Integrated pest management uptake in UK fresh produce: Barriers and opportunities
This article explores the barriers to, and opportunities for, uptake of Integrated Pest Management in the UK fresh produce industry, through interviews with 24 key stakeholders. Findings suggest that the diversity of horticultural crops means IPM definitions and practices are inconsistent and hard to legislate and government policy has created ...
Alex Kelly, Rosemary Collier
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Genetic Variation in Fruit-to-Grain Conversion Efficiency in <i>Coffea canephora</i>: Heritability, Temporal Instability, and Divergence in Robusta Hybrids and Conilon. [PDF]
Gonçalves Júnior DH +5 more
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ABSTRACT While oasis settlements emerged during the Bronze Age in Eastern and Northern Arabia, the settlement process in Central Arabia was different. Excavations at al‐Yamāma—main ancient settlement of the al‐Kharj oasis (Riyadh Province, KSA)—suggest that the latter did not emerge before the second half of the first millennium BCE.
Elora Chambraud +4 more
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Developmental plasticity under human management shaped cereal evolution prior to domestication in the Early Holocene southern Levant. [PDF]
Whitlam J +5 more
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Assessing the host plants of the invasive apricot aphid, Myzus mumecola (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
We investigated the host plants of the invasive apricot aphid Myzus mumecola (Hemiptera: Aphididae), an emerging pest species in Europe, by combining molecular and ecological approaches. The winter host plant was confirmed as apricot by both methods.
Marta Chignola +2 more
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From wild shrub to cultivated host: a genetic roadmap for enhancing lac production in <i>Flemingia semialata</i>. [PDF]
Ghosh J, Lohot VD, Sinha NK, Vidyakar V.
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ABSTRACT Soil nutrient transformation capacity is a critical determinant of sustainable productivity in perennial cropping systems; however, the extent to which high‐yielding crops actively regulate rhizosphere microbial assembly to maintain nutrient availability remains poorly understood.
Yanliang Sun +9 more
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The Dark Side of Grasslands: Endophyte Toxicosis in Horses-Exposure Risks, Health Consequences, and Management. [PDF]
Zebeli Q, Lindner L, Metzler-Zebeli BU.
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The current study reveals that natural products derived from Strobilanthes tonkinensis leaves, specifically crude extracts and the compound estragole, exert strong repellent effects against Tribolium castaneum adults. Estragole exerts a dose‐ and time‐dependent repellent effect.
Youwu Hao +7 more
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Multi-Sensor NDVI Time Series for Crop and Fallow Land Classification in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. [PDF]
Illarionova L +5 more
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