Density of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) has increased in the southwest USA during the last century. Mesquite in dense thickets reduce grass production and plant species diversity. Prescribed frre is currently the least environmentally challenged and most economically sustainable option to manage mesquite. However, few mesquite over 1 year old are completely killed by frre. Moreover, the...

BACKGROUND: A computerized statistical analysis of allergy skin test results correlating patient reactivities initiated our interest in the cross-reactive allergens of mesquite tree pollen. In-vitro testing with mesquite-sensitized rabbits and a variety of deciduous tree pollens revealed so many cross-reactivities that it became apparent there could be more allergens in mesquite than previously...

Allergy to Prosopis juliflora (mesquite) pollen is one of the common causes of respiratory allergy in tropical countries. Mesquite is widely used as street trees in towns and ornamental shade trees in parks and gardens throughout arid and semiarid regions of Iran. The inhalation of mesquite pollen and several species of Amaranthus/Chenopodiaceae family is the most important cause of allergic re...

Woody plant encroachment has degraded grassland and savanna ecosystems worldwide by decreasing herbaceous production and diversity, and altering these physiognomies toward woodlands. This study evaluated the long-term efficacy of fire and herbicide restoration strategies used in the southern Great Plains to reduce Honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) dominance, restore a grassland/savanna physi...

Introduction Mesquite in dense thickets reduce grass production and make livestock management more difficult. To compound the problem, treatments which top-kill mesquite, such as chaining, shredding, high-intensity fires, or herbicides such as 2,4,5T or triclopyr (Remedy), stimulate regrowth from stem bases and increase stem number per plant and per land area (Fisher et al. 1959). An alternativ...

Background Mesquite is a genus of leguminous spiny trees and shrubs abundant in the tropical and subtropical deserts. Mesquite pollen is a potent allergen capable of inducing allergy in susceptible individuals living remote from the plant source. This study was conducted on 200 PAR patients in the Suez Canal region of Egypt to determine the prevalence of mesquite allergy and to assess the effic...

The widespread encroachment of woody plants throughout the semi-arid grasslands in North America has largely resulted from overgrazing by domestic livestock, fire suppression, and loss of native large and small mammalian herbivores. Burrowing-herbivorous mammals, such as prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.), help control shrub encroachment through clipping of shrubs and consumption of their seedlings, b...

allergy to prosopis juliflora (mesquite) pollen is one of the common causes of respiratory allergy in tropical countries. mesquite is widely used as street trees in towns and ornamental shade trees in parks and gardens throughout arid and semiarid regions of iran. the inhalation of mesquite pollen and several species of amaranthus/chenopodiaceae family is the most important cause of allergic re...

in this study, a new and valuable forage source was introduced with combination and silage of alfa-alfa, halocnemum and mesquite via chemical, gas production and in vivo methods. to perform this research, first the right amounts of the species were collected. then they were cut by chopper to the dimensions of less than 5 cm. then, halocnemum, mesquite fruit, alfalfa and molasses were silaged ac...

Hot-water extracts of mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) wood were assayed for their total carbohydrate, reducing sugar, and glucose content. These hydrolysates were then used as complete media for yeast growth. A total of 10 strains of yeasts were evaluated for their biomass production in the mesquite wood hydrolysates. Levels of utilizable carbohydrate proved to be the limiting factor for yeast g...