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Uses of bryophytes
D. K. Saxena,Harinder +1 more
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The multifarious uses and applications of the bryophyte flora are being increasingly recognized around the world, and their potential in the biomapping of atmospheric precipitation is also enormous.Abstract:
Although bryophytes are among the oldest land plants, their usefulness is relatively unknown to most people Bryophytes are used in pharmaceutical products, in horticulture, for household purposes, and are also ecologically important The multifarious uses and applications of the bryophyte flora are being increasingly recognized around the world Their potential in the biomapping of atmospheric precipitation is also enormous In this article, we briefly examine some of the uses of this ancient group of simple plantsread more
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Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classifications and uses.
TL;DR: In this paper, the dictionary is used as a reference for the use of nouns and verbs in this book. But the dictionary can be used for many purposes. But it is not suitable for children's reading.
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Plagiochin E, an antifungal active macrocyclic bis(bibenzyl), induced apoptosis in Candida albicans through a metacaspase-dependent apoptotic pathway
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Ethnobryology: traditional uses and folk classification of bryophytes
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Checklist of the bryophytes of India
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Anti-tumor and pro-apoptotic activity of ethanolic extract and its various fractions from Polytrichum commune L.ex Hedw in L1210 cells.
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Various Human Uses of Bryophytes in the Kumaun Region of Northwest Himalaya
Giribala Pant,S. D. Tewari +1 more
TL;DR: Native Himalayan highlanders of districts Almora, Naini Tal, and Pithoragarh widely use bryophytes as medicine, insect repellents, pads, stuffing, packing, chinking material, door cov- erings, and smoke filters in the Kumaun region of Northwest Himalaya, several of these uses are reported here for the first time.