Mixed populations of Xiphinema americanum-group species were detected from a root zone soil sample of Japanese holly, Ilex crenata, during a survey for plant-parasitic nematodes of commercial ornamental plant nurseries in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. From the result of the morphological study, the species were identified as Xiphinema brevicolle and Xiphinema sp. This is the first record of Xiphinem...

Several patterns emerge from a review of historical developments in the electricity industry: (1) conflicts arise from a number of sources; (2) responses to events and perceived crises tend to involve national (and state) legislation; (3) a lack of broad public (and political) consensus regarding the appropriate role of market mechanisms vs. government regulations; (4) absence of significant ch...

A közlemény az Orobanche reticulata néhány új magyarországi adatáról számol be. fajt a szakirodalomban ismeretlen gazdanövényről, Carduus hamulosus-ról gyűjtöttük Keleti-Bakonyban, Bér-hegyen. Magyarországon általában májustól júliusig virágzó faj életmenetéhez érdekes adalék egy extrém csapadékos év (2010) enyhe őszén megfigyelt késői, októberi virágzása is. Egy másik populáció (Vértes hegység...

Extracts from the leaves of Bryophyllum pinnatum and Kalanchoe crenata were screened for their antimicrobial activities. Solvents used included water, methanol, and local solvents such as palmwine, local gin (Seaman's Schnapps 40% alcoholic drink,) and "omi ekan-ogi" (Sour water from 3 days fermented milled maize). Leaves were dried and powdered before being soaked in solvents for 3 days. Anoth...