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A preventive strategy for the control of aphids in sweet pepper using lacewings and micrococcinelid beetles

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Aphids pose a serious risk to horticultural crops. Current biocontrol strategies often fail due to the poor establishment of natural enemies when aphids are scarce. We evaluated the potential of two aphidophagous predators, Micromus variegatus and Scymnus interruptus, to be used as preventive biocontrol agents, released before aphid infestation.
Jesica Pérez‐Rodríguez, Reinier T. Valstar, Ada Leman, Gerben J. Messelink   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing the vase life of cut roses through spectral optimisation during greenhouse cultivation

Annals of Applied Biology, EarlyView.
Here, we examined three red‐to‐blue (R:B) light emitting diode (LED) ratios (90:10, 80:20 and 70:30) in two cut rose cultivars. All treatments enhanced photosynthesis, with 90:10 showing the strongest effects—raising chlorophyll, carotenoids, anthocyanins and carbohydrate levels, and extending vase life by up to 30%.
Maryam Davarzani, Sasan Aliniaeifard, Mahboobeh Zare Mehrjerdi, Mahmoud Reza Roozban, Seyyed Arash Saeedi, Dimitrios Fanourakis, Nazim S. Gruda   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Decision Rules for Subsurface Drip Irrigation Practices Using a Nonlinear Mathematical Programming Model [PDF]

A comparison of decision rules has been made for case studies of corn production using subsurface drip irrigation under three agricultural management practices (no irrigation, uniform irrigation, and variable rate irrigation).
Dillon, Carl R., Kanakasabai, Murali, Saghaian, Sayed H., Salim, Juma K.   +3 more
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Black vine weevil and other wingless weevils: are there any effective conrol methods applicable in outdoor strawberry in Nordic countries? [PDF]

, 2006
The black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is a common pest in Central Europe but rather new on outdoor crops in Finland. Spreading of enthomopathogenic nematodes against weevils by drip irrigation was tested at MTT during 2003-2004.
Lindqvist, Isa, Tuovinen, Tuomo
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Sugarcane nutrition under organomineral fertilizer, phosphate‐solubilizing bacteria, and reduced phosphate doses

Annals of Applied Biology, EarlyView.
Sugarcane phosphorus (P) availability is limited in tropical soils, requiring strategies to improve fertilizer efficiency. This study evaluated Bacillus velezensis UFV 3918 (Bv) in combination with an organomineral fertilizer (OF) at reduced monoammonium phosphate (MAP) doses. It showed that Bv + OF + 1/3 MAP achieved soil and plant P levels comparable
Gustavo Ferreira da Silva, Hariane Luiz Santos, Melina Rodrigues Alves Carnietto, Marcelo de Almeida Silva   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovative synergistic optimization of drip irrigation and subsurface drainage for alleviating salinization and improving crop productivity in arid irrigation district

Agricultural Water Management
Drip irrigation, as a core water-saving technology in arid regions, holds great potential for improving agricultural water productivity, but its effectiveness is often constrained by soil salinization and improper coordination with drainage systems. This
Yi Liu, Chang Ao, Wenzhi Zeng, Zhen Li, Donglin Jiang, Javlonbek Ishchanov   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comorbid Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Asthma: Shared Risk Factors and Treatment Implications—An EAACI Task Force Report

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and asthma are prevalent conditions that often coexist. These diseases share common inflammatory mechanisms, such as T‐helper cell 2 (T2)‐high inflammation, driven by interleukin (IL)‐4, IL‐5, and IL‐13 cytokines.
Sanna Toppila‐Salmi, Sietze Reitsma, Valérie Hox, Simon Gane, Philippe Gevaert, Juan Maza‐Solano, Alma Helevä, Ida Sulku, Kaisa Santala, Iiris Kangasniemi, Ludger Klimek, Adam Chaker, Aspasia Karavelia, Michael Rudenko, Oliver Pfaar, Laura Van Gerven, Shaari Ariana, Michele Schiappoli, Marie Lundberg, Jan Hagemann, Ibon Eguíluz‐Gracia, Andre Moreira   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Dilute Acetic Acid Treatments on American Pondweed Winter Buds in the Nevada Irrigation District, California [PDF]

, 2003
American pondweed ( Potamogeton nodosus Poir.) is commonly found in northern California irrigation canals. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that exposure of American pondweed winter buds to dilute acetic acid under field ...
Elmore, C. L., Ksander, G. G., Roncoroni, J. A., Spencer, D. F.   +3 more
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Hydraulic and malleable female‐to‐male penile implants after phalloplasty in transgender individuals: a retrospective cohort analysis

BJU International, EarlyView.
Objectives To provide a comprehensive summary of the surgical outcomes of Zephyr Surgical Implants (ZSI; Geneva, Switzerland) hydraulic and malleable female‐to‐male (FTM) penile implants (PIs) in transgender patients. Patients and Methods All transgender patients who underwent hydraulic (ZSI FTM 475) and malleable (ZSI FTM 100) erectile device ...
Maya Levy, Wouter B. van der Sluis, Emma L. van Abbema, Brechje L. Ronkes, R. Jeroen A. van Moorselaar, Mark‐Bram Bouman, Garry L.S. Pigot   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Competitive Interactions Between Generalist Predators and Their Effects on Shared and Non‐Shared Pests in a Greenhouse Crop

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Orius laevigatus engages in unidirectional intraguild predation on Transeius montdorensis. Despite this, both predators coexisted and suppressed the shared thrips prey. Aphids, a non‐shared prey, were effectively controlled by O. laevigatus even when its population was limited due to intraguild predation. T.
Angelos Mouratidis, Jesica Pérez‐Rodríguez, Hessel van der Heide, Gerben J. Messelink   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source