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Plants, People, Planet, 2022 Societal Impact Statement Global biodiversity is eroding at alarming rates due to anthropogenic factors, such as climate change and unsustainable land use management.
Pavlos Georgiadis
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BarnebyLives: An R package to create herbarium specimen labels and clean spreadsheets
Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Accessioning herbarium specimens is labor intensive, yet remains vital for research in ecology, evolution, and conservation. As institutional support for herbaria declines, efficient tools are needed to streamline this process. The R package BarnebyLives was developed to assist collectors by supplementing collection notes, verifying ...
Reed Clark Benkendorf, Jeremie B. Fant
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Analysis of cultivated and wild useful plants in the Herbarium ZAGR of the Faculty of Agriculture
Natura Croatica, 2018 The Herbarium ZAGR of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb is one of the youngest in Croatia. The international acronym ZAGR was assigned by Index Herbariorum in 2013 when it was founded. Recently, in addition to the wild vascular flora, a collection of cultivated plants has been added to the herbarium material stored in the Herbarium ZAGR.
Britvec, Mihaela +6 more
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Use of medicinal plants by the Enfarrusca community in Bragança, Pará [PDF]
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2006 The Ethnobotany focalizes the way how different human groups interact with vegetation. The current study was carried out at the community of Enfarrusca, Bragança, Pará, aiming to register the importance of utilization of local medicinal plant species ...
Jussara Costa de Freitas +1 more
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European Journal of Biological Research, 2021 In Nepal, about 7000 vascular plants are noted. Some plants are medicinally important, so need to be explore for their medicinal value. Primary data for this research was collected by interviewing respondents.
Som Prasad Paudyal +3 more
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Crafting Colonial Companions: Zionist Botany in Palestine, 1900‐1930s**
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.In the early twentieth century, agricultural research played an important role in the Zionist movement's efforts to increase Palestine's productivity and to facilitate large‐scale Jewish settlement. Recent historiography has started to recognize the importance of agronomists and botanists as central actors in the broader project of Jewish‐Zionist ...
Mona Bieling
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Using Australian Virtual Herbarium data to find all the woody rain forest plants in Australia. [PDF]
Cunninghamia, 2012 Data bases that provide continental and global scale information about species distributions provide a valuable resource for environmental, ecological and evolutionary research. However to bring a large dataset to a standard that is suitable for quantitative analysis, data quality needed to be checked.
Kooyman, Robert +2 more
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Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.Scientific analysis of Anchomanes difformis roots confirms significant nutraceutical potential, containing high levels of carbohydrates, proteins, and essential minerals. Phytochemical screening revealed antioxidants such as phenols and flavonoids, and although the extracts effectively lowered plasma glucose, safety testing showed dose‐dependent risks.
Lawrence Folorunso Dada +2 more
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VertigO, 2005 This study was achieved in relict sacred forests, which are very important for their role as a safeguard of biodiversity in the human-populated region of southeast of Togo.
Kokou Kouami +2 more
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Efforts to Prevent the Neglect of Traditional Indigenous Medicine: Policy Insights From Bolivia
The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Traditional Indigenous medicine has existed for centuries, but only recently has it obtained international recognition. Some countries have been working on the integration of traditional Indigenous healing practices in their national health systems.
Carlos Rosas‐Jiménez +7 more
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