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    • Characterization of Three Different Mediterranean Beef Fattening Systems: Performance, Behavior, and Carcass and Meat Quality 

      Sánchez, Denise; Marti, Sònia; Verdú, Marçal; González, Joel; Font-i-Furnols, Maria; Devant, Maria (MDPI, 22-08-02) Producció de Remugants; Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      The aim of this study was to characterize three different commercial dairy beef fattening systems for intensive Mediterranean fattening programs differing in gender, breed, nutrition, and days of feed ...

    • Seasonal changes of whole root system conductance by a drought-tolerant grape root system 

      Alsina, Maria Mar; Smart, David R.; Bauerle, Taryn; de Herralde, Felicidad; Biel, Carmen; Stockert, Christine; Negron, Claudia; Savé, Robert (Journal of Experimental Botany, 2010-09-17) Fructicultura; Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      The role of root systems in drought tolerance is a subject of very limited information compared with above-ground responses. Adjustments to the ability of roots to supply water relative to shoot ...

    • The genome of woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) 

      Shulaev, Vladimir; Sargent, Daniel J.; Crowhurst, Ross N.; Mockler, Todd C.; Folkerts, Otto; Delcher, Arthur L.; Jaiswal, Pankaj; Mockaitis, Keithanne; Liston, Aaron; Mane, Shrinivasrao P.; Burns, Paul; Davis, Thomas M.; Slovin, Janet P.; Bassil, Nahla; Hellens, Roger P.; Evans, Clive; Harkins, Tim; Kodira, Chinnappa; Desany, Brian; Crasta, Oswald R.; Jensen, Roderick V.; Allan, Andrew C.; Michael, Todd P.; Setubal, Joao Carlos; Celton, Jean-Marc; Rees, D. Jasper G.; Williams, Kelly P.; Holt, Sarah H.; Ruiz Rojas, Juan Jairo; Chatterjee, Mithu; Liu, Bo; Silva, Herman; Meisel, Lee; Adato, Avital; Filichkin, Sergei A.; Troggio, Michela; Viola, Roberto; Ashman, Tia-Lynn; Wang, Hao; Dharmawardhana, Palitha; Elser, Justin; Raja, Rajani; Priest, Henry D.; Bryant Jr., Douglas W.; Fox, Samuel E.; Givan, Scott A.; Wilhelm, Larry J.; Naithani, Sushma; Christoffels, Alan; Salama, David Y.; Carter, Jade; Lopez Girona, Elena; Zdepski, Anna; Wang, Wenqin; Kerstetter, Randall A.; Schwab, Wilfried; Korban, Schuyler S.; Davik, Jahn; Monfort, Amparo; Denoyes-Rothan, Beatrice; Arús, Pere; Mittler, Ron; Flinn, Barry; Aharoni, Asaph; Bennetzen, Jeffrey L.; Salzberg, Steven L.; Dickerman, Allan W.; Velasco, Riccardo; Borodovsky, Mark; Veilleux, Richard E.; Folta, Kevin M. (Nature Genetics, 2010-12-26) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      The woodland strawberry, Fragaria vesca (2n = 2x = 14), is a versatile experimental plant system. This diminutive herbaceous  perennial has a small genome (240 Mb), is amenable to genetic transformat ...

    • Mediterranean clonal selections evaluated for modern hedgerow olive oil production in Spain 

      Tous, Joan; Romero, Agusti; Hermoso Leon, Juan Francisco; Ninot, Antonia (California Agriculture, 2011-01-01) Fructicultura
      Traditional olive oil production is limited by its high cost, mainly due to labor expenses for harvesting and pruning. A new olive planting system based on hedgerows and harvesting machines could ...

    • Comparative analysis of rosaceous genomes and the reconstruction of a putative ancestral genome for the family 

      Illa, Eudald; Sargent, Daniel J.; Lopez Girona, Elena; Bushakra, Jill; Cestaro, Alessandro; Crowhurst, Ross; Pindo, Massimo; Cabrera, Antonio; van der Knaap, Esther; Iezzoni, Amy; Gardiner, Susan; Velasco, Riccardo; Arús, Pere; Chagné, David; Troggio, Michela (BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2011-01-12) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Background: Comparative genome mapping studies in Rosaceae have been conducted until now by aligning genetic maps within the same genus, or closely related genera and using a limited number of common ...

