[en] There are 15 contributions from the fields of geology, botany and zoology. Only one of them on plant contamination after the Chernobyl accident is of INIS scope. (qui)

[en] The aim of this work was to find palynological markers which permit differentiate honeys from the departments of Boyaca, Cundinamarca, Santander and Magdalena, by its geographical and botanical origin. Melissopalynological analyses were made of 184 honey samples obtained from 131 localities. A discriminant analysis and comparisons between the species composition of honey samples were made to find geo-graphical and botanical origin differences. A total of 297 pollen species distributed in 69 families was found, being Mimosa sp., Cecropia sp., Eucalyptus sp., Piper sp. and Quercus humboldtii the most representatives. The major families were Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Myrtaceae, Rubiaceae, Fagaceae and Melastomataceae. Six honey groups differentiated by its geographical origin were found: Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Medio Chicamocha, Sumapaz, Bajo Chicamocha, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Comunera Province. In a broader scale, honeys from the Andean and sub-Andean regions could be differentiated as well. Between the honey types differentiated by its botanical origin, the most important were monofloral honeys of Trifolium pratense, Coffea arabica, Eucalyptus sp., Inga sp. and Heliocarpus americanus, Asteraceae oligofloral honeys and mixtures of Q. humboldtii honeydew and floral nectar (Eucalyptussp., Brassicaceae Type, Asteraceae). This information in addition to the obtained by physico-chemical and sensorial analysis, may be the basis to acquire honeys' origin denomination.

[en] Three new species of Espeletia Mutis ex Humb and Bonpl. and a new species of Espeletiopsis Cuatrec., all from the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia, are named, described and illustrated. These new taxa were recorded from northern Colombia, Guanenta Alto Rio Fonce Flora and Fauna Sanctuary in Santander and in the paramos of Rabanal in Raquira, Pisba National Natural Park in Socota and La Cortadera in Siachoque in Boyaca.

[en] Forensic botany is in high demand in Colombia in connection with plant material, mainly coca from illicit crops. The taxonomic study of the two species and four varieties of Erythroxylum P. Browne (Erythroxylaceae) cultivated in Colombia was carried out. Hybridization between E. coca and E. novogranatense and between the two varieties of E. coca is suggested, and important changes in the geographic distribution of all taxa are described. Both, hybridization and changes in distribution patterns are due to anthropic intervention.

[en] Botanical and cryostratigraphic records from northwest Canada indicate that the climate of the early Holocene was considerably warmer than today: tree line was over 100 km farther north; and a thaw unconformity, dating from 8000 ¹⁴C years BP, formed at the base of an active layer 2.5 rimes thicker than at present. Numerous thermokarst-lake basins formed in the preceding millennia. Both the botanical and cryostratigraphic indices described are products of summer conditions. Previous reconstructions of early Holocene climate have not assessed the significance of paleocoastal location on the seasonality and extent of apparent climate warming. At present, there is a steep gradient in growing-season conditions between cooler sites on the Beaufort Sea coast and warmer, inland locations. Winter conditions are more uniform because both sea and land ate snow-covered. Coastal retreat in the region has been rapid, due to sea level rising over a gently sloping shelf containing readily erodible sediments. The coastline has moved about 100 km southward during the Holocene. The increasing proximity to the coast, through time, of points currently within 100 km of the sea may account for between one and two thirds of the cooling in summer climate experienced there since the mid-Holocene. (author)

[en] This study generated ethno-botanical knowledge and community experience that contribute to local processes of environmental construction processes from the recognition, evaluation and strengthening of traditional forms of use and handling of medicinal and magical plants among Inga, kamentza and quillacinga ethnics that live in the Valle de Sibundoy, high Putumayo, Colombia. It was referenced the Environmental Building Model used by the three ethnic groups, from traditional use and management of medicinal and magical plants in the Chagra agro-ecosystem, model based on the traditional medical system and everyday practices involving environmental assessment, practices that facilitate the preservation and dynamics of flora and indigenous traditional knowledge. Finally, this important environmental information contributes to the quality of the actions of regional planning.

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[en] Use wheat 1Ax1 and 1Ax2^* NILS obtained by transgenic HMW-GS 1Dx5+1Dy10 gene, characteristics differences have been studied. The two-year results showed that the statistical differences in seed quality parameters, farinogram parameters, extensigram parameters, botany characters and main agricultural characters between 1Ax1 and 1Ax2^* were not significant. We considered that 08K860 and 08K871 are similar in hereditary background, 1Ax1 and 1Ax2^* have identical contribute on quality. Breeder should atlach to 1Ax1 and 1Ax2^* identically on wheat breeding. (authors)

[en] Freeze-dried cryo-sections of barley roots (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Alexis) were used to investigate the possible role of the root apoplast as an iron-storage pool for plants; this possibility has been a matter of controversy. Micro-PIXE analyzes in pixel mode were complemented by the STIM technique. Data were analyzed using the new Heidelberg software package BIOPIXE, which provides true elemental maps of inhomogeneous samples such as freeze-dried cross-sections of roots. The maps clearly show a high heterogeneity of the iron distribution in roots between adjacent cell layers. Accumulations of iron were observed in the cell walls of the outermost cell layers of the roots and at the endodermis. Based on the correlation between iron and soil related elements like titanium, aluminum and silicon, most of the iron located at the root surface could be attributed to soil contamination. It could also be shown that these soil contaminations lead to an overestimation of the apoplastic iron concentrations determined by methods commonly used in the botanical field. Besides this, low accumulations of iron were observed in the cell walls of the outmost cell layers of the roots. This may indicate that the root apoplast may have a minor function in iron nutrition

[en] Published and unpublished lists of plants of the Alligator Rivers Region have been combined into a single, up-to-date check-list. The list has been designed to replace fragmented, regional listings with a single document suitable for use by both professional and amateur botanists. The list is ordered in the taxonomic sequence adopted for the Flora of Australia and includes 1346 species from 165 families. These are 1275 native and 71 alien species listed. Separate lists of rare species are given and discussed