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Hormetic effect of silver nanoparticles on the micropropagation of Creole pineapple (Ananas comosus)

open access: yesFolia Horticulturae
The in vitro hormetic effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on the morphogenic response was evaluated on Ananas comosus in this study. Meristems were placed in the Murashige Skoog (MS) medium with different AgNP concentrations (0, 25, 50, 100, 200 mg ...
Torres-Ruiz José Ruben   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epistemic diversity and the politics of knowledge in plant disease management: Insights from the Xylella fastidiosa epidemic in southern Italy

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Xylella fastidiosa is a major plant pathogen affecting crops such as grapes, citrus, almonds, and olives, with potentially severe consequences for agricultural production and rural livelihoods worldwide. This paper examines the conflict around the management of the X. fastidiosa outbreak affecting olive trees in southern Italy.
Fabio Gatti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A synthetic eco‐evolutionary proposal for the conservation of wild relatives of the olive tree

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Societal Impact Statement Crop wild relatives (CWR) are valuable sources of genetic diversity for plant breeding. However, the identification of wild untapped genetic resources (i.e., unexploited in crops) is not always straightforward. We propose a methodology to guide the identification and conservation of these resources that integrates both genetic
Andrés Barea‐Márquez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resistencia al nematodo Meloidogyne en patrones de tomate a temperaturas del suelo superiores a los 28ºC [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
El gen Mi en tomate confiere resistencia al nematodo Meloidogyne, aunque su eficacia disminuye a temperaturas superiores a los 28ºC. Para determinar la resistencia relativa de 12 patrones y cultivares de tomate frente a M. arenaria y M.
Blanco, Maria   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Social Sustainability in Circular Bioeconomy Business Models: Insights From Argentina

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on circular bioeconomy business models (CBEBM) has largely prioritised environmental and economic aspects, leaving out the social pillar. To address this gap, this paper analyses to what extent and in what ways social sustainability is integrated into CBEBM, based on 12 cases from northern Argentina, a region with high potential for ...
Celina N. Amato   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Suspended culture of the Manabí oyster Crassostrea cf. corteziensis in a tropical estuary

open access: yesAquaculture Reports
Grow-out of the Manabí oyster (Crassostrea cf. corteziensis) under suspended culture conditions from the Chone River Estuary (Manabí, Ecuador) was evaluated.
César Lodeiros   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Actividad fungicida/fungistática in vitro del fosfito de manganeso contra hongos patógenos habitantes del suelo con soja [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Las pudriciones de raíz y tallo (PRYT) en el cultivo de soja causadas por patógenos habitantes del suelo son enfermedades comúnmente encontradas en campos de soja y son una de las causas más importantes de pérdidas económicas. La sensibilidad micelial de
Carmona, Marcelo Anibal   +6 more
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Soil biochemistry and microbial activity in vineyards under conventional and organic management at Northeast Brazil. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The São Francisco Submedium Valley is located at the Brazilian semiarid region and is an important center for irrigated fruit growing. This region is responsible for 97% of the national exportation of table grapes, including seedless grapes. Based on the
Adriana Mayumi Yano-Melo   +64 more
core   +3 more sources

AGRICULTURE IN A SOCIALIST CITY: Towards an Alter‐Urban Political Ecology

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban political ecology has developed as a critique of capitalist urbanization. This article develops the concept of alter‐urban political ecology to define urban environments emerging not from capitalist urbanization but from efforts to transform it. Drawing on archival research and ethnographic fieldwork in five urban farms in socialist Cuba,
Gustav Cederlöf
wiley   +1 more source

Chemical weed control in triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack): review of five years of field experiments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
During 5 subsequent growing seasons field experiments were carried out at the experimental farm of the University College Ghent (Belgium) to evaluate the selectivity and efficacy of herbicides applied for chemical weed control in triticale (x ...
Derycke, Veerle   +2 more
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