• Advances in Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) Rootstocks Worldwide 

      Rovira, Mercè (Horticulturae, 2021-08-26) Fructicultura
      Studies on hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) rootstocks have been limited to date. However, the use of vigorous, non-suckering rootstocks for this species could increase the cost-effectiveness of orchards ...
    • Advances in Rootstock Breeding of Nut Trees: Objectives and Strategies 

      Vahdati, Kourosh; Sarikhani, Saadat; Arab, Mohammad Mehdi; Leslie, Charles A.; Dandekar, Abhaya M.; Aletà, Neus; Bielsa, Beatriz; Gradziel, Thomas M.; Montesinos, Álvaro; Rubio-Cabetas, María José; Sideli, Gina M.; Serdar, Ümit; Akyüz, Burak; Beccaro, Gabriele Loris; Donno, Dario; Rovira, Mercè; Ferguson, Louise; Akbari, Mohammad; Sheikhi, Abdollatif; Sestras, Adriana F.; Kafkas, Salih; Paizila, Aibibula; Roozban, Mahmoud Reza; Kaur, Amandeep; Panta, Srijana; Zhang, Lu; Sestras, Radu E.; Mehlenbacher, Shawn A. (Plants, 2021-10-20) Fructicultura
      The production and consumption of nuts are increasing in the world due to strong economic returns and the nutritional value of their products. With the increasing role and importance given to nuts (i.e., ...
    • Advantages of using economic weights in animal production 

      Cruz, Danny Julio; Ticona Huaroco, Chessyra Ninoska; Pascual Amoros, Mariam (Veterinaria y Zootecnía, 2018-12-26) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Introduction: The economic evaluation of the production systems can be performed using the gain function technique. Objective:To carry out a review of the literature on the use of the profit function ...
    • Adventitious regeneration from haploid melon (Cucumis melo L.) leaves as an approach to increase the frequency of diploid plants 

      Mahdad, Yassine Moustafa; Menéndez, Eduardo; Clavería, Elisabet; Dolcet-Sanjuan, Ramon (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 2023-02-16) Fructicultura
      An efficient process of adventitious regeneration from haploid plant leaves to increase the proportion of diploid plants of six elite melon lines ‘Védrantais’ French cultivar, ‘Piel de Sapo’ Spanish ...
    • Afectació de l'estrés hídric en blat tou 

      Serra, Joan; Jabardo, Marc (Butlletí Extensius.cat, 2023, 86, Abril,, 2023-04-27) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      La situació actual de sequera es fa cada vegada més evident en l’estat dels cultius de secà. Les dades de pluviometria respecte la mitjana habitual son alarmants i les previsions segueixen sense ser ...
    • African swine fever and outdoor farming of pigs 

      EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW); Nielsen, Søren Saxmose; Alvarez, Julio; Bicout, Dominique Joseph; Calistri, Paolo; Canali, Elisabetta; Drewe, Julian Ashley; Garin-Bastuji, Bruno; Gonzales Rojas, Jose Luis; Herskin, Mette; Miranda Chueca, Miguel Ángel; Michel, Virginie; Padalino, Barbara; Pasquali, Paolo; Roberts, Helen Clare; Sihvonen, Liisa Helena; Spoolder, Hans; Stahl, Karl; Velarde, Antonio; Viltrop, Arvo; Winckler, Christoph; Blome, Sandra; More, Simon; Gervelmeyer, Andrea; Antoniou, Sotiria-Eleni; Gortázar Schmidt, Christian (EFSA Journal, 2021-06-09) Benestar Animal
      This opinion describes outdoor farming of pigs in the EU, assesses the risk of African swine fewer (ASF) introduction and spread associated with outdoor pig farms and proposes biosecurity and control ...
    • African swine fever in wild boar 

      EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW); More, Simon; Miranda, Miguel Angel; Bicout, Dominique; Bøtner, Anette; Butterworth, Andrew; Calistri, Paolo; Edwards, Sandra; Garin-Bastuji, Bruno; Good, Margaret; Michel, Virginie; Raj, Mohan; Nielsen, Søren Saxmose; Sihvonen, Liisa; Spoolder, Hans; Stegeman, Jan Arend; Velarde, Antonio; Willeberg, Preben; Winckler, Christoph; Depner, Klaus; Guberti, Vittorio; Masiulis, Marius; Olsevskis, Edvins; Satran, Petr; Spiridon, Mihaela; Thulke, Hans-Hermann; Vilrop, Arvo; Wozniakowski, Grzegorz; Bau, Andrea; Broglia, Alessandro; Abrahantes, José Cortiñas; Dhollander, Sofie; Gogin, Andrey; Muñoz Gajardo, Irene; Verdonck, Frank; Amato, Laura; Gortázar Schmidt, Christian (EFSA Journal, 2018-07-11) Benestar Animal
      The European Commission requested EFSA to compare the reliability of wild boar density estimates across the EU and to provide guidance to improve data collection methods. Currently, the only EU-wide ...
    • African swine fever vaccines: a promising work still in progress 

      Bosch-Camós, Laia; López, Elisabeth; Rodriguez, Fernando (Porcine Health Management, 2020-07-02) Sanitat Animal
      African swine fever (ASF), a disease of obligatory declaration to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), has contributed to poverty and underdevelopment of affected areas. The presence of ASF ...
    • African swine fever virus does not express viral microRNAs in experimentally infected pigs 

      Núñez-Hernández, Fernando; Vera, Gonzalo; Sánchez, Armand; Rodríguez, Fernando; Núñez, José I. (Veterinary Research, 2018-09-03) Sanitat Animal
      Background: African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the etiological agent of African swine fever (ASF), a re-expanding devastating and highly lethal hemorrhagic viral disease. microRNAs (miRNAs) are a new ...
    • Age and growth of the endangered fan mussel Pinna nobilis in the western Mediterranean Sea 

      García-March, J.R.; Hernandis, S.; Vázquez-Luis, M.; Prado, P.; Deudero, S.; Vicente, N.; Tena-Medialdea, J. (Marine Environmental Research, 2019-09-28) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      The present work, which is the first comparative study of the growth of the fan mussel Pinna nobilis in the western Mediterranean, encompasses 12 populations of this species living in different environments ...
    • Age-Related Serum Biochemical Reference Intervals Established for Unweaned Calves and Piglets in the Post-weaning Period 

      Yu, Kuai; Canalias, Francesca; Solà-Oriol, David; Arroyo, Laura; Pato, Raquel; Saco, Yolanda; Terré, Marta; Bassols, Anna (Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019-04-24) Producció de Remugants
      The purpose of the present study is to establish the influence of age on serum biochemistry reference intervals (RIs) for unweaned calves and recently-weaned piglets using large number of animals sampled ...
    • Agent-Based Life Cycle Assessment enables joint economic-environmental analysis of policy to support agricultural biomass for biofuels 

      López i Losada, Raül; Rosenbaum, Ralph K.; Brady, Mark V.; Wilhelmsson, Fredrik; Hedlund, Katarina (Science of The Total Environment, 2024-01-20) Sostenibilitat en Biosistemes
      Production of agricultural biofuels is expected to rise due to increasing climate change mitigation ambitions. Policy interventions promoting targeted bioenergy solutions can be motivated by the large ...
    • Aggregation-prone peptides modulate activity of bovine interferon gamma released from naturally occurring protein nanoparticles 

      Carratalá, José Vicente; Cano‐Garrido, Olivia; Sánchez, Julieta; Membrado, Cristina; Pérez, Eudald; Conchillo‐Solé, Oscar; Daura, Xavier; Sánchez‐Chard, Alejandro; Villaverde, Antonio; Arís, Anna; Garcia‐Fruitós, Elena; Ferrer‐Miralles, Neus (New Biotechnology, 2020-02-03) Producció de Remugants
      Efficient protocols for the production of recombinant proteins are indispensable for the development of the biopharmaceutical sector. Accumulation of recombinant proteins in naturally-occurring protein ...
    • Agonic Aspiration of Blood: Not Useful as an Animal-Based Indicator of Electrical Stunning Ineffectiveness in Pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) 

