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Toward a global repository of insect traits (GRIT)

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Biodiversity loss is accelerating, yet insect conservation is hindered by the absence of a centralised, comprehensive trait database. We propose the GRIT, a FAIR, open‐access platform uniting datasets and collaborators worldwide. GRIT will harness advanced computational tools for trait acquisition and imputation, enabling large‐scale ecological ...
Pedro Cardoso, Nathan Jay Baker, Mário Boieiro, Dries Bonte, Paulo A. V. Borges, Michael F. Braby, Vasco Branco, Dragan Chobanov, Luis Correia, Daniel T. Dalton, Mariana Damas‐Mora, Raphael K. Didham, Lynne Forster, Richard Glatz, Jacob A. Gorneau, Axel Hochkirch, Ameli Kirse, Elinor M. Lichtenberg, Nuria Macías‐Hernández, Marija Miličić, Melinda Moir, Pablo Moreno‐García, Ruth Neessen, Jorge Ari Noriega, Clint A. Penick, Kayla I. Perry, James Pryke, Carla Rego, Karl A. Roeder, Stéphanie Saussure, Vaughn Shirey, Pasi Sihvonen, Ilja Svetnik, Sergei Tarasov, Pedro Trindade, Ellen A. R. Welti, Mark Wong, Christoph Scherber   +37 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green-Down Protocol [PDF]

, 2003
The purpose of this resource is to observe plant green-down and report greendown data to help validate estimates of the end of the plant growing season. Students monitor the change in color of selected leaves of trees, shrubs or grasses.
The GLOBE Program, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
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The genome and stage‐specific transcriptomes of the carrot weevil, Listronotus oregonensis, reveal adaptive mechanisms for host specialisation and symbiotic interactions

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
Comprehensive genome and stage‐specific transcriptomes reveal 14,637 genes in Listronotus oregonensis, advancing genetic insights into a key agricultural pest. Compared with related species, L. oregonensis exhibits reduced chemoreceptor gene families but expanded detoxification gene clusters, reflecting its narrow host range and adaptability.
Dave T. Ste‐Croix, Annie‐Ève Gagnon, Benjamin Mimee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Basis risk, social comparison, perceptions of fairness, and demand for insurance: A field experiment in Ethiopia

Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.
Abstract Index insurance lowers agricultural risk but covers only covariate risks. Since farmers do not have complete insurance, they may develop mistrust of insurance when experiencing crop losses and not receiving payouts. Although recent innovations in remote sensing enable the provision of more complete insurance including coverage for ...
Berber Kramer, Maria Porter, Solomon B. Wassie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary Algorithm Approaches for Cherry Fruit Classification Based on Pomological Features

Agriculture
The cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis cerasi L.) poses a major threat to global cherry production, with significant economic implications. This study presents an innovative approach to assist pest control strategies by classifying cherry fruit samples based ...
Erhan Akyol, Bilal Alatas, Inanc Ozgen
doaj   +1 more source

Population management of cone and seed insects in spruce seed orchards [PDF]

, 2011
Seed orchards have been established in order to produce high quality seeds for reforestation and forestation. However, seed production in spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) seed orchards is severely hampered by cone- and seed-feeding insects.
Rosenberg, Olle
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Using herbarium collections to study genetic responses to global change

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Summary Earth's c. 406 million herbarium specimens represent a largely untapped resource of genetic data that could transform our understanding of global plant populations. Advances in DNA sequencing have made the extraction of genetic data from these preserved specimens increasingly feasible, enabling new insights into plant biodiversity and ...
Lucas Eckert, Isaac Eckert, Olivia Rahn, Cameron P. So, Rowan D. H. Barrett   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cold hardiness mechanisms and modeling: existing approaches and future avenues

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Summary Cold hardiness models are useful tools to predict cold damage in plants, such as those produced by unseasonal temperature cycles or by increased cold exposure. Although development of these models started about five decades ago, their applications remain limited.
Guillaume Charrier, Al P. Kovaleski, Bénédicte Wenden, Heikki Hänninen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conservation, genetic improvement and silviculture of rattan species in south east Asia. Six month progress report on the activities of the participants to the project N°TS3-CT94-0285 [PDF]

, 1995
Rattan is a forest product with a high value for local economy of South East Asia. The rattan trade represents S 5 billions, 90 % of which being concentrated in Indonesia and Malaysia.
CIRAD-FORET - FRA, FRC - MYS, FRIM [Forest Research Institute Malaysia] - MYS, Royal Botanic Gardens - GBR, Yayasan Sabah Group - MYS   +4 more
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Influence of temperature and light on the development of moth larvae: Different response in the sister species Orthosia gothica and Orthosia cerasi

Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.
Experimental rearing of Orthosia gothica and Orthosia cerasi larvae under four controlled climate‐chamber treatments (15°C vs. 20°C; 24h darkness vs.12h light/12h dark) to isolate temperature and light effects on development. Repeated measurements of larval body size, biomass and pupation timing to quantify how growth rates and developmental duration ...
Franka Reinhard, Soumen Mallick, Oliver Mitesser, Jörg Müller, Ruth Pickert   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source