BACKGROUND The promotion of cacao agroforestry is one of the ways of diversifying farmer income and creating incentives through their inclusion in REDD+ interventions. We estimated the aboveground carbon stocks in cacao and shade trees, determined the floristic diversity of shade trees and explored the possibility of implementing REDD+ interventions in cacao landscapes. Using replicated multi-s...

The different extracts of the roots of Helicteres isora (Family-Sterculiaceae) were tested for anti-diabetic activity, by glucose tolerance test in normal rats and alloxan induced diabetic rats. Aqueous ethanol and butanol extracts had shown significant protection and lowered the blood glucose levels to normal in glucose tolerance test. In alloxan induced diabetic rats the maximum reduction in ...

Se realiza un estudio macroflorístico del afloramiento mioceno de Izarra (Alava, Espana). Los fósiles vegetales se han encontrado sobre o en el interior concreciones calcáreas formadas fondos lacustres hipersalinos donde desarrollaron velos microbianos. Este ha permitido inferir la presencia 31 taxones, pertenecientes a las divisiones Pteridophyta, Pinophyta y Magnoliophyta. El análisis asociac...

This study was carried out to assess the tree species diversity, family composition and diameter size distribution of in Igbo-Olua sacred groove, Ondo state, Nigeria using appropriate standard techniques. A total 34 distributed 23 families were recorded. Sterculiaceae (66) had highest number individual stem per ha while Moraceae terms hectare (7). The structure is typical natural forest type wi...