Introducción. Ciertas sustancias de origen natural pueden tener actividad herbicida sobre algunas especies arvenses. Objetivo. Evaluar la eficacia tres para el control cuatro arvenses y compararla con efecto un sintético amplio espectro. Materiales métodos. En febrero del 2017 se condujo experimento en invernadero Estación Experimental Agrícola Fabio Baudrit Moreno, Universidad Costa Rica. Se e...

The total flavonoid content (TFC), total polyphenols content (TPC), and in vitro antioxidant activity (AA) of six Bidens pilosa L., Asteraceae, populations harvested from different localities were evaluated in this work. The plants were separated in roots, stems, and leaves/flowers, and the influence of extraction methods was investigated. A reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography...

To understand germination timing in an ecological context, the response to environmental events that affect seed dormancy is central, and has to be combined with knowledge of germination responses to different circumstances. In this study, seed dormancy, germination, and emergence phenology of six annual co-occurring weedy Asteraceae species were investigated. Three pre-treatments (warm and col...

Screening of different extracts and fractions from the plant Bidens pilosa Linn. var. (Asteraceae) has been conducted using the in-vitro comet assay for anticancer and the antipyretic action, which was done with in-vivo models. The extract from whole plant was extracted with n-hexane, chloroform and methanol extract (E1 - E3). The extracts were fractioned by column chromatography method and fra...

The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla, Pilosa, Linnaeus 1758) belongs to the mammalian order Pilosa and presents a large distribution along South America, occupying a great variety of habitats. It is listed in the IUCN Red List of threatened species as Vulnerable. Despite threatened, there is a lack of studies regarding its genetic variability. The aim of this study was to examine the gen...

In order to protect public health and crops from soil heavy metal (HM) contamination at a coal mining area in Henan, central China, HM pollution investigation and screening of autochthonous HM phytoextractors were conducted. The concentrations of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) in surface soils exceeded the corresponding local background values and the China National Standard...

Among the Chalcidoids, hymenopteran parasitic wasps that have diversified lifestyles, a partial mitochondrial genome has been reported only from Nasonia. This genome had many unusual features, especially a dramatic reorganization and a high rate of evolution. Comparisons based on more mitochondrial genomic data from the same superfamily were required to reveal weather these unusual features are...

Can playscapes promote early childhood inquiry towards environmentally responsible behaviors? An exploratory study R. Alan Wight, Heidi Kloos, Catherine V. Maltbie & Victoria W. Carr a Arlitt Child & Family Research & Education Center, Educational Studies, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA b Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA c Evaluation Service...