Logging-induced changes from preindustrial (1930) to current conditions (2002) were studied in a landscape covering 13 550 ha in eastern Quebec. Age and types of forest cover were compared between 1930 and 2002 forest maps. In addition, we compared relative species abundance between living stems and coarse woody debris to study these changes at the stand scale. More than 90% of the 1930 preindu...

Biomphalaria occidentalis Paraense, 1981 from Varzea das Flores dam, MG, Brazil, was exposed to infection with Schistosoma mansoni. Individual infection was performed with 140 B. occidentalis and 100 B. glabrata snails using LE and SJ strains. Two groups of B. occidentalis were killed after seven day-miracidia exposure to detect S. mansoni DNA, through the low stringency polymerase chain reacti...

Many pests cause serious economic losses in the carnation cultivation areas Turkey. Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis Perg. (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is harmful on by feeding both leaves and flowers listed as a quarantine pest some exporting countries. Due to invasions of western thrips chemical control measures are traditionally used phytosanitary measure for flower cut carnatio...

The study evaluated the performances of Telfairia occidentalis Hooker fil. under varying growth media subject to amount Urea granules (25 g, 50 75 100 125 g and 150 g) dissolved in water containing micronutrients. were M25U, M50U, M75U, M100U, M125U, M150U, Control. Two-week old seedlings T. raised using River-sand transferred into non-circulatory media. indices (vine main length (VML), number ...

During the 2013 and 2014 harvest seasons, field laboratory experiments were conducted in Nigeria’s inferred agroecological zone. The nutritive value of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) leaves was evaluated by measuring levels carbohydrate, protein, fat, ash, dietary fiber, moisture content Telfairia occidentalis using standard analytical methods. experiment laid out a randomized complete...

Weather and climate may influence the phenology of Dirca occidentalis A.Gray (Thymelaeaceae) in ways that impact reproductive success. blooms during winter, when likelihood entomophily be low. Based on preliminary observations timing dormancy release growth resumption varies over years among shrubs within years, we quantified fruit set flowers formed at different times examined whether annual v...