Publications

intestinal obstruction and perforation caused by undigested acacia sp leaves in langur monkeys.	during a 2-week period, 3 hanuman langurs (presbytis entellus) died from severe fibrinopurulent and proliferative peritonitis. partially digested plant material was identified in the necrotic abdominal debris of the 1st and 2nd langurs. in the 3rd, a phytobezoar that extended 17.5 cm distally from the pyloric area had caused a 1-cm perforation. seven months later, surgery was performed on a douc langur (pygathrix nemaeus) to remove 1 gastric and 2 intestinal phytobezoars composed primarily of un ...	1982	7174459
reproductive performance and milk production of damascus goats fed acacia shrubs or berseem clover hay in north sinai, egypt.	thirty-three adult damascus does (29 +/- 1.1 kg bw) were fed 0.6 kg per head per day of a concentrate diet plus ad libitum rice straw (oryza sativa, control, r), or green acacia (acacia saligna, a) or berseem clover hay (trifolium alexandrinum, b). all treatment groups had free access to underground saline water containing 3600 ppm tds. the dm intake was lower (p < 0.05) for the r group but did not differ between the other two groups. the dm intake of acacia was 0.64 kg per head per day (1.98% b ...	2001	11234194
inferring process from pattern in plant invasions: a semimechanistic model incorporating propagule pressure and environmental factors.	propagule pressure is intuitively a key factor in biological invasions: increased availability of propagules increases the chances of establishment, persistence, naturalization, and invasion. the role of propagule pressure relative to disturbance and various environmental factors is, however, difficult to quantify. we explored the relative importance of factors driving invasions using detailed data on the distribution and percentage cover of alien tree species on south africa's agulhas plain (2, ...	2003	14737709
reproductive performance, blood testosterone, lipid peroxidation and seminal plasma biochemistry of rabbits as affected by feeding acacia saligna under subtropical conditions.	thirty-two new zealand white growing rabbits (eight-week old) were used to determine the effect of feeding acacia-based diets on semen characteristics, plasma testosterone, free radicals, seminal plasma enzymes and lipids. rabbits were randomly assigned to four equal groups. the first group (control) was fed a basal diet only, and the other three groups were fed other three diets, as follows: 80% of basal diet+20% of acacia leaves (low), 60% of basal diet+40% of acacia leaves (medium) and 40% of ...	2005	15621346
an approach to mosquito control: using the dominant attraction of flowering tamarix jordanis trees against culex pipiens.	in this study, we identified blossoms that attract culex pipiens l. s.l. in a mediterranean habitat by using branches of 26 common plant species as baits for traps. the highest catch, 60.5% of the total, by flowers of tamarix jordanis boiss., was approximately 6 times greater than the 10.7% caught by flowering polygonum equisetiforme sm., and 10 times higher than the 6.6% caught by flowers of acacia saligna (lindle) h. l. wendl. the catch elicited by the other plants ranged between 4.0 and 0.1%. ...	2008	18533430
a two-concentric-loop iterative method in estimation of displacement height and roughness length for momentum and sensible heat.	a two-concentric-loop iterative (tcli) method is proposed to estimate the displacement height and roughness length for momentum and sensible heat by using the measurements of wind speed and air temperature at two heights, sensible heat flux above the crop canopy, and the surface temperature of the canopy. this method is deduced theoretically from existing formulae and equations. the main advantage of this method is that data measured not only under near neutral conditions, but also under unstabl ...	2008	18807076
eremophila glabra is an australian plant that reduces lactic acid accumulation in an in vitro glucose challenge designed to simulate lactic acidosis in ruminants.	lactic acidosis is a major welfare issue affecting animal health and production systems such as dairy and feedlot beef. we used two bioassays to identify bioactive plants of australia with the potential to prevent acidosis in ruminants. in the first bioassay, a potentially acidotic environment was induced by adding glucose to rumen fluid and ph and gas production were used to estimate the effect on acid production and microbial fermentation after 5-h incubation. australian plants (n = 104) were ...	2009	22444901
phenotypic and genotypic characterization of rhizobia associated with acacia saligna (labill.) wendl. in nurseries from algeria.	twenty seven rhizobial strains associated with acacia saligna grown in northern and southern algeria were characterized, including generation time, host-range, the 16s rrna gene and 16s-23s rrna intergenic spacer restriction patterns, 16s rrna gene sequence analysis and tolerance to salinity and drought. cross inoculation tests indicated that 11 slow-growing isolates from northern nurseries were able to nodulate introduced australian acacias exclusively, whereas 16 fast-growing isolates, mainly ...	2010	19836181
cation and anion leaching and growth of acacia saligna in bauxite residue sand amended with residue mud, poultry manure and phosphogypsum.	to examine (1) the effect of organic (poultry manure) and inorganic (residue mud and phosphogypsum) amendments on nutrient leaching losses from residue sand and (2) whether amendments improve the growth of plants in residue sand.	2012	21987225
