In this study, host plant - lichen specificity was investigated. Data collected from 1000m2 sampling plots at each of four locations with an established 50m x 20m plot site. Forty-one trees across five species were examined using (10cm by 50cm) ladder quadrats on tree trunks (N, S, E, W) 150cm height. A total 14978 individual lichens identified that yielded 10 families, 13 genera and 18 species...

The study was conducted to determine the specific chemical constituents of cattle urine and indigenous plant extracts. Chemical analysis revealed that the specific chemical composition i.e., chloride, sulphate, nitrite and phosphorus pentaoxide contents of fresh and fermented cattle urine were 1556, 364, 2.0, 26.8 and 4514, 252, 22.4, 7.49 mg l-1, respectively. The proximate chemical compositio...

Illegal logging and associated trade have increased worldwide. Such environmental crimes represent a major threat to forest ecosystems society, causing distortions in market prices, economic instability, ecological deterioration, poverty. To prevent illegal imports of products, there is need develop wood identification methods for identifying tree species regulated by the Convention on Internati...

La inoculación con hongos micorrízicos arbusculares (HMA) ha permitido un desarrollo y crecimiento controlado en diferentes especies; sin embargo, no se evaluado su efecto algunas especies tropicales como Swietenia mahagoni. El estudio evaluó el fotosintético de S. mahagoni producida sustratos inoculados HMA. Con diseño completamente al azar, evaluaron las combinaciones dos factores: sustr...