Think yellow and keep green—Role of sulfanes from garlic in agriculture [PDF]
Reactive sulfur species from garlic have long been renowned for their health benefits and antimicrobial properties. In agriculture the subject matter is now gathering momentum in the search for new bio-pesticides to addressing emerging environmental ...
Anwar, Awais +4 more
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Non-inversion tillage in organic arable cropping [PDF]
The opportunities for using an non-inversion tillage (NI) approach in organic systems has not been well investigated by research and what research has been done has not perhaps been sufficiently long-term.
Trump, Andrew
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Ancient gene transfer from algae to animals: Mechanisms and evolutionary significance [PDF]
Background Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is traditionally considered to be rare in multicellular eukaryotes such as animals. Recently, many genes of miscellaneous algal origins were discovered in choanoflagellates.
Huang, Jinling +6 more
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Who is in there?: exploration of endophytic bacteria within the siphonous green seaweed Bryopsis (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) [PDF]
Associations between marine seaweeds and bacteria are widespread, with endobiotic bacterial-algal interactions being described for over 40 years. Also within the siphonous marine green alga Bryopsis, intracellular bacteria have been visualized by ...
Hollants, Joke +5 more
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Foliar Nematodes on Orchids in Hawaii [PDF]
Characteristics and control methods for this economically damaging leaf pest are ...
Sipes, Brent S., Uchida, Janice Y.
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Growing Dendrobium Orchids in Hawaii: Production and Pest Management Guide [PDF]
This manual was developed to provide concise, accurate, and current information on integrated pest management (IPM) for the dendrobium industry.
Leonhardt, Ken, Sewake, Kelvin
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Helminths associated with terrestrial slugs in Swedish agricultural fields [PDF]
Slugs are important agricultural pests causing yearly yield losses. However, parasitizing helminths potentially could affect the size of the slug population.
Emery, Sara +2 more
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My favourite nematode – Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita [PDF]
The terrestrial gastropod parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita is the only nematode that evolved to infect and kill slugs and snails. Because of this ability it has been formulated into a biological control agent for gardeners.
Andrus +32 more
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UK and EU policy for approval of pesticides suitable for organic systems: Implications for Wales [PDF]
This study was commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) to review the pesticide approval system in the UK and Europe as far as it affects the use of substances and techniques for crop protection by organic producers in Wales. WAG considers it
Bradshaw, N J +4 more
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Novelties in Pest Control by Entomopathogenic and Mollusc- Parasitic Nematodes [PDF]
Entomopathogenic and molluscoparasitic nematodes are important parasites of many insects and molluscs, respectively. Due to their infectivity, the possibility of mass production by industrial techniques and the relative safety to nontarget organisms and ...
Mráček, Zdeněk +2 more
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