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Soil seed bank resilience in passively restored endangered Sand Fynbos following a century of pine plantations

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Ecosystems are rapidly being transformed, pushing us towards irreversible losses and even extinctions. The Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework aims to curb biodiversity decline. An intriguing solution lies in seed banks—where plants store seeds in the soil. Restoration efforts can revive lost ecosystems by leveraging these seed banks. In the
Alanna J. Rebelo   +6 more
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Plot‐level satellite imagery can substitute for UAVs in assessing maize phenotypes across multistate field trials

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Maize plays a key role in agricultural profitability and food security on six continents. Successful efforts to breed higher‐yielding maize varieties depend on replicated yield trials in many environments. Capturing in‐season data can help improve and accelerate the development of regionally adapted hybrids, but collecting these data can be impractical
Nikee Shrestha   +16 more
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Plant biodiversity, vegetation structure and provisioning services in rainforest, traditional and industrial oil palm cultivation systems in Liberia, West Africa

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Oil palm is native to the west African forest, where industrial production is expanding. We assessed differences in plant biodiversity, vegetation structure and provisioning services across 54 forest, community agriculture and oil palm plots in Sinoe County, Liberia.
Cicely A. M. Marshall   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Please list your favourite …”: How to measure online plant knowledge as a component of plant awareness

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Plant awareness disparity is a widespread phenomenon in modern societies. It erroneously implies that plants are not necessary for humans. Understanding what plants people know and can describe is crucial for evaluating one of four central aspects of plant awareness disparity.
Renata Sõukand   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards the sustainability of African sandalwood: Understanding the distribution and environmental requirements

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African sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata) leaves, roots, barks, fruits, and woods are used for multiple purposes throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe. The species is threatened in several eastern African countries. To improve the species' management and conservation, a habitat suitability study was undertaken in its at‐risk region in eastern Africa and ...
Jane Gachambi Mwangi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lucerne weed control-results of two Northland trials

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E.N. Honore   +2 more
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Bridging biodiversity and ecosystem services through useful plant species

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Global change endangers the terrestrial vegetation that sustains us. Therefore, policymakers need to make informed decisions about what and where to protect. However, with limited resources, we must decide whether to protect the intrinsic value of plants or their value to humans. Protecting both is possible.
Nina Obiar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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