Five new species of Huberia (Melastomataceae) from the eastern Brazilian mountains by Thuane Bochorny, Paulo M. Gonella, Lucas N. Gonçalves, Rafael R. Völtz, Renato Goldenberg

“…It belongs to tribe Pyramieae (Melastomataceae) and can be recognized by tetra- to heptamerous flowers with a campanulate or apically constricted hypanthium, white to light-pink or purple petals, and stamens bearing dorsal connective appendages. …”
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GENETIC VARIABILITY AND DROUGHT PARAMETERS AMONG SOME GRAIN SORGHUM GENOTYPES USING QUANTITATIVE TRAITS AND RAPD MARKERS by Bahaa A. Zarea, M.E.M. El-Sagheer, H.M. Hafez, A.Y.M. Ahmed

“…High genetic advance as a percentage of mean (Δg%) was obtained for plant height and 1000 grain weight and moderate for 50% flowering and grain yield/plant. High GCV% and PCV% revealed for plant height, moderate for 1000-grain weight, and low for 50% flowering and grain yield/plant., this demonstrates that the genotypes have a diverse genetic background as well as the capacity to respond favorably to selection. …”
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Hemp Fertilization: Current Knowledge, Gaps and Efforts in Florida: A 2020 Report by Rao S. Mylavarapu, Zachary Brym, Luis Monserrate, Michael J. Mulvaney

“… Hemp is an annual herbaceous plant that may be grown for fiber, seed, or flowers. Starting in April 2020, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services began accepting applications for cultivation of hemp in Florida, with the potential for building a $20–$30 billion industry in the state. …”
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Correlation between residuals in confirmatory factor analysis: a brief guide to their use and interpretation by Sergio Dominguez-Lara

“…Method: Using data from a previously presented study of 521 psychology students at a private university in Metropolitan Lima (75.8% women). The Flowering Scale is used to perform the analyses. Results and Discussion: These specifications would not have a real impact on the relationship of the elements with the construct they evaluate, so they do not contribute modifications to the understanding of the model. …”
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Organic Matter and Barium Absorption by Plant Species Grown in an Area Polluted with Scrap Metal Residue by Cleide Aparecida Abreu, Mariana Cantoni, Aline Renée Coscione, Jorge Paz-Ferreiro

“…Plant species were grown until the flowering stage. No effect of organic matter addition to soil on dry matter yield of oilseed radish shoots was observed, but there was an increase in sunflower and castor oil plant shoots when sugar cane filter cake was used. …”
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Chemical composition and larvicidal activity of the essential oil of Tagetes minuta Linnaeus from the southern Brazilian highlands by Elisiane de Bona Sartor, Renan Reisdörfer Schorr, Fernando Cesar Martins Betim, Cintia Aparecida dos Anjos, Camila Freitas de Oliveira, Luciane Dalarmi, Deise Prehs Montrucchio, Josiane de Fátima Gaspari Dias, Obdulio Gomes Miguel, Marilis Dallarmi Miguel

“…In this study, we investigated the composition of the essential oil (EO) from the flowers of the plant and its larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti. …”
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Analysis of Antifungal Components in the Galls of Melaphis chinensis and Their Effects on Control of Anthracnose Disease of Chinese Cabbage Caused by Colletotrichum higginsianum by Ping-Chung Kuo, Ting-Fang Hsieh, Mei-Chi Lin, Bow-Shin Huang, Jenn-Wen Huang, Hung-Chang Huang

“…Fungal pathogens caused various diseases which resulted in heavy yield and quality losses on plants of commercial interests such as fruits, vegetables, and flowers. In our preliminary experimental results, the methanol extracts of four species of medicinal plants Melaphis chinensis, Eugenia caryophyllata, Polygonum cuspidatum, and Rheum officinale possessed antifungal activity to causal agent of cabbage anthracnose, Colletotrichum higginsianum. …”
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Hemp Fertilization: Current Knowledge, Gaps and Efforts in Florida: A 2020 Report by Rao S. Mylavarapu, Zachary Brym, Luis Monserrate, Michael J. Mulvaney

