this study was conducted to investigate some moisture-dependent engineering properties of russian olive fruit including fruit dimensions, one thousand seed mass, surface area, sphericity, bulk and true density, angle of sliding and static friction coefficient against different surfaces. the physical properties of russian olive fruit were evaluated as a function of moisture content in the range ...

Various species of common box (Buxus) are cultivated in the Arboretum of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Mlyňany under the same soil and climatic conditions; consequently, the examination of alkaloids produced by those plants is of chemotaxonomical importance. From this locality we investigated so far alkaloids from Buxus sempervirens L.[l,2], B. microphylla SIEB, et ZUCC. var. sinica REHD. e...

Predicting species geographic distributions is key to managing invasive species, conserving biodiversity, and understanding species' environmental requirements. Species distribution models (SDMs) commonly focus on climatic predictors, but other factors can also be essential, particularly for with specialized habitats defined by hydrologic, topographic, or edaphic conditions (e.g., riparian, wet...

The essential oil content in the inflorescence of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) cultivated in the mid hills of Uttarakhand was found to be 2.8 % based o n the fresh weight. The oil was an alysed by capillary GC and GC– MS. Thirty seven constituents, representing 97.81 % of the o il were identified. The major components of the oil were linalyl acetate (47.56 %), linalool (28.06 %), lav...