addition of an organic amendment and/or residue mud to bauxite residue sand in order to improve its properties as a growth medium.	the effects of addition of carbonated residue mud (rmc) or seawater neutralized residue mud (rms), at two rates, in the presence or absence of added green waste compost, on the chemical, physical and microbial properties of gypsum-treated bauxite residue sand were studied in a laboratory incubation study. the growth of two species commonly used in revegetation of residue sand (lolium rigidum and acacia saligna) in the treatments was then studied in a 18-week greenhouse study. addition of green w ...	2012	22115508
cultivation shapes genetic novelty in a globally important invader.	acacia saligna is a species complex that has become invasive in a number of countries worldwide where it has caused substantial environmental and economic impacts. understanding genetic and other factors contributing to its success may allow managers to limit future invasions of closely related species. we used three molecular markers to compare the introduced range (south africa) to the native range (western australia). nuclear markers showed that invasive populations are divergent from native ...	2012	22582829
symbiotic characterization and diversity of rhizobia associated with native and introduced acacias in arid and semi-arid regions in algeria.	the diversity of rhizobia associated with introduced and native acacia species in algeria was investigated from soil samples collected across seven districts distributed in arid and semi-arid zones. the in vitro tolerances of rhizobial strains to nacl and high temperature in pure culture varied greatly regardless of their geographical and host plant origins but were not correlated with the corresponding edaphoclimatic characteristics of the sampling sites, as clearly demonstrated by principal co ...	2012	22283876
the impact of acacia saligna invasion on italian coastal dune ec habitats.	alien species can represent a threat to several ecosystems because they can alter species relationships and ecosystem function. in italy, acacia saligna is a major invader and it forms dense stands in coastal environments. we analyze the impact of a. saligna in italian mediterranean dune systems. we randomly sampled coastal dune vegetation and investigated its floristic composition with ordination techniques. we compared species richness in invaded and non-invaded plots with rarefaction curves a ...	2013	23932256
nutritional and antinutritional evaluation of raw and processed australian wattle (acacia saligna) seeds.	raw and processed (soaked, soaked/boiled, roasted) wattle, acacia saligna subspecies (subsp.) saligna, pruinescens, stolonifera and lindleyi, seeds were analysed for nutritional and antinutritional qualities. whole wattle seeds mainly comprised proteins (27.6-32.6%) and carbohydrates (30.2-36.4%), which had approximately 12.0-14.0% fat and 13.0-15.0% crude fibre. palmitic (9.6%), stearic (2.0%), oleic (20.0%) and linoleic (64.3%) acids were identified by gas chromatography (gc) analysis. phenoli ...	2013	23411173
humidity-regulated dormancy onset in the fabaceae: a conceptual model and its ecological implications for the australian wattle acacia saligna.	seed dormancy enhances fitness by preventing seeds from germinating when the probability of seedling survival and recruitment is low. the onset of physical dormancy is sensitive to humidity during ripening; however, the implications of this mechanism for seed bank dynamics have not been quantified. this study proposes a model that describes how humidity-regulated dormancy onset may control the accumulation of a dormant seed bank, and seed experiments are conducted to calibrate the model for an a ...	2014	25015069
new cytotoxic spirostane saponin and biflavonoid glycoside from the leaves of acacia saligna (labill.) h.l. wendl.	new naturally occurring spirostane saponin (25s)-5β-spirostan-3β-yl-3-o-β-d-xylopyranosyl(1 → 3)-o-β-d-xylopyranosyl(1 → 4)-β-d-galactopyranoside (6) and biflavonoid glycoside myricetin-3-o-rhamnoside (c7-o-c7) myricetin-3-o-rhamnoside (4) along with a series of known compounds erythrodiol (1), 3β-o-trans-p-coumaroyl-erythrodiol (2), quercetin-3-o-α-l-rhamnoside (3) and myricetin-3-o-α-l-rhamnoside (5) were separated from the leaves of acacia saligna (labill.), h.l. wendl. compounds 1 and 2 were ...	2014	24304383
chemical composition and allelopathic potential of essential oils obtained from acacia cyanophylla lindl. cultivated in tunisia.	acacia cyanophylla lindl. (fabaceae), synonym acacia saligna (labill.) h. l.wendl., native to west australia and naturalized in north africa and south europe, was introduced in tunisia for rangeland rehabilitation, particularly in the semiarid zones. in addition, this evergreen tree represents a potential forage resource, particularly during periods of drought. a. cyanophylla is abundant in tunisia and some other mediterranean countries. the chemical composition of the essential oils obtained by ...	2015	25879505
non-protein amino acids in australian acacia seed: implications for food security and recommended processing methods to reduce djenkolic acid.	seed of australian acacia species, acacia colei, acacia elecantha, acacia torulosa, acacia turmida and acacia saligna, were analysed for the presence of toxic non-protein amino acids and the levels of essential amino acids. amines were derivatised with 6-aminoquinolyl-n-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate before analysis using liquid chromatography electrospray ionisation triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (lc-esi-qqq-ms). multiple reaction monitoring (mrm) with optimised transitions and collision en ...	2015	25722145