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The study of metabolites from fermentation culture of Alternaria oxytropis
BackgroundThe indolizidine alkaloid-swainsonine is produced by an endophytic fungus Alternaria oxytropis , which was isolated from locoweeds....
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Population structures and spatial patterns of two unpalatable Arisaema species (Araceae) with and without clonal reproduction in a riparian forest intensively grazed by Sika deer
General decline of understory cover can result from increased abundance of and foraging pressure by deer. But population size and degree of...
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Landscapes, Their Exploration and Utilisation: Status and Trends of Landscape Research
A new geological epoch has begun—the Anthropocene. Huge anthropogenic transformations of terrestrial landscapes over the past five decades have...
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Genomic Designing for Biotic Stress Resistant Grapevine
Grapevines are challenged by a range of diseases and pests, causing economic losses and requiring often costly approaches to mitigate damage. Public...
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Enzymes in Relation to Soil Biological Properties and Sustainability
Deterioration of soil health is of concern for human, animal and plant health, because air, groundwater and surface water consumed by humans are...
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Development of Future Bioformulations for Sustainable Agriculture
Intensive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides for increased food production has resulted in many health hazards to humans and animals. The...
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Analysis of the effects of mineral fertilization on species diversity and yield of permanent grasslands: revisited data to mediate economic and environmental needs
The 2013 reform of the European Common Agricultural Policy tries to support farmers willing to follow environment- friendly rural practices, by the...
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Hybrid identification and genetic variation of Elymus sibiricus hybrid populations using EST-SSR markers
BackgroundElymus sibiricus is an important native grass in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Seed shattering is a serious problem for E. sibiricus ,...
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Life Cycles: Environmental Influences and Adaptations
Previous chapters have emphasized the physiological responses of mature plants to their environment. The environmental stresses encountered and...
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The application of graph theory and percolation analysis for assessing change in the spatial configuration of pond networks
Pond networks support high levels of biodiversity when compared to other freshwater ecosystems such as rivers, lakes and streams. The persistence of...
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Molecular mechanisms of adaptive evolution in wild animals and plants
Wild animals and plants have developed a variety of adaptive traits driven by adaptive evolution, an important strategy for species survival and...
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A Review of the Economic Botany of Sesbania (Leguminosae)
Sesbania is a genus in the family Leguminosae that has been widely used by people in tropical and subtropical regions, especially in Southeast Asia....
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Plant growth stages and fertilization regimes drive soil fungal community compositions in a wheat-rice rotation system
Fungal communities may have different response to fertilization under different conditions. Therefore, it is necessary to reveal the effects of...
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Generation of interspecific hybrids between Trifolium vesiculosum and T. alexandrinum using embryo rescue
Interspecific hybrids were developed between Trifolium alexandrinum cultivar Wardan × Trifolium vesiculosum and T. alexandrinum cultivar BL1 × T....
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Transcriptome analysis of leaf senescence in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.)
Red clover ( Trifolium pratense L.) is an important cool-season legume plant, which is used as forage. Leaf senescence is a critical developmental...
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Leguminous Trees an Innovative Tool for Soil Sustainability
World food production is to some extent dependent upon biological nitrogen (N) fixation (about 100 million tons per year globally) in agroecosystem....
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The effects of climate change on the distribution of European glass lizard Pseudopus apodus (PALLAS, 1775) in Eurasia
The distribution area of Pseudopus apodus includes the Balkan, Crimean peninsulas, and Ciscaucasia region in Europe, and Asia Minor and the Middle...
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Long term impact of Acacia auriculiformis woodlots growing in rotation with cassava and maize on the carbon and nutrient contents of savannah sandy soils in the humid tropics (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Rotational woodlots with N 2 -fixing trees may be efficient agroforestry systems, allowing farmers to alternate agricultural and wood-energy production...
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Succession of plant community composition and leaf functional traits in responding to karst rocky desertification in the Wushan County in Chongqing, China
Karst rocky desertification (KRD) is a process of soil desertification, which leads to the decline of soil quality and biomass. We conducted a plant...
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Effects of elevated nitrogen and precipitation on soil organic nitrogen fractions and nitrogen-mineralizing enzymes in semi-arid steppe and abandoned cropland
AimsSoil organic nitrogen (N) turnover is significantly influenced by elevated N deposition, precipitation and human-caused disturbances, but the...
