Though an abundance of research has focused on direct interactions between birds and plants, relatively few studies have reported on indirect interactions. Of those reports, all have focused on positive indirect effects of birds on plants through predation of plant natural enemies. We conducted an observational study along the Middle Rio Grande in New Mexico to determine if avian aerial insecti...

Ensiling, a lactic acid fermentation process, is mainly used to preserve biomass. In addition, it has been shown affect seed viability of some plant species. The extent which this makes ensiling suitable as weed control measure, however, not yet determined. Both the range controllable species and parameters an process that safely kills seeds are still undefined. We aimed determine effect varyin...

Background & Aim: Medicinal plants can be a good replacement for common cancer treatment including chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery because they don’t have many side effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of temperature on the free radical scavenging in the presence of medicinal plants. Experimental: For determination of free radical scavenging activity was use...

Background & Aim: Medicinal plants can be a good replacement for common cancer treatment including chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery because they don’t have many side effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of temperature on the free radical scavenging in the presence of medicinal plants. Experimental: For determination of free radical scavenging activity was use...

Because of their high content in toxic metals, steel slag dumps are potential threats for the environment and public health. Among management methods that could mitigate hazard, aided-phytostabilization is a relevant, though challenging, option. Indeed, slags very unfavorable plant growth, due to metal toxicity alkaline pH (>10). In this work, we investigated how composted sewage sludge allevia...