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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Indigenous Plants"”.
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A study of oil-bearing seeds from indigenous plants
In the course of this investigation, the seeds and fruit of the following species have been investigated: (1) Three members of the genus Ximenia viz., X. caffra Sond., X caffra var. natalensis Sond. and X. americana var. microphylla Welw., commonly known as "sour plum". (2) Sclerocarva caffra …
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Anthelmintic Screening, Phytochemical Analysis and Cytotoxicity Determination of the Indigenous Plants of the U.S.A. Northern Great Plains
… this thesis focuses on evaluating medicinal plants from the USA Northern Great Plains for anthelmintic activity against <em>H. contortus</em>. Initially, 40 plant extracts were screened with an egg hatch assay, and the 8 plants with the highest activity in this assay were further screened …
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The resource value of indigenous plants to rural people in a low agricultural potential area (Volume 1)
This is essentially an ethno-botanical study that explores the borderland between nature conservation, plant use and people. The study area situated at the southern end of the large coastal plain stretching down the east coast of Africa from Somalia to Natal, South Africa. Roughly rectangular in …
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Examination of the perceived contribution of edible indigenous plants in combating food and nutrition insecurity in the Tonga community of Zimbabwe
In most poverty-stricken countries, edible indigenous plants (EIPs) have been an ever-present component of the household food and nutrition security equation since time immemorial. The place of these plants in the household food and nutrition debate and matrix is unclear. Yet, their existence …
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The characterisation of actinomycetes isolated from diverse South African sources, with emphasis on the genus Kribbella
Actinomycetes were isolated from the leaves of indigenous plants, aquatic sediment and soil samples, using alternative isolation methods to select for actinomycetes belonging to the rarer genera. Thirty actinomycete strains belonging to the genera Gordonia, Kineococcus, Kribbella, Micromonospora, …
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Ethnobotany of Namaqualand : the Richtersveld
… was to provide a biobehavioural focus for indigenous plant use in the semi-arid areas of one of the six so-called Coloured Rural Reserves (Komaggas, Concordia, Richtersveld, Steinkopf, Leliefontein and Pella) in the north-western Cape (Namaqualand). Although much of the indigenous plant …
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Nutrient deficiencies in soils of the Mseleni area, Kwazulu-Natal
… of this district. Home-grown produce and indigenous plants, which form the basis of the local diet, may be nutritionally inadequate due to soil-related nutrient deficiencies. In spite of this, and the fact that epidemiological studies have been successfully utilized to elucidate the …
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The use of indigenous plant material by local authorities in amenity horticulture in the Cape Province of South Africa
… this study is to investigate the current use of indigenous plant material in Amenity Horticulture by local authorities in the Cape Province. It focuses on the built-up and street environments, and includes public gardens, pavements, road verges, recreational grounds, walkways and car parks which …
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An evaluation of free amino acids as chemotaxonomic markers in Protea L. species
… start investigating chemical parameters of our indigenous plants, since this is a field that has not received adequate attention in the past. It was hoped to contribute towards the classification of plants by applying chemotaxonomy or chemosystematics, whereby chemical evidence is incorporated …
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The living library : an indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon is combating climate change, deforestation, and loss of traditional knowledge by preserving their plants in the wild
Farmacia Viva Indigena, the Living Indigenous Pharmacy, is five hectares of primary forest in the Amazon preserved as an intact library of indigenous plants, many of them medicinally useful, near the river village of Paoyhan in Ucayali, Peru. The library is an indigenous climate adaptation strategy …
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Uses and population dynamics of Sclerocarya birrea HOCHST. subsp. caffra (SOND) kokwaro in Mutale, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Understanding the uses of indigenous plants that are of economic importance to local communities is very much important in rural development strategies. The Marula (Sclerocarya birrea) Anacardiaceae family is widely used. More information on this tree species would enhance its value in agricultural …
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Medicinal plant sales : a case study in Northern Zululand
… materials (Matsiliza and Barker 2001). Medicinal plants from Northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), particularly areas such as UIundi, Empangeni, Eshowe Mtubatuba and Nongoma are no exception and are a constituent of a traditional culture. The informal trade in indigenous plants for medicinal use (umuthi) …
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Un-structuring Museums: reclaiming agency and space in the Company Gardens
… emerges an architectural intervention of an indigenous botany library and museum that aims to share the narrative of indigenous plants and Khoisan-based plant knowledge through its design. Initially, this dissertation aimed to find a fixed framework and approach to de-colonial museum design. …
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Strandveld Sanctuary Striving for Balance: the role of agriculture in the future urban environment. Can urban agriculture play a role in making our cities more sustainable and resilient?
… project offered a different scenario. Indigenous plants with traditional medicinal qualities were planted as part of a open-access street garden. This was done in response to a PHO study that highlighted the economic value of the trade in these plants as well as the social problem of …
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Studies of herbivory and vegetation change in Karoo shrublands
… against the background of relationships between indigenous plants and animals and to indicate how modification of herbivore regimes might affect this arid environment. Specific objectives were to determine how grazing by domestic livestock brings about vegetation change, why such changes are …
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An Investigation into the role of Allelopathy in influencing plant diversity around Lantana Camara groves
… Lantana camara as one of the introduced invasive plants that negatively impacts on ecosystems and indigenous plant diversity. The overall objective of the study was to investigate L. camara's allelopathic effects on indigenous plants in Zambia. Specific objectives of the study were (i) to …
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La biodiversité alimentaire : sa mesure, ses conditions d’accès et le rôle des politiques : cas de la Tunisie
… was conducted. Widely known and used, wild plants are still undervalued. A generic methodology for studying the nutritional utility of available food biodiversity has been proposed with an application to markets (specific richness index, adapted Shannon and Piélou indexes). The nutritional …
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Development of native species of Crete in the urban landscape: an investigation of systems and plant reproduction, adaptability and fitness of wild species in commercial horticulture
… determined and a master plan was designed using indigenous plants of Crete.
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Aspects of plant dispersal in the southwestern Cape with particular reference to the roles of birds as dispersal agents
The dispersal of plants with particular attention to the roles birds play as dispersal agents was studied in the southwestern Cape, South Africa from 1983 to 1985. The research was organized as ten inter-related studies, each with an independent data base. Each chapter focused on a different scale …
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