Response of a Wild Edible Plant to Human Disturbance: Harvesting Can Enhance the Subsequent Yield of Bamboo Shoots.

Wild edible plants, ecological foodstuffs obtained from forest ecosystems, grow in natural fields, and their productivity depends on their response to harvesting by humans. Addressing exactly how wild edible plants respond to harvesting is critical because this knowledge will provide insights into h...

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Main Authors: Noboru Katayama, Osamu Kishida, Rei Sakai, Shintaro Hayakashi, Chikako Miyoshi, Kinya Ito, Aiko Naniwa, Aya Yamaguchi, Katsunori Wada, Shiro Kowata, Yoshinobu Koike, Katsuhiro Tsubakimoto, Kenichi Ohiwa, Hirokazu Sato, Toru Miyazaki, Shinichi Oiwa, Tsubasa Oka, Shinya Kikuchi, Chikako Igarashi, Shiho Chiba, Yoko Akiyama, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Kentaro Takagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4697856?pdf=render