caragana

(ˌkærəˈɡɑːnə; ˌkærəˈɡeɪnə)

any of various shrubs and small trees with golden flowers of the genus Caragana and of the family Fabaceae, native to Asia and east Europe and widely planted in North America as windbreaks

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caragana - any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod

pea tree

genus Caragana - large genus of Asiatic deciduous shrubs or small trees

Caragana arborescens, Siberian pea tree - large spiny shrub of eastern Asia having clusters of yellow flowers; often cultivated in shelterbelts and hedges

Caragana sinica, Chinese pea tree - shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China

bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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Cheng X, Huang M, Shao M (2009) A comparison of fine roots distribution and water consumption of mature Caragana korshinkii Kom grown in two soils of the semiarid region, China.

Stochastic modelling of soil water dynamics and sustainability for three vegetation types on the Chinese Loess Plateau

The subalpine shrubland and meadow type (3000-3556 m) is dominated by Salix cupularis, Caragana jubata and Kobresia spp.

Comparative analysis of winter diets and habitat use by the sympatric blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) and Alashan red deer (Cervus alashanicus) in the Helan Mountains, China

De novo assembly of transcriptome sequencing in Caragana korshinskii Kom.

Development of Simple Sequence Repeats (SSR) by Transcriptome in Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards)

Zhao, "Comparative study of three lignin fractions isolated from mild ball-milled Tamarix austromogoliac and Caragana sepium," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol.

Structural Characterization of Lignin and Its Degradation Products with Spectroscopic Methods

They found that three species, namely; Artemisia ordosica, Caragana korshinskii and Hedysarum scoparium exhibited significantly different number of viable seeds in soils from differently aged stands.

Composition of soil seed bank over Cholistan desert microhabitats at Dingarh Fort Area, Pakistan

Nitrogen-fixing trees--alders, caragana, and buffalo berry for example--can also help keep nitrogen in the soil of garden plots and smaller crop plots if used as a shelterbelt, and if their root systems are allowed to develop under the crop area.

Forget organic or conventional: think ecological: maintain the health of your land for years to come when you think in terms of ecology

Architectural plasticity and growth responses of Hippophae rhamnoides and Caragana intermedia seedlings to simulated water stress.

Seasonal Variation in Leaf Growth and Antioxidant Content of Moringa oleifera Cultivated at Buenos Aires, Argentina

Growth of some [C.sub.3] plants such as Caragana microphylla, a leguminous shrub and Stipagrandis, a grass was stimulated by elevated C[O.sub.2] but the biomass of a [C.sub.4] grass, Cleistogenes squarrosa was not affected by this [7].

Short-term effects of high C[O.sub.2] concentrations on Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus regularis

Results: The extract of Caragana sinica (Buc'hoz) Rehder was identified as the best candidate from our screening approach.

Extract of Caragana sinica as a potential therapeutic option for increasing alpha-secretase gene expression

The commercial concentrate, hay and the three main herbages (thyme, licorice, and Caragana) covering more than 80% (thyme, about 30%; licorice, about 10%; Caragana, about 40%) of the land were sampled to analyze their chemical compositions.

Influence of restricted grazing time systems on productive performance and fatty acid composition of longissimus dorsi in growing lambs