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The roles of rice microRNAs in rice-Magnaporthe oryzae interaction

open access: yesPhytopathology Research, 2019
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small (20–24 nucleotides (nt) long) non-coding RNAs. One mature miRNA can be transcribed from one or more gene loci known as miRNA genes (MIRs).
Yan Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

High‐elevation endemic plants predicted to lose habitat from changing climate in Washington State

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise High‐elevation plants face unique challenges from potential climate change impacts that will likely require upslope migration into increasingly smaller suitable habitat. This situation is particularly acute for endemic species that by definition occupy small geographic ranges.
Nicholas L. Gjording   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Guide to Insect and Mite Pests of Tea (Camellia sinensis) in Hawai'i [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Pests in Hawaii that damage tea by chewing leaves or sucking plant sap are described and ...
Nakamoto, Stuart T.   +2 more
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Microbial Control of Structural Insect Pests

open access: yes, 2016
Various reasons have prevented the microbial control of structural pests from reaching the commercial development and practical use achieved with agricultural pests.
Oi, D. H.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Investigation of resistance mechanisms to flucarbazone-sodium in wild oat (Avena fatua L.) from China

open access: yesBMC Plant Biology
Background Wild oat (Avena fatua L.) is a self-pollinating, allohexaploid species in the family Gramineae (grasses), which is a malignant weed that mainly harms crops such as wheat.
Ying Sun   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pearl's causality for integrating ecological datasets: A case study on Myricaria germanica in northern Italy

open access: yesApplications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Applied ecology can significantly influence policy decisions on environmental issues. Therefore, research in this field should be as transparent and reproducible as possible. Existing expertise from a broad range of disciplines should also be integrated into ecological research to allow researchers to maximize understanding of complex ...
Kailin Weitkämper   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Essential roles of histone lysine methyltransferases EZH2 and EHMT1 in male embryo development of Phenacoccus solenopsis

open access: yesCommunications Biology
Paternal genome elimination (PGE) is an intriguing but poorly understood reproductive strategy in which females are typically diploid, but males lose paternal genomes.
Haojie Tong   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

NADPH Oxidase 5 Is Essential for Molting and Oviposition in a Rice Planthopper Nilaparvata lugens

open access: yesInsects, 2020
The brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens is a typical monophagous insect herbivore that feeds exclusively on rice sap. This insect pest causes serious damage to rice crops throughout East Asian countries.
Lu-Yao Peng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flight of the dragons: a global review of migration in Odonata

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insects are the most abundant and ecologically important animal migrants. Yet, we know relatively little about the patterns and processes underlying insect migration. Dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera) comprise the ancient insect order Odonata, whose ancestors were the first organisms to fly on Earth.
Johanna S.U. Hedlund   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Efficacy of Common Active Ingredients in Organic Insecticides Against Difficult to Control Insect Pests

open access: yes, 2020
There exists a lack of control efficacy information to enable decision-making about which organic insecticide product works best for a given insect pest.
Galen P. Dively   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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