Water-repellent soil and its relationship to granularity, surface roughness and hydrophobicity: a materials science view [PDF]
, 2005 Considerable soil water repellency has been observed at a wide range of locations worldwide. The soil exhibiting water repellency is found within the upper part of the soil profile.
McHale, Glen +2 more
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Response to Selection for Unique Epicuticular Wax Profile on the Semi-glossy Foliage of Onion
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural ScienceEpicuticular waxes on onion (Allium cepa) foliage offer protection against water loss, pathogens, and pests. Onion leaves with a light green color are referred to as “glossy” and have less total wax compared with that of darker blue-green (“waxy ...
Michael J. Havey
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Journal of Biological Research, 2009 A new original "cryostabilization" technique (Dore, 1992; Dore et al, 2004) was applied to different animal tissues and organs. In this study, we apply this technique also to vegetal tissues (ripening and ripe fleshy fruits, buds and embryos).
B. Dore, A. Ponso, R. Vallania
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Pre-harvest rindstain of ‘Encore’ mandarin: initial histological signs of epicarp disturbance and extent of the disorder [PDF]
, 2004 Pre-harvest rindstain in ‘Encore’ mandarin starts by the injury of a few epidermal cells. The connection between the damaged epidermis and the collapsed layers of flavedo, extending in parallel with rind surface was only visible on cross-sections ...
Duarte, Amílcar +3 more
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Leaf epidermal micromorphology of the abaxial surface of Myrcia DC. species (Myrtaceae)
HeringerianaMyrtaceae is widely distributed in tropical regions, playing significant ecological and economic roles. Within this family, Myrcia stands out for its taxonomic complexity due to high morphological homogeneity, which complicates the identification of ...
Lucas Herberts-Sousa +4 more
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Plant water resource partitioning and isotopic fractionation during transpiration in a seasonally dry tropical climate [PDF]
, 2017 Lake Chala (3 degrees 19' S, 37 degrees 42' E) is a steep-sided crater lake situated in equatorial East Africa, a tropical semiarid area with a bimodal rainfall pattern. Plants in this region are exposed to a prolonged dry season, and we investigated if (
Bodé, Samuel +5 more
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Role of Fruit Epicuticular Waxes in Preventing Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) Attachment in Different Cultivars of Olea europaea. [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Rebora M +4 more
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Respuestas de las ceras epicuticulares de manzana al dano por sol [PDF]
, 2009 84 p.Las ceras epicuticulares son la interfaz entre el medio ambiente y el fruto, jugando un importante rol en las relaciones hídricas de la planta y en la interacción de ésta con agentes bióticos y abióticos.
Reyes Munoz, Marisol de las Mercedes +1 more
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Oviposition Preference of Two Species of Psyllid (Cardiaspina Albitextura and Cardiaspina Retator) on Eucalyptus Camaldulensis Leaves [PDF]
, 2005 Oviposition preference of two species of psyllid (Cardiaspina albitextura and Cardiaspina retator) on Eucalyptus camaldulensis leaves. Study on oviposition preference of two species of psyllid (Cardiaspina albitextura and Cardiaspina retator) on ...
Nismah, N. (Nismah)
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Use of palmae wax hydrocarbon fractions as chemotaxonomical markers in Butia and Syagrus
Brazilian Journal of BiologyThe wax hydrocarbon fractions of native Butia and Syagrus species collected from Palms in different regions of the of Rio Grande do Sul state (Brazil) and in Rocha (Uruguay) were analyzed to evaluate their potential as chemotaxonomic markers. The wax was
N. Paroul +7 more
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