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TESTING FOR A CHANGE IN CONSUMER TASTES FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: A STRUCTURAL LATENT VARIABLE APPROACH [PDF]
This study uses a structural latent variable approach to examine whether the increased supply of health information has been successful in improving consumer tastes and preferences towards fruits and vegetables and if it has been successful in doing so ...
Acharya, Ram N., Molina, Ignacio
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Land Reforms in Cuba: First Empirical Assessment on Productivity Using Crop‐Level Panel Data
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Land reforms implemented in Cuba since 2008 have aimed to increase agricultural production by distributing state‐owned idle lands with land‐use rights. The reforms restricted farmers with the rights from cultivating perennial and capital‐intensive crops.
Yoshihiko Hashiguchi +1 more
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EPPO Bulletin, EarlyView.Abstract The presence of Thrips parvispinus (Karny, 1922) is reported for the first time in Italy. Prior to this finding, within Europe the pest was only known to be established in Spain. The discovery happened in a greenhouse cultivating gerberas in south‐eastern Sicily, a region recognized as Italy's primary and one of Europe's most important ...
Giuseppe Massimino Cocuzza +2 more
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Sustainability and the “urban peasant”: rethinking the cultural politics of food self-provisioning in the Czech Republic [PDF]
, 2012 From the introduction: The third article, written by environmentalists Petr Jehlička and Joe Smith, overturns accounts of food self-provisioning in post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe that are rooted in myths of the “urban peasant”. After reviewing
Jehlička, Petr, Smith, Joe
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International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To explore, as a part of oral health literacy conceptual content, how migrant mothers utilise oral health‐related information to maintain and promote oral health in their children. Materials and Methods In‐depth interviews were conducted with seven migrant mothers of children up to 10 years old resettled in Kalmar County, Sweden. The
Elena Shmarina +2 more
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Drought Stress Promotes Aphis gossypii Growth but Decreases Host Attractiveness in Melon
Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drought stress is a significant environmental factor that affects plant physiology and growth, leading to considerable detrimental effects on crop productivity. Cucumis melo, which is widely cultivated for its economic value, is particularly susceptible to water scarcity.
G. Clemente‐Orta +4 more
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Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.In soybean, the trihelix transcription factor GmGT‐2F positively regulates the expression of the α‐galactosidase gene GmAGAL, thereby modulating seed oil content. The cyclophilin GmCYP2 interacts with GmGT‐2F and suppresses GmAGAL activation. Haplotype diversity analysis of GmGT‐2F, GmCYP2, and GmAGAL identified favorable haplotype combinations ...
Shuangzhe Li +6 more
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Applied Food ResearchA recently developed Stress Storage Test for cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) allows analysis of the impact of different cultivation systems on the Antimicrobial (AMP), Colour Retainment (CRP) and Slice Healing Properties (SHP) of cucumbers following ...
Marjolein Doesburg-van Kleffens +3 more
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Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.In strawberry, Botrytis cinerea induces the expression of the long, intergenic non‐coding RNA lincRNA667，which upregulates the transcription factor gene FnWRKY14. FnWRKY14 then binds to the promoter of the pathogenesis‐related gene FnPR1B, enhancing strawberry resistance to B. cinerea.
Yuhan Guan +6 more
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EVALUATING VEGETABLE PRODUCTION FOR MARKET WINDOWS AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR LIMITED RESOURCE FARMERS [PDF]
Crop Production/Industries,
Colette, W. Arden, Wall, G. Bryan
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