    • Cytokine profiles and phenotype regulation of antigen presenting cells by genotype-I porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus isolates 

      Gimeno, Mariona; Darwich, Laila; Diaz, Ivan; de la Torre, Eugenia; Pujols, Joan; Martín, Marga; Inumaru, Shigeki; Cano, Esmeralda; Domingo, Mariano; Montoya, Maria; Mateu, Enric (Veterinary Research, 2011-01-18) Sanitat Animal
      The present study examined the immunological response of antigen presenting cells (APC) to genotype-I isolates of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection by analysing the ...

    • Pathogenesis and transmissibility of highly (H7N1) and low (H7N9) pathogenic avian influenza virus infection in red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) 

      Bertran, Kateri; Pérez-Ramírez, Elisa; Busquets, Núria; Dolz, Roser; Ramis, Antonio; Darji, Ayub; Abad, Francesc Xavier; Valle, Rosa; Chaves, Aida; Vergara-Alert, Júlia; Barral, Marta; Höfle, Ursula; Majó, Natàlia (Veterinary Research, 2011-02-07) Sanitat Animal
      An experimental infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) and low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV) was carried out in red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) in order to ...

    • Coordinated gene expression during gilthead sea bream skeletogenesis and its disruption by nutritional hypervitaminosis A 

      Fernández, Ignacio; Darias, Maria; Andree, Karl; Mazurais, David; Zambonino-Infante, Jose Luís; Gisbert, Enric (BMC Developmental Biology, 2011-02-09) Aqüicultura
      Background: Vitamin A (VA) has a key role in vertebrate morphogenesis, determining body patterning and growth through the control of cell proliferation and differentiation processes. VA regulates primary ...

    • Perceived quality in fresh peaches: an approach through structural equation modeling 

      Mora, Marcos; Espinoza, Jacqueline; Schnettler, Berta; Echeverria, Gemma; Predieri, Stefano; Infante, Rodrigo (Ciencia e investigacíón agraria, 2011-02-28) Postcollita
      The quality requirements that consumers consider in their decision to purchase fresh fruit have garnered a great deal of attention from the actors in the fresh fruit productivity chain. This study ...

    • Gene and QTL detection in a three-way barley cross under selection by a mixed model with kinship information using SNPs 

      Malosetti, Marcos; van Eeuwijk, Fred A.; Boer, Martin P.; Casas, Ana M.; Elía, Mónica; Moralejo, Marian; Bhat, Prasanna R.; Ramsay, Luke; Molina-Cano, José-Luis (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2011-03-04) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      Quantitative trait locus (QTL) detection is commonly performed by analysis of designed segregating populations derived from two inbred parental lines, where absence of selection, mutation and genetic ...

    • California perennial grasses are physiologically distinct from both Mediterranean annual and perennial grasses 

      Vaughn, Kurt J.; Biel, Carmen; Clary, Jeffrey J.; de Herralde, Felicidad; Aranda, Xavier; Evans, Richard Y.; Young, Truman P.; Savé, Robert (Plant and Soil, 2011-03-05) Fructicultura; Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      In the Central Valley of California, native perennial grass species have been largely replaced by Eurasian annual species, while in many parts of the Mediterranean Basin native perennial grasses ...

    • Growth of Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797) in tanks in the Ebro Delta (NE Spain): effects of temperature, salinity and culture density 

      Delgado, Marina; Gairin, Joan Ignasi; Carbó, Ricard; Aguilera, Cristobal (Scientia Marina, 2011-03-30) Aqüicultura
      To assess the possibility of O. vulgaris ongrowing using tanks or cages in the bays of the Ebro Delta, we performed several growth trials of common octopus held in tanks. Effects of environmental factors ...

