Short-Term Waterlogging in Citrus Rootstocks [PDF]
Changes in climate are provoking flooding events that cause waterlogging in the fields. Citrus are mainly cultivated in areas with a high susceptibility to climate change.
Margarita Pérez-Jiménez +1 more
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Comparison of Four Systems to Test the Tolerance of ‘Fortune’ Mandarin Tissue Cultured Plants to Alternaria alternata [PDF]
Alternaria brown spot is a severe disease that affects leaves and fruits on susceptible mandarin and mandarin-like cultivars, and is produced by Alternaria alternata. Consequently, there is an urge to obtain new cultivars resistant to A.
Margarita Pérez-Jiménez +1 more
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Insecticide-contaminated honeydew: risks for beneficial insects. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Honeydew is the sugar‐rich excretion of phloem‐feeding hemipteran insects such as aphids, mealybugs, whiteflies, and psyllids, and can be a main carbohydrate source for beneficial insects in some ecosystems. Recent research has revealed that water‐soluble, systemic insecticides contaminate honeydew excreted by hemipterans that feed on plants ...
Calvo-Agudo M +3 more
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In Vitro Plant Evaluation Trial: Reliability Test of Salinity Assays in Citrus Plants [PDF]
Salinity is one of the major abiotic stresses affecting crops worldwide, and breeders are urged to evaluate new genotypes to know their degree of tolerance to this selective agent.
Margarita Pérez-Jiménez +1 more
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The assembly and importance of a novel ecosystem: The ant community of coffee farms in Puerto Rico. [PDF]
Here, we describe the arboreally foraging ant community in 25 coffee farms in Puerto Rico. We find that the majority of the dominant species are non‐native. Through a detailed study of two of the farms, we describe the interactions between two non‐native dominant species, Wasmannia auropunctata and Solenopsis invicta.
Perfecto I, Vandermeer J.
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Commodity risk assessment of Jasminum polyanthum unrooted cuttings from Uganda. [PDF]
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation EU/2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by unrooted cuttings of Jasminum polyanthum that are ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +24 more
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Introducción. El psílido asiático (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) es el principal vector de la bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus que causa la enfermedad de Huanglongbing (HLB) en los cítricos en Panamá. Objetivo.
Randy Atencio-Valdespino +5 more
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Adapting the designated area of geographical indications to climate change
Abstract This paper examines the agricultural supply relocation of products under geographical indication (GI) labels as an option to adapt to climate change. I develop a stylized framework that endogenously relates the delineation of the production area of the GI product to the distribution of specific geographical characteristics and their influence ...
Loïc Henry
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Injertos de naranja (Citrus sinensis) y mandarina (Citrus reticulata) en fase de producción
Introducción. En Venezuela, los cítricos son el quinto frutal más importante, con una superficie cosechada de 18 084 ha y rendimiento promedio de 14,2 t ha-1, por debajo de la producción mundial.
Mercedes Pérez-Macias +4 more
doaj +1 more source
El futuro de los cítricos: Impacto del cambio climático en la citricultura
La citricultura actual está amenazada por el cambio climático. El incremento de las temperaturas, junto a la aparición de otros fenómenos climáticos adversos, modifica las condiciones ambientales de las regiones donde se han desarrollado las variedades ...
Damián Balfagón +2 more
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