Effect of soil characteristics and agricultural management on Soil Organic Carbon

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Site description In this study, we chose five long-term (up to 10 years) European experimental sites from the CarboEurope Integrated Project (CEIP) ecosystem flux tower network, which have two adjacent contrasting management system...

Biotechnology and GM food development

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Chapter 2 The GM food debate and public diplomacy: A conceptual discussion and literature review The purpose of Chapter 2 is to present a conceptual framework of what genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and...

THE CHANGING AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT – EXTENDING THE GENOTYPE A STEP FURTHER

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » THE OUTLINE OF THIS STUDY The marketing environment is researched and evaluated in CHAPTER II, whereby the traditional genotype (production driven) is extended to take cognizance of the aspirations and perceptions of the...

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PITCH CANKER FUNGUS, FUSARIUM CIRCINATUM FROM MEXICO

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » CHAPTER 2 CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PITCH CANKER FUNGUS, FUSARIUM CIRCINATUM FROM MEXICO ABSTRACT Fusarium circinatum (=F. subglutinans f. sp. pini) is the causal agent of pitch canker of pines. This fungus occurs in...

PATHOGENICITY FACTORS EMPLOYED BY PLANT PATHOGENIC BACTERIA

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Chapter 2:The genome sequence of Pantoea ananatis LMG20103, the causative agent of Eucalyptus blight and dieback ABSTRACT Pantoea ananatis is a broad host range plant pathogen which infects economically important crops such as...

EUCALYPT DISEASES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, INDIA AND CHINA

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Chapter 3 Novel species of Celoporthe from Eucalyptus and Syzygium trees in China and Indonesia ABSTRACT Many species in the Cryphonectriaceae cause diseases of trees, including those in the genera Eucalyptus and Syzygium....

The influence of Amylostereum areolatum diversity  and competition on the fitness of the Sirex parasitic nematode Deladenus siricidicola

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » CHAPTER TWO Factors influencing parasitism of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) by the nematode Deladenus siricidicola (Nematoda: Neotylenchidae) in summer rainfall areas of South Africa Control of the invasive wasp, Sirex noctilio Fabricius using...

Phylogenetic and structural comparisons of phytocystatins

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » CHAPTER2 Characterization of the digestive proteases in the banana weevil gut and the effects of recombinant phytocystatins on early larval growth and development Abstract It is well-documented that insects posses different protease forms...

Pathogenicity and sporulation of Phytophthora pinifolia on Pinus radiata in Chile

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Isolates and inoculum production The three isolates used throughout the study were selected from a previous investigation where six isolates were inoculated into 180 1-year-old P. radiata plants (30 per isolate) and where...

Terminalia spp in Africa with special reference to its health status

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Chapter 2 Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Terminalia catappa in Cameroon, South Africa and Madagascar ABSTRACT Species in the Botryosphaeriaceae represent some of the most important fungal pathogens of woody plants. Although these fungi have...