Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, often called spotted wing drosophila, is an exotic vinegar fly that is native to Southeast Asia and was first detected in the continental United States in 2008. Previous modeling studies have suggested that D. suzukii might not survive in portions of the northern United States or southern Canada due to the effects of cold. As a result, we measured two aspects of in...

Here, we present the draft genome of Bacillus velezensis 3A-25B, which totaled 4.01 Mb with 36 contigs, 3,948 genes, and a GC content of 46.34%. This strain, which demonstrates biocontrol activity against root rot causal phytopathogens in horticultural crops and friendly interactions in roots of pepper plantlets, was obtained from grassland soil in Zacatecas Province, Mexico.

MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China (A.S., J.Z., K.Y., Y.T., Y.W., X.W., Y.L.); Institute of Oil Crops Research, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China (A.S.); and Research Centre for Plant RNA Signaling, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Ha...

Bagavathiannan and Van Acker propose greater international cooperation and information sharing in risk assessment for biotechnology-derived crops because pollen- and seed-mediated gene flow across political boundaries may lead to the adventitious presence of unapproved transgenes at sites along the borders of neighboring countries. However, they fail to convince us that something is wrong with ...

P. Singh,1* P.K. Aggarwal,2** V.S. Bhatia,3*** M.V.R. Murty,1**** M. Pala,4 T. Oweis,4***** B. Benli,4 K.P.C. Rao5****** and S.P. Wani1******* 1International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India; 2Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi 110 012, India; 3National Research Centre for Soybean (NRCS), Khandwa Road, ...

Prepared by Extrusion Cooking Technology Wen Xia ,Ji-hua Li , Fei Wang , Xiao-yi Wei, Tiao-kun Fu and Zhen-wen Zhang Agricultural Product Processing Research Institute at Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Zhanjiang 524001, China. Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences Hainan Province, China [email protected], [email protected]...

We analyse output risk in Italian agriculture over the period 18701914. We use data on a set of 16 tenanted plots grouped into three farms comprising a single large estate. We estimate the degree of risk associated with each separate crop, with the portfolio of crops at the level of the plot, the farm and the estate. We highlight two particular features: the relatively high risk associated with...

In addition to its economic impact, Colletotrichum acutatum sensu lato is an interesting model for molecular investigations due to the diversity of host-determined specialization and reproductive lifestyles within the species complex. The pathogen Colletotrichum fioriniae forms part of this species complex and causes anthracnose in a wide range of crops and wild plants worldwide. Some members o...

Land-use intensification and loss of semi-natural habitats have induced a severe decline of bee diversity in agricultural landscapes. Semi-natural habitats like calcareous grasslands are among the most important bee habitats in central Europe, but they are threatened by decreasing habitat area and quality, and by homogenization of the surrounding landscape affecting both landscape composition a...

The concept of organic farming is summarised and compared as an example to farming with biotechnology-derived crops. If done within an ecological concept, both methods can be seen as environmentally acceptable. Organic farming does not offer consistent arguments for the rejection of transgenic crops. Some arguments (from genomics to biodiversity) are discussed in order to demonstrate that the c...