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27 Citations
6,890 Views
14 Pages

Perfectionism and Prospective Near-Term Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: The Mediation of Fear of Humiliation and Suicide Crisis Syndrome

  • Tyler Pia,
  • Igor Galynker,
  • Allison Schuck,
  • Courtney Sinclair,
  • Gelan Ying and
  • Raffaella Calati

Background: Perfectionism has been linked to suicide. According to the Narrative-Crisis Model of suicide, individuals with trait vulnerabilities are prone to develop a certain mindset, known as a Suicidal Narrative, which may precipitate the Suicide...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,804 Views
6 Pages

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only had an impact on the health of many people, but also on politics, the economy, and everyday life at large. It has been shown that some people respond with anxiety and depression, which is not surprising. Another rea...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,801 Views
17 Pages

Compressive Characteristics and Fracture Simulation of Cerasus Humilis Fruit

  • Cheng Hao,
  • Dongjin Yang,
  • Liyang Zhao,
  • Jianguo Yang,
  • Tao Wang and
  • Junlin He

During the harvesting process of Cerasus humilis, the fruits are susceptible to compression and impacts from the combing teeth, leading to internal damage to the pulp and rupture of the peel. This compromises the quality of the harvested fruits and s...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,981 Views
15 Pages

The Influence of Piriformospora indica Colonization on the Root Development and Growth of Cerasus humilis Cuttings

  • Lu Yin,
  • Pengyan Qu,
  • Dongmei Wang,
  • Songtao Yan,
  • Qinghua Gong,
  • Rui Yang,
  • Yang Hu,
  • Niru Liu,
  • Chunzhen Cheng and
  • Jiancheng Zhang
  • + 3 authors

27 May 2024

Numerous studies have shown that the endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica has a broad range of promoting effects on root development and plant growth in host plants. However, there are currently no reports on the application of this fungus on Cera...

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  • Open Access
104 Citations
9,104 Views
20 Pages

Interactions between Kazachstania humilis Yeast Species and Lactic Acid Bacteria in Sourdough

  • Belén Carbonetto,
  • Thibault Nidelet,
  • Stéphane Guezenec,
  • Marc Perez,
  • Diego Segond and
  • Delphine Sicard

Sourdoughs harbor simple microbial communities usually composed of a few prevailing lactic acid bacteria species (LAB) and yeast species. However, yeast and LAB found in sourdough have been described as highly diverse. Even if LAB and yeast associati...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,562 Views
17 Pages

Effects of Cerasus humilis (Bge). Sok. Rootstock on Peach Growth, Development, and Expression of Growth-Related Genes

  • Xiuzhen Li,
  • Yuhang Wang,
  • Long Zhao,
  • Sudan Chen,
  • Yanhong Yuan,
  • Tonglu Wei and
  • Jie Geng

Peach trees play an essential role as an economic crop in China. However, the increasing cost of labor has led to a decline in the benefits of peach cultivation. The use of dwarfing rootstock technology can increase planting density, reduce tree heig...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,764 Views
17 Pages

3 March 2023

Detection of skin defects in Cerasus humilis fruit is a critical process to guarantee its quality and price. This study presents a valid method for the detection of defective features in Cerasus humilis fruits based on hyperspectral imaging. A total...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,463 Views
15 Pages

Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, and Vasorelaxant Effects of Ethanolic Extract from the Seeds of Swietenia humilis

  • Elizabeth Alejandrina Guzmán Hernández,
  • Gladys Chirino Galindo,
  • Rubén San Miguel Chávez,
  • Patricia Castro Moreno,
  • Maximiliano Ibarra Barajas,
  • Tomás Ernesto Villamar Duque,
  • Anayantzin Paulina Heredia Antúnez,
  • Leonardo del Valle Mondragón,
  • Gil Alfonso Magos Guerrero and
  • David Segura Cobos

27 February 2025

Arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus are components of the cardiometabolic syndrome that arises from a sedentary lifestyle, excess calorie intake, and obesity. Swietenia humilis Zucc has been used in traditional Mexican medicine for the treatm...

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  • Open Access
18 Citations
2,211 Views
15 Pages

Comparison of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activities in Differentially Pigmented Cerasus humilis Fruits

  • Rui Yang,
  • Yan Yang,
  • Yang Hu,
  • Lu Yin,
  • Pengyan Qu,
  • Pengfei Wang,
  • Xiaopeng Mu,
  • Shuai Zhang,
  • Peng Xie and
  • Jiancheng Zhang
  • + 1 author

27 August 2023

Chinese dwarf cherry (Cerasus humilis) is a wild fruit tree and medicinal plant endemic to China. Its fruits are rich in various bioactive compounds, such as flavonoids and carotenoids, which contribute greatly to their high antioxidant capacity. In...

