Bornean forests contain some of the highest levels of vascular plant diversity in the world, and although many plant stems in the plots were identified to species, the inclusion of stems identified only to genus meant that all analyses were done at this higher taxonomic level. Previous work on a variety of taxa has shown …
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Examination of 30 Tunisian varieties that showed low concentrations of arabinose and sucrose
Climatic change could lead to expanded ranges for plant pathogens due to favorable wet and warm conditions in higher latitudes and altered dispersal patterns influenced by intensifed rain and wind, and shifting vector habitats. Many factors associated with climate change, including elevated temperatures, increased periods of drought, intensifted storms and elevated CO2 will likely influence the …
Two DDVP strips were placed at the bottom of each trap as a killing agent
As a reduction of water and nutrients increased leaf loss and changed the colour of leaves in the same year when stress was imposed, future studies should investigate plant performance of almond experiencing pollination limitation in subsequent years after stress was imposed and after long-term limitations to plant resources.Worldwide, tephritid fruit flies are among the world’s most …
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The dormant state of tephritids was determined by the rate of growth and development
However, the underlyinggenetic mechanism has not been revealed for Z. cucurbitae. In fact, nonchemical stimuli, such as color, are associated with vision-related genes that allow the identifcation of different hosts . The genes responsible for color discrimination in Diptera are primarily related to opsin proteins in the photoreceptor cells of the eye . Six types …
ABA also can influence the outcome of plant–microbe interactions
The lemon vacuolar H+-ATPase was purified and characterized by Taiz’s group . They revealed that, in fact, two tonoplast-bound ATPase activities exist, a nitrate-sensitive V-type ATPase that is partially inhibited by vanadate, and a vanadate-sensitive ATPase that is partially inhibited by nitrate . These results should be taken with caution because of the possible cross-contamination …
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Freeze drying is an alternative drying method but less utilized due to the higher operational cost
To evaluate the thermal stability of encapsulated bio-actives, the cells were heat-treated at 90 ◦C for 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 40, and 60 min in a temperature-controlled water bath. The heating conditions were selected based on prior studies. After the heat treatment, the cell-encapsulated polyphenolics were extracted using the methods described in Section 3.10 …
Juice volume was calculated using a graduated cylinder
The population has phenotypic diversity for each trait. We will compare the QTLs detected in prior studies to the QTLs detected in this study. For the work, a large number of high-quality SNP markers, the use of high-throughput phenotyping, and a parent with blood orange in the pedigree were used. A unique aspect of this …
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The physiological basis for jasmonate-induced fruit abscission appears to involve ethylene
Nearly free electron models assume that electrons are free except for at the boundary of the Brillouin zone, where they interact with a potential. As an example, the Kronig-Penney model assumes that there are a periodic array of delta-function potentials.This interaction creates discontinuities and forbidden energies which qualitatively explain the behavior of insulators. Another class …
Lowering the pH to 6.0 raises the ORP as more hypochlorous acid becomes available
This fact combined with the application of data analysis techniques such as outlier detection and machine learning using back-end software allow for faster response times to possible contamination events, collection and analysis of large spatio temporal data sets, and diagnostic capabilities for water treatment systems, as just a few of the potential benefits of realtime water …
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The light intensity of each relevant wavelength was calibrated with a photodiode
The Z and L content among dried goji berries ranges from 25 to 152 mg/100g, and 0.3 to 1.9 mg/100g, respectively, based on different cultivars. Additionally, the predominant form of Z in goji berries is a dipalmitate , connecting with a diester linkage, which has shown a significantly higher intestinal absorption than monoester and free Z due …
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