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32 Citations
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In this study the effect of Boswellia papyrifera (B. papyrifera) and Boswellia carterii (B. carterii) smoke exposure on spermatogenesis and sperm parameters in male albino rats was investigated. Rats (n = 11) were exposed daily in smoking chambers to...

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  • Open Access
309 Views
14 Pages

With the rapid development of China’s livestock industry, the demand for protein feed has concomitantly increased, underscoring the importance of developing and utilizing new types of feed. As a novel and unconventional protein source, fermente...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,257 Views
19 Pages

1 October 2020

The plant-specific TCP family proteins play an important role in the processes of plant growth and development. Broussonetia papyrifera is a versatile perennial deciduous tree, and its genome data have been published. However, no comprehensive analys...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,227 Views
18 Pages

18 February 2025

Background/Objectives: Broussonetia papyrifera is a tree-producing allergenic pollen that grows in varied climatic conditions worldwide and causes pollen allergies in susceptible humans. This study aimed to investigate B. papyrifera pollen morphology...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,578 Views
12 Pages

Broussonetia papyrifera (B.papyrifera), belonging to the Moraceae family, is known to elicit anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-tyrosinase, anticancer, antinociceptive, and antimicrobial effects. The present study has been designed to examine the e...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
588 Views
20 Pages

27 September 2025

Broussonetia papyrifera has strong adaptability and exhibits a strong ability to accumulate selenium. Its leaves are rich in crude protein, amino acids, and minerals, making them high-quality feed materials. To improve the selenium-enriched ability o...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,044 Views
15 Pages

20 June 2023

Poor growth is often observed in artificial young forests due to insufficient inorganic nitrogen in karst soils. However, little is known about the assimilatory demand of the whole plant for nitrate and the partitioning of nitrate assimilation in roo...

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  • Open Access
18 Citations
2,745 Views
11 Pages

A Novel Environment-Friendly Adhesive Based on Recycling of Broussonetia papyrifera Leaf Forestry Waste Protein

  • Cheng Li,
  • Yang Tang,
  • Yujie Wang,
  • Xiaoyu Yuan,
  • Bengang Zhang,
  • Zhigang Wu and
  • Huafeng Tian

11 February 2022

Wood adhesive was prepared using Broussonetia papyrifera waste leaf protein as the raw material. The performance of the B. papyrifera leaf protein adhesive compared to soy protein was investigated using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,280 Views
16 Pages

Transcriptomic Analysis of Broussonetia papyrifera Fruit Under Manganese Stress and Mining of Flavonoid Synthesis Genes

  • Zhiyuan Hu,
  • Yiwang Tang,
  • Jihui Zhang,
  • Taotao Li,
  • Yihan Wang,
  • Yani Huang,
  • Yunlin Zhao,
  • Guiyan Yang and
  • Zhenggang Xu

12 March 2025

Broussonetia papyrifera is a deciduous tree with significant economic and medicinal value. It demonstrates notable physiological adaptability to mining areas with severe manganese contamination and is a pioneering species in the field of ecological r...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,669 Views
19 Pages

26 January 2023

Broussonetia papyrifera is rich in flavonoids, which have significant antioxidant, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory activities and certain pharmacological activities. Nevertheless, scarce transcriptome resources of B. papyrifera have impeded furt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,340 Views
14 Pages

Effects of Plant Growth Regulators on the Rapid Propagation System of Broussonetia papyrifera L. Vent Explants

  • Jiakang Zhou,
  • Yang Liu,
  • Liang Wu,
  • Yunlin Zhao,
  • Wan Zhang,
  • Guiyan Yang and
  • Zhenggang Xu

2 July 2021

Broussonetia papyrifera is an important ecological and economic tree species. The sexual reproduction of B. papyrifera not only has a low germination rate, but also requires high environmental conditions. Therefore, asexual propagation using tissue c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,843 Views
22 Pages

Medicinal Potential of Broussonetia papyrifera: Chemical Composition and Biological Activity Analysis

  • Ying Li,
  • Renhua Huang,
  • Weiwei Zhang,
  • Qiangwen Chen,
  • Qijian Wang,
  • Jiabao Ye and
  • Feng Xu

8 February 2025

Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L’Hér. ex Vent., a dioecious tree species that belongs to the Moraceae family, is a perennial plant found extensively throughout China. Its leaves are rich in essential trace elements such as copper, molybden...

