Basal area growth rates for Prosopis glandulosa were quantified for contrasting landscape elements in a subtropical savanna. We hypothesized that growth rates of P. glandulosa plants (1) are a function of seasonal or annual rainfall; and (2) vary with patch type and in the rank order observed for large trees. Prosopis glandulosa growth was responsive to changes in rainfall (!0)974 cm year!1 in ...

Explanted cotyledons from cineraria ‘Jester Pink’ seeds were cultured in vitro on a modified Murashige–Skoog medium containing (in M): 13.5 NAA, 13.5 2,4-D, 4.4 BAP, 13.5 NAA + 4.4 BAP, 13.5 2,4-D + 4.4 BAP or no plant growth regulators (control). Photographs were taken at 7-day intervals for 35 days to follow the embryogenic/organogenic development of the explanted cotyledons. Calorespirometri...

Anthropogenic impacts on North American grasslands, a highly endangered ecosystem, have led to declines of prairie dogs, a keystone species, over 98% of their historical range. While impacts of this loss on maintenance of grassland biodiversity have been widely documented, much less is known about the consequences on the supply of ecosystem services. Here we assessed the effect of prairie dogs ...

pollen from mesquite (prosopis juliflora) is one of the important causes of immediate hypersensitivity reactions in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world. the aim of present study is to produce and purify the recombinant form of allergenic ole e 1-like protein from the pollen of this allergenic tree. immunological and cross-inhibition assays were performed for the evaluation of ige-bindin...

The genus Alternaria Nees ex Fr. (Dematiaceae) contains a number of species pathogenic to econom­ ically important crop plants [1]. Perhaps not unre­ lated to this is the fact that the Alternaria are a rich source of biologically active secondary metabolites [2], several of which are phytotoxic [3]. In fact, with the possible exception of the genus H elm inthosporium Link ex Fries, more phytoto...

A decorticating machine for Prosopis Africana was developed, tested and evaluated. Prosopis Africana is popular in the Sub-Saharan Africa, with all the parts of the tree useful for medicinal purposes. This study focuses on the threshing of the pod to obtain the seed, which is the most widely used of the parts of the Prosopis Africana tree. Results from preliminary investigations carried out of ...