Category: Commercial Grow
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More research is required to test some of these hypotheses
Similar to this study, Linde et al. , reported correlations between P. cinnamomi genotypes from Australia and South Africa and the level of virulence in eucalyptus, suggesting that genotype variation may indicate pathogenic variability. On the other hand, Eggers et al. , did not detect differences in pathogenicity or virulence among P. cinnamomi isolates from…
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Gene expression levels are negatively correlated with the density of nearby TEs
The genomes of the progenitor species, Fragaria virginiana and Fragaria chiloensis, are the products of polyploid evolution: they were formed by the fusion of and interactions among genomes from four diploid progenitor species approximately 1 million years before present. Whereas two of the diploid progenitor species have been identified, the other two diploid progenitor species have…
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The importance of natural enemies of the rust has been emphasized by several authors
An obvious way to diminish resistance and improve response would be a well-designed and implemented educational campaign intended to specifically reduce fear of the census-taker. Such a program would convince the farm worker that no harm will come from providing complete and accurate information to the census; that, to be sure, information provided will not,…
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The valley always has been an important agricultural employer
Based on historical trends, and to meet both industry needs and consumer demands, we expect to see new varieties continually developed over time. Businesses have responded to consumer and market demands for fresh, safe and organic products by implementing food safety programs and/or transitioning more lands to organic production. Water and air quality programs have…
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Our definition of agriculture emphasizes domesticated plants and animals
Domestication today is a self-conscious enterprise of advanced science and global-scale effort, an applied research endeavor comprised of thousands of highly trained and well-supported international specialists. Major research centers like the International Potato Center in Lima, Peru support ongoing efforts to further the domestication of useful species; seed banks have been established in many countries to…
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Sugar resources can also mediate parasitoid-host interactions
Carbohydrate or sugar resources, predominantly from extrafloral nectaries – vegetative structures that secrete nectar– and hemipteran honeydew, are one of the most widely used food resources by ants and parasitoid wasps . These stable and highquality plant and animal exudates represent an important component of ant diets . Sugar resources can drive the formation of…
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The fig is an enclosed inflorescence that transforms into a hollow succulent receptacle called syconium
Precipitation recorded in the 2021-2022 season was 635.4mm, and while this was the wettest among the study years, precipitation remained below the long-term average precipitation for the region. The hyper-arid conditions across the three study years highlighted the necessity of irrigation water in production regions that were historically dry-farmed and are now affected by substantial…
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There was no significant difference in berry mass when measured pre-veraison
A changing climate is threatening the sustainability of the vineyard itself as well as the quality of its outputs. More frequent heat waves result in a dissociation of primary and secondary metabolism in the grape berries due to reduced biosynthesis and thermal degradation of secondary metabolites. This decoupling between primary and secondary metabolites led to…
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Carbohydrate fermentation and BA metabolism in co-housed ob mice were phenotypically rescued
Consequently, a greater amount of unabsorbed BAs remain in the intestines where they can be transformed by intestinal microbes into toxic, hydrophobic BAs. Indeed, ASBT KO mice had a 10 – to 20-fold increase in fecal BA excretion and an 80% reduction in BA pool size compared to WT mice despite up-regulated BA synthesis. Paralleling its…
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Stomata are pores mainly located in the leaf epidermis
Our study elucidates the differences in varieties’ sensitivities to climate and clusters the response by region of origin to explore the plastic phenotypic responses of present-day cultivars. Using published genetic data on thousands of varieties, we were able to incorporate geographic sub-regions of origin into our model comparison and produce predictions on timing for the…