Botanical Composition of Steer Diets on Mesquite and Mesquite-Free Desert Grassland

The human allergens of mesquite (Prosopis juliflora)

BACKGROUND: A computerized statistical analysis of allergy skin test results correlating patient reactivities initiated our interest in the cross-reactive allergens of mesquite tree pollen. In-vitro testing with mesquite-sensitized rabbits and a variety of deciduous tree pollens revealed so many cross-reactivities that it became apparent there could be more allergens in mesquite than previously...

The Mesquite Mesh Quality Improvement Toolkit

Rhizobial and bradyrhizobial symbionts of mesquite from the Sonoran Desert: salt tolerance, facultative halophily and nitrate respiration

Rhizobial symbionts were isolated from the surface (0–0.5 M) and phreatic (3.9–5.0 M) root environments of a mature mesquite woodland in the Sonoran Desert of Southern California, and from variable depths (0–12 m) of non-phreatic mesquite ecosystems in the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico. They were tested for their ability to tolerate high salinity, and respire NO3 2 as mechanisms of free-livin...

Mesquite savanna development using low-intensity fires and Reclaim herbicide

Introduction Mesquite in dense thickets reduce grass production and make livestock management more difficult. To compound the problem, treatments which top-kill mesquite, such as chaining, shredding, high-intensity fires, or herbicides such as 2,4,5T or triclopyr (Remedy), stimulate regrowth from stem bases and increase stem number per plant and per land area (Fisher et al. 1959). An alternativ...

Genetic variation for carbon isotope composition in honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa).

Carbon isotope composition (delta(13)C) is a useful surrogate for integrated, plant water-use efficiency (WUE) when measured on plants grown in a common environment. In a variety of species, genetic variation in delta(13)C has been linked to the distribution of genotypes across gradients in atmospheric and soil water. We examined genetic variation for delta(13)C in seedlings of honey mesquite (...