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European Union; agricultural land; brownfields; buildings; case studies; cities; climate; climate change; ecosystems; floods; food production; food safety; heat; hydroponics; infrastructure; land use; models; quality of life; soil; urbanization
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... The tissue of cities is getting increasingly dense and compact, however, according to the current development models, the demand for living space per person, for industrial and commercial activities, for the transport infrastructure, requires more and more land, often to the detriment of agricultural fields, that surround cities. The occupation of agricultural lands has significant impact on the r ...
Escherichia coli; active sites; carbon nitride; cooling; crystal structure; disinfection; electron transfer; freezing; graphene; heat; humic acids; irradiation; light; microwave treatment; nanosheets; photocatalysis; photolysis; physicochemical properties; surface area; water purification
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... Highly-crystalline 2-dimensional (2D) graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) nanosheets with low structural imperfection usually possess high photocatalytic activity that benefits from the suppressed electron–hole recombination. However, the conventional exfoliation strategy is incapable for fast and clean preparation of such highly-quality g-C₃N₄ nanosheets from their bulk-type counterparts. Herein, h ...
Amaranthaceae; Turkey (country); botany; diploidy; flora; new species; Northern Africa; Persian Gulf; Sardinia; Sicily
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... A new species of Arthrocaulon Piirainen & G. Kadereit, A. meridionalis is described. This diploid taxon is known from the islands of Sicily and Sardinia and from circum-Mediterranean territories (from North Africa to the Anatolian Peninsula in Turkey and as far as the Persian Gulf on the Asian continent). The distinctive macro-, micromorphological and chorological features of this taxon are given. ...
... Geranium biuncinatum Kokwaro was collected during a fieldwork around (Khuzestan province, Shoshtar to Masjed Soleyman) in South West of Iran. It is added as a new record for the flora of Iran. Micromorphological features of mericarps and seeds are investigated by Scanning Electron Microscopy. Differences between Geranium biuncinatum and its relatives are discussed. Its diagnostic characters, geogr ...
business enterprises; consumers (people); foods; income; interviews; markets; poverty; prices; social welfare; surveys; British Columbia
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... Alternative food networks are emerging in opposition to industrial food systems, but are criticized as being exclusive, since customers’ ability to patronize these market spaces is premised upon their ability to pay higher prices for what are considered the healthiest, freshest foods. In response, there is growing interest in widening the demographic profile given access to these alternative foods ...
... On the basis of the correspondence between N. I. Vavilov and G. D. Karpechenko in 1924-1926, their working relationship during this period has been analyzed. G. D. Karpechenko had just become head of a newly established genetics laboratory at Vavilov’s institute, and the director tried to help him to understand the tasks and research methodology. As a result, for the years ahead, theoretical justi ...
... The dendrological garden is of great importance in the general biological and ecological education of the population. In addition to studying and protecting plants, the garden has ample opportunities to realize its achievements in educational and educational activities. One of the forms of education of ecological thinking and worldview is the creation of ecological paths. On the territory of the d ...
... Internal browning (IB) of 'Fuji' apples (Malus × domestica Borkh.) is an important physiological disorder which occurs during long term controlled atmosphere and regular atmosphere storage. The aim of this study was to use micro- and nano X-ray computed tomography (CT) to establish differences in airspace shape and size (tissue density) and porosity of the fruit with and without IB. The fruit was ...
Malus domestica; apples; canopy; cultivars; grafting (plants); orchards; pruning; regrowth; rootstocks; summer; trees; vigor; wages and remuneration; Brazil
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... Different canopy management strategies have been used to reduce vigor and labor costs, including time of pruning and training system. “Fruiting wall” systems lend themselves to mechanical hedging, to control vigor and reduce labor costs. Hedging could eliminate the need for summer pruning. This trial evaluated different hedging times during the summer and different hedging intensities in a Brazili ...
apples; bitter pit; calcium; field experimentation; fruits; genotype; grafting (plants); leaves; magnesium; manganese; nutrient content; rootstocks; scions; sulfur; zinc; United States
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... 'Honeycrisp' apples are susceptible to mineral nutrient-related fruit disorders, such as bitter pit. We utilized a well-established apple rootstock field trial in the Champlain Valley, NY, USA with 40 rootstocks (including B.9, M.9 and G.41 as controls) to determine the effects of rootstock genotypes on mineral nutrient concentrations in mature leaves and immature fruit. Positive relationships wer ...
