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Genome-wide characterization of the cassava lipoxygenase gene family reveals MeLOX12 as a key regulator of JA-mediated resistance to Tetranychus urticae

Plant Stress
Lipoxygenase (LOX), a key rate-limiting enzyme in jasmonic acid (JA) biosynthesis, plays pivotal roles in various biological processes, particularly in plant defense against insect pests.
Qing Chen, Xiaowen Yao, Ying Liu, Chunling Wu, Xingkui An, Ijiti Oluwole Gregory, Tiantian Li, Ying Wang, Yiting Chen, Xiao Liang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A theoretical and practical analysis of the optimum breeding system for perennial ryegrass

, 2011
peer-reviewedThe goal of plant breeding is to effectively and efficiently select for the best phenotypes leading to the development of improved cultivars. The objectives for this review are to describe and critically evaluate breeding methods appropriate
Conaghan, Patrick, Casler, M.D.
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The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Cafeterias: Evidence From US Military Dining Facilities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing nutritious meals in institutional settings with financial constraints, such as military dining facilities, is challenging. The US Department of War (DoW) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) collaborated to modernize the Basic Daily Food Allowance (BDFA) using an optimization model that incorporates service members' consumption ...
Linlin Fan, Yiwen Zhao, Andrea Carlson, Parke Wilde, Joanna Reagan, Julianna Jayne, Starr Seip, Denise Laursen, Matthew P. Rabbitt   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calving probability in the first and second reproductive years of beef heifers that reached the recommended body weight at first breeding season

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
The objective was to evaluate factors that influence calving probability in the first and second reproductive years of beef heifers that reached the minimum recommended body weight (BW) in the first breeding season.
Rangel Fernandes Pacheco, João Restle, Ivan Luiz Brondani, Dari Celestino Alves Filho, Jonatas Cattelam, Andrei Retamoso Mayer, Ana Paula Machado Martini, Diego Soares Machado   +7 more
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Relationship between epididymal sperm morphology (PC2) and spermatogenic activity (Johnsen score) in red deer culled during the breeding season (●), the post-breeding season (○), and the non-breeding season (+).

, 2015
Relationship between epididymal sperm morphology (PC2) and spermatogenic activity (Johnsen score) in red deer culled during the breeding season (●), the post-breeding season (○), and the non-breeding season (+).
José Luis Ros-Santaella (656295), José Julián Garde (656297), Eliana Pintus (803048)   +2 more
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Volatility analysis and forecasting of vegetable prices using an ARMA‐GARCH model: An application of the CF filter and seasonal adjustment method to Korean green onions

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract The vegetable market experiences significant price fluctuations due to the complex interplay of trend, cyclical, seasonal, and irregular factors. This study takes Korean green onions as an example and employs the Christiano–Fitzgerald filter and the CensusX‐13 seasonal adjustment methods to decompose its price into four components: trend ...
Yiyang Qiao, Byeong‐il Ahn
wiley   +1 more source

The Breeding Ecology of Homed Puffins Fratercula comiculata in Alaska. [PDF]

, 2001
The Horned Puffin {Fratercula corniculata) is one of three North Pacific puffin species. Horned Puffins almost always nest amongst boulders and in rock crevices.
Harding, Ann Marie Aglionby
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Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Behavioural Endocrinology of Breeding Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae)

, 2008
Measuring hormonal changes is vital for understanding how the social and physical environment influences behaviour, reproduction and survival. Various methods of hormone measurement exist, potentially explaining variation in results across studies ...
Ninnes, Calum Edward
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source