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Can innovations in traditional pork products help thriving EU untapped pig breeds? A non-hypothetical discrete choice experiment with hedonic evaluation
(Meat Science, 2019-04-11)The EU is supporting measures that stimulate enhanced value-added products in order to conserve local and threatened livestock breeds. Several Traditional Pork Products (TPP) and Innovative Traditional ... -
Can Insectary Plants Enhance the Presence of Natural Enemies of the Green Peach Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Mediterranean Peach Orchards?
(Journal of Economic Entomology, 2021-01-22)Conservation biological control could be an alternative to insecticides for the management of the aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer). To develop sustainable strategies for M. persicae control in peach orchards ... -
Can sensory boar taint levels be explained by fatty acid composition and emitted volatile organic compounds in addition to androstenone and skatole content?
(Meat Science, 2022-09-16)This study aimed at understanding which molecules were responsible for the differences existing in boar taint sensory evaluation. The latter was therefore linked to the results of skatole and androstenone ... -
Can the genetic background modulate the effects of feed additives? Answers from gut microbiome and transcriptome interactions in farmed gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) fed with a mix of phytogenics, organic acids or probiotics
(Aquaculture, 2024-03-05)The synergies between selective breeding and feed additives remain under-explored in farmed fish, despite their sustainability. Reference (REF) and selected gilthead sea bream for growth (GS) were fed ... -
Can the ladybird predator Scymnus nubilus contribute to control of the aphid Aphis frangulae, a pest threatening the Macaronesia endemic Frangula azorica?
(BioControl, 2022-10-01)Aphis frangulae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is a major pest of the laurel forest endemic Frangula azorica (Rosales: Rhamnaceae) produced in nursery conditions by the Forestry Services of the Azores (Portugal). ... -
Can we save a marine species affected by a highly infective, highly lethal, waterborne disease from extinction?
(Biological Conservation, 2020-03-18)Anthropogenic drivers and global warming are altering the occurrence of infectious marine diseases, some of which produce mass mortalities with considerable ecosystemic and economic costs. The Mediterranean ... -
Candidate genes underlying QTL for flowering time and their interactions in a wide spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cross
(Crop Journal, 2020-11-18)Response to vernalization and photoperiod are the main determinants controlling the time to flowering in temperate cereals. While the individual genes that determine a plant’s response to these environmental ... -
Canopy Architecture and Sun Exposure Influence Berry Cluster–Water Relations in the Grapevine Variety Muscat of Alexandria
(Plants, 2024-05-29)Climate-change-related increases in the frequency and intensity of heatwaves affect viticulture, leading to losses in yield and grape quality. We assessed whether canopy-architecture manipulation mitigates ... -
Canvi climàtic i transformacions rurals
(Qüestions de vida cristiana, 2023, 275, Abril, 97-106, 2023-04) -
El canvi climàtic redueix la intensitat de la tramuntana a l’Empordà
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Capacity of the potentially toxic diatoms Pseudo-nitzschia mannii and Pseudo-nitzschia hasleana to tolerate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021-03-12)This study investigates the effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on two potentially toxic Pseudo-nitzschia hasleana and P. mannii, isolated from a PAH contaminated marine environment. Both ... -
Captures of MFO-resistant Cydia pomonella adults as affected by lure, crop management system and flight
(Bulletin of Entomological Research, 2015-10-26)The main resistance mechanism of codling moth (Cydia pomonella) in the tree fruit area of Lleida (NE Spain) is multifunction oxidases (MFO). We studied the frequency of MFOresistant adults captured by ... -
Carbon metabolic rates and GHG emissions in different wetland types of the Ebro Delta
(PLoS ONE, 2020-04-22)Deltaic wetlands are highly productive ecosystems, which characteristically can act as C-sinks. However, they are among the most threatened ecosystems, being very vulnerable to global change, and require ... -
Carbon stocks and changes in biomass of Mediterranean woody crops over a six-year period in NE Spain
(Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2022-09-15)Carbon sequestration and storage in biomass is one of the most important measures to mitigate climate change. Mediterranean woody crops can sequestrate carbon in the biomass of their permanent structures ... -
Carvacrol, Thymol, and Garlic Essential Oil Promote Skin Innate Immunity in Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) Through the Multifactorial Modulation of the Secretory Pathway and Enhancement of Mucus Protective Capacity
(Frontiers in Immunology, 2021-03-12)One of the main targets for the use of phytogenics in aquafeeds is the mucosal tissues as they constitute a physical and biochemical shield against environmental and pathogenic threats, comprising ... -
Catalan Virgin Olive Oil Protected Designations of Origin: Physicochemical and Major Sensory Attributes
(European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 2019-01-01)Catalonia, located in the northeast of Spain, comprises five extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) protected designations of origin (PDOs). Despite the proximity between them, these PDOs represent unique ... -
Catalunya és OLTB. Primera fita d’una cursa de fons
(CReSA & the City, 2023, febrer, ,, 2023-02-03) -
Catalunya, present en el primer curs internacional de ciència i gastronomia
(2023-07-31)La ciutat italiana de Parma ha acollit aquest curs organitzat pel Science and Cooking World Congress Barcelona -
Causes of cetacean stranding and death on the Catalonian coast (western Mediterranean Sea), 2012-2019
(Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (Dao), 2020-12-17)The causes of cetacean stranding and death along the Catalan coast between 2012 and 2019 were systematically investigated. Necropsies and detailed pathological investigations were performed on 89 ... -
CCL21-loaded 3D hydrogels for T cell expansion and differentiation
(Biomaterials, 2020-08-13)Recent achievements in the field of immunotherapy, such as the development of engineered T cells used in adoptive cell therapy, are introducing more efficient strategies to combat cancer. Nevertheless, ...