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Plant species for mucilages as crops for Mediterranean environments.
2008
Analisi del biotopo di Monte Grande e linee guida per lo sviluppo sostenibile dell'area
2008
La ricerca è incentrata sulla caratterizzazione ecologico-ambientale (geologia, pedologia, bioclima, storia) dell’area di Monte Grande, con particolare riferimento ai lineamenti del paesaggio vegetale (serie di vegetazione diversificate in funzione della geologia) nonché sulla flora fanerogama, con un elenco floristico dell’ area, e sulla fauna vertebrata. L’indagine complessivamente è stata condotta secondo gli schemi procedurali utilizzati negli studi di caratterizzazione ambientale delle aree protette. Questo studio, infatti, può fornire notevoli spunti per una programmazione di recupero e di riqualificazione ambientale tenendo conto che i risultati ottenuti dimostrano che il sito di Mon…
Prove di coltivazione di Hypericum perforatum L. in ambiente mediterraneo
2014
La richiesta di Hypericum perforatum da parte dell'industria farmaceutica e cosmetica, sia come droga grezza che come derivati di prima trasformazione, in questi ultimi anni si sta incrementando mentre la sua disponibilità commerciale appare ancora piuttosto limitata. La possibilità di introduzione negli ordinamenti colturali mediterranei delle diverse specie di Hypericum è divenuta dunque potenzialmente assai interessante, ma richiede ancora la definizione di numerosi aspetti relativi alla risposta delle specie alla coltivazione, sia in pieno campo che in vaso, soprattutto quando questa viene condotta in ambienti diversi da quelli di vegetazione naturale. L'approfondimento di tali aspetti …
L'orto di Goethe nella Valle dei Templi - una riproposizione delle colture tradizionali della campagna di Girgenti
2010
Phytochemical, ecological and antioxidant evaluation of wild Sicilian thyme: Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav.
2016
In a broad survey conducted throughout the Sicily region, 45 different sites were identified where thyme grows wild. All the biotypes collected were classified as Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav. (syn. Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link). Cluster analysis based on the main morphological characteristics of the plant led to the division of the biotypes into 3 major groups. All samples were analyzed for their secondary phytochemical metabolites identified in the extracts and the essential oils. LC-UV-DAD/ESI-MS and GC-FID/GC-MS have been applied to characterize the extracts and the essential oils, respectively. In the extracts, 15 flavonoid derivatives with taxifolin-di-O-glucoside and thymusin…
Serum antioxidant capacity and peroxide level of seven healthy subjects after consumption of different foods
2016
This article reports experimental data related to the research article entitled “Different effectiveness of two pastas supplemented with either lipophilic or hydrophilic/phenolic antioxidants in affecting serum as evaluated by the novel Antioxidant/Oxidant Balance approach” (M.N. Laus, M. Soccio, M. Alfarano, A. Pasqualone, M.S. Lenucci, G. Di Miceli, D. Pastore, 2016) [1]. Antioxidant status of blood serum of seven healthy subjects was evaluated during four hours after consumption of two functional pastas, supplemented with either bran oleoresin or bran water extract obtained from durum wheat. For comparison, the effect of a non-supplemented reference pasta was also evaluated, as well as t…
Herbicidal potential of aqueous extracts from Melia azedarach L., Artemisia arborescens L., Rhus coriaria L. and Lantana camara L.
2017
In the search for new strategies for weed management in agricultural systems, a great interest is to use the plant extracts to replace or integrate, chemical weed control. Two experiments were done to test the effects of plant water extracts from Chinaberry (Melia azedarach L.), Tree Wormwood (Artemisia arborescens (Vaill.) L.), Sicilian Sumac (Rhus coriaria L.) and Lantana (Lantana camara L.) on seed germination of Rocket (Eruca sativa Mill.), Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), Bladderflower (Araujia sericifera Brot.) and Psyllium (Plantago psyllium L). The water extracts (pure and 50% mixtures) from the donor species were applied on seeds of recipient plants. In second experiment in pots, thes…
"Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Nutrient Uptake and Growth of Durum Wheat"
Soil microbiome is involved at different levels in the food web, in bio-geochemical nutrient cycles and in several interactions with plants. Based on its key role in the agro-ecosystem processes, the soil microbiome has been identified as one of the principal factors in an agriculture addressed to the ecological intensification. Among the several relationships established between plants and soil microorganisms, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis is the most widespread. Two out of three of all plant taxa (among others the main crops) are involved in the AM symbiosis which takes place between the plant root system and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), a monophyletic group of fungi belong…
Agronomic Management of Indigenous Mycorrhizas
2008
Many of the advantages conferred to plants by arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) are associated to the ability of AM plants to explore a greater volume of soil through the extraradical mycelium. Sieverding (1991) estimates that for each centimetre of colonized root there is an increase of 15 cm3 on the volume of soil explored, this value can increase to 200 cm3 depending on the circumstances. Due to the enhancement of the volume of soil explored and the ability of the extraradical mycelium to absorb and translocate nutrients to the plant, one of the most obvious and important advantages resulting from mycorrhization is the uptake of nutrients. Among of which the ones that have immobilized forms in …
Nitrogen Transfer Is Enhanced By AMF Fungi In A Faba Bean/Wheat Intercropping
2018
Intercropping is an agricultural practice that can offer several benefits allowing a better native resources use efficiency and, consequently, a restraint of the auxiliary inputs and often a greater production compared to the monocultures (Brooker et al. 2015). Several authors observed that, in a legume/non-legume mixture, one of the benefits could be the N transfer (up to 80 % of the non-legume N demand; Thilakarathna et al. 2016). The transfer may occur via different pathways: legume rhizodeposition, plant tissue decomposition and direct transfer through arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) (Bedoussac et al. 2015). The latter, can simultaneously establish symbiotic relationship with differe…