A Pilot Reclamation Project (PRP) was developed in 1982 by the Environmental Protection Agency of the State of Santa Catarina-Brazil, with the objective to evaluating the adaptation of woody species to a land degraded by coal mining. After a full topographic reconstitution of the landscape,...

Melia azedarach, Chinaberry or bead tree, is cultivated for its panicles of fragrant lilac, or pink-purple, flowers. The wood is utilized for furniture and firewood. The leaves and fruits have insecticidal properties. Oil can be extracted from the drupes and can be used for biodiesel or...

Indigenous plant use-systems have evolved under, and constantly adapted to human and non-human impacts. In the last decades however, increasing socioeconomic and cultural transformations, including land-use change, outmigration, globalized markets, the introduction of new species, and climate...

Background: Invasive alien plant species (IAPs) are plants that have migrated from one geographical region to non-native region either intentional or unintentional. The general view of IAPs in environment is regarded as destructive to the ecosystem and they pose threat to native vegetation and...

Although many reforestation projects have attempted to mitigate deforestation in the Philippines, most have focused on planting introduced trees, often with low success rates. A smallholder-based project in the Visayas region planted native species instead. This study assessed the growth...

Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) is one of the most aggressive herbaceous weeds of the Asteraceae family. It is widely distributed, almost across the world and has become the most important invasive weed. Comprehensive information on interference and control of this devastating species is...

Collar rot induced by Macrophomina phaseolina, recently appeared as one of the most significant constraints to the production of Cockscomb (Celosia argentea L.), an ornamental plant. Symptoms include, wilting of the plant, chlorosis of lower leaves, shrinking of stem at collar region, which becomes ...

During recent years, the Government of Bangladesh, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), semi-government organizations, private organizations and individuals have established a large number of plantations under different programs viz. social forestry, agro-forestry and avenue plantations with...

The biology of Lycorma delicatula (White) is studied at the lowland of Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, in 2009 and 2010. This species is univoltine and overwinters as eggs. Nymphs are found from late May to early August, passing 4 in star stages before eclosion. Adults appear from late...

The efficacy of Melia azedarach, Parthenium hysterophorus, Justicia adhatoda, Vitex trifolia, Zanthoxylum acanthopodium and Azadirachta indica leaf powders against C. maculatus on green gram seeds was evaluated. The A. indica leaf powder resulted in the greatest mean insect mortality at 7 and 21...