Three new species of parasitic wasps (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from southern India are described and illustrated. Glyptapanteles clanisae sp. nov., a remarkable gregarious endoparasitoid, was bred from the caterpillar of Clanis phalaris Cramer (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) on the host plant Pongamia pinnata (L.) (Leguminosae) along with a hyperparasitoid, Eurytoma sp. (Eurytomidae). Glyptapantel...

Passive steady-state chlorophyll fluorescence (Fs) provides a direct diagnosis of the functional status of vegetation photosynthesis. With the prospect of mapping Fs using remote sensing techniques, field measurements are mandatory to understand to which extent Fs allows detecting plant stress in different environments. Trees of four common species in Valencia were classified in either a low or...

The forest temperature is one key parameter in the models developed for providing early fire risk alerts. The satellite remote sensing data are the best way to obtain this parameter both regionally and globally. This study proposes an approach to obtain Forest Surface Temperature (FST) by means of Terra-ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflectance Radiometer) multiband algorithms...

The lignocellulose in forage crops represents a second generation of biomass feedstock for conversion into energy-related end products. Some of the most extensively studied species for cellulosic feedstock production include forages such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.), and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). An advantage of using forages as bioenergy ...

The emergence of cloud computing, big data analytics, and machine learning has catalysed the use remote sensing technologies to enable more timely management sustainability indicators, given uncertainty future climate conditions. Here, we examine potential “regenerative agriculture”, as an adaptive grazing strategy minimise bare ground exposure while improving pasture productivity. High-intensi...