Narciso Aguilera

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Is it correct to state that all species of the Fabaceae family are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen?

For example: Acacia dealbata, Dichrostachys cinerea, Acacia melanoxylon, Genista monspessulana, among others. In these species no nodule induction is observed in the roots.

29 May 2017 5,191 27 View

Do all the bacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen induce nodules or galls in roots?

In many species of the Fabaceae family, no galls or nodules are observed in the root system. Will there be nitrogen-fixing bacteria (endophytes) that do not induce nodule formation?

29 May 2017 7,998 25 View

Why are there more epiphytic orchids in the tropics than in temperate zones?

I base myself on observations made on Caribbean islands (tropics) and Chile (temperate Mediterranean zones)

07 March 2017 5,693 4 View

Are there plants that can be considered invasive in the same center of origin?

For example, Dichrostachys cinerea is highly invasive in Cuba (introduced range) and also very abundant (aggressive) in South Africa (center of origin).

02 March 2017 5,485 14 View

Which family is richer in secondary metabolites Fabaceae or Lamiaceae?

Lamiaceae is richer than fabaceae in terpenes, but I am not sure that it is also in another family of secondary metabolites.

01 January 1970 6,478 4 View