Enclosure is an effective strategy for enhancing soil carbon sequestration in the desert steppe. Soil organic (SOC) and its stock during changes plant community influence fertility global cycle. We studied SOC along with six types steppe of Inner Mongolia, northern China. The goal this study was to explore differences among communities while accounting effects environmental factors. collected 3...

The germination of kok-saghyz seed is a gradual process, the first seedlings pushing through in a few days, the rest appearing successively during a period of several weeks. Obviously, surface soil moisture must be maintained high throughout this period if a good stand is to be established, especially since the seeds are small and have to be sown very shallow. Since such ideal conditions seldom...

Background/Aim: The use of doxorubicin is limited due to its toxic effects on normal cells. A substance containing antioxidant properties, such as taraxacum officinale, would be useful in preventing toxicity. This study aimed evaluate the effect officinale doxorubicin-induced damage rat liver. Methods: Forty Wistar albino rats were allocated into four groups. In group 1 (control group), no trea...

Modes of reproduction vary considerably in the genus Taraxacum. In particular, extent and distribution sexuality are decisive criteria for evaluation variation taxonomic conclusions this complicated genus. Taraxacum sect. Borealia is widespread Arctic Subarctic regions Asiatic part Russia, but sexual has not been known to occur there, unlike T. Arctica with a number sexually reproducing species...

A taxonomic revision of the Xiphinema americanum species complex has necessitated a reexamination of the host range of species in the complex before recommendations can be made with confidence on the likelihood that specific crops will be damaged. Toward this end, populations of X. americanum and X. rivesi collected from apple orchards in eastern and western New York state were evaluated after ...

According to currently available data, 159 species of genus Taraxacum F. H. Wigg. were reported for North-West Russia (i. e. within the city Saint-Petersburg, Leningrad Region, Pskov and Novgorod Region), but among them specimens only 126 identified with reliability. Five are in this article as new Russia, a whole: T. acervatulum Rail., hepaticum macranthoides G. E. Haglund, sertatum Kirschner,...