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Characterization and Fungicide Sensitivity of Penicillium Species Associated with Postharvest Seed Decay of Castanopsis sieboldii (Itajii chinkapin)

Mycobiology
Castanopsis sieboldii (Itajii chinkapin) is an ecologically and economically valuable evergreen broad-leaved tree in East Asia. However, its recalcitrant seeds are highly susceptible to postharvest fungal decay, which poses a significant threat to seed ...
Doeun Son, Sungyu Choi, Hyun-Jun Kim, Hyunkyu Sang   +3 more
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Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic and Functional Characterization of an Alternaria brassicicola Isolate Causing Black Spot Disease on Broccoli Leaves

Life
Alternaria brassicicola is a necrotrophic fungal pathogen causing black spot disease on cruciferous crops worldwide. In this study, we comprehensively characterized the pathogenic isolate Ab0920a from diseased broccoli in Shanghai using morphological ...
Chunyan Qi, Rong Zeng, Guangqing Li, Liqing Zhang, Jian Yang, Peng Liu, Zhujie Xie   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Federal Protections for Farmworker Health in the United States: A Scoping Review of Three Decades of Research

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This scoping review characterizes the scope, methods, and framing of empirical research evaluating the Field Sanitation Standard (FSS) and Worker Protection Standard (WPS) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Labor respectively.
Kaitlyn Alvarez Noli, Stephane Labossiere, Becca Berkey, Joseph G. Grzywacz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fungicide sensitivity of Dothistroma septosporum isolates in the UK [PDF]

, 2016
Dothistroma septosporum, a causal agent of Dothistroma needle blight (DNB), is a damaging fungal pathogen of pines that has recently started to affect native Scots pine woodlands in the UK.
Piotrowska, MJ, Hoebe, PN; id_orcid, Ennos, Richard, M. J. Piotrowska, Riddell, C., Riddell, C, P. N. Hoebe, Hoebe, P.N., R. A. Ennos, Ennos, RA, C. Riddell, Piotrowska, M.J.   +11 more
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A Comprehensive In Vitro Approach for Assessing the Physiological Degradation of Medical Implants: The Silkothane Arteriovenous Graft Case Study

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
Evaluating the degradation of absorbable medical devices in vitro demands physiologically relevant conditions. This study presents a comprehensive framework applied to a three‐layered silk fibroin/polyurethane arteriovenous graft, employing human enzymes at physiological concentrations over 6 months. Multiparametric analyses of both graft structure and
Cristina Oldani, Alice Caldiroli, Federica Barzaghi, Nina Bono, Gabriele Candiani, Stefania Adele Riboldi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fungicide sensitivity of Mycosphaerella graminicola Tunisian isolates: the importance of drug transporter genes in the process of fungicide tolerance

Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 2014
Seventeen Mycosphaerella graminicola isolates from Tunisia and two reference isolates from Europe (St-Q7-2 and IPO323) were examined for sensitivity to azoxystrobin and tebuconazole and for the importance of the drug transporter genes MgAtr3 (ABC ...
Lamia SOMAI-JEMMALI, Semeh SELIM, Ali SIAH, walid HAMADA   +3 more
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Isolation, Identification, and In Vitro Fungicide Screening of the Pathogen Associated with Pear Dry Blight

Pathogens
Pear (Pyrus spp.) is a globally important fruit crop, with China leading in the production and cultivation area. Pear dry blight, a destructive fungal disease, has emerged as a significant threat to pear orchards in Wuwei, Gansu Province, China.
Xin Wang, Cai He, Peng Zhang, Lianxin Zhao, Wei Liu, Na Jin, Yanlan Guo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variation in Fungicide Sensitivity Among Rhizoctonia Isolates Recovered from Potatoes in South Africa

, 2018
Rhizoctonia is a major pathogen of potato causing substantial yield losses worldwide. Control of Rhizoctonia diseases is based predominantly on the application of fungicides. However, little is known about the fungicide response variability of different
N. Muzhinji, J. W. Woodhall, J. E. van der Waals, M. Truter   +3 more
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