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Applications of acoustics in insect pest management.
Acoustic technology has been applied for many years in studies of insect communication and in the monitoring of calling-insect population levels, geog...
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Options for control of scolytid beetles that attack pines.
Scolytid beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are a large group of beetles associated with many tree species. Some species consume dead woo...
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The use of trees in phytoremediation.
Trees can be successfully used in phytoremediation because of their ability to grow on nutrient-poor soil, deep root system, fast rate of growth, meta...
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The role of urban green space and trees in relation to climate change.
Urban areas are particularly susceptible to climate change. For instance, effects of increasing temperatures on public health and energy demands for c...
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Epigenetics and plant breeding.
The amazing ability of epigenetic mechanisms to respond to a wide range of developmental and environmental signals in eukaryotes has earned them a lot...
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High-sugar grasses.
Perennial ryegrass diploids with elevated concentrations of water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC), commonly termed 'high-sugar grasses' (HSGs), have been p...
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Compost barns -an alternative housing system for dairy cows?
Cultivated compost housing systems for dairy cattle are reported in the literature from Israel, the USA and the Netherlands. A deep-bedded pack is com...
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Macroalgae and their potential for biofuel.
Green technologies are in demand worldwide to meet the fuel needs of the increasing population together with combating global warming. Although biofue...
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Plant mutation breeding in agriculture.
A mutation is a sudden heritable change in the DNA in a living cell, not caused by genetic segregation or genetic recombination. Mutation breeding is ...
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Detection and measurement of plant disease symptoms using visible-wavelength photography and image a
Plant disease detection and severity assessment are required for many purposes, including predicting yield loss, monitoring and forecasting epidemics...
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