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  • Open Access
30 Citations
3,983 Views
17 Pages

Morphological and Physiological Changes of Broussonetia papyrifera Seedlings in Cadmium Contaminated Soil

  • Wan Zhang,
  • Yunlin Zhao,
  • Zhenggang Xu,
  • Huimin Huang,
  • Jiakang Zhou and
  • Guiyan Yang

3 December 2020

Broussonetia papyrifera is a widely distributed economic tree species, and it is also a pioneer species in adverse environments. In order to investigate the growth and adaptation mechanism of B. papyrifera under cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil, potted...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,144 Views
16 Pages

11 October 2023

Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) has a high sensitivity and strong specificity, and is widely used in the analysis of gene expression. Selecting appropriate internal reference genes is the key to accurately analyzing the expression changes of tar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,876 Views
18 Pages

Study on Shear Strength of Soil–Root Systems of Different Vegetation Types

  • Shengqi Jian,
  • Yixue Niu,
  • Xueli Zhang,
  • Yi Wei and
  • Jun Gao

23 October 2024

The root systems of vegetation significantly contribute to enhancing slope stability. The shear strength of soil–root systems is a crucial parameter for assessing slope stability. This study focuses on six types of vegetation in the Yellow Rive...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,252 Views
17 Pages

Microbial Community, Co-Occurrence Network Relationship and Fermentation Lignocellulose Characteristics of Broussonetia papyrifera Ensiled with Wheat Bran

  • Wenbo Wang,
  • Yanshun Nie,
  • Hua Tian,
  • Xiaoyan Quan,
  • Jialin Li,
  • Qiuli Shan,
  • Hongmei Li,
  • Yichao Cai,
  • Shangjun Ning and
  • Ramon Santos Bermudez
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Broussonetia papyrifera has a high lignocellulose content leading to poor palatability and low digestion rate of ruminants. Thus, dynamic profiles of fermentation lignocellulose characteristics, microbial community structure, potential function, and...

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  • Open Access
1,048 Views
17 Pages

Broussonetia papyrifera Extract Can Be Used as a Raw Material Source for a Sterility Agent for Microtus fortis

  • Shuangye Wang,
  • Tian Lan,
  • Yunlin Zhao,
  • Wanfu Liu,
  • Tian Huang,
  • Meiwen Zhang,
  • Zhiyuan Hu and
  • Zhenggang Xu

12 January 2025

Plant sterilants are used to control rodent populations due to their minimal environmental risk and other ethical considerations. However, their practical utilization is unsatisfactory due to high costs and processing difficulties. Broussonetia papyr...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,213 Views
13 Pages

AM Fungi Endow Greater Plant Biomass and Soil Nutrients under Interspecific Competition Rather Than Nutrient Releases for Litter

  • Bangli Wu,
  • Yun Guo,
  • Minhong He,
  • Xu Han,
  • Lipeng Zang,
  • Qingfu Liu,
  • Danmei Chen,
  • Tingting Xia,
  • Kaiping Shen and
  • Liling Kang
  • + 1 author

5 December 2021

Plant competition affects belowground ecological processes, such as litter decomposition and nutrient release. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play an essential role in plant growth and litter decomposition potentially. However, how plant competiti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,228 Views
16 Pages

Broussonetia papyrifera is a multifunctional deciduous tree that is both a food and a source of traditional Chinese medicine for both humans and animals. Further analysis of the UGT gene family is of great significance to the utilization of B. papyri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,363 Views
13 Pages

6 November 2022

Except for transpired water, the intracellular water stored in leaves accounts for only 1–3% of the water absorbed by roots. Understanding water transport and use, as well as the related photosynthetic response, helps with determining plant wat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,690 Views
14 Pages

Plant electrical signals can quickly respond to the shifting environment. Almost all life activities of plants are dependent on water. The measurement of plant electrophysiological indices provides a more convenient method for studying the intracellu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,144 Views
20 Pages

Exploring Volatiles and Biological Effects of Commiphora africana and Boswellia papyrifera Incense

  • Sara A. Eltigani,
  • Chisato Ohta,
  • Ryota Nakamiya,
  • Mizuki Yokono,
  • Tomohiro Bito,
  • Kenji Takahashi,
  • Yukinori Yabuta,
  • Mohamed M. Eltayeb,
  • Toshio Ohta and
  • Atsushi Ishihara

23 January 2025

The resin of Commiphora africana and the resin and bark of Boswellia papyrifera play versatile roles in traditional Sudanese culture, including use in inhalation therapy, liquid remedies, and as chewing gum. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the vola...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,643 Views
14 Pages

This study aimed to explore the effects of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (BA) as one woody forage addition (as a probiotic, 1 × 107 CFU/g) on tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Woody forage is one kind of fishery feed that could significantly enhanc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,389 Views
14 Pages

Broussonetia papyrifera L. (paper mulberry) is an alternative woody plant, which can used to replace part of the protein feed for ruminants. Ensiling is an effective way to preserve fresh pasture and to solve the problem of stable storage and feed co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,774 Views
15 Pages

An Efficient Propagation System through Root Cuttings of an Ecological and Economic Value Plant—Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L’Hér. ex Vent

  • Jintuo Zou,
  • Jiana Lin,
  • Bingnan Zhang,
  • Qingmin Que,
  • Junjie Zhang,
  • Youli Li,
  • Yonggui Liu,
  • Xiangbin Zhou,
  • Xiaoyang Chen and
  • Wei Zhou

27 May 2022

Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L’Hér. ex Vent. has considerable economic and ecological value and a long history of use in China. In this paper, root cuttings were used as the material to establish an efficient vegetative propagation of B....

