Abstract Oviposition, development and survivorship of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) were evaluated on soybean and garden bean under laboratory conditions of 26.0 +/- 0.5 degrees C, 70 - 80% RH and a photoperiod of 14:10 (L:D). B. tabaci deposited more eggs and survivorship of nymphs was significantly greater in a choice-test on soybean, Glycine max L. (Merr.) (Fabeles: Fab...

At present, most of the international research cases on badlands are based semiarid regions, while there few studies in humid regions. Therefore, regions has strong theoretical and practical significance. By taking Nanxiong Basin, which is located southern China as object, this paper analyzes scale spatial distribution variation characteristics redbed builds a set factors that influence to expl...

OBJECTIVE To compare morbidity, disability (ADL-IADL disability) along with behavioral and biological correlates of diseases and disability of two elderly population groups (tea garden workers and urban dwellers) living in same geographical location. METHODS Two hundred and ninety three and 230 elderly from urban setting and tea garden respectively aged > 60 years were included in the study. ...

Aluminium toxicity is a major crop production constraint, particularly in acid tropical soils. The toxicity is aggravated when pH falls below 5.5 since toxic monomeric Al species get solubilized. The screening of Al tolerance intrinsically depends on culture medium, with a nutrient solution having pH of 4.5 being recommended. Hydroponic experiment was carried out at Jomo Kenyatta University of ...

Longitudinal repeated measures data has often been visualized with spaghetti plots for continuous outcomes. For large datasets, this often leads to over-plotting and consequential obscuring of trends in the data. This is primarily due to overlapping of trajectories. Here, we suggest a framework called lasagna plotting that constrains the subject-specific trajectories to prevent overlapping and ...

Disorientation of the plum moth ( Grapholita funebrana Treitschke) under conditions chemical protection garden was carried out using dispensers (Z8DDA, 16.7 mg) produced by ZAO Shchelkovo Agrokhim. Dispensers were placed at a tree trunk height 1.5 - 2 m with an application rate 500 per hectare. The study on three plots 1 ha orchard: plot treatments and disorientation, area treatments, without d...