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The Biology and Control of the Greater Wax Moth, Galleria mellonella

open access: yesInsects, 2017
The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella Linnaeus, is a ubiquitous pest of the honeybee, Apis mellifera Linnaeus, and Apis cerana Fabricius. The greater wax moth larvae burrow into the edge of unsealed cells with pollen, bee brood, and honey through to ...
Charles A. Kwadha   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

GDSL lipase Occluded Stomatal Pore 1 is required for wax biosynthesis and stomatal cuticular ledge formation.

open access: yesNew Phytologist, 2020
The plant leaf surface is coated with a waterproof cuticle layer. Cuticle facing the stomatal pore surface needs to be sculpted to form outer cuticular ledge (OCL) after stomatal maturation for efficient gas exchange.
Jing Tang   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Validation of associations between plant traits and thrips damage in cabbage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
When cabbage is cultivated for storage in the Netherlands, it is usually harvested around mid-October. This type of cabbage crop may be severely damaged by thrips (Thrips tabaci).
Steenhuis-Broers, M.M., Voorrips, R.E.
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Phase-dispersion optical tomography [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
We report on phase-dispersion optical tomography, a new imaging technique based on phase measurements using low-coherence interferometry. The technique simultaneously probes the target with fundamental and second-harmonic light and interferometrically ...
Dasari, Ramachandra R.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Developmental and Environmental Regulation of Cuticular Wax Biosynthesis in Fleshy Fruits

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2019
The aerial parts of land plants are covered by a hydrophobic layer called cuticle that limits non-stomatal water loss and provides protection against external biotic and abiotic stresses.
Priyanka Trivedi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pyro-Oil and Wax Recovery from Reclaimed Plastic Waste in a Continuous Auger Pyrolysis Reactor

open access: yesEnergies, 2020
The increasing global waste plastic pollution is urging people to take immediate actions on effective plastic recycling and processing. In this work, we report the results of processing reclaimed plastic wastes from unsanitary landfill site in Kuwait by ...
S. Al-Salem   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Características morfoanatômicas da epiderme foliar de plantas variantes e não variantes somaclonais de bananeiras (Musa sp. Colla cv. Prata-anã) cultivadas in vitro Morphoanatomical characteristics of the leaf epidermis of variant plants and somaclonal non-variants of banana trees (Musa sp. Colla cv. Prata-anã) cultivated in vitro

open access: yesActa Botânica Brasílica, 2008
A variação somaclonal corresponde ao aparecimento de plantas anormais durante o processo de multiplicação in vitro, principalmente relacionada à estatura, no caso o gigantismo.
Guilherme Araújo Lacerda   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The wax gourd genomes offer insights into the genetic diversity and ancestral cucurbit karyotype

open access: yesNature Communications, 2019
The botanical family Cucurbitaceae includes a variety of fruit crops with global or local economic importance. How their genomes evolve and the genetic basis of diversity remain largely unexplored.
Dasen Xie   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Individual and Combined Coatings of Chitosan and Carnauba Wax with Oregano Essential Oil to Avoid Water Loss and Microbial Decay of Fresh Cucumber

open access: yesCoatings, 2020
The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effect of individual and combined coatings of chitosan (0.008 g·mL−1) and carnauba wax (0.1 g·mL−1) with oregano essential oil (OEO, 0.08 g·mL−1) to reduce dehydration and microbial decay of fresh ...
M. M. Gutiérrez-Pacheco   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Karakteristik Briket Biocoal Dengan Penambahan Sekam Padi Dan Wax [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Biocoal made by mixing Sub-Bituminous Tanjung Enim coal with rice skin biomass to make biocoal briquette that will have calorific value suitable for domestic consumption and also have a quicker initial burning time that has been a problem in applying ...
Dewi, R. M. (Retno)   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

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