“… Hemp is an annual herbaceous plant that may be grown for fiber, seed, or flowers. Starting in April 2020, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services began accepting applications for cultivation of hemp in Florida, with the potential for building a $20–$30 billion industry in the state. …”
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Evaluation of the Antioxidant Activity of Coreopsis Tinctoria Nuff. and Optimisation of Isolation by Response Surface Methodology by Lan Shumin, Lin Jingming, Zheng Ni

“…The aim of the present study was to determine the antioxidant activity of Coreopsis tinctoria flowering tops (CTFT). Studies were conducted to obtain suitable extraction conditions for chlorogenic acid, quercetin, luteolin, apigenin and kaempferol, which were identified and quantified by HPLC. …”
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Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica Newman (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by Jamba Gyeltshen, Amanda Hodges

“…Adult Japanese beetles feed on foliage, flowers, and fruits. Leaves are typically skeletonized or left with only tough network of veins. …”
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Perspectives locales et globales pour la gestion des terres des régions montagneuses du Nord de l'Éthiopie by Jan Nyssen, Amaury Frankl, Jean Poesen, Amanuel Zenebe, Jozef Deckers

“…Currently there is an increase of exportations of flowers and vegetables, as well as a strong increase in the export of the mild narcotic khat, which requires large amounts of water for growing. …”
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Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica Newman (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by Jamba Gyeltshen, Amanda Hodges

“…Adult Japanese beetles feed on foliage, flowers, and fruits. Leaves are typically skeletonized or left with only tough network of veins. …”
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False Blister Beetles, (Insecta: Coleoptera: Oedemeridae) by Ross H. Arnett, Jr.

“…Being pollen feeders, they are often common on flowers. They are also attracted to lights, and their numbers can be vast at night, especially on the Florida Keys. …”
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Southern Pine Coneworm, Dioryctria amatella (Hulst) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by James R. Meeker

“…Caterpillars can be found feeding on and in buds, male and female flowers, shoots, branches and stems of all ages and sizes, as well as in conelets (i.e., first-year cones) and second- year cones (Ebel 1965, Ebel et al. 1980, Goolsby et al. 1972). …”
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False Blister Beetles, (Insecta: Coleoptera: Oedemeridae) by Ross H. Arnett, Jr.

“…Being pollen feeders, they are often common on flowers. They are also attracted to lights, and their numbers can be vast at night, especially on the Florida Keys. …”
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Cassia leptophylla, Gold Medallion Tree by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, Robert J. Northrop

“…Many people like this tree because of its fast growth rate and showy, bright yellow clusters of flowers that bloom in the summer months. This tree loses its leaves for a very short period each year, but leaves are quickly replaced. …”
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Cassia leptophylla, Gold Medallion Tree by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, Robert J. Northrop

“…Many people like this tree because of its fast growth rate and showy, bright yellow clusters of flowers that bloom in the summer months. This tree loses its leaves for a very short period each year, but leaves are quickly replaced. …”
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High Potential of Herbal Plant Extracts for Skin Protection from Ultraviolet Radiation by Tien Xuan Le, Phuong Yen Dang, Uyen Khanh Nguyen Tran, Nhu Quynh Trung Nguyen, Thanh Truc Tran

“…The study pinpointed specific plant parts that showed promising photoprotective capabilities, including the fruits of Gardenia jasminoides L., the flowers of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat., as well as the leaves of Camellia sinensis L. and Moringa oleifera L. …”
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EFFECT OF WATERLOGGING ON YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF CHILLI by Md. Nazmul Haq Rony, Ariful Islam, Md. Zablul Tareq, Md. Wahidul Islam, Mahmudul Hassan Faruqe, Rahin Islam, Shaikat Mitra

“…Height of plant, leaf number, diameter of stem base, area of leaf, days to flowering and fruits umber per plant were recorded.…”
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Five Pistacia species (P. vera, P. atlantica, P. terebinthus, P. khinjuk, and P. lentiscus): A Review of Their Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology by Mahbubeh Bozorgi, Zahra Memariani, Masumeh Mobli, Mohammad Hossein Salehi Surmaghi, Mohammad Reza Shams-Ardekani, Roja Rahimi

“…Pistacia, a genus of flowering plants from the family Anacardiaceae, contains about twenty species, among them five are more popular including P. vera, P. atlantica, P. terebinthus, P. khinjuk, and P. lentiscus. …”
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