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Transciptome profiling at early infection of Elaeis guineensis by Ganoderma boninense provides novel insights on fungal transition from biotrophic to necrotrophic phase

BMC Plant Biology, 2018
Background Basal stem rot (BSR) caused by hemibiotroph Ganoderma boninense is a devastating disease resulting in a major loss to the oil palm industry. Since there is no physical symptom in oil palm at the early stage of G.
Mohammad Nazri Abdul Bahari, Nurshafika Mohd Sakeh, Siti Nor Akmar Abdullah, Redzyque Ramza Ramli, Saied Kadkhodaei   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Physiology and Impacts of High Temperature Stress on the Progamic Phase of Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)

Plants, 2020
The reproductive phase of coconut is extremely sensitive to high temperature, manifesting as button (female flower) shedding and poor nut set. The progamic phase, which elapses from pollination to fertilization, is one of the most critical phases during ...
K. B. Hebbar, P. Neethu, P. Abhin Sukumar, M. Sujithra, Arya Santhosh, S. V. Ramesh, V. Niral, G. S. Hareesh, Paingamadathil Ommer Nameer, P. V. V. Prasad   +9 more
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Increasing sub/tropical eucalypt timber plantation profitability by value adding to thinnings [PDF]

, 2012
New processing options and end-uses are being developed to create larger, more stable and higher-value markets for plantation-sourced wood. To justify continued expansion of Australia's current hardwood plantation estate it is becoming necessary to ...
Baillères, Henri, Harding, Kevin, Kennedy, Michael, Mc Gavin, Rob   +3 more
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Disruptant Effects of 4-Allylanisole and Verbenone on \u3ci\u3eTomicus Piniperda\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Response to Baited Traps and Logs [PDF]

, 2018
We assessed the inhibitory effects of the host compound 4-allylanisole (release rates = 1 and 2 mg/d in 1994, and 1 and 10 mg/d in 2001) on the response of the pine shoot beetle, Tomicus piniperda (L.), adults to funnel traps baited with the attractant ...
Haack, Robert A, Lawrence, Robert K, Petrice, Toby R, Poland, Therese M   +3 more
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterizing haploinsufficiency of SHELL gene to improve fruit form prediction in introgressive hybrids of oil palm

Scientific Reports, 2017
The fundamental trait in selective breeding of oil palm (Eleais guineensis Jacq.) is the shell thickness surrounding the kernel. The monogenic shell thickness is inversely correlated to mesocarp thickness, where the crude palm oil accumulates. Commercial
Chee-Keng Teh, Siti Dalila Muaz, Praveena Tangaya, Po-Yee Fong, Ai-Ling Ong, Sean Mayes, Fook-Tim Chew, Harikrishna Kulaveerasingam, David Appleton   +8 more
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Development of a tool for computational prediction of σ70 promoters in Pseudomonas spp using SVM and HMM approaches

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2014
Promoters are regions in DNA that play important role in the regulation of gene expression. The ability to locate promoters within a section of DNA is known to be a very difficult and important task in DNA analysis.
MERIN K ELDO, M K RAJESH, T P JAMSHINATH, N HEMALATHA, MURALI GOPAL, GEORGE V THOMAS   +5 more
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Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Visual Asset Design Promotion Ciwidey Gambung Tea Plantation Agrotourism Area [PDF]

, 2019
Agro Tourism The Gambung Ciwidey tea plantation is one of the agrotourism in Bandung Regency. This agrotourism is located in the Gambung tea plantation. It is unfortunate with the many potentials there but not many people know about the existence of this
Nurusholih, S. (Sonson ), Permana, G. (Gandara )   +1 more
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Choice experiments on land managers' participation in environmental programs: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of estimate validity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Discrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to estimate land managers' willingness to accept participation in incentive‐based environmental programs. This is a specific application of discrete choice experiments: the estimation of willingness to accept for a private good (program participation) where respondents have to make trade ...
Anastasio J. Villanueva, Angel Perni, Jesus Barreiro‐Hurle   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source