Browsing Plant Science by Author "Buerki, Sven"

Browsing Plant Science by Author "Buerki, Sven"

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  • Evolutionary history and leaf succulence as explanations for medicinal use in aloes and the global popularity of Aloe vera 
    Grace, Olwen Megan; Buerki, Sven; Symonds, Michael E.; Forest, Felix; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam); Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Klopper, Ronell Renett; Bjorå, Charlotte S.; Neale, Sophie; Demissew, Sebsebe; Simmonds, Monique S.J.; Rønsted, Nina (BioMed Central, 2015-02)
    BACKGROUND : Aloe vera supports a substantial global trade yet its wild origins, and explanations for its popularity over 500 related Aloe species in one of the world’s largest succulent groups, have remained uncertain. ...
  • Global legume diversity assessment : concepts, key indicators, and strategies 
    Yahara, Tetsukazu; Javadi, Firouzeh; Onoda, Yusuke; de Queiroz, Luciano Paganucci; Faith, Daniel P.; Prado, Darien E.; Akasaka, Munemitsu; Kadoya, Taku; Ishihama, Fumiko; Davies, Stuart; Slik, J.W. Ferry; Yi, Tingshuang; Ma, Keping; Bin, Chen; Darnaedi, Dedi; Pennington, R. Toby; Tuda, Midori; Shimada, Masakazu; Ito, Motomi; Egan, Ashley N.; Buerki, Sven; Raes, Niels; Kajita, Tadashi; Vatanparast, Mohammad; Mimura, Makiko; Tachida, Hidenori; Iwasa, Yoh; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Victor, Janine Elizabeth; Nkonki, Tandiwe (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2013-04)
    While many plant species are considered threatened under anthropogenic pressure, it remains uncertain how rapidly we are losing plant species diversity. To fill this gap, we propose a Global Legume Diversity Assessment ...