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  • Open Access
21 Citations
7,420 Views
15 Pages

Achacha (Garcinia humilis) Rind Improves Cardiovascular Function in Rats with Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome

  • Oliver D. John,
  • Stephen Wanyonyi,
  • Peter Mouatt,
  • Sunil K. Panchal and
  • Lindsay Brown

4 October 2018

Garcinia humilis is a fruit known as achachairú. It is native to South American countries such as Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil, but it is also cultivated as achacha in northern Australia. The aim of this study was to determine the phytochemicals in acha...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
715 Views
13 Pages

Promoting Effects of Piriformospora indica on Plant Growth and Development of Tissue-Cultured Cerasus humilis Seedlings

  • Lu Yin,
  • JinYang Cheng,
  • YunPeng Liu,
  • YinTao Guan,
  • LuTing Jia,
  • Shuai Zhang,
  • PengFei Wang,
  • XiaoPeng Mu and
  • JianCheng Zhang

Piriformospora indica is a beneficial endophytic fungus that promotes plant growth and root development by colonizing plant roots. In order to investigate whether P. indica could promote the growth of tissue-cultured Cerasus humilis seedlings, in thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,012 Views
22 Pages

Prunus humilis is rich in various minerals, organic acids, proteins, and carbohydrates, but its sour taste limits fresh consumption and industry growth. Methyl jasmonate, a plant growth regulator known to enhance fruit quality, has been studied in ot...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,895 Views
15 Pages

Analyses of Rhizosphere Soil Physicochemical Properties and Microbial Community Structure in Cerasus humilis Orchards with Different Planting Years

  • Xiaopeng Mu,
  • Jing Wang,
  • Hao Qin,
  • Jingqian Ding,
  • Xiaoyan Mou,
  • Shan Liu,
  • Li Wang,
  • Shuai Zhang,
  • Jiancheng Zhang and
  • Pengfei Wang

Cerasus humilis has been widely used as a key ecological improvement plant species in barren lands in Northern China; however, the soil improvement effects of long-term C. humilis planting have rarely been reported. Our study aimed to determine the e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,287 Views
15 Pages

Photosynthetic Performance and Heterogeneous Anatomical Structure in Prunus humilis under Saline–Alkaline Stress

  • Yongjiang Sun,
  • Xiang Wang,
  • Qiwen Shao,
  • Qi Wang,
  • Siyuan Wang,
  • Ruimin Yu,
  • Shubin Dong,
  • Zhiming Xin,
  • Huijie Xiao and
  • Jin Cheng

14 September 2024

Prunus (P.) humilis is a small woody shrub that has been widely planted in northern China due to its high nutritional value and resistance to environmental abiotic stress. However, little information about the responses of photosynthetic performance...

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  • Open Access
1,564 Views
15 Pages

Dwarfing rootstocks enhance planting density, lower tree height, and reduce both labor in peach production. Cerasus humilis is distinguished by its dwarf stature, rapid growth, and robust fruiting capabilities, presenting substantial potential for fu...

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  • Open Access
578 Views
18 Pages

Identification of the YABBY Gene Family in Cerasus humilis and Analysis of Expression Patterns During Different Growth Stages

  • Weichao Ren,
  • Shan Jiang,
  • Lingyang Kong,
  • Chenzhuo Yue,
  • Lengleng Ma,
  • Junbai Ma,
  • Wei Ma and
  • Xiubo Liu

28 October 2025

YABBY belongs to the family of plant-specific transcription factors, known for their role in plant morphology, growth, and development. Its name is derived from the first discovered member—the YABBY1 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana (named due to i...

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  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,881 Views
12 Pages

In Vitro Studies on the Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Total Polyphenol Content of Cynara humilis from Moulay Yacoub Area (Morocco)

  • Mostafa El Khomsi,
  • Mohammed Kara,
  • Anouar Hmamou,
  • Amine Assouguem,
  • Omkulthom Al Kamaly,
  • Asmaa Saleh,
  • Sezai Ercisli,
  • Hafize Fidan and
  • Driss Hmouni

29 April 2022

In Morocco, Cynara humilis L. is used in traditional medicine. The objective of this research was to research the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of hydroethanolic extracts from the C. humilis plant’s leaves and roots. The content of p...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,683 Views
20 Pages

31 October 2024

Cerasus humilis fruit is known for its high acidity, surpassing that of most other fruits. The metabolism of organic acids in these fruits significantly influences sugar and calcium accumulation. However, research on this metabolic process is limited...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,067 Views
8 Pages

15 November 2022

Enhanced UV-B radiation resulting from stratospheric ozone depletion has been documented both globally and on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. The response of Kobresia humilis, an important alpine meadow plant species, to enhanced UV-B radiation w...

