 2015
In vielen Städten der Welt gibt es Urban Gardening Initiativen. Der urbane Gartenbau ist ein heterogenes Phänomen, denn sowohl die einzelnen Projekte als auch die Beweggründe für die gärtnerischen Initiativen sind sehr unterschiedlich.
Göschl, Claudia Amadea
core  

Banal Utopia: urban gardening as a practice for materialising utopic city spaces

This thesis explores urban gardening as a banal practice that underpins the manifestation of utopian spaces within cities. Growing in Oxford on allotments and guerrilla gardening sites has increased both in practice and significance.
Niala, JC
core   +1 more source

Continental accumulation of fads2 copy numbers allows sticklebacks to thrive across a diversity of nutritional landscapes

Oikos, EarlyView.
Nutrients, including vital organic compounds, vary in availability across ecosystems, with the potential to act as a source of selection for traits that increase nutrient acquisition and biosynthesis. Compared to freshwaters, marine ecosystems are richer in the omega‐3 long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (n‐3 LC‐PUFA) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA ...
Cornelia W. Twining, Cameron M. Hudson, Jernej Bravničar, Antonella Carosi, Gaël P. J. Denys, Philine G. D. Feulner, Žiga Fišer, Hanna Rosinger, Verena Saladin, Linda Zanella, Davor Zanella, Catherine L. Peichel, Blake Matthews   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding sustainable gardening: a study among urban women homemakers in Lucknow, India

Discover Sustainability
This study explores the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of urban women homemakers in Lucknow regarding sustainable kitchen gardening. The research aims to understand the factors influencing the adoption of sustainable gardening practices and to ...
Bharti Pandey, Shikha Verma
doaj   +1 more source