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Validation of Reference Genes for Quantitative Real-Time PCR during Bicolor Tepal Development in Asiatic Hybrid Lilies (Lilium spp.)

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017
Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) is a reliable and high-throughput technique for gene expression studies, but its accuracy depends on the expression stability of reference genes.
Jun Ming, Leifeng Xu, Hua Xu, Yuwei Cao, Panpan Yang, Panpan Yang, Yayan Feng, Yuchao Tang, Suxia Yuan   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organic vegetable production adoption data.dta

, 2022
Mensah Tawiah Cobbinah
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome-wide identification of the ADF gene family and expression analysis of responses to cold stress in bitter gourd

BMC Plant Biology
Background Actin-depolymerizing factors (ADFs) maintain actin dynamics depending on the local concentration in cells, regulating the severing and disassembly of actin filaments at low concentrations, whereas they contribute to actin nucleation and Pi ...
Xuetong Yang, Kai Wang, Feng Guan, Bo Shi, Yuanyuan Xie, Xinjian Wan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated Analysis of the Transcriptome and Metabolome Reveals the Network Regulating Fruit Taste in Sponge Gourd (Luffa cylindrica)

Foods
Sponge gourd fruit is highly favored by consumers because of its nutritional and medicinal properties. Continuous increases in living standards have led to an increase in the demand for high-quality fruits and vegetables.
Yaqian Chai, Wenjing Qiu, Zhikun Li, Luyao Gao, Wenqi Dong, Peng Zhang, Shengjun Zhou, Xin Wang, Yuqiang Zhu, Yuyan Sun   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of local food producer participation in state‐sponsored marketing programs: Evidence from Missouri

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines producer participation choices considering a variety of potential benefits linked to state‐sponsored marketing programs, using a real choice dataset of farmers in Missouri. Multinomial logit models are employed to predict determinants of farmer enrollment in three tiers of the Missouri Grown local food marketing program ...
Lan Tran, Ye Su, Laura McCann
wiley   +1 more source

Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

ETHEPHON RESIDUE ANALYSIS IN COMMONLY USED VEGETABLE FOODS BY A HPLC-PDA METHOD

, 2023
Daniela Ionela Ferţu, Denisa Batîr-Marin, Mihai Tudor   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring the food and economic contribution of UPH in Africa and Asia [PDF]

, 2010
Urban and peri-urban horticulture (UPH) is currently a subject of passionate debate regarding how viable it is, how efficient it is compared to rural production in supplying food to cities, and whether the State should protect it from urban expansion ...
Moustier, Paule
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