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Effects of drought stress on some agronomic and bio-physiological traits of Trtiticum aestivum, Triticale, and Tritipyrum genotypes
(2018-05)
Drought tolerance is a complex trait that involves different biochemical
and physiological mechanisms in plants. It was the objective of the
present study to evaluate the agronomic and biochemical responses of
triticale, ...
TERMITE CONTROL
(Pesticide Regulation, 2007-04)
Pathogenicity of individual isolates of entomopathogenic fungi affects feeding preference of red imported fire ants Solenopsis invicta
(published online, 2014-01)
Seven isolates of entomopathogenic fungi, Isaria fumosorosea (IFCF-H and
IFCF-L), Beauveria bassiana s.l. (Bb02 and Bb04) and Metarhizium anisopliae s.l.
(Ma01, SM076 and M09), were selected for their pathogenicity against ...
Hunting strategy of a generalist ant species proposed as a biological control agent against termites
(Kluwer Academic Publishers., 1999-09)
We studied the hunting behaviour of Myrmicaria opaciventris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in order to evaluate if it
can be used as a biological control agent against the termites that damage sugarcane plantations. Hunting ...
Quality and Nutritional Evaluation of Regina Tomato, a Traditional Long-Storage Landrace of Puglia (Southern Italy)
(2018)
Regina tomato, a locally cultivated Italian landrace, is listed as an item in the ‘List of
Traditional Agri-Food Products’ of the Italian Department for Agriculture and itemised as ‘Slow
Food presidium’ by the Slow Food ...
Integrating Characterization of Smallholders’ Feeding Practices with On-Farm Feeding Trials to Improve Utilization of Crop Residues on Smallholder Farms
(Hindawi, 2017-02)
This study characterized wheat straw feeding practices in smallholder farms using cross sectional survey and the results informed
the design of an experiment to improve the nutritive value ofwheat straw with urea and yeast ...
Role of Arthropods in Maintaining Soil Fertility
(2013)
In terms of species richness, arthropods may represent as much as 85% of the
soil fauna. They comprise a large proportion of the meso- and macrofauna of the soil.
Within the litter/soil system, five groups are chiefly ...
Study on the Beekeeping Situation, the Level of Beekeepers Knowledge Concerning Local Honeybee Subspecies, Their Productive Characteristics, and Behavior in Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia
(Hindawi, 2017)
The study was undertaken in Amhara National Regional State, northeastern zones of Ethiopia in 2013/2014. The objectives of
the study were to identify the existing local honeybees and their productive characteristics and ...
Potential of Sodom Apple (Solanum incanum L.) Fruit Extracts in the Management of Chilli Root Knot Disease in Nakuru County, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2017)
Sodomapple (SolanumincanumL.) fruit extracts were tested for their potential tomanage root knot disease caused by Meloidogyne
spp. in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.). The effect of sodom apple fruit extracts at different ...
Rediscovery of Termitoloemus marshalli Baranov (Diptera: Calliphoridae: Bengaliinae), apredator oftermites
(published online, 2014-09)
Termitoloemus marshalli Baranov (Diptera: Calliphoridae: Bengaliinae) was known to the science only through one
male holotype and two female paratypes collected from Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh, INDIA) in 1935. Since then ...