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From Defense Executor to Engineering Target: Harnessing Lignin for Crop Resistance

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Lignin serves as both a physical and chemical executor of broad‐spectrum plant immunity. This review systematically summarizes classical and recent advances in lignin‐mediated immunity, outlines the multifaceted regulatory modules controlling lignification under biotic stress, discusses key physiological and biochemical mechanisms behind lignin‐based ...
Yanwen Yu, Ke Wang, Huachuan Tuo, Jiankun Li, Liping Xu, Chang‐Jun Liu, Mingyue Gou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards an improved understanding of bark beetle and other insect herbivore infestation in conifer forests

Die Bodenkultur, 2023
European forest ecosystems are increasingly exposed to stressors such as storm, drought episodes and mass attack of forest insect pests. Sustainable forest management requires a fundamental understanding of causal relationships between forest structures ...
Netherer Sigrid
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Quantifying uncertainty in pest risk maps and assessments : adopting a risk-averse decision maker’s perspective

, 2013
Pest risk maps are important decision support tools when devising strategies to minimize introductions of invasive organisms and mitigate their impacts.
Koch, Frank H., Haack, Robert, Haack, Robert A., Mark Ducey, Ducey, Mark J., Kirsty Wilson, Siltanen, Marty, Ducey, Mark, Yemshanov, Denys, Yemshanov,Denys, Wilson,Kirsty, Wilson, Kirsty, Ducey,Mark, Haack,Robert, Koch, Frank, Siltanen,Marty, Denys Yemshanov, Marty Siltanen, Robert Haack, Frank Koch, Koch,Frank   +20 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Overview of LEDs’ Effects on the Production of Bioactive Compounds and Crop Quality

Molecules, 2017
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are characterized by their narrow-spectrum, non-thermal photon emission, greater longevity, and energy-saving characteristics, which are better than traditional light sources.
Md. Mohidul Hasan, Tufail Bashir, Ritesh Ghosh, Sun Keun Lee, Hanhong Bae   +4 more
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Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Ruan da Silva Vianna, Carla Cristina Passos Cruz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Kind of Forest Disease and Pest Infection Model with Time Delay

Journal of Harbin University of Science and Technology
Controlling forest diseases and insect pests is beneficial to increase forest carbon sink. It is of great significance to realize China ′s“ double carbon ”strategy.
FEI Xingyan, DING Yuting
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Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial Pattern of Attacks of the Invasive Woodwasp Sirex noctilio, at Landscape and Stand Scales. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Invasive insect pests are responsible for important damage to native and plantation forests, when population outbreaks occur. Understanding the spatial pattern of attacks by forest pest populations is essential to improve our understanding of insect ...
M Victoria Lantschner, Juan C Corley
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Short review of the forest insect pest in Argentina

Forest Systems, 1991
A chronological analysis of the Argentinian insect pests affecting not only native but introduced tree species as well, is presented. The main pests were arranged in accordance with their economical consequences and allocated by taking into consideration their taxonomy (Order, Family and Species).
Fiorentino, D. C., Diodato de Medina, L.
openaire   +3 more sources