Dalbergia melanoxylon Gill. & Perr. known as African Blackwood or Mpingo in Swahili is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae known to be an economically important tree with high-quality wood and being one of the most expensive timbers in the world (Jenkins et al. 2002, Ball, 2004). D. melanoxylon presently exploited for international trade is the most precious heartwood in the world (Ball, 2...

An activated carbon as adsorbent is derived from waste tendu leaves (Diospyros melanoxylon) from local Beedi (Cigarette) industry for removal of sulphur dye from textile waste water. Tendue leaves were chemically treated with sulphuric acid and activated carbon prepared was analyzed by pH, moisture content, ash content, bulk density and BET surface area. The adsorption studies were performed as...

BACKGROUND Knowledge about genetic diversity and relationships among germplasms could be an invaluable aid in diospyros improvement strategies. METHODS This study was designed to analyze the genetic diversity and relationship of local and natural varieties in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China using start codon targeted polymorphism (SCoT) markers. The accessions of 95 diospyros germpl...

Diospyros is the largest genus in Ebenaceae, comprising more than 500 species with remarkable economic value, especially Diospyros kaki Thunb., which has traditionally been an important food resource in China, Korea, and Japan. Complete chloroplast (cp) genomes from D. kaki, D. lotus L., D. oleifera Cheng., D. glaucifolia Metc., and Diospyros 'Jinzaoshi' were sequenced using Illumina sequencing...

Non-native nitrogen-fixing Acacia species have been invading riparian ecosystems worldwide, potentially threatening stream communities that strongly depend on allochthonous litter. We examined the effects of invasion native deciduous temperate forests by litter decomposition and associated fungal decomposers in streams. Litter (Alnus glutinosa Quercus robur) invasive (Acacia melanoxylon) were e...