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Unveiling Wasps as Potential Pollinators: Floral Traits and Wasp Sociality Intensify Network Centrality in a Highly Diverse Tropical Ecosystem

open access: yesJournal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wasps, members of over 90 hymenopteran families, exhibit diverse behaviours, including pollination, predation and parasitism. While wasps are known pollinators in specialised systems, such as the intricate mutualism of fig trees and the deceptive pollination of certain orchids, they have historically been considered ineffective pollinators ...
Beatriz Lopes Monteiro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Different Combinations of Sterile and Fertile Thaumatotibia leucotreta on Fruit Infestation and Population Growth Rate

open access: yesJournal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a key phytosanitary pest of citrus in South Africa. The pest damages fruit by burrowing and feeding on the pulp, thus causing yield losses and export rejections. There are several T. leucotreta management strategies, such as orchard sanitation, mating disruption, attract‐and‐kill,
Michael M. Githae   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Natural variations in MdBPM2/MdRGLG3‐MdNAC83 network controlling the quantitative segregation of apple fruit storability

open access: yesJournal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
During postharvest cold storage of apples, the NAC transcription factor MdNAC83 binds to the promoters and activates the expression of downstream genes and is regulated by E3 ligases, which promote its ubiquitination and degradation. Genetic variants in MdNAC83 and its downstream genes form a network to regulate apple fruit storability.
Bei Wu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN REPRESENTASI MATEMATIS SISWA DALAM MENYELESAIKAN SOAL ASESMEN KOMPETENSI MINIMUM (AKM) SKRIPSI [PDF]

open access: yes
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kemampuan representasi matematis siswa dalam menyelesaikan soal asesmen kompetensi minimum (AKM) di SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Batu.
Indana Zulfa Isnaini, Isnaini
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Cultivating Climate Precarity: Mechanisms of Surplus Capture and Immiserizing Growth in Guatemala's Horticultural Export Sector

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, prominent development organizations have promoted market inclusion and agricultural value chain integration as pathways to rural prosperity in the Global South. Focusing upon the experiences of Indigenous Kaqchikel peasants in Guatemala's horticultural export sector, this paper offers a cautionary tale.
S. Ryan Isakson
wiley   +1 more source

Sex Differences in Oral Hygiene, Masticatory Performance and Chewing Habits of Japanese Schoolchildren: A Cross‐Sectional Study From the Osaka MELON Study

open access: yesJournal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract illustrating sex differences in oral hygiene, masticatory performance and chewing habits among Japanese schoolchildren. Boys showed poorer oral hygiene, higher masticatory performance, and higher rates of chewing habits such as eating fast and eating with the mouth full than girls.
Takayuki Kosaka   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Boron Tolerance of Squash, Melon, Cucumber, and Corn1 [PDF]

open access: hybrid, 1971
Adel M. El‐Sheikh   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Effect of a homemade diet compared to a commercial diet on glycaemic variability and glycaemic control assessed by continuous glucose monitoring system in diabetic dogs: a randomised crossover study

open access: yesJournal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives To evaluate the effects of a homemade diet and a commercial diet on glycaemic control and glycaemic variability of diabetic dogs monitored with the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system. Materials and Methods Prospective randomised crossover study including ten client‐owned diabetic dogs on insulin treatment with good ...
A. M. Tardo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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