Monuments unveiled: Genetic characterization of large old chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) trees using comparative nuclear and chloroplast DNA analysis [PDF]
Large old trees are extraordinary organisms. They not only represent a historical, landscape and environmental heritage of inestimable value, but they also witness a long history of environmental changes and human interventions, and constitute an as yet ...
Castellana S. +7 more
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Stratospheric ozone changes under solar geoengineering: Implications for UV exposure and air quality [PDF]
. Various forms of geoengineering have been proposed to counter anthropogenic climate change. Methods which aim to modify the Earth's energy balance by reducing insolation are often subsumed under the term solar radiation management (SRM).
Abraham, NL +3 more
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Aphids (Aphididae) and their parasitoids in selected vegetable ecosystems in Slovenia [PDF]
Sucking insects, which representatives are also aphids, can cause important economic damage on cultivated and wild-growing plants in vegetable ecosystems.
Kos, K. +5 more
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Antifungal Activity of Thirty Essential Oils to Control Pathogenic Fungi of Postharvest Decay [PDF]
Essential oils (EOs) extracted from aromatic or medicinal plants are biodegradable, safe, and regarded as alternatives to chemical pesticides to reduce fungal species attacking different crops. In this study, thirty EOs at 0.5 mg/mL were evaluated for in
Allagui, Mohamed Bechir +2 more
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Parasitoid inventarisation of European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner, 1796) and options for its biological control in Slovenia [PDF]
European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) (ECB) is an important maize pest in central and northern Europe. Presently it is controlled by insecticides or biological agents such as Trichogramma brassicae in several European countries, excluding Slovenia ...
Annette HERZ +3 more
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ABSTRACT Right‐wing conservatism in Brazil has deep historical roots, shaped by the social dominance of colonialism, ideological justification of the slave system, and a series of authoritarian regimes. Under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil offered a geopolitical context in which these historical legacies were reactivated through three ...
Luana Elayne Cunha de Souza +6 more
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In vitro efficacy of herbal plant extracts on some phytopathogenic fungi [PDF]
Crops are subject to yield losses caused by the presence of pests whose species and population diversity are changing with climate warming. The use of agrochemicals is still the most effective method of plant protection against diseases and pests ...
Jamiołkowska, Agmieszka +6 more
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Agency Attribution and Biological Dehumanisation: Preliminary Evidence
ABSTRACT Dehumanisation is the perception of someone less than human. Several studies have used innovative approaches to investigate the subtle ways in which humanity can be denied. While most of these models clearly distinguish humans from animals and robots, none adequately capture the huge range of dehumanisation that exists in metaphorical thought,
Roberta Rosa Valtorta +3 more
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Morpho-Agronomical Diversity of Forest Clove in Moluccas, Indonesia [PDF]
Forest clove (Zyzygium aromaticum) is a type of wild clove found in Moluccas. The increasing interest of farmers in cultivating this plant leads to complete their information of morpho-agronomical characteristics which could provide diversity reflecting ...
Hariyadi, Hariyadi +4 more
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Wheat breeding for Hessian fly resistance at ICARDA [PDF]
Hessian fly (HF), Mayetiola destructor (Say) is an important pest of wheat in North Africa, North America, Southern Europe, Northern Kazakhstan, Northwestern China, and New Zealand. It can cause up to 30% yield losses and sometimes can result in complete
El Bouhssini, Mustapha +6 more
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