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Open AccessLongevity of the whitefly parasitoid Eretmocerus eremicus under two different climate scenarios
Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae) cause high economic losses in agricultural systems worldwide. Heavy reliance on insecticide use for whitefly control has led to the resistance development towards nearly all used group...
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Open AccessPlant-mediated rifampicin treatment of Bemisia tabaci disrupts but does not eliminate endosymbionts
Whiteflies are among the most important global insect pests in agriculture; their sustainable control has proven challenging and new methods are needed. Bacterial symbionts of whiteflies are poorly understood ...
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Immission and Dry Deposition
The Earth’s surface is both an important source and sink for atmospheric trace compounds (gases and aerosols). This chapter provides a detailed overview of methods to determine immission, dry deposition fluxes...
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BotRisk: simulating the annual bunch rot risk on grapevines (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Riesling) based on meteorological data
The aim of the present investigations was to simulate the annual risk of bunch rot (Botrytis cinerea) on Vitis vinifera L. cv. Riesling grapes based on three long-term (n = 3 × 7 = 21 cases) assessment data sets ...
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Employing Weather-Based Disease and Machine Learning Techniques for Optimal Control of Septoria Leaf Blotch and Stripe Rust in Wheat
Septoria tritici blotch (STB) is among the most important crop diseases causing continuous threats to wheat production worldwide. STB epidemics are the outcome of interactions between susceptible host cultivar...
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Short-term effects of air quality and thermal stress on non-accidental morbidity—a multivariate meta-analysis comparing indices to single measures
Air quality and thermal stress lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Studies on morbidity and the combined impact of air pollution and thermal stress are still rare. To analyse the correlations between ai...
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Size-Segregated Atmospheric Particle Mass Concentration in Urban Areas in Luxembourg
This study examines the dependencies between emission sources, meteorological conditions, and particle mass concentration on different temporal and spatial scales. Particulate matter (PM)10, PM2.5, and PM1 were m...
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Assessment of thermal bioclimate and tourism climate potential for central Europe—the example of Luxembourg
Tourism destinations often require information about climate to assess their climate potential. This can be performed in terms of mean conditions of relevant climatological parameters. For a user-friendly anal...
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Simulation of Urban-Scale Air Pollution Patterns in Luxembourg: Contributing Sources and Emission Scenarios
The aim of this study is to investigate the air pollution situation in an urban area in southwestern Luxembourg and to simulate annual NO2 and PM10 concentrations in response to changes in meteorological conditio...
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Fractal dimension and shape parameters of asexual Fusarium spores from selected species: Which species can be distinguished?
Fungi of the genus Fusarium are prominent plant pathogens producing various toxic secondary metabolites. Digital microscopic images were taken from the asexual spores of Fusarium avenaceum, F. cerealis, F. culmor...
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Reconstruction of daily solar UV irradiation from 1893 to 2002 in Potsdam, Germany
Long-term records of solar UV radiation reaching the Earth’s surface are scarce. Radiative transfer calculations and statistical models are two options used to reconstruct decadal changes in solar UV radiation...
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Screening and Scenarios of Traffic Emissions at Trier, Germany
In the course of the European Council Directive on permissible air pollutant limit values, valid starting from 2005 there is an urgent call for action, particularly for fine dust (PM10). Current investigations (J...
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Bewertung der Luftqualität in Rheinland-Pflaz mittels verschiedener Luftqualitätsindizes
Die stetige Zunahme des Verkehrs und der steigende Energie- und Stoffverbrauch sowohl in Industrie und Gewerbe als auch in privaten Haushalten bedeuter eine ständige Herausforderung an den Umweltschutz und an ...
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Urban climate and air quality in Trier Germany
To conceptualize strategies for regional environmental management in the Trier region, extensive urban meteorological measurements were undertaken. Weather stations from the German Weather Service and the sta...
