Common Names: Australian pine, Australian-pine, beach she-oak, coast she-oak, common ironwood, horsetail casuarina
Study investigated the potential health benefits of Casuarina equisetifolia extracts. Findings may lead to new pharmaceutical or nutraceutical applications.
Continuous planting negatively impacts plant growth, root inhibition, reduced biomass, soil nutrient depletion, decreased nutrient uptake, and hindered hormone regulation. Effective management strategies are needed for sustainable cultivation practices.
Study investigated the role of termites as vectors of bacteria causing ironwood tree decline (IWTD) in Guam. Termites prefer low pathogen content in wood and are not vectors for Ralstonia spp. or bacterial endophytes associated with IWTD. Tree health, plot management, decline severity, and termite damage affect termite bacterial diversity.
Researchers discovered that the bark of Casuarina equisetifolia contains substances that can be used to make gold nanoparticles. These nanoparticles were found to be helpful in reducing the toxicity caused by Chlorpyrifos in rats.