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Research in Plant Disease, 2018 This study was conducted to evaluate the antifungal activity of 19 agro-materials that have been registered for organic cultivation in Korea, after inoculation of pear leaves with Venturia nashicola and Gymnosporangium asiaticum. In V. nashicola, most of
Janghoon Song, Ho-Jin Seo
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A survey of natural parasitism of mirid bugs by parasitoids on apples and pears in Norway [PDF]
, 2008 Mirid bugs are important pests in both integrated and organic fruit production. In a survey in 2006 the proportion of mirids parasitized by parasitoids was investigated in 18 Norwegian orchards.
Djønne, R. T. +3 more
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Oikos, EarlyView.The recovery of large carnivores offers unique opportunities to study their cascading impacts on plant population dynamics. Medium‐sized carnivores, both prey and seed dispersers, are suppressed by apex predators, indirectly increasing seed‐eating rodent's populations and potentially altering plant establishment.
Tamara Burgos +3 more
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Molecules, 2019 Large quantities of thinned young pears, a natural source of bioactive compounds, are abandoned as agricultural by-products in many orchards. Hence, ten thinned young pear varieties were systematically investigated in terms of their chemical composition ...
Liqiong Sun, Shutian Tao, Shaoling Zhang
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ChemistryOpen, EarlyView.It has been found that quinic acid, an organic acid found in various plants, exhibits a high level of corrosion inhibition activity in preventing HCl‐induced corrosion and maintains its stability up to 144 h. Environmentally friendly quinic acid has a high potential for use as corrosion inhibitors in mild steel.
Serap Toprak Döşlü, Leyla ERCAN
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FIRE BLIGHT SUSCEPTIBILITY OF SOME PEAR VARIETIES (ERWINIA AMYLOVORA, BURILL) [PDF]
, 2012 At Bistriţa Fruit Research and Development Station, in a pear collection, planted with 44 varieties, there has been studied the susceptibility to fire blight (Erwinia amylovora,Burill).
Angela Festila +2 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub‐Saharan Africa, where population growth, displacement and limited resources heighten nutritional insecurity. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
Eltayb Abdellatef +2 more
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The Cinderella tree, Quillaja saponaria – A soap story
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Our current understanding of plants has been shaped by the entwining of different cultures. The Chilean soapbark tree, traditionally valued as a source of natural soap, was shown by serendipitous research in France in the 1900s to produce compounds that can boost the immune response to vaccines.
Anne Osbourn
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Salicylic acid: a key natural foundation for next‐generation plant defense stimulators
Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Salicylic acid is emerging as a key natural molecule in sustainable crop protection, supporting diverse strategies to stimulate and sustain plant immunity for a greener agricultural future. Abstract The field of crop protection is undergoing a major transition.
Ruth Oussou +3 more
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