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,725 Views
14 Pages

20 April 2022

Broussonetia papyrifera has increasingly been used as a high-quality feedstuff for ruminants due to its advantageous characteristics. The storage temperature can influence the fermentation quality of silage; however, the effect of temperature on B. p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,921 Views
20 Pages

Effects of Trunk Distance and Rainfall on Throughfall and Associated Chemical Alterations within a Subtropical Deciduous Forest

  • Haixia Zhang,
  • Huawu Wu,
  • Aimin Liao,
  • Bin He,
  • Jiufu Liu,
  • Niu Wang,
  • Ye Xia,
  • Yang Cao,
  • Zichun Zhu and
  • Congsheng Fu

17 October 2022

Throughfall makes up the major portion of understory rainfall, and thereby plays a vital role in regulating the hydrological and biogeochemical processes in forest ecosystems. The aim of this study was to explore the alterations in throughfall and th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
10,863 Views
19 Pages

Pentacyclic triterpenic acids from oleogum resins of Boswellia species are of considerable therapeutic interest. Yet, their pharmaceutical development is hampered by uncertainties regarding botanical identification and the complexity of triterpenic a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,993 Views
16 Pages

Evaluating the Potential of Boswellia rivae to Provide Sustainable Livelihood Benefits in Eastern Ethiopia

  • Anjanette DeCarlo,
  • Stephen Johnson,
  • Abdinasir Abdikadir,
  • Prabodh Satyal,
  • Ambika Poudel and
  • William N. Setzer

18 May 2023

Frankincense is an oleo-gum-resin collected from wild Boswellia spp. trees, and widely used in perfumery, cosmetics, aromatherapy, incense, and other industries. Boswellia rivae, growing in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya, is one source of frankincense,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,256 Views
12 Pages

Broussonetia papyrifera Root Bark Extract Exhibits Anti-inflammatory Effects on Adipose Tissue and Improves Insulin Sensitivity Potentially Via AMPK Activation

  • Jae Min Lee,
  • Sun Sil Choi,
  • Mi Hyeon Park,
  • Hyunduk Jang,
  • Yo Han Lee,
  • Keon Woo Khim,
  • Sei Ryang Oh,
  • Jiyoung Park,
  • Hyung Won Ryu and
  • Jang Hyun Choi

14 March 2020

The chronic low-grade inflammation in adipose tissue plays a causal role in obesity-induced insulin resistance and its associated pathophysiological consequences. In this study, we investigated the effects of extracts of Broussonetia papyrifera root...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,651 Views
21 Pages

3 November 2022

In boreal forests in Canada, broadleaf stands are characterized by generally well-drained soils and a humus-rich layer. In contrast, spruce-moss stands are often characterized by more poorly drained soils and acidic humus layer. However, presence of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,006 Views
14 Pages

1 December 2023

Insects’ gut microbiota plays a crucial role in their host selection, adaptation, and plasticity. This study explored the impact of gut bacteria on the adaptation of host selection under different stresses (diverse feeding preferences and no fe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,805 Views
26 Pages

14 December 2023

Breast cancer (BC) remains the most common cancer among women worldwide, and estrogen receptor-α expression is a critical diagnostic factor for BC. Estrogen receptor (ER-α36) is a dominant-negative effector of ER-α66-mediated estrog...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,272 Views
27 Pages

31 August 2021

Environmental concerns and economic pressures on forest ecosystems have led to the development of sustainable forest management practices. As a consequence, forest managers must evaluate the long-term effects of their management decisions on potentia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,606 Views
13 Pages

28 April 2021

To develop an alternative high-protein forage resource to alleviate ruminant feed shortages, we investigated the effects of replacing alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) with different ratios of paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera L., RY) on fermentatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,236 Views
23 Pages

Simulating the Long-Term Response of Forest Succession to Climate Change in the Boreal Forest of Northern Ontario, Canada

  • Guy R. Larocque,
  • F. Wayne Bell,
  • Eric B. Searle,
  • Stephen J. Mayor,
  • Thomas Schiks and
  • Parvin Kalantari

13 August 2024

The effect of climate change on forest dynamics is likely to increase in importance in the forthcoming decades. For this reason, it is essential to predict the extent to which changes in temperature, precipitation, and atmospheric CO2 might affect th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,340 Views
25 Pages

14 May 2024

Atmospheric CO2 levels have been increasing, and likewise, increasing drought events have been following increasing temperatures. There is very little literature on the effects of climate change factors on early-successional deciduous species used fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,725 Views
20 Pages

18 January 2024

Atmospheric CO2 levels have been increasing, and these changes may result in differential adaptive responses in both genera and species and highlight the need to increase carbon sequestration. Ecophysiological and morphological responses of four earl...