As discussed previously, a natural cone of depression occurred in the same area during the fall 2020 season, with low groundwater elevations in the same area occurring in the spring 2021 season, as shown by real-world groundwater monitoring data from the DWR . This finding is further supported by the parent model outputs of groundwater …
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One of the costlier forms of somatic investment in adulthood is immune function
Natural and controlled experiments provide evidence in favor of testosterone-mediated male survival, with castrated males living longer than intact males across many species including humans .Immune activation increases resting metabolism in humans and other species by 8%–56%, and can incur caloric costs of up to 2,000 kJ/day21 . The Immuno competence Handicap Hypothesis rose out of classical …
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A total of 3801 differentially expressed genes among all treatments were identified
To evaluate the effect of GA, CPPU, and GA + CPPU treatment at berry set on the volatiles composition, berries of ‘Sable’ were sampled 51 and 70 d after the treatments. GC-MS analysis allowed identification of 58 and 67 volatile compounds with quantitative data calculated relative to the internal standard . Analysis of the differences in volatile content …
Light and carbon availability follows a diurnal cycle creating different signaling inputs
Under sustained low-temperature stress, tissue acclimation fails, leading to exhaustion and the onset of severe PCI. Preharvest factors, including genotype, environmental variables, and agronomic practices, all interact to influence PCI severity. PCI is more severe in tissues harvested before reaching horticultural maturity , as the developmental pathways are incomplete and will be largely disrupted by …
Plant growth is heavily dependent on the continuous function of the SAM
Disregarding a poorly conserved insertion in CRM1 , all three modules are almost exactly the same size at 85-90bp long, further supporting the existence of a higher-order structure. Although the identity of this structure cannot be determined from the present data, its functional significance appears to be reflected in CRM1, where the ATG repeats/TGAT cores …
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Others like FZL and ELIP2 are known to be involved with chloroplast development
In order to avoid this issue, the present study examined the effects of fruit load in A. thaliana. Although an annual species, this plant produces many more fruits than alternate bearing trees, and has the potential to exacerbate the fruit load experienced by the inflorescence meristem. To identify how the fruit load changes expression patterns, …
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Each well carries out an independent PCR reaction simultaneously
Injections of antibiotics have been the primary focus and several issues have hampered commercial development: cost of treatment, damage inflicted on the tree as a result of multiple injections, phytotoxicity of antibiotic treatment, and concerns over bactericide residue in the fruit. Cost can be high because of the labor intensive process of injecting each tree and/or the cost of …
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Real promotion expenditures represent the key variable of interest in all 4 models
To test the robustness of our findings, we perform several checks. First, we test the sensitivity of the baseline results to various assumptions about the seasonality parameters. We use only data for one year before the recall instead of using, as above, all previous years . This yields very similar drops in purchases as when we …
Access is provided through a common search portal and via RESTful web services
Root growth is extremely variable, presenting great sensitivity to the growth environment which could explain the non-significant differences in root growth over treatments and the differences between field and pot observations. Several studies described the impact of water deficit on root growth and the variability of root length for annual crops, such as wheat , cotton , sorghum and tree species …
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Routine inspection and cleaning of the area in front of a filter sock is important
When the pores become clogged with particulates, the pressure required to force the water through the substrate increases, therefore treated water volume is reduced unless pressure is increased. These systems must be back-flushed to remove collected particulates and maintain the effectiveness of the filter . Smaller particle size filter media clog more easily and require more …