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Polyphenol and l-ascorbic acid content in tomato as influenced by high lycopene genotypes and organic farming at different environments
Elsevier (2018-01-15)The accumulation of polyphenols and L - ascorbic acid was evaluated under conventional (integrated pest management, IPM) and organic farming, as means to increase the accumulation of chemoprotective compounds. The ... -
Potential of an indigenous strain of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana as a biological control agent against the Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
Elsevier (2010)The potential of a strain of Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Clavicipitaceae) obtained from a naturally infected Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) pupa as a biological control agent against this weevil ... -
Practices to conserve pollinators and natural enemies in agro-ecosystems
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Predators marked with chemical cues from one prey have increased attack success on another prey species
Wiley (2015)1. To reduce the risk of being eaten by predators, prey alter their morphology or behaviour. This response can be tuned to the current danger if chemical or other cues associated with predators inform the prey about the ... -
Preliminary study on the awareness of the SDGs in future primary school teachers
Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València (2020)This preliminary study has been carried out with the objective of knowing the sensitivity and implication of future primary school teachers regarding the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The questionnaire used was ... -
Preparing to fight back: generation and storage of priming compounds
Frontiers (2014)Immune-stimulated plants are able to respond more rapidly and adequately to various biotic stresses allowing them to efficiently combat an infection. During the priming phase, plant are stimulated in absence of a challenge, ... -
Primed plants do not forget
Elsevier (2013)In their struggle for life, plants can employ sophisticated strategies to defend themselves against potentially harmful pathogens and insects. One mechanism by which plants can increase their level of resistance is by ... -
Primeros pasos para la gestión integrada de Planococcus citri (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) en caqui
LAV (2015-04)En los últimos años el cultivo del caqui ha aumentado exponencialmente su importancia dentro del sector agrario valenciano. Hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo el manejo de plagas en este cultivo era relativamente ... -
Priming by Hexanoic Acid Induce Activation of Mevalonic and Linolenic Pathways and Promotes the Emission of Plant Volatiles
Frontiers Media (2016-04-12)Hexanoic acid (Hx) is a short natural monocarboxylic acid present in some fruits and plants. Previous studies reported that soil drench application of this acid induces effective resistance in tomato plants against Botrytis ... -
Priming of plant resistance by natural compounds. Hexanoic acid as a model
Frontiers Media (2014-10-01)Some alternative control strategies of currently emerging plant diseases are based on the use of resistance inducers. This review highlights the recent advances made in the characterization of natural compounds that induce ... -
Priming for JA-dependent defenses using hexanoic acid is an effective mechanism to protect Arabidopsis against B. cinerea
Elsevier (2011)Soil drench treatments with hexanoic acid can effectively protect Arabidopsis plants against Botrytis cinerea through a mechanism based on a stronger and faster accumulation of JA-dependent defenses. Plants impaired in ... -
Properties and possible ceramic uses of clays from lignite mine spoils of NW Spain
Elsevier (2015-12)Clay spoils from lignite mines are studied to know their industrial possibilities. The clays come from a coal mining area in NW Spain. In relation to their mineralogical composition, clays can be classified into three main ... -
Propuesta de un plan de saneamiento atmosférico en el clúster cerámico de Castellón
Reed Business Information (2008)Desde principios de siglo la provincia de Castellón alberga uno de los núcleos más importantes a escala española y mundial de producción de pavimento y revestimiento cerámico. El elevado desarrollo alcanzado por este ... -
Prospección geológica, mineralogía y ceramicidad de arcillas blancas de Litueche, VI Región de Chile
Sociedad Española de Mineralogía (2009-09)El presente trabajo es una aportación al conocimiento de arcillas cerámicas de la VI Región “Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins” de Chile. Se identifica geológicamente el afloramiento, se dispone de material representativo ... -
Prospects for predatory mirid bugs as biocontrol agents of aphids in sweet peppers
Springer (2015-03)In recent years, biological control strategies to control many major horticultural pests have been successfully implemented in the Eastern Mediterranean basin. However, the management of some pests, such as aphids in sweet ... -
Protocol for Increasing Carotenoid Levels in the Roots of Citrus Plants
Bio-protocol LLC (2016)Carotenoids in plants play several key functions such as acting as light-harvesters, antioxidants (Lado et al., 2016) or being precursors of strigolactones, abscisic acid, volatiles and other signaling compounds (Arbona ... -
Protocol for the evaluation of data concerning the necessity of the application of insecticide 1 active substance s to control a serious danger to plant health which cannot be contained by other available means, including non - chemical methods
Wiley (2017-04-05)Followi ng a request from the European Commission (EC) , the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) initiated a procedure for the evaluation of data supporting the necessity of the application of ... -
¿Puede un trips especialista en gramíneas mejorar el control biológico de una plaga en cítricos? El caso de Anaphothripsobscurus y Tetranychus urticae
Phytoma España (2016-03)La cubierta vegetal de la gramínea Festuca arundinacea favorece la regulación de las poblaciones del ácaro Tetranychus urticae en el cultivo de mandarino clementino. Esta cubierta alberga poblaciones abundantes y diversas ... -
Putrescine Biosynthesis Inhibition in Tomato by DFMA and DFMO Treatment
Bio-protocol LLC (2016)This protocol can be used to inhibit the biosynthesis of polyamines, specifically putrescine, in tomato plants grown with NH4 + as a solely N source. In general, polyamines are positively charged small metabolites ... -
Putrescine biosynthetic pathways modulate root growth differently in tomato seedlings grown under different N sources
Elsevier (2021-11-16)The biosynthesis of putrescine is mainly driven by arginine decarboxylase (ADC) and ornithine decarboxylase (ODC). Hence, in this study, we generated independent ADC and ODC transgenic silenced tomato lines (SilADC and ...