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  • Open Access
715 Views
17 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification, Exogenous Hormone Response, Gene Structure, and Conserved Motif Analysis of the GRF Gene Family in Cerasus humilis

  • Lingyang Kong,
  • Lengleng Ma,
  • Shan Jiang,
  • Xinyi Zhang,
  • Junbai Ma,
  • Meitong Pan,
  • Wei Wu,
  • Weili Liu,
  • Weichao Ren and
  • Wei Ma

25 June 2025

The Cerasus humilis, a perennial shrub belonging to the Cerasus genus, is native to China and holds significant ecological and economic importance. Growth regulation factors (GRF) are a family of transcription factors (TF) that play a key role in pla...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,954 Views
19 Pages

Cerasus Humilis fruit is susceptible to rapid color changes post-harvest, which degrades its quality. This research utilized hyperspectral imaging technology to detect and visually analyze the soluble solid content (SSC) and firmness of the fruit, ai...

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  • Open Access
1,055 Views
16 Pages

GC-MS Non-Target Metabolomics-Based Analysis of the Volatile Aroma in Cerasus humilis After Grafting with Different Rootstocks

  • Gaixia Qiao,
  • Jun Xie,
  • Chun’e Zhang,
  • Yujuan Liu,
  • Xiaojing Guo,
  • Qiaoxia Jia,
  • Caixia Zhang and
  • Meilong Xu

C. humilis is a small shrub belonging to the Rosaceae family, and grafting is one of the main ways for propagation. However, the influence of different rootstocks on volatile aroma is still unclear. In this study, an untargeted metabolomics approach...

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  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,328 Views
17 Pages

1 October 2020

Coloring is an important appearance quality of fruit. In order to evaluate the relationship between metabolites and fruit color, we analyzed the metabolites and transcriptional profiles of two different Cerasus humilis cultivars: “RF” (cv...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,953 Views
12 Pages

A Systematic Profiling of the Volatile Compounds in 53 Cerasus humilis Genotypes Using Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

  • Lingjuan Zhang,
  • Xuanxuan Han,
  • Shuai Zhang,
  • Junjie Du,
  • Jiancheng Zhang,
  • Yu Gary Gao,
  • Pengfei Wang and
  • Xiaopeng Mu

The fruits of Cerasus humilis have a unique and pleasant aroma. In this study, the volatile compounds of ripe fruits of 53 C. humilis genotypes were extracted via headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and identified via gas chromatography c...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
790 Views
17 Pages

17 October 2025

Kobresia humilis, an alpine meadow-constructive species, has significant ecological and economic importance on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP). Understanding the diversity and structure of the rhizosphere microbiota associated with K. humilis...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,421 Views
22 Pages

2 December 2020

The family Braconidae consists mostly of specialized parasitoids, some of which hold potential in biocontrol of agricultural pests. Psyttalia concolor, Psyttalia humilis and Psyttalia lounsburyi are parasitoids associated with Bactrocera oleae, a maj...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,142 Views
22 Pages

2 April 2025

Organic acids are key components that determine the taste and flavor of fruits, playing a crucial role in maintaining fruit quality and nutritional value. To investigate the metabolic differences of organic acids between the fruit pericarp and the pu...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,430 Views
15 Pages

Characterization of Carotenoid Cleavage Oxygenase Genes in Cerasus humilis and Functional Analysis of ChCCD1

  • Chunzhen Cheng,
  • Rui Yang,
  • Lu Yin,
  • Jianying Zhang,
  • Limin Gao,
  • Rong Lu,
  • Yan Yang,
  • Pengfei Wang,
  • Xiaopeng Mu and
  • Jiancheng Zhang
  • + 2 authors

26 May 2023

Carotenoid cleavage oxygenases (CCOs) are key enzymes that function in degrading carotenoids into a variety of apocarotenoids and some other compounds. In this study, we performed genome-wide identification and characterization analysis of CCO genes...

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  • Open Access
691 Views
13 Pages

29 September 2025

Background/Objectives: The Chinese dwarf cherry (Cerasus humilis) is an endemic shrub fruit tree species in China. Its fruit is flavorful, nutrient-rich, and has considerable research and utilization potential. However, most currently cultivated vari...

