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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"desert plants"”.
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Chemical and molecular analysis of Libyan desert plants used in camel feed
… of Bedouins and other communities living in arid/desert zones. There is evidence that these communities use camel milk and urine for therapeutic purposes. The aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition of Rhanterium epapposum, Astragalus spinosus, Tamarix aphylla and Citrullus …
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Molecular Mechanisms of HIV-1 Infection: Viral and Host Determinants in Transmission and Pathogenesis
… the crude extracts of endophytic fungi found in desert plants were able to inhibit HIV-1 replication in T-cell lines. Taken together, the results from this dissertation provide new insights into understanding the mechanisms of HIV-1 vertical transmission and HIV-1 gene expression and replication …
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Terrain, Climate, and Vegetation in the Badlands of the Little Missouri River in North Dakota
… of the Little Missouri River, many varieties of plants are encountered. Flora range from desert plants, through mixed grasses, to woodland vegetation of higher elevations. Overall climate is modified into local climates by rough terrain, which provides extremes of conditions that create suitable …
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GIS Modeling of Desert Root Crop Maturation on the Mid-Columbia Plateau
… to efficiently utilize available resources. Desert roots, such as lomatium and bitterroot, provided a primary source of dietary nutrition, yet the ideal conditions for exploiting these plant resources coalesced for a very limited time in any one location. It was therefore necessary to possess …
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A systematic study of indehiscent-fruited yuccas in the Chihuahuan Desert
Plants of the genus Yucca (Family Agavaceae) are strictly of New World distribution, occurring in the U.S., Mexico, and Central America. Because of the great size of many members of the genus, and because of previous inaccessibility of much of their ranges until fairly recently, little has been …