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The inositol requiring enzyme (IRE1) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress sensor. When activated, it splices the bZIP60 mRNA, producing a truncated transcription factor that upregulates genes involved in the unfolded protein response. Bax inhibitor 1 (
Omar Arias Gaguancela +8 more
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Environmental impact of organic agriculture in temperate regions [PDF]
Can organic agriculture elaborate a scientifically based, resource-efficien and agroecological approach to low-input farm management? This review examines the literature from temperate regions, with a particular emphasison Canadian and USstudies that ...
Bhatta, G.D., Halberg, N., Lynch, D.H.
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Organic farm conventionalisation and farmer practices in China, Brazil and Egypt. [PDF]
Certified organic agriculture stipulates a range of principles and standards, which govern farmer practices. The recent global expansion of organic agriculture has raised new challenges for organic agriculture, particularly whether management practices ...
Abreu, Lucimar Santiago de +7 more
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The economic performance of urban gardening in three European cities – examples from Ljubljana, Milan and London [PDF]
Urban gardening is not a new phenomenon but it has received considerably more practical and academic interest in recent years. Studies on economic aspects such as crop yields, inputs and outputs of production, productivity, gross margins and the ...
Corsi, Stefano +8 more
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Evaluation of cover crops in high tunnel vegetable rotation [PDF]
Organic vegetable production within high tunnels allows for an extended growing season, crop protection, and environmental control. The USDA National Organic Program (NOP) standards mandate evidence that the soil has been maintained and improved over the
Mays, Neal +3 more
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Training Needs Assessment of Farm Workers in Orange and Sullivan Counties, NY [PDF]
[Excerpt] A team of three faculty members from Cornell interviewed people from agencies or organizations that provide services to or work with farm workers in and near Orange and Sullivan Counties NY.
Margolies, Ken
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The Biology of Canadian Weeds. 126. \u3cem\u3eAmaranthus albus\u3c/em\u3e L., \u3cem\u3eA. blitoides\u3c/em\u3e S. Watson and \u3cem\u3eA. blitum\u3c/em\u3e L. [PDF]
A review of biological information is provided for three species of the genus Amaranthus: A. albus L., A. blitoides S. Watson and A. blitum L. The last species has been revised taxonomically and a new subspecies for Canada is presented—A.
Costea, Mihai, Tardif, François J.
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This report summarizes the vegetable-variety evaluations of the Horticulture Department of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1983. Variety trials were all conducted at the Agricultural Experiment Station's research farm at Fairbanks. The objective
Matheke, Grant, Wagner, P.J.
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This report summarizes evaluations of vegetable varieties conducted by the Horticultural Research Program of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. The objective of this research is to select varieties of vegetables that are adapted to the environment of ...
Griffith, M., Matheke, G., Wagner, P.J.
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Vulnerability of horticultural crop production to extreme weather events [PDF]
The potential impact of future extreme weather events on horticultural crops was evaluated. A review was carried out of the sensitivities of a representative set of crops to environmental challenges.
Adams, S. R. (Steven R.) +4 more
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