Parasitic weeds decrease severely the production of major grain and forage legumes. The
most economically damaging weeds for temperate legumes are broomrapes, in particular …

The mistletoes, stem hemiparasites of Asia and Europe, have been used as medicinal herbs
for many years and possess sophisticated systems to obtain nutrients from their host plants …

Palynological, sedimentological and geochemical analyses performed on the
Villarquemado paleolake sequence (987 m asl, 40° 30′ N; 1° 18′ W) reveal the …

In archaeological literature, the study of trees and wood remains is a topic of relatively
marginal interest, especially compared to texts on crops and human–animal relations …

The seeds of Mediterranean stone pine, Pinus pinea, have been consumed by humans
since the Paleolithic era. Similarly to edible seeds from other Eurasiatic or American pines …

Tissue adhesion between plant species occurs both naturally and artificially. Parasitic plants
establish intimate relationship with host plants by adhering tissues at roots or stems. Plant …

Since ancient times, Mediterranean pine forests have been habitat for human activity,
providing a wide range of goods such as timber, seeds, resin and derived products. Among …

Human activities are usually considered to have had impacts on forest degradation and/or
changes of forest composition in the past. The Tibetan Plateau, an environmentally sensitive …

This book publishes the results of 220 botanical samples from the 1993-2002 Gordion
excavations directed by Mary Voigt. Together with Naomi Miller's 2010 volume (Gordion …

Pinus nigra Arn. forests dominated over extensive areas of the Northern Iberian Plateau
(Spain) during the Holocene, but a strong decline during the historical period (c. 1300–700 …