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Handbook of protocols for standardized measurements of floral traits for pollinators in temperate communities

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, Page 988-1001, May 2025.
Abstract Floral traits describe organs or structures directly related to plant reproduction, and they are essential to understanding plant–pollinator interactions, notably for conservation purposes. The growth of plant trait‐based approaches lies in the availability of data shared by the international research community on dedicated platforms, as well ...
Alice Michelot‐Antalik   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medicinal Plants Traded in Informal Herbal Medicine Markets of the Limpopo Province, South Africa

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
Trading of herbal medicines generates economic opportunities for vulnerable groups living in periurban, rural, and marginalized areas. This study was aimed at identifying medicinal plant species traded in the Limpopo province in South Africa, including traded plant parts, conservation statutes of the species, and harvesting methods used to collect the ...
Marula Triumph Rasethe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Alternative Host Species of Phytophthora erythroseptica, the Major Causal Agent of Pink Rot of Potato

open access: yesPlant Pathology, Volume 74, Issue 3, Page 605-640, April 2025.
The literature cites many alternative hosts of Phytophthora erythroseptica. However, evidence of host status is often insufficient, thus a polyphasic approach (morphological, molecular, histological and pathogenicity) is required. ABSTRACT Most published studies of Phytophthora erythroseptica, the major causal agent of pink rot of potato, have focused ...
Ronika Thapa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plants Used by Bapedi Traditional Healers to Treat Asthma and Related Symptoms in Limpopo Province, South Africa

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
To the best of our knowledge there are presently no ethnobotanical surveys focusing on the utilisation of herbal remedies for asthma in South Africa. The present study is therefore an attempt to fill this gap in knowledge. A total of 140 Bapedi traditional healers (THs) practicing in the Capricorn, Sekhukhune, and Waterberg districts of the Limpopo ...
Sebua Silas Semenya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Planting date, storage and gibberellic acid affect dormancy of Zantedeschia Spreng. hybrids : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Applied Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
To match the supply of Zantedeschia cut flowers and tubers to the demands of the international market, crops have to be timed to a schedule, which requires control of the growth cycle and, in particular, dormancy.
Carrillo Cornejo, Carolina Paz
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Risk assessment of Phlyctinus callosus for the EU

open access: yesEFSA Journal, Volume 22, Issue 7, July 2024.
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a quantitative risk assessment for the EU of Phlyctinus callosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a polyphagous pest occurring in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Links between Ethnobotany, Local Therapeutic Practices, and Protected Areas in Santa Catarina Coastline, Brazil

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
We investigated the knowledge of medicinal plants in two areas proposed for the creation of protected areas for sustainable use in the city of Imbituba (SC). In this study, we analyzed the influence of gender, form of learning, and modern medicine on medicinal plant knowledge while also reflecting on the relationship of this knowledge to in situ ...
Sofia Zank   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strigolactones and hormonal interaction in control of branching in Zantedeschia and other horticultural species : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Science at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Shoot branching that involves development of lateral buds into shoots is one of the important factors influencing crop productivity. Strigolactones have recently been found to be involved in the control of branching, but the actual bioactive compound/s ...
Manandhar, Sarina
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Calla lily soft rot causal agents, symptoms, virulence and management: a review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Bacterial soft rot is a polyetiological disease attacking calla lily [Zantedeschia spp (L.) Spreng.]. This disease has reduced the commercial value of this crop.
Niyokuri, A. N., Nyalala, S.
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Spread of new bacterial pathogens of cultivated plants and their risks

open access: yesFood Risk Assess Europe, Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2024.
Summary The presented study was created on the basis of the assignment of the Scientific Committee of Phytosanitary and Environment for the purpose of analysing information on the risk of spreading the spectrum of new bacterial pathogens of crops from available sources (EPPO database, information from the monitoring and survey of the spectrum of the ...
Scientific Committee on Phytosanitary and Environment
wiley   +1 more source

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