    • Identification of European species of Maja (Decapoda: Brachyura: Majidae): RFLP analyses of COI mtDNA and morphological considerations 

      Guerao, Guillermo; Andree, Karl B.; Froglia, Carlo; Simeó, Carles G.; Rotllant, Guiomar (Scientia Marina, 2011-03-30) Aqüicultura
      Four species of crabs of the genus Maja have been described along the European coast: M. brachydactyla, M. squinado, M. goltziana and M. crispata. The commercially important species M. brachydactyla ...

    • Design and characterization of genetically engineered zebrafish aquaporin-3 mutants highly permeable to the cryoprotectant ethylene glycol 

      Chauvigné, François; Lubzens, Esther; Cerdà, Joan (BMC Biotechnology, 2011-04-08) Aqüicultura
      Background: Increasing cell membrane permeability to water and cryoprotectants is critical for the successful cryopreservation of cells with large volumes. Artificial expression of water-selective ...

    • Inter-laboratory comparison of methods to measure androstenone in pork fat 

      Ampuero Kragten, S.; Verkuylen, B.; Dahlmans, H.; Hortós, M.; Garcia-Regueiro, J. A.; Dahl, E.; Andresen, O.; Feitsma, H.; Mathur, P. K.; Harlizius, B. (Animal, 2011-04-26) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
      Today, different analytical methods are used by different laboratories to quantify androstenone in fat tissue. This study shows the comparison of methods used routinely in different laboratories for ...

    • Analysis of expressed sequence tags generated from full-length enriched cDNA libraries of melon 

      Clepet, Christian; Joobeur, Tarek; Zheng, Yi; Jublot, Delphine; Huang, Mingyun; Truniger, Veronica; Boualem, Adnane; Hernandez-Gonzalez, Maria Elena; Dolcet-Sanjuan, Ramon; Portnoy, Vitaly; Mascarell-Creus, Albert; Caño-Delgado, Ana I.; Katzir, Nurit; Bendahmane, Abdelhafid; Giovannoni, James J.; Aranda, Miguel A.; Garcia-Mas, Jordi; Fei, Zhangjun (BMC Genomics, 2011-05-20) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Background: Melon (Cucumis melo), an economically important vegetable crop, belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family which includes several other important crops such as watermelon, cucumber, and pumpkin. ...

    • Characterization of porcine dendritic cell response to Streptococcus suis 

      Lecours, Marie-Pier; Segura, Mariela; Lachance, Claude; Mussa, Tufaria; Surprenant, Charles; Montoya, Maria; Gottschalk, Marcelo (Veterinary Research, 2011-06-02) Sanitat Animal
      Streptococcus suis is a major swine pathogen and important zoonotic agent causing mainly septicemia and meningitis. However, the mechanisms involved in host innate and adaptive immune responses toward ...

    • Mass Spectrometric Detection of Cholesterol Oxidation in Bovine Sperm 

      Brouwers, Jos F.; Boerke, Arjan; Silva, Patrícia F.N.; Garcia-Gil, Nuria; van Gestel, Renske A.; Helms, J. Bernd; van de Lest, Chris H.A.; Gadella, Bart M. (Biology of Reproduction, 2011-07-01) Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      We report on the presence and formation of cholesterol oxidation products (oxysterols) in bovine sperm. Although cholesterol is the most abundant molecule in the membrane of mammalian cells and is ...

    • Role of wild ruminants in the epidemiology of bluetongue virus serotypes 1, 4 and 8 in Spain 

      García-Bocanegra, Ignacio; Arenas-Montes, Antonio; Lorca-Oró, Cristina; Pujols, Joan; González, Miguel Ángel; Napp, Sebastián; Gómez-Guillamón, Félix; Zorrilla, Irene; San Miguel, Elena; Arenas, Antonio (Veterinary Research, 2011-07-23) Sanitat Animal
      Although the importance of wild ruminants as potential reservoirs of bluetongue virus (BTV) has been suggested, the role played by these species in the epidemiology of BT in Europe is still unclear. ...

    • Aquaporin evolution in fishes 

      Finn, Roderick Nigel; Cerdà, Joan (Frontiers in Physiology, 2011-07-26) Aqüicultura
      Aquaporins represent a primordial group of transmembrane solvent channels that have been documented throughout the living biota. This facet alone emphasizes the positive selection pressure for proteins ...