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A González
Agriculture
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Denitrification in lucerne nodules is not involved in nitrite detoxification
Dissimilatory reduction of ionic nitrogen oxides to gaseous forms such as nitrous oxide or nitrogen can be carried out by free living or symbiotic forms of some strains of Rhizobium meliloti. In this paper we inv...
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Ethylene involvement in in vitro organogenesis and plant growth of Populus tremula L.
The role of ethylene in the organogenesis in vitro of nodal segments of poplar (Populus tremula L) was studied. The results indicate that there is a relationship between organogenesis and ethylene because inhi...
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Differences between Dianthus caryophyllus L. cultivar in in vitro growth and morphogenesis are related to their ethylene production
The involvement of ethylene in the vitro development of shoots from nodal segments of two cultivars of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) was studied. Shoots of cv. Barbaret Antares showed low hyperhydricity...
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Antiinsectan Activity of Epilachnene, a Defensive Alkaloid from Pupae of Mexican Bean Beetles (Epilachna varivestis)
Epilachnene [(5Z)-11-propyl-12-azacyclotetradec-5-en-14-olide], the principal component of the secretion of the pupal defensive hairs of the Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis), has antiinsectan activity. ...
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1-Methylcyclopropene and ethylene as regulators of in vitro organogenesis in kiwi explants
In this paper, we study the influence of ACC, AVG and 1-MCP on in vitro organogenesis of kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) explants and on ethylene metabolism. Results indicated that increasing ethylene production and a...
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Attraction of Male Nymphs to Adult Male Volatiles in the Bronze Bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellape (Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae)
The bronze bug, Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellape (Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae), is an exotic emerging pest in Eucalyptus commercial forests in South America, Africa and southern Europe. Informatio...
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Diel Periodicity of 3-Methyl-2-Butenyl Butyrate Emissions by Bronze Bug Males Is Suppressed in the Presence of Females
The bronze bug, Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellapé (Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae), is an exotic emerging pest in Eucalyptus commercial forests in South America, Africa, and southern Europe. Informati...
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Effect of Drosophila suzukii on Blueberry VOCs: Chemical Cues for a Pupal Parasitoid, Trichopria anastrephae
Biocontrol agents such as parasitic wasps use long-range volatiles and host-associated cues from lower trophic levels to find their hosts. However, this chemical landscape may be altered by the invasion of exo...
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Correlating Eucalyptus leaf metabolomics with preference of the bronze bug, Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Eucalyptus species are among the most planted trees in forestry production, an ever-increasing commercial activity worldwide. Forestry expansion demands a continuous search for preventive and sanitary measures ag...
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Better Together: Volatile-Mediated Intraguild Effects on the Preference of Tuta absoluta and Trialeurodes vaporariorum for Tomato Plants
Plant-herbivore interactions have been extensively studied in tomato plants and their most common pests. Tomato plant chemical defenses, both constitutive and inducible, play a role in mediating these interact...
