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Floral strips increase the abundance and spillover of beneficial insects in rotational crop fields

open access: yesAgricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Abstract Insects provide many ecological functions that support agricultural production, but beneficial insect populations are often lower in areas of intensive agriculture. Agronomic practices that support beneficial insect populations are important for sustainable crop production.
Michael F. Killewald   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Relationships of Cultivated Flax and Its Wild Progenitor as Revealed by 454 Pyrosequencing, Sanger Resequencing and Microsatellite Data

open access: yesSci
Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), as the earliest oil and fiber crop, is a model plant for genetic inferences of plant domestication processes involving multiple domestication events.
Yong-Bi Fu
doaj   +1 more source

Post-Moratorium EU Regulation of Genetically Modified Products: Triffid Flax [PDF]

open access: yes
The regulatory regime for contamination permits the imposition of import bans with neither a scientific justification nor a risk assessment. No scientific assessment of Triffid flax was done prior to the import ban. The import regime put in place to deal
Kerr, William A.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Living by the lake: Plant food diversity in a prehistoric lake‐dwelling community in the Republic of North Macedonia

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the relationship between wetland ecosystems and prehistoric lakeshore settlements within the Lake Ohrid basin (a biodiversity hotspot) by considering plant food systems at Ploča Mičov Grad, North Macedonia. The mid‐fifth millennium (c.4555–4373 to 4437–4241 cal BCE) waterlogged assemblage contained a diverse spectrum of ...
Amy Holguin   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microscopy to Evaluate Retting of Flax and Flax Fibers [PDF]

open access: yesMicroscopy and Microanalysis, 2003
David S. Himmelsbach, Dan Akin
openaire   +2 more sources

Understanding the support dynamics for LGBTI+ youth in Spain during and after the COVID‐19 pandemic

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This qualitative study explores the experiences of LGBTI+ youth in Spain during the COVID‐19 pandemic, focusing on family, social, educational and healthcare support mechanisms. The findings, based on five focus groups, highlight the pivotal role of family support during the pandemic, increased isolation and a reliance on online connections ...
Lucas Platero   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of changes in color characteristics of flax fiber in the carding process [PDF]

open access: yesVestnik of Vitebsk State Technological University, 2015
The article contains results of an experimental study of changes in color characteristics of flax fiber in the carding process, conducted under production conditions of the RUPTE «Orsha Linen Mill».
Andrey Dyagilev   +2 more
doaj  

Effect of Moisture in Flax Fibres on the Quality of their Composites

open access: yes, 2019
Moisture present in plant fibres is considered to be detrimental to the performance of composites. In general, a drying stage is performed on the plant fibre fabrics before manufacturing the composites since it is seemed to allow better output. This work
A. Moudood   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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