Results: 21

In vitro biological control of Ceratobasidium ramicola by using tannin extracts from Acacia villosa, Myristica fragrans, Acacia mangium, and Calliandra calothyrsus leaves

Braz. j. biol; 80 (2), 2020
Abstract Ceratobasidium ramicola is a fitopathogenic fungus that harmful and causes various levels of damage on several types of forestry and horticultural crops. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Acacia villosa, Myristica fragrans, Acacia mangium and Calliandra calothyrsus leaf extr...

True bugs living on ant-defended acacias: evasion strategies and ant species preferences, in Costa Rica and Panama

Rev. biol. trop; 68 (2), 2020
Introduction: Herbivores specialized in consuming ant-defended plants evolve strategies to prevent the attack of ant workers. When the plant can associate with more than one ant species, the herbivore evasion strategies may either be species-specific, or flexible enough to successfully deter workers of d...

Effect of Acacia catechu and alum hot sitzbath on post-operative pain in patients treated with herbal seton

ABSTRACT Background Post-operative pain is the major consequence of Kṣārasūtra, Seton technique employed in Ayurvedic management of Low anal fistula. Surgeons are forced to prescribe Opioids and NSAIDs with pronounced untoward effects. Non pharmacological measures like Balneotherapy are used to impr...

Mangrove endophyte promotes reforestation tree (Acacia polyphylla) growth

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Mangroves are ecosystems located in the transition zone between land and sea that serve as a potential source of biotechnological resources. Brazil's extensive coast contains one of the largest mangrove forests in the world (encompassing an area of 25,000 km2 along all the coast). Endophytic bac...

Investigations of Acacia modesta Wall. leaves for in vitro anti-diabetic, proliferative and cytotoxic effects

ABSTRACT The leaves of Acacia modesta Wall. have been shown to possess diverse pharmacological properties. Therefore, we aimed at evaluating anti-diabetic, cytotoxic and proliferative effects of extracts of Acacia modesta Wall. leaves. After evaluating the primary and secondary metabolites, anti-diabeti...

Tannic extract potential as natural wood preservative of Acacia mearnsii

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT High toxicity of the preservatives most frequently used in wood treatment and the resulting risks of handling pose a threat to small producers and to the environment. In an attempt to mitigate these problems, the present study was conducted with the objective of evaluating the preservative effec...

Water absorption and method improvement concerning electrical conductivity testing of Acacia mangium (Fabaceae) seeds

Rev. biol. trop; 64 (4), 2016
Abstract:Acacia is an important forest species of rapid growth whose seeds have tegument dormancy. In this work it was intended to characterize water absorption pattern after seed dormancy break, and to determine the amount of water, container size and the need of breaking the tegument dormancy, as to pe...

EVALUACIÓN DE LA REGENERACION DE Acacia decurrens, Acacia melanoxylon Y Ulex europaeus EN ÁREAS EN PROCESO DE RESTAURACIÓN ECOLÓGICA

Rev. luna azul; (34), 2012
Se evaluó la regeneración de Acacia decurrens, Acacia melanoxylon y Ulex europaeus, en una zona sujeta a un proceso de restauaración ecológica. En las áreas con presencia de individuos arboreos de Acacia decurrens y Acacia melanoxylon se presenta expresión del banco de semillas con formación peri...

Pelidnota filippiniae Soula, 2009 (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Rutelinae): um novo desfolhador de acácia-australiana, Racosperma mangium (Willd) Pedley (Fabaceae), na Amazônia Oriental, Brasil

Acta amaz; 41 (3), 2011
Plantios de acácia-australiana, Racosperma mangium (Willd.) Pedley (Fabaceae), são opção para reflorestamentos comerciais na Amazônia. O trabalho objetiva, pela primeira vez, reportar e descrever injúrias causadas por Pelidnota filippiniae Soula, 2009 (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Rutelinae) em plant...

DETERMINACIÓN DE LA PRODUCCIÓN DE FOLLAJE VERDE DE LA Acacia decurrens EN EL PRIMER AÑO DE SIEMBRA

Rev. luna azul; (30), 2010
La determinación de la producción de follaje verde en el primer año de siembra de la Acacia decurrens se realizó en la finca La Ramada, Quindío, a 4° 31' 41" de latitud norte y 75° 32' 41'' de longitud oeste, con una temperatura promedio de 16 °C. Las plantas fueron establecidas con un mes de eda...