The monophyly of the Imicola complex, a natural species complex within subgenus C. subgen. Avaritia Fox of the biting midge genus Culicoides Latreille, is supported using morphological and molecular analyses. A diagnosis for the group along with comparative redescriptions of the male and female of the species represented in Australasia, C. brevitarsis Kieffer and C. nudipalpis Delfinado and a d...

In a country like Iran, where soil organic matter is less than 1% and in most cases even less than 0.5 %, Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a permanent and inexpensive source of organic matter. Various experiments have indicated that applications of compost improve plant health, yield and nutritional quality. However, the quality of the compost determines the growth and the development of plants. ...

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Citation: Cardinale M, Luvisi A, Meyer JB, Sabella E, De Bellis L, Cruz AC, Ampatzidis Y and Cherubini P (2018) Specific Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) Test to Highlight Colonization of Xylem Vessels by Xylella fastidiosa in Naturally Infected Olive Trees (Olea europaea L.). Front. Plant Sci. 9:431. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00431 Specific Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) Test ...

A new species of Pararotylenchus Baldwin &Bell, 1981 from the Pacific coastal area of California is described. Numerous females and juveniles were recovered, but no males were found. Pararotylenchus belli n.sp. is most similar to P. sphaerocephalus, but females of P. belli are shorter and have a shorter stylet and a hemispherical tail. Specimens from a cereal field in South Dakota were identifi...

Bellis perennis (Asteraceae, Astereae), especie de uso ornamental y maleza cultivos agrícolas, se encuentra naturalizada en diferentes partes del mundo. Hasta el momento, Argentina solo había sido registrada extremo sur, las provincias patagónicas Chubut Tierra Fuego e Islas Atlántico incluyendo islas Malvinas. Se comunica la presencia esta exótica Provincia Buenos Aires, los partidos Azul Olav...