Flower-smut fungal infection has been widely observed in many plant species. As plants infected with flower-smut fungi exhibit visible changes floral morphology and flower sterility, researchers have intensively studied the effects of disease on sexual reproduction host plants. Although most are clonal perennials, remain unclear. Here, we investigated detrimental a perennial plant, Barnardia ja...

Since reinvasion of São Paulo State by the Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquito in 1985, flower pots and vases have been important larval habitats despite educational messages focusing on their control. The objectives of this study were to characterize flower pots and vases as larval habitats with respect to the quantities present and infested, the types of plants involved, and the specific locations of...

Both earthworms and symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) often co-occurr in ecosystems, however very little is known on their interrelationships. Here we tested to what extent earthworms (Annelida) or AMF (Glomales) separately or in combination affect the growth of the pharmaceutical plant species, pot marigold (Calendula officinalis, Asteraceae). We conducted a greenhouse experiment us...

The larval habitats of the mosquito Aedes aegypti L (Diptera-Culicidae) were investigated in urban Dar es Salaam, using larval traps (old tyres, vegetations, outdoor water storage containers and flower pots). The study was carried out in the four sampling sites namely, Vingunguti, Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA), Mbagala and Mkuranga (Vikindu). The aim was to assess the influence of...

Background and objective: Recently, social interest in indoor plants (houseplants) has been increasing. This study was conducted to determine consumer preferences for houseplants by surveying their perception of houseplants, also referred as “pet plants” using a conjoint analysis method.Methods: For the analysis, Attribute 1 defined type which divided into four levels: orchids, oriental general...

Flowering time, growth, and opium gum yield from five seed sources (T, L, B1, B2, B3) of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) collected from different latitudes in three Southeast Asian countries were determined. Plants were grown in six growth chambers at a 11-, 12-, 13-, 14-, 15-, or 16-hour photoperiod with a 12-hour, 25/20 °C thermoperiod. Flower initiation was observed under a dissecting mi...

Hypericum perforatum is an intensively studied medicinal plant, and much experimental activity has been addressed to evaluate its bio-agronomical phytochemical features as far. In most cases, plant material used for purposes obtained from wild populations or, alternatively, individuals grown in vases and/or pots. When industrial purposes, the convenient option achieving satisfactory amounts of ...

Below, we consider (Section 2) why simply making the existing 9-1-1 system in the United States work for VoIP is not satisfactory and only suitable as a stop-gap measure for those consumers who have migrated over to VoIP services as a replacement for their former POTS service and have every right to expect that substitute service to provide a comparable emergency response capability. We also co...