Diospyros kaki; brix; color; fruit quality; fruits; persimmons; pollination; progeny; proliferating cell nuclear antigen; taste; Korean Peninsula
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... 'Jowan' was crossed with 'Shinshu' and 'Taeshu' in 2005. From the progeny we selected '05-17-58' and evaluated some characteristics. The fruit ripens at late September on Youngam area in Korea, it's soluble sugar content is 16.4 °Brix, the fruit weight is 180-200 g, fruit shape is round oblate, and fruit skin color is light orange. Also its fruit quality is very high and has a juicy flesh, crunchy ...
... Macadamia is an Australian native genus, comprising of four species. Commercial cultivars for the production of macadamia nuts are derived from two species, M. tetraphylla and M. integrifolia. The different species of Macadamia have unique leaf and flowering patterns, due to inherent biological rhythms. Usually, M. tetraphylla has four leaves in a whorl, while the other species have three leaves p ...
... Late flowering, to avoid the late frosts, is one of the main objectives of the Almond Breeding Program of CEBAS-CSIC. The late flowering self-compatible ‘Antoñeta’ and ‘Marta’ were released long time ago, and they are nowadays broadly cultivated. Afterwards, we released the extra-late self-compatible ‘Penta’ and the ultra-late self-compatible ‘Tardona’, the latest flowering almond cultivar ever re ...
... 'Omic' approaches have emerged as valuable technologies to monitoring the biological status of an organism. Among all their applications, the study of plant-pathogen interactions is on the cutting edge of plant research. Regarding to Brassica crops diseases, the causal agent of black rot (Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, Xcc) is one of the most devastating soilborne diseases worldwide. Howev ...
... Lactic acid bacteria are fully recognized for their industrial applications among which the production and release of exopolysaccharides. In the present investigation, we screened fifteen Lactobacilli in order to find ropy strains, quantify exopolysaccharides and detect proteins specifically associated with the ropy-exopolysaccharide production. The highest ropy-exopolysaccharide producer (L. helv ...
apricots; cold; cold storage; color; cultivars; fruits; odors; seedlings; seeds; sweetness; taste; total soluble solids; Serbia
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... 'Ruža' is a new apricot cultivar released by the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade. It originated as a spontaneous seedling and was introduced in 2014. Evaluation of this cultivar was done in comparison with the control cultivar 'Hungarian Best' over a 3-year period (2012-2014). It flowers late in the season, about 1 day after the control cultivar. It is self-compatible. The maturing ...
business enterprises; collective action; econometric models; exports; grapes; issues and policy; rural areas; surface area; vineyards; wines; zoning; Spain
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... This paper explores the emergence of the terroirist social movement in Spain and the controversies arising from it. We assess its role in transforming the Spanish wine scene and wine regions from the combined perspective of rural and social movement studies. Spain boasts the largest surface area of vineyards and the largest volume of wine exports of any country, yet it also sells the cheapest wine ...
... Fear- and anxiety-related psychiatric disorders have been one of the major chronic diseases afflicting patients for decades, and new compounds for treating such disorders remain to be developed. (+)-Borneol, a bicyclic monoterpene found in several species of Artemisia and Dipterocarpaceae, is widely used for anxiety, pain and anesthesia in Chinese medicine. Meanwhile, it can potentiate GABA (γ-ami ...
... While diets rich in fruit and vegetables can decrease the risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), diets rich in fat and carbohydrates can increase it. The flavanol-3-ol (-)-epicatechin (EC) can improve insulin sensitivity both in humans and animal models of T2D. NADPH oxidases and oxidative stress can contribute to the development of insulin resistance. This study investigated the capacity of EC and EC me ...
... (00l)-facet-exposed planelike ABi₂Nb₂O₉ (A = Ca, Sr, Ba) powders with a single-crystal grain were obtained successfully by the molten salt method. The planelike grains were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. With modification by pl ...