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  • Open Access
355 Views
25 Pages

Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Juvenile Achachairu Trees (Garcinia humilis (Vahl) C.D. Adams) to Elevated Soil Salinity Induced by Saline Irrigation

  • Federico W. Sanchez,
  • Jonathan H. Crane,
  • Haimanote K. Bayabil,
  • Ali Sarkhosh,
  • Muhammad A. Shahid and
  • Bruce Schaffer

Soil salinity affects large areas of the world and results in horticultural and biodiversity losses in tropical regions. Garcinia humilis (Vahl) C.D. Adams, fam. Clusiaceae, commonly known as achachairu, is a neotropical evergreen fruit tree native t...

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  • Open Access
29 Citations
3,792 Views
18 Pages

2 November 2021

Cerasus humilis is a unique dwarf shrub and fruit color is an important trait in the species. In this study, we evaluated the transcriptomic and metabolomic profiles of the plant at different developmental stages to elucidate the mechanism underlying...

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  • Open Access
847 Views
22 Pages

Metagenomics and In Vitro Growth-Promoting Experiments Revealed the Potential Roles of Mycorrhizal Fungus Humicolopsis cephalosporioides and Helper Bacteria in Cheilotheca humilis Growth

  • Yawei Liu,
  • Yuhao Shang,
  • Xin Wang,
  • Xiao Li,
  • Zhiming Yu,
  • Zhanghui Zeng,
  • Zhehao Chen,
  • Lilin Wang,
  • Taihe Xiang and
  • Xiaoping Huang

In mycorrhizal symbiotic relationships, non-photosynthetic myco-heterotrophic plants are unable to supply photosynthates to their associated fungi. On the contrary, they rely on fungal carbon to sustain their own growth. Mycorrhizal fungi can mediate...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
946 Views
14 Pages

Integrated Transcriptomics and Metabolomics Reveal Key Genes and Metabolic Pathway in Flower and Fruit Color Formation of Cerasus humilis (Bge.) Sok

  • Shuai Zhang,
  • Tianyuan Li,
  • Shan Liu,
  • Xinliang Qi,
  • Yu Yang,
  • Jiancheng Zhang,
  • Luting Jia,
  • Pengfei Wang and
  • Xiaopeng Mu

2 April 2025

Anthocyanins play a pivotal role in determining the color diversity in the flowers and fruits of Cerasus humilis (Bge.) Sok. This study performed a metabolomic analysis of the flowers and fruits of two varieties differing in pigmentation phenotypes (...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
11,345 Views
17 Pages

Women Facing Psychological Abuse: How Do They Respond to Maternal Identity Humiliation and Body Shaming?

  • Marina B. Martínez-González,
  • Diana Carolina Pérez-Pedraza,
  • Judys Alfaro-Álvarez,
  • Claudia Reyes-Cervantes,
  • María González-Malabet and
  • Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez

This research analyzes the decisions made by women facing simulated situations of psychological abuse. Seventy-three women (36.9 ± 13.6 years) who had been victims of domestic violence participated. The analysis was based on their coping strategies,...

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  • Open Access
1,204 Views
23 Pages

21 February 2025

Cerasus humilis is a unique fruit tree renowned for its exceptional calcium content. To investigate the relationship between calcium absorption and accumulation in the fruit, as well as the dynamic changes in calcium within the fruit stalks during de...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,686 Views
12 Pages

Temporal changes in total flavonoid content (TFC), composition, free radical scavenging activity and metabolism-related gene expression of three Prunus humilis cultivars with distinctively different fruit colors were investigated in this study. The h...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,092 Views
17 Pages

Sourdough fermentation, a time-honored biotechnology known for enhancing the texture, flavor, and nutritional quality of steamed bread, has yet to be fully leveraged for optimizing microbial synergy, particularly between Kazachstania humilis (KH) and...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,214 Views
23 Pages

21 December 2021

Arctomecon humilis (dwarf bear poppy) is an endangered gypsophile restricted to the St. George area in southern Utah, USA. Extirpation of the rare oligolectic bee Perdita meconis and decline of other native pollinators within the last 20 years has be...

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  • Open Access
20,484 Views
16 Pages

Canine Schistosomiasis in the West Coast: Heterobilharzia americana in Two Natural Intermediate Hosts Found in the Colorado River, California

  • Anil Baniya,
  • Connor J. Goldy,
  • Jiranun Ardpairin,
  • Perla Achi,
  • Yu Wei Chang,
  • Rose C. Adrianza,
  • Apichat Vitta and
  • Adler R. Dillman

The emergence of infectious diseases presents a significant global health, economic, and security risk. Climate change can unexpectedly lead to the spread of pathogens, vectors, or hosts into new areas, contributing to the rise of infectious diseases...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,803 Views
15 Pages

Workplace Assessment Scale: Pilot Validation Study

  • Eileen Huang,
  • Nicole E. Edgar,
  • Sarah E. MacLean and
  • Simon Hatcher

First responders, such as police officers, paramedics, and firefighters are at an increased risk of experiencing negative mental health outcomes compared to the general population. This predisposition can partially be attributed to common occupationa...

