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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Plantago"”.
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Phenotypic Variation in Native North American and Invasive Chinese Populations of Plantago Virginica
… understood and applied to their management. <em>Plantago virginica</em> is a perennial herb, native to North America that has recently invaded China. It has been known to reduce crop growth and harbor diseases in the introduced range. A common garden study was conducted at the Georgia Southern …
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Exploiting natural variation in Plantago seed composition for food and human health applications
… accumulation, storage, and release in Plantago ovata (Phan et al. 2020, Scientific Reports). Literature describing the polysaccharide biology of most mucilage-producing species is lacking and as such has led to an overreliance on understanding from the well-characterised model species …
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Life history strategies in variable environments: Demography, delayed germination and bet-hedging in a desert annual Plantago
… studies over four seasons in four populations of Plantago insularis Eastw. [Plantaginaceae] located along a precipitation gradient in the Sonoran Desert. I quantified the fates of germinated and non-germinated individuals by monitoring permanent quadrats and repeatedly sampling the soil seed bank. …
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Design and optimization of an adsorption method for the removal of textile azo dyes from aqueous solutions using Plantago lanceolata
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Applied Science in Chemistry, Durban University of Technology, 2022.
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Local adaptation to climate change in a calcareous grassland system
… manipulations at BCCIL using a common forb, Plantago lanceolata. Plantago lanceolata is a rosette-forming, perennial herb of wide-ranging distribution, and one of the more common forbs in calcareous grasslands, including BCCIL. In the first study I used a common garden approach to test for …
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Plant diversity and its effects on populations of cucumber beetles and their natural enemies in a cucurbit agroecosystem
… (<i>Solidago</i> spp.), English plantain (<i>Plantago lanceolata</i>), and marjoram (<i>Origanum</i> spp.) in 1996. This study demonstrated the potential value of increasing the diversity of a cucumber field to control insect pests (and thus reduce pesticide useage) as well as suggested …
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Understanding seed-soil adhesion by myxospermous seeds and their biophysical function in agroecosystems
… Arabidopsis thaliana, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Plantago lanceolata, Senecio vulgaris, Urtica urens, Veronica arvensis and Viola arvensis. Soluble and insoluble mucilage layers were visually distinct between species, with structural diversity owing to the presence of epidermal mucilage secreting …
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Comportamiento del crecimiento y desarrollo de diez especies medicinales bajo dos tipos de tratamientos, en la comunidad de Pacora, San Francisco Libre
… DC, Ambrosía cumanenses Kunth, Aloe vera L, Plantago major L, Eryngium foetidum L , Chapalensis L, Capscium annuum L. Los datos reflejan que el comportamiento en altura sobre el incremento promedio en centímetro, la especie orégano, altamiz, ruda, chile alcanzo una mayor altura en tierra …
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Synthese von Iridoidglykosiden in Pflanzen und Gewebekulturen
… Beim Vergleich intakter Pflanzen verschiedener Plantago-Arten zeigten sich deutliche Unterschiede bei der Verteilung von Aucubin und Catalpol in den verschiedenen Organen. Kallus- und Wurzelkulturen wurden hinsichtlich ihres Wachstumsverhaltens charakterisiert und auf den Gehalt an …
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Evaluation of herbicides for no-till corn establishment
… (Conyza canadensis), buckhorn plantain (Plantago lanceolata), field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), curly dock (Rumex crispus) and wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis). All four non-selective herbicides provided good overall weed control. The addition of 2,4-D or dicamba generally improved …
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Phosphorus Losses From Simulated Dairy Land Uses of Management Intensive Grazing and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
… and broad-leafed forage (buckhorn plantain [Plantago lanceolata], red clover [Trifolium pretense], and alfalfa [Medicago sativa]). The four land use treatments and two forage treatments had four replications for a total of 32 (4 land use treatments e n2 forage treatments e n ¤ nreplications) …
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The vegetational and archaeological history of the Ingleborough Massif, North Yorkshire
… on the massif in the Early Bronze Age, with Plantago lanceolata and Pteridium the most abundant indicator grains. Extensive areas of the massif were covered by spreading blanket bog in this period. All peat profiles have been truncated, three end with the Late Bronze Age; the others continue …
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Holocene climate and environmental dynamics on the Tristan da Cunha island group, South Atlantic
… in the pollen diagram. The introduced species Plantago lanceolata appears around 1550 AD. The seal hunting and establishment of the permanent settlement caused introduction of more species and clearing of the lowland forest.
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Phosphorus Losses from Simulated Dairy Mangement Intensive Grazing Forage System
… treatment consisting of buckhorn plantain (Plantago lanceolata), red clover (Trifolium pratense), and alfalfa (Medicago sativa) were planted on the runoff release plots in early spring. Manure densities with no manure (control), a density simulating a low stocking density (low), and a …
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Reproductive Ecology of Long-billed Curlews Breeding in Grazed Landscapes of Western South Dakota
… sixweeks fescue (Vulpia octoflora), indianwheat (Plantago patagonica), junegrass, and American vetch (Vicia americana) than random points in 2005 and a greater proportion of creeping spikerush (Eleocharis palustris) and water than random points in 2006. In 2006, broods also used areas with less …
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Effects of severe cattle treading on soil physical properties and pasture productivity
… in the establishment of broad-leaved plantain (Plantago major L.). Soil and sward recovered (i.e. no significant difference compared to simultaneous controls) following treading damage and when the pasture continued to be rotationally grazed. The recovery of macroporosity, Ksat, and K_40 …
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Effects of climate change on plants and ecosystem functioning : Implications for managed temperate grasslands
… presence under drought and heavy rainfall, Plantago lanceolata was facilitated only under heavy rainfall, and Holcus lanatus was facilitated only under control conditions. Positive effects of legume presence found under control also persisted under drought for plant and soil N. European …
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Elastase inhibitory, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant potential of South African plants in a multi-faceted anti-ageing approach
… ramosissimum, Persicaria senegalensis and Plantago longissima) were investigated based on traditional reports of their use in skin care for the treatment of eczema, psoriasis and wound healing, in which elastase has been implicated. Water and ethanolic extracts were prepared for each plant …
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The release of nitrogen and carbohydrate from herbage during comminution
… chicory (Cichorium intybus L.), and plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.), collected in February, May, August, and November of 2015. The amount of N (as crude protein, CP) released during maceration of herbage varied 15-fold, with lucerne releasing the most (11.5 g/100 g DM) and plantain the least …