      Ferreira, Maria Francisca; Fàbrega, Emma; Pires, Isabel; Vieira-Pinto, Maria Madalena (Animals, 2023-07-13) Benestar Animal
      Agonic aspiration of blood (AAB) may result from an inadequate exsanguination with accidental trachea severing, that can be favoured by ineffective stunning of pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus). This study ...
    • Agreement and differential use of laboratory methods for the detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 in experimentally infected animals 

      Usai, Carla; Pailler García, Lola; Lorca-Oró, Cristina; Fernández-Bastit, Leira; Roca, Núria; Brustolin, Marco; Rodon Aldrufeu, Jordi; Pérez, Mónica; Cantero Portillo, Guillermo; Carrillo, Jorge; Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria; Blanco, Julià; Clotet, Bonaventura; Napp, Sebastian; Segalés, Joaquim; Vergara-Alert, Júlia (Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022-11-15) Sanitat Animal
      Rodents are widely used for the development of COVID-19-like animal models, the virological outcome being determined through several laboratory methods reported in the literature. Our objective was to ...
    • Agricultural impacts on streams near Nitrate Vulnerable Zones: A case study in the Ebro basin, Northern Spain 

      Ladrera, Rubén; Belmar, Oscar; Tomás, Rafael; Prat, Narcís; Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel (PLoS ONE, 2019-11-08) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      Agricultural intensification during the last century has caused river degradation across Europe. From the wide range of stressors derived from agricultural activities that impact rivers, diffuse ...
    • Agricultural policies against invasive species generate contrasting outcomes for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation 

      Pérez-Méndez, N.; Alcaraz, C.; Bertolero, A.; Català-Forner, M.; Garibaldi, L.A.; González-Varo, J.P.; Rivaes, S.; Martínez-Eixarch, M. (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2022-10-19) Aigües Marines i Continentals; Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      Direct consequences of biological invasions on biodiversity and the environment have been largely documented. Yet collateral indirect effects mediated by changes in agri-environmental policies aimed at ...
    • Agricultural soil organic carbon stocks in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula: Drivers and spatial variability 

      Funes, Inmaculada; Savé, Robert; Rovira, Pere; Molowny-Horas, Roberto; Alcañiz, Josep M.; Ascaso, Emilio; Herms, Ignasi; Herrero, Carmen; Boixadera, Jaume; Vayreda, Jordi (Science of the Total Environment, 2019-02-22) Fructicultura
      Estimating soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks under agriculture, assessing the importance of their drivers and understanding the spatial distribution of SOC stocks are crucial to predicting possible future ...
    • Agronomic performance and remote sensing assessment of organic and mineral fertilization in rice fields 

      Marti-Jerez, Karen; Català-Forner, Mar; Tomàs, Núria; Murillo, Gemma; Ortiz, Carlos; Sánchez-Torres, María José; Vitali, Andrea; Lopes, Marta S. (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023-10-04) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      Introduction: Rice heavily relies on nitrogen fertilizers, posing environmental, resource, and geopolitical challenges. This study explores sustainable alternatives like animal manure and remote sensing ...
    • Agronomic performance of durum wheat landraces and modern cultivars and its association with genotypic variation in vernalization response (Vrn-1) and photoperiod sensitivity (Ppd-1) genes 

      Royo, Conxita; Dreisigacker, Susanne; Ammar, Karim; Villegas, Dolors (European Journal of Agronomy, 2020-07-17) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      This study analyzed the relationship between important agronomic traits and major genes regulating flowering time in a panel of 151 Mediterranean durum wheat landraces and 20 modern cultivars. Field ...