Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]

NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.

Sporobolus flexuosus

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

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Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): mesa dropseed syn sand dropseed
Crop Use(s): tanning agent
Reference Source(s): douglas
Number of Papers/Mentions: 5

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Fernandez, R. J. and J. F. Reynolds (2000). Potential growth and drought tolerance of eight desert grasses: Lack of a trade-off? Oecologia Berlin. April 123(1): 90-98. {a} IFEVA-Ecologia, Facultad de Agronomia, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. San Martin 4453, Buenos Aires, 1417, Argentina

Herman, R. P., K. R. Provencio, et al. (1993). Effect of water and nitrogen additions on free-living nitrogen fixer populations in desert grass root zones. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 59(9): 3021-3026. {a} Dep. Biol., New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, USA

Lopez, D. V. G. and C. R. Lovell (1993). Chemotaxis of Azospirillum species to aromatic compounds. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 59(9): 2951-2955. {a} Dep. Biological Sci., Univ. South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA

Senock, R. S., W. B. Sisson, et al. (1991). Compensatory photosynthesis of Sporobolus flexuosus (Thurb.) Rydb. following simulated herbivory in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Botanical Gazette 152(3): 275-281.

Osman, A., R. D. Pieper, et al. (1987). Soil seed banks associated with individual broom snake-weed plants. Journal Of Range Management 40(5): 441-443.

Index of botanical names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

Index of common names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

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Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Agriculture and Horticulture, The University of Queensland, Gatton 4343; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au

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Latest update 30 January 2001 by: RF