funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project 30570330 and 30370243);Hongda Zhang Scientifc Research Fund,Sun Yat-Sen University,and Shenzhen Greening Committee:Non-Environmental Disruptive Control of Mikania micrantha(2010-13);Ecological Forestry Special Fund,Forestry Administration of Guangdong Province(KH2101501).
Mikania micrantha(Asteraceae)is an invasive vine found in tropical and southern subtropical Asian and the Pacifc Islands.The current methods used to control this vine are inadequate,which warrants the development of e...
This study evaluates the performance of shale from Ivory Coast used as substrate in vertical-flow constructed wetlands in removal of phosphates and nitrogen. The pilot-scale artificial wetland has been duplicated: fil...
supported by the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research(KISR)
Understanding variability in seed germination among populations is essential for planning an effective germplasm collection for restoration and conservation purposes.The knowledge of germination and dormancy patterns ...
To date, most candidate systems for producing herbaceous cellulosic biomass have been composed of monocultures of perennial or annual grasses. Ecosystem goods and services provided from these biomass feedstock product...
Supported by the China Agricultural Research System(CARS-07-13.5-A3);the Special Financial Fund of Hebei(F16R03)~~
Heterosis plays an important role in the development of new crop varieties with high-yielding, good-quality and biotic/abiotic stresses while male sterile line de- velopment is the key step to determine the success of...
Introduction:A fundamental challenge to the integrity of tropical dry forest ecosystems is the invasion of nonnative grass species.These grasses compete for resources and fuel anthropogenic wildfires.In 2012,a bulldo...