We present RaGOO, a reference-guided contig ordering and orienting tool that leverages the speed and sensitivity of Minimap2 to accurately achieve chromosome-scale assemblies in minutes. After the pseudomolecules are constructed, RaGOO identifies structural variants, including those spanning...

This paper analyses the post-political nature of the discourse of plant biosecurity in the context of the response to ash dieback in Britain. Ash dieback or Chalara is a tree disease usually fatal to ash trees. It is caused by a fungal pathogen from Asia and was first discovered in Britain in 2012...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of swine manure (SM) doses applied to soils showing pH of 4.8 and 7.2 on the control of damping-off in beetroot seedlings caused by Rhizoctonia solani. To set the trial, plastic bags were filled with 4 kg soil (pH levels of 4.8 and 7.2) and 15 g R....

Root-knot nematodes, genus Meloidogyne spp., are among the most destructive parasites of cultivated plants. The characteristic symptom of this disease is gall formation in the root system. Genetic resistance is one of the most efficient and economic methods of minimal environmental impact to...

The reaction of peach and nectarine rootstocks, Garnem, Cadaman, GF 677, Barrier, Nemaguard and M-29, used in Turkey was investigated to five populations of root knot nematode species, Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White, 1919) and Meloidogyne javanica (Treub, 1885), under controlled...

Damage of the Miridae species on cotton was determined in cotton fields in two locations of Adana Province (Çukurova Region), Turkey during the years, 2013-2014. Experiments were conducted over 2 years with sprayed and unsprayed plots. Creontiades pallidus (Rambur, 1839) and Lygus italicus Wagner,...

Description of the subject: In view of the major toxicological and ecotoxicological profiles related to the accumulation of pesticide residues during the last decades, it was urgent to develop more ecological control and protection methods, just as the complementary and innovative alternative...

A study was conducted near Crowley, Louisiana, to evaluate the efficacy of quizalofop-p-ethyl mixed with different synthetic auxin and ACCase-inhibiting herbicides for barnyardgrass and weedy rice control in rice production systems. Quizalofop was applied at 0 or 120 g ai.ha^-1 mixed with 2,4-D at...

Weed suppression is a potential benefit of cover crop mixtures, as species diversity may allow for combining early and late-season competition with weeds. Here, we studied if this is possible for only-legume mixtures containing species with different growth rates, by testing two legumes, alsike...

One of the main difficulties in the organic, no-tillage system is weed management. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the association between mechanical and cultural control methods (reduction of spacing and consortium with Canavalia ensiformis DC) on weed phytosociology and grain...