Prenylated Benzophenones from Vismia guianensis Reduced Nematode Growth and Chemotaxis [PDF]
Journal of Nematology, 2023 Biopesticides are generally considered a safer and more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional pesticides. Plant metabolites display a range of pest specific activity ranging from antimicrobial to larvicidal and nematocidal.
Gerald Carresse +4 more
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Unraveling the in vitro antitumor activity of Vismia baccifera against HepG2: role of hydrogen peroxide [PDF]
Heliyon, 2018 Currently natural products derived from plants are receiving huge attention because of their antitumor activities. In previous work we reported that an aqueous leaf extract of Vismia baccifera induced toxicity in HepG2.
Jenifer Trepiana +2 more
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Anatomia de madeira. Guttiferae [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1974 Sinopse Foram analisadas as madeiras de trinta e três espécies de Guttiferae brasileiras, 28 das quais da Amazônia. As espécies em apreço pertencem aos seguintes gêneros: Caraipa, Calophyllum, Clusia, Haploclathra, Kielmeyera, Lorostemon, Mahurea ...
José Elias de Paula
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The Anti-Virulence Effect of Vismia guianensis against Candida albicans and Candida glabrata [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2022 In folk medicine, Vismia guianensis is used to treat skin diseases and mycoses in the Amazon region. We evaluated the anti-Candida activity of the hydroalcoholic extract from the leaves of Vismia guianensis (EHVG).
Elizangela Pestana Motta +12 more
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Contribuição ao estudo do gênero Vismia Vandelli (Guttiferae) [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1974 RESUMO Notas taxonômicas sobre Vismia cayennensis (Jacquin) Persoon, V. subcuneata Huber e V. cavalcantii van den Berg, incluindo a nova variedade Vismia cayennensis (Jacquin) Persoon var.
Maria Elisabeth van den Berg
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Tree Circumference Changes and Species-Specific Growth Recovery After Extreme Dry Events in a Montane Rainforest in Southern Ecuador [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 Under drought conditions, even tropical rainforests might turn from carbon sinks to sources, and tree species composition might be altered by increased mortality.
Volker Raffelsbauer +5 more
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Phytotoxicity of plant extracts of Vismia japurensis cultivated in vivo and in vitro
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021 Plants that produce secondary metabolites with allelopathic activity or phytotoxicity can be biotechnologically important, serving as sources of allelochemicals, and thus contributing to the agroindustrial sector.
L. M. Lima +4 more
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Banco de sementes de uma floresta secundária amazônica dominada por Vismia [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2003 A composição florística de uma floresta secundária dominada por Vismia na Amazônia central foi estudada e comparada de acordo com sua composição ao banco de sementes no solo.
Luciana M. MONACO +2 more
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Remote Sensing, 2022 Monitoring the vegetation structure and species composition of forest restoration (FR) in the Brazilian Amazon is critical to ensuring its long-term benefits.
Rafael Walter Albuquerque +10 more
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Development of forest structure and leaf area in secondary forests regenerating on abandoned pastures in Central Amazonia [PDF]
, 2005 The area of secondary forest (SF) regenerating from pastures is increasing in the Amazon basin; however, the return of forest and canopy structure following abandonment is not well understood. This study examined the development of leaf area index (LAI),
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