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Multifactorial modeling of nematode–soil interactions associated with citrus decline and implications for sustainable orchard management in southern Iran

Scientific Reports
Citrus decline, one of the major challenges in the orchards of Fars and Kohgiluyeh–Boyerahmad provinces, is a multifactorial disorder exacerbated by complex interactions between biotic and abiotic factors.
Hadi Karimipour Fard, Mohammad Mehdi Faghihi, Masoud Latifian, Mohammad Reza Chakeralhosseini, Seyedeh Najmeh Banihashemian   +4 more
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The shared benefits of fallen fruits: A novel mechanism stabilizing a nursery pollination mutualism between Sambucus and kateretid beetles

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Understanding how cooperative interactions remain stable matters for biodiversity because many plants rely on specialist insects that can also impose reproductive costs. We studied the interaction between Sambucus sieboldiana and seed‐consuming Heterhelus beetles through detailed field observations and pollination experiments.
Suzu Kawashima, Hidehito Okada, Sadatomo Hisamatsu, Kenji Suetsugu   +3 more
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The pistil as a traffic light: Yellow‐to‐red color change likely influences pollinator visitation patterns in Saxifraga fortunei (Saxifragaceae)

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Flowers can communicate reproductive status to pollinators through visual cues. In Saxifraga fortunei, pistils often changed from yellow to red after pollination, and hoverflies and honeybees preferentially visited flowers with yellow pistils. This pattern suggests that a post‐pollination color shift confined to the pistil can reduce revisits to ...
Kazuma Takizawa, Masayasu Furukawa, Kenji Suetsugu   +2 more
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Agricultural practices, biology and quality of eggplant cultivated in Central Europe. A review

Horticultural Science, 2017
The eggplant is a warm-climate crop of high economic importance. In many Asian and Mediterranean countries, eggplants are essential components of everyday dishes, while in Central Europe they have become popular only in recent years.
Gianluca Caruso, Robert Pokluda, Agnieszka Sękara, Andrzej Kalisz, Aleš Jezdinský, Tomáš Kopta, Aneta Grabowska   +6 more
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Improving pear (Pyrus spp.) harvest maturity assessment: Integration of color composite indicators and sophisticated multivariate analysis techniques

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Predicting the appropriate maturity index for pear fruit at the time of harvest is crucial for preventing post-harvest losses and preserving fruit quality.
Zeinab Shafaei-Cherush, Kazem Arzani, Nima Ahmadi, Ali Mokhtassi-Bidgoli, Mahdi Ayyari, Hamid Abdollahi   +5 more
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From wild to tamed: Reimagining novel crops through omics and local plant diversity

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The global food system faces growing pressure from climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising nutritional demands. Agriculture has increased yields but reduced crop diversity, flavor, and nutritional quality, leaving societies vulnerable and dependent on a narrow set of staple species.
Alexandra Sanfeliu Meliá, Pablo D. Cárdenas   +1 more
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Leaf heat tolerance in a native Californian shrub responds in expected and unexpected ways to differences in range, season, and sunlight exposure

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Earth's ecosystems are experiencing wide‐ranging impacts from global climate change, including increased average and extreme temperatures. These temperature shifts can drastically affect plant physiology, threatening the future of even common plant species. Here, we focus on photosynthetic function in a native Southern California shrub species.
Anna K. M. Bowen, Helen Holmlund, Anna L. Jacobsen, R. Brandon Pratt, Christine Scoffoni, Ishan Ashford, Olivia Plumb, Casey Wisely, Gretchen North   +8 more
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Optimization of Tissue Culture Medium and the Combination of Growth Regulators to Increase Plantlet Production Efficiency in Walnut Micropropagation [PDF]

Majallah-i ̒Ulum-i Bāghbānī
Introduction In our country, walnut tree propagation is traditionally done through seed cultivation, often resulting in seed rot and death due to fungal, bacterial, and viral contamination (MC Granahan et al., 1986; Driver & Kenyuki, 1984; Saadat & Henry,
Marzieh Ghorbani, Khosro Parvizi, Mohammad Yazdandoost Hamedani, Darab Hassani   +3 more
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Reconsidering how to dry orthodox seeds for improved ex situ conservation outcomes

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Ex situ seed conservation is an essential tool in our efforts to conserve wild and cultivated plant diversity, as mentioned in the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and the Sustainable Development Goals. While there are established standards which seed banks follow, it is important that we continue to evaluate protocols and optimize processes ...
Fiona R. Hay, Richard H. Ellis, Dustin Wolkis, Katherine J. Baum, Charlotte Lusty, Olorunnisola Salvador, Olaniyi Oyatomi, Michael F. Lyngkjær   +7 more
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Evaluation of Important Vegetative, Phenological and Pomological Characteristics of 36 Promising Almond (Prunus dulcis L.) Genotypes on GN15 Vegetative Rootstock [PDF]

Majallah-i ̒Ulum-i Bāghbānī
Introduction Almond (Prunus dulcis L.) is one of the valuable nut trees that is cultivated in many temperate regions and Mediterranean climatic conditions for domestic consumption and export.
S.A. Mousavi, A. Vatankhah, A. Imani
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