Mimicry refers to adaptive similarity between a mimic organism and a model. Mimicry in animals is rather common, whereas documented cases in plants are rare, and the associated benefits are seldom elucidated [1, 2]. We show the occurrence of leaf mimicry in a climbing plant endemic to a temperate rainforest. The woody vine Boquila trifoliolata mimics the leaves of its supporting trees in terms ...

“Crop-forcing” is an effective technique to delay grape maturation a period of lower temperatures, and in this way, improve quality. Because the aggressiveness (removal leaves fruit reinitiate second vegetative cycle), it may affect level reserves could provoke progressive vine exhaustion. The aim present work evaluate short- medium-term evolution carbohydrate different plant organs effect “cro...

Copulas and vines allow us to model the distribution of multivariate random variables in a flexible way. This article introduces copulas via Sklar’s theorem, explains how pair copula constructions are built by decomposing multivariate copula densities and illustrates vine graphical representations.

Introduction classically, cell signalling has been viewed in terms of linear pathways that lead from external or internal stimuli to cellular effectors. But this simple view developed more as a means to visualize and to understand the individual components of these complex systems, rather than to reflect reality. it is now clear that, in most cases, cell signalling is much more complex and invo...

In grapes, the ripening time of bunches on lateral or secondary induced shoots, led by simultaneous treatments current shoot cutting and flower cluster removal, is typically delayed until cooler seasons. The aim this study was to estimate effects use in cultivation ‘Merlot’ grapevine phenology, including number weight, yield, fruit quality. timings flowering, coloration harvest grapes were arou...

Grapes are one of the world’s most widely distributed crops and cultivated in more than 100 countries global scheme. Due to climate change improper vine growth variable selection, production has significantly decreased across countries. Therefore, primary purpose this study was develop a land suitability analysis method using fuzzy expert system at regional scale. The membership function used A...

The growing sensitivity toward sustainability is being demonstrated by an increase in sales of natural wines. Natural wines are obtained using exclusively native vines, indigenous yeasts, absence additives, irregular temperature control during fermentation, and smaller quantities sulfites even compared to organic In this work, were from Fiano grape, a historical cultivar Irpinia (Campania, Ital...

Powdery mildew, caused by the fungus Erysiphe (Uncinula) necator is a grapevine disease of nearly universal importance, often requiring 10 to 15 annual fungicide applications for its control. In the field, disease severity on fruit and leaves provided good sunlight exposure was typically twoand sevenfold lower, respectively, than on those in the shade. Controlled-environment studies showed that...

INTRODUCTION Schafer and Brunton (1971) determined that methiocarb [3,5-dimethyl-4-(methylthio)phenol methylcarbamate] was efficaceous as a bird repellent, reporting low R50 and LD50 values for several bird species. Guarino (1972) suggested that bird damage to corn, soybeans, rice, sorghum, cherries, and grapes could be reduced by spraying with methiocarb. Crase and DeHaven (1976) concluded tha...