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PlantsMADS-box transcription factors play a vital role in the development of reproductive organs and fruits. However, the mechanisms by which MADS-box transcription factors participate in determining the size of organs remain incompletely understood.
Pengyu Guo +8 more
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Low Participation and Risk Reduction Potential of Supplemental Crop Insurance in the United States
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Federally subsidized crop insurance is a cornerstone of U.S. farm risk management, yet policies with the greatest share of participation only trigger indemnities after losses exceed 15%. Supplemental insurance was introduced to cover part of this deductible, but participation remains largely unchanged.
Francis Tsiboe +2 more
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Variability of tobacco mosaic virus in relation to control of tomato mosaic in glasshouse tomato crops by resistance breeding and cross protection [PDF]
, 1975 Various strains of TMV occur in susceptible crops of tomato. This variability is of importance to resistance breeding and to cross protection as alternative methods of control.
Rast, A.T.B.
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Effect of Calcium Deficiency on Growth and Leaf Acid Soluble Proteins of Tomato [PDF]
, 2007 The effects of temporary Ca (Ca) calcium deficiency lasting 2, 3, 4 or 5 d were investigated on tomato plants at the 6-leaf stage, grown hydroponically under controlled conditions.
Silvestre, Jérôme +3 more
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PlantsIn plants, hexokinase (HXK) is a kind of bifunctional enzyme involved in sugar metabolism and sugar signal transduction that plays important roles in plant growth and development and stress response. Some HXK genes without a phosphorylation function have
Jing Li +8 more
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BARI Tomato-19 as a Promising Cultivar: A Comparative Study of Growth, Quality, and Yield Attributes [PDF]
Madras Agricultural JournalTomatoes constitute a significant vegetable in Bangladesh, widely produced during winter. Though hybrid cultivars yield more than open-pollinated cultivars developed by the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), growers cannot preserve hybrid
Abdullahil Kafi Al-Fuad +5 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang +3 more
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Antiviral and quality effects of chemical elictors and Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) infection on tomato plants and fruits [PDF]
, 2012 Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) has emerged as one of the most serious threats to tomato cultivation in Greece. In the present study the effects of Benzothiadiazoles (BTH) and pyraclostrobin against mechanically or aphid-transmitted CMV in tomato plants ...
Kalogirou, Maria
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar +2 more
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Root temperature and growth of young tomato plants [PDF]
, 1977 During recent years sophisticated techniques are applied in the glasshouse industry for the control of the glasshouse climate. Along with that development, extensive research programs were carried out to establish optimum conditions for growth.
Harssema, H.
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