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  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,141 Views
11 Pages

4 February 2020

The diverse metabolites, positively affecting the nutritional, organoleptic and technological traits of leavened baked goods, are produced by different sourdough lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and yeast strains, as the result of their genetic intraspecif...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,685 Views
22 Pages

Development of Doum Palm Fiber-Based Building Insulation Composites with Citric Acid/Glycerol Eco-Friendly Binder

  • Hicham Elmoudnia,
  • Younoussa Millogo,
  • Paulina Faria,
  • Rachid Jalal,
  • Mohamed Waqif and
  • Latifa Saâdi

2 February 2025

This study focuses on the development of an insulation biocomposite using Doum palm (Chamaerops humilis) fibers reinforced with a natural binder based on citric acid and glycerol. The main objective is to optimize the thermal conductivity and mechani...

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  • Open Access
199 Views
19 Pages

The Effects of Chinese Dwarf Cherry (Cerasus humilis) Kernel Oil on Defecation and the Gut Microbiota in Constipated Mice

  • Jingyu Gao,
  • Yumin Dai,
  • Zhe Liang,
  • Nan Chen,
  • Xilong Li,
  • Xin Wen,
  • Yuanying Ni and
  • Mo Li

19 January 2026

Background: The Chinese dwarf cherry (CDC) has been valued for over 2000 years for its medicinal and nutritional properties, particularly its kernels. Despite its recognition as a rich source of oil, the potential health benefits of CDC kernel oil re...

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  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,575 Views
13 Pages

Xyleborus bispinatus Reared on Artificial Media in the Presence or Absence of the Laurel Wilt Pathogen (Raffaelea lauricola)

  • Octavio Menocal,
  • Luisa F. Cruz,
  • Paul E. Kendra,
  • Jonathan H. Crane,
  • Miriam F. Cooperband,
  • Randy C. Ploetz and
  • Daniel Carrillo

28 February 2018

Like other members of the tribe Xyleborini, Xyleborus bispinatus Eichhoff can cause economic damage in the Neotropics. X. bispinatus has been found to acquire the laurel wilt pathogen Raffaelea lauricola (T. C. Harr., Fraedrich & Aghayeva) when b...

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8 Citations
5,285 Views
15 Pages

28 October 2021

A census of endangered plant populations is critical to determining their size, spatial distribution, and geographical extent. Traditional, on-the-ground methods for collecting census data are labor-intensive, time-consuming, and expensive. Use of dr...

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47 Citations
7,449 Views
16 Pages

26 March 2019

Accurate census is essential for endangered plant management, yet lack of resources may make complete on-the-ground census difficult to achieve. Accessibility, especially for species in fragile habitats, is an added constraint. We examined the feasib...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,381 Views
18 Pages

Morpho-Physiological Adjustment of Swietenia humilis Zucc. Plants to Varied Nutrient and Light Conditions and Their Performance in Nurseries and Fields Under Soils with Different Preparations

  • Celi Gloria Calixto-Valencia,
  • Víctor M. Cetina-Alcalá,
  • Pablo Antúnez,
  • Miguel Á. López-López,
  • Gregorio Ángeles-Pérez,
  • Armando Equihua-Martínez and
  • Erickson Basave-Villalobos

1 December 2024

To enhance the plantation performance of Swietenia humilis Zucc., a threatened precious woody species from the dry tropics of Latin America, this study examined its morpho-physiological responses to variations in nutrient and light availability. We e...

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9 Citations
4,974 Views
39 Pages

14 November 2022

Compound styelid ascidians are distributed in all marine environments and usually exhibit high morphological plasticity and complexity. In particular, Botrylloides, Botryllus, and Symplegma species show high morphological variations leading to confus...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,932 Views
15 Pages

20 August 2022

The genetic diversity of natural populations is a key factor in the success of long-term ecosystem protection. We studied the genetic diversity and spatial genetic structure (SGS) in three endangered shrub birch (Betula humilis) populations using sev...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,404 Views
19 Pages

Cerasus humilis, a small shrub of the Cerasus genus within the Rosaceae family, is native to China and renowned for its highly nutritious and medicinal fruits, robust root system, and remarkable drought resistance. This study primarily employed assoc...

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