The feathery antennae of a red click beetle (Anostirus purpureus) are made of the flexible form of chitin. The multipurpose appendage of a jewel beetle has chitinous armor in the form of its spurs ...

“We’re able to weather that storm.” These red pigments are similar to ones produced by Monascus purpureus, a type of fungus used to make a fermented rice dish that people have consumed for ...

This manuscript investigates the germination and growth of Cenchrus biflorus in degraded dune soils of southeastern Niger, with a focus on how different levels of degradation and topographical ...

This manuscript investigates the germination and growth of Cenchrus biflorus in degraded dune soils of southeastern Niger, with a focus on how different levels of degradation and topographical ...

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are working together to develop forages to improve the genetic potential of livestock animals in sub-Saharan ...

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Background: Cenchrus fungigraminus is a perennial grass species, which is used in the cultivation of edible fungi, helping to ...

In this study, we performed a coculture system of Monascus purpureus (M. purpureus) with Lactobacillus plantarum SC-1 strain isolated from sauerkraut and found that co-culturing M. purpureus with SC-1 ...