The diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (L.) is the major pest of brassicas in the oceanic Pacific, where it is often associated with the cabbage cluster caterpillar Crocidolomia pavonana (F.) and, less frequently, with the cabbage webworms Hellula undalis (F.) and H. rogatalis Hulst. Cotesia plutellae Kurdjumov (and, at most, no more than one other major parasitoid in any one country) is pres...

The effects of the disinfectants NaClO and calcinated calcium on the food-borne pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Salmonella spp. attached to shredded cabbage leaves were examined. After these bacteria were attached to shredded leaves for 1 h, the leaves were treated with NaClO and/or calcinated calcium. About 2.6-log and 3.5-log reductions of E. coli O157 were achi...

a  facile  effective  stirring  aging  at  room  temperature  prior  to  conventional  hydrothermal treatment was employed in the template-free synthesis of micro- and nano-crystalline sodalites with  two  different  initial  gel  compositions.  the  effect  of  initial  si/al  molar  ratio,  naoh concentration and stirring aging time were investigated on the morphology and particle size of the...

J. Econ. Entomol. 89(5): 1109-1115 (1996) ABSTRACT Entomopathogenic nematodes-Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar (Oswego strain), Steinemema carpocapsae (Weiser) (NYOOI strain), Steinemema carpocapsae (25 strain), Steinemema feltiae Filipjev (=Neoaplectana carpocapsae Weiser) (369 strain), Steinemel1la feltiae (27 strain), and Steinemel1la riobravus Cabanillas and Poinar (355 strain)-were exa...

The transfer, from soil to Chinese cabbage and spinach, of radioactive strontium-90 released as a result of accidents in nuclear power stations was studied using a stable isotope of strontium, namely nuclide strontium-88 (88Sr). The study led to an experimental model for assessing the hazard of radionuclide strontium-90 (90Sr) entering the food chain and for predicting the risk to food safety. ...

Potential trap crops for the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), were evaluated through a series of ovipositional preference and larval survival experiments in outdoor screenhouses in 2002 and 2003. Hosts examined as trap crops were glossy and waxy collards, Brassica oleracea L. variety acephala; Indian mustard, Brassica juncea (L.) Czern; and yellow rocket,Ba...

Plants release volatile chemicals upon attack by herbivorous arthropods. They do so commonly in a dose-dependent manner: the more herbivores, the more volatiles released. The volatiles attract predatory arthropods and the amount determines the probability of predator response. We show that seedlings of a cabbage variety (Brassica oleracea var. capitata, cv Shikidori) also show such a response t...

Phosphatidic acid (PA) has a crucial role in cell membrane structure and function. For that reason it has a possible application in the treatment of some health disorders in humans, can be used as a natural and non toxic emulsifier and the component of drug carriers in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics as well as a component for synthesis of some new phospholipids. PA is short-lived in the cell and...

This paper describes a novel new approach to developing cross-platform audio plugins with Csound. It begins with an short historical overview of projects that led to the development of Cabbage as it exists today, and continues with a more detailed description of Cabbage and its use within digital audio workstations. The paper concludes with an example of an audio effect plugins and a simple MID...