Harnessing genomic resources for passion fruit improvement: Progress and prospects
The Plant Genome, Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2026.Abstract Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) is a highly nutritious horticultural crop cultivated widely across tropical and subtropical regions. Despite decades of breeding efforts that have led to the release of a few high‐yielding cultivars, on‐farm productivity remains suboptimal, and several existing cultivars are showing signs of declining vigor ...
Khushboo Fulara +8 more
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The relative importance of crop pests in South Asia (NRI Bulletin No. 39) [PDF]
, 1991 This is the second in a series of regional studies of crop pest importance carried out by the Natural Resources Institute (NRI). The aim of this study was to assess the relative economic importance of crop pests in the cropping systems of South Asia ...
Geddes, A.M.W., Iles, Malcolm
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Cytochemistry of defense responses in cassava infected by Xanthomonas campestris pv. manihotis [PDF]
, 1996 Une étude microscopique a été conduite sur les réactions de défense de tiges de variétés de manioc sensibles et résistantes infectées par #Xanthomonas campestris$ pv. #manihotis$.
Boher, Bernard +4 more
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Yellow canopy syndrome of sugarcane: A review of current knowledge and future research directions
Annals of Applied Biology, Volume 188, Issue 1, Page 48-63, January 2026.Yellow Canopy Syndrome (YCS) is a complex issue affecting commercial sugarcane in Australia, first identified in Far North Queensland over a decade ago. It has spread across most cane‐growing regions in Queensland and poses a significant threat to the global sugarcane industry.
Hang Xu +4 more
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Plant species diversity for sustainable management of crop pests and diseases in agroecosystems: a review [PDF]
, 2011 Farmers are facing serious plant protection issues and phytosanitary risks, in particular in the tropics. Such issues are food insecurity, lower income in traditional lowinput agroecosystems, adverse effects of pesticide use on human health and on the ...
Avelino, Jacques +3 more
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Commodity risk assessment of Prunus spp. plants from United Kingdom
EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 4, April 2025.Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by: grafted potted plants up to 15 years old or ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +37 more
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Molecular studies on the sweet potato virus disease and its two causal agents [PDF]
, 2002 The studies presented in this thesis contribute to an increased understanding of the molecular aspects, variability and interaction of the two most important viral pathogens of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L): Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV ...
Kreuze, Jan
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Commodity risk assessment of Alnus cordata and Alnus glutinosa specimen trees from the UK
EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 4, April 2025.Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘high risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers the plant health risks posed by the following commodities: Alnus cordata and
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +35 more
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Viral delivery of dsRNA for control of insect agricultural pests and vectors of human disease : prospects and challenges [PDF]
, 2017 RNAi is applied as a new and safe method for pest control in agriculture but efficiency and specificity of delivery of dsRNA trigger remains a critical issue. Various agents have been proposed to augment dsRNA delivery, such as engineered micro-organisms
Kolliopoulou, Anna +3 more
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