The spread of plants from one country to another through intentional and unintentional human activities is a serious threat to the world's biodiversity; second only to habitat destruction. However, a number of studies have shown that invasive alien plant species can positively contribute to rural...

Efficiency of most pesticides is monitored by many factors such as the method of application, the concentrations and the temperature. The study was aimed to investigate the optimal conditions for using Insect Growth Regulator (IGR), cyromazine to control the Southern cowpea weevil Callosobruchus...

In recent years domestic gardens in urban areas have been extensively studied, but findings from developed and developing countries do not always correspond. The disparity is ascribed to differences in climate, culture and socio-economics. This study from South Africa analyzes plant diversity...

The study was conducted at Humbang Hasundutan of Toba Plateau in North Sumatra, Indonesia to determine the vegetation composition and plant diversity of the highland peat. Four sampling plots of size 100×100 m were selected based on landscape usages in the study area and the plots were further...

Aboveground biomass and productivity traits of two nitrogen-fixing exotic species (Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth. and Acacia mangium Willd.) and one nitrogen-fixing native species (Pterocarpus indicus Willd.) were compared in this study using 10 and 20-year-old age classes. Parameters...

The allelopathic effects of fresh shoot aqueous extract of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray was investigated on the germination of seeds and growth of young seedlings of Zea mays L. Although the fresh shoot aqueous extract did not show significant allelopathic effect on the germination of Z....

An assessment of biodiversity across an environmental gradient in a nature reserve in Mlawula, Swaziland, was made. The forest, with its structural layers and richer soil exhibited greatest botanical diversity, followed by the savannah and wetland, which were impacted by human activities and flood...