There are two conflicting trends to be considered when optimising crop cycles on a farm. While yield and quality increase as harvest age increases, longer crop cycles reduce the total annual area harvested, potentially reducing the farm's total production. Optimisation of crop cycles is a complex problem, which has to account for the dynamic impact of a multitude of agroclimatic and economic fa...

Sugarcane breeding programs require 15 years of experimentation to create more productive cultivars, and estimates genetic progress can indicate the efficiency programs. In this study, we used a diversity panel, Brazilian Panel Genotypes (BPSG), with following objectives: (i) estimate, through mixed model, adjusted means parameters ten traits evaluated over three harvest years; (ii) estimate ge...

Flat and cylindrical adhesive boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), pheromone traps captured significantly more (P < or = 0.05) boll weevils than the Hercon (Hercon Environmental, Emigsville, PA) trap during the late cotton-growing season, and larger adhesive areas were associated with higher captures; a flat plywood board collected the most boll weevils b...

PURPOSE Distinguishing non-neoplastic pituitary stalk lesions (non-NPSLs) from neoplastic pituitary stalk lesions (NPSLs) is a major concern in guiding treatment for a thickened pituitary stalk. Our study aimed to aid provide preoperative diagnostic assistance by combining clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings to distinguish non-NPSLs from NPSLs. MATERIALS AND METHODS We recr...

For over 80 years prior to the work of Cholodny (1924, 1926) the twisted ribbons of ferric hydroxide found in iron-bearing waters were described as living organisms of the genera Gallionella and Spirophyllum. These early observations have been conveniently summarized and evaluated by Pringsheim (1949), so that at the present time Spirophyllum may be considered synonymous with Gallionella. It re...