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Cyclotides are defense peptides produced by several plant families. Viola spp. (Violaceae) produce an array of cyclotides with varying biological activities. The peach potato aphid Myzus persicae (Sulz.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is a generalist that feeds on the secondary hosts of over 40 plant
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Beta-carotene is the main dietary precursor of vitamin A. Potato tubers contain low levels of carotenoids, composed mainly of the xanthophylls lutein (in the beta-epsilon branch) and violaxanthin (in the beta-beta branch). None of these carotenoids have provitamin A activity. We have
A bedding plant grower in southwest Florida reported severe losses in potted Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle) transplanted on various dates in December 1997. Symptoms included yellowing of lower leaves, defoliation, black root rot, and plant death. Thielaviopsis basicola was consistently
Aulacorthum solani (Kaltenbach) (known as foxglove aphid or glasshouse potato aphid) is a pest of increasing economic importance in several agricultural crops worldwide, including greenhouse vegetables and ornamentals. Developmental rates and age-specific life tables for a North American population
Pansy (Viola × wittrockiana) is an ornamental annual plant produced as a potted plant in greenhouses around Buenos Aires, Argentina. Flower rot with signs of gray mold was observed on pansy cv. Crown during the autumn of 2003. Diseased tissues were surface sterilized by immersion in 2% NaOCl for 1
A national-scale study of outcrossing potential within Chilean vascular flora was conducted using an upgraded algorithm, which adds parameters such as pollinator agents, climate, and geographic conditions. Datasets were organized and linked in a Web platform (www.flujogenico.cl), in which the
Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) is economically the most important protein crop grown worldwide. However, Europe largely depends on soybean imported from the Americas (European Commission 2019; Haupt and Schmid 2020). In Germany, soybean production was not formally recorded before 2016, but