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Resistance that stacks up: engineering rust and mildew disease control in the cereal crops wheat and barley. [PDF]
Plant Biotechnol J, 2023 Summary Staying ahead of the arms race against rust and mildew diseases in cereal crops is essential to maintain and preserve food security. The methodological challenges associated with conventional resistance breeding are major bottlenecks for deploying resistance (R) genes in high‐yielding crop varieties.
Dracatos PM +3 more
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Extinction risk of Mesoamerican crop wild relatives
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 3, Issue 6, Page 775-795, November 2021., 2021 Crop wild relatives (CWR) are plant taxa closely related to crops and are a source of high genetic diversity that can help adapt crops to the impacts of global change, particularly to meet increasing consumer demand in the face of the climate crisis.
Bárbara Goettsch +47 more
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Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021 Resumen El entorno alimentario es un factor importante que contribuye a las dietas poco saludables en la niñez y, por tanto, a las crecientes tasas de obesidad. Los países de Latinoamérica han recibido el reconocimiento internacional por su liderazgo en la implementación de políticas dirigidas a distintos aspectos del entorno alimentario.
Ana Clara Duran +7 more
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Commodity risk assessment of Persea americana from Israel
EFSA Journal, Volume 19, Issue 2, February 2021., 2021 Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant health was requested to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in the relevant Implementing Acts as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’ (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 establishing a provisional list of high risk plants, plant products or other objects, within the
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Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 7, July 2026.Based on a global analysis of 1921 soil samples, we show that agricultural management acts as a powerful ecological filter reshaping microbial communities. Land use and inputs—pesticides and fertilizers—drive a functional shift toward opportunistic pathogens and fragmented, less connected microbial networks, potentially compromising soil ecosystem ...
Zaki Saati‐Santamaría +88 more
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Integrative Conservation, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 16-32, March 2026.A review of 192 articles published between 1985 and 2023 revealed that human–jaguar conflict literature has focused on the human dimensions of conflict, jaguar killings, attacks on domestic animals and humans, and management. Several research gaps remain including: policy enforcement, interdisciplinary research, relevant geographic locations and ...
Angelica Solano +2 more
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The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 31, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Pastoralism worldwide faces a complex landscape of increased pressures and exclusion. Beyond ecological and economic challenges, pastoralists suffer eroding cultural identity, limited generational renewal, and political marginalization. Yet pastoral livelihoods are increasingly recognized as stewards of sustainable futures and amongst the best
Greta Semplici, Pablo Manzano
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Hydrosocial Territories Research: An Overview
WIREs Water, Volume 12, Issue 3, May/June 2025.View of El Quimbo dam and reservoir on the Magdalena River, Colombia. Photo Credits: Patrick Hostert. ABSTRACT Hydrosocial territories scholarship has contributed to advancing relational, power‐sensitive, multiscalar understandings of water and its governance.
Rossella Alba +4 more
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Drug Development Research, Volume 86, Issue 2, April 2025.ABSTRACT Studies suggest that vegetarians and Asians have lower mortality rates from prostate cancer compared to men who follow a Western diet. β‐sitosterol, a key compound of plant‐based diets, has been found to induce significant changes in the ultrasonic structure of the prostatic adenomas, making it a promising candidate for further prostate cancer
Marisa Cabeza +5 more
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The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 29, Issue 4, Page 352-363, December 2024.Abstract This paper explores selective aspects of the historical processes of organization of the kichwa peasantry in the Andes of Ecuador. Based on the analysis of two representative cases of confrontation between peasants and landowners over access to land in the province of Chimborazo, it discusses the relevance of the concept of “gamonalismo” as ...
Víctor Bretón
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