Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants Have Simple Gut Microbiota with Nitrogen-Fixing Potential. [PDF]
Ants and termites have independently evolved obligate fungus-farming mutualisms, but their gardening procedures are fundamentally different, as the termites predigest their plant substrate whereas the ants deposit it directly on the fungus garden. Fungus-
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Using Multi-Sensor Soil Moisture Probes to Decide When and How Long to Run Drip Irrigation
With Florida’s freshwater withdrawals expected to increase by 30% from 2000 to 2030, conservation strategies must be adopted across all water use sectors, including agriculture, to meet future demand.
Sanjay Shukla, Nathan Holt
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Competition-based screening helps to secure the evolutionary stability of a defensive microbiome [PDF]
Background: The cuticular microbiomes of Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants pose a conundrum in microbiome biology because they are freely colonisable, and yet the prevalence of the vertically transmitted bacteria Pseudonocardia, which contributes to the ...
Al-Bassam, Mahmoud M. +9 more
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Bridging the gap between water-saving technologies and adoption in vegetable farming: insights from Florida, USA [PDF]
Globally, agricultural water management faces significant challenges due to uneven water availability, crop diversity, and climate variability. Despite increasing access to smart irrigation technologies, adoption among vegetable farmers remains low. This
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Addendum Report: Additional Cultural Resources Investigations of the Vista Ridge Regional Water Supply Project in Burleson, Lee, Bastrop, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Comal and Bexar Counties, Texas [PDF]
On behalf of VRRSP Consultants, LLC, and Central Texas Regional Water Supply Corporation (CTRWSC), SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA), conducted further intensive cultural resources investigations of the Vista Ridge Regional Water Supply (Vista Ridge)
Cody, Mercedes C. +2 more
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Safety and Effectiveness of Adalimumab in Patients With Polyarticular Course of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: STRIVE Registry Seven-Year Interim Results. [PDF]
Brunner HI +25 more
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Auditory processing of spectral cues for sound localization in the inferior colliculus. [PDF]
Davis KA, Ramachandran R, May BJ.
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Alterations in microsomal electron transport, oxidative N-demethylation and azo-dye cleavage in carbon tetrachloride and dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver injury. [PDF]
Smuckler EA, Arrhenius E, Hultin T.
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