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Use of a Digital Twin for Water Efficient Management in a Processing Tomato Commercial Farm
(Agronomy, 2025-09-05)The increasing pressure on water resources caused by agricultural intensification, the rising food demand and climate change requires new irrigation strategies that improve the sustainability and ... -
Base and upper temperature thresholds to support the calculation of growing degree days aiming at their use with the FAO56rev crop coefficients curve: A review
(Agricultural Water Management, 2025-08-27)Growing Degree Days (GDD) are a fundamental tool for supporting crop and water management, estimating crop development and growth and, in particular, defining the crop coefficient curve, thus computing ... -
Insect biological control: a global perspective
(Entomologia Generalis, 2025-09-24)The intentional use of biological control agents to manage arthropod pests dates back to as early as 304 AD, when Chinese farmers used weaver ants to manage citrus pests. Over time, biological control ... -
Differentiation of two Bathyplectes species, B. anurus and B. curculionis, parasitoids of the Alfalfa weevil (Hypera postica) in Spain
(Bulletin of Entomological Research, 2025-07-24)The alfalfa weevil Hypera postica Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is one of the most destructive alfalfa pests in the world, resulting in substantial economic losses. However, the amount of damage ... -
Linking root length and surface area to yield: variety-specific root plasticity in winter wheat across contrasting European environments
(Annals of Botany, 2025-07-16)Understanding the relationship of root traits and crop performance under varying environmental conditions facilitates the exploitation of root characteristics in breeding and variety testing to maintain ... -
Spectroscopic Analysis of Proximal Leaves as a Method for Studying Nectarine Ripening
(ACS Agricultural Science & Technology, 2025-11-13)Traditional methods for fruit quality assessment are labor-intensive, destructive, and result in the loss of marketable produce. Spectroscopy, especially near-infrared (NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR), has ... -
Influenza Aviar: características de la enfermedad, situación actual y perspectivas futuras
(Animales de Laboratorio, 2025, 105, Primavera, 61-65, 2025)La influenza aviar (InAv) o "gripe aviar" es una enfermedad viral aguda que afecta mayoritariamente las aves domesticas y esta causada por virus de influenza tipo A. A lo largo de las ultimas decadas, ... -
Bivariate and multivariate analyses of allometric growth in larvae of farmed meagre (Argyrosomus regius): an integrated approach to define growth stages and ontogenetic transitions
(Frontiers in Marine Science, 2025-11-19)Fish larval rearing represents a critical stage due to the extreme fragility of larvae, small size, and specific nutritional needs during rapid growth. Successful larviculture requires understanding ... -
Comparison of LC-MS methods for the quantitation of ciguatoxins in fish – A collaborative study
(Food Chemistry: X, 2025-11-09)Ciguatoxins (CTXs) are marine biotoxins that can contaminate seafood and if consumed can result in ciguatera poisoning (CP). The analysis of CTXs is challenging, as they occur in complex tissue matrices, ... -
Spatial and seasonal performance of Blattisocius tarsalis in stored grain environments
(Journal of Stored Products Research, 2025-11-11)In large-scale grain storage facilities, various pests can infest stored grain causing significant damage. The predatory mite Blattisocius tarsalis has shown robust dispersal abilities in controlled ... -
Identification of Gambierdiscus species from La Réunion and evaluation of toxicity and toxin profile
(Harmful Algae, 2025-10-16)Five different species of Gambierdiscus have been identified in La Réunion (G. belizeanus, G. balechii, G. pacificus, G. silvae and G. ribotype 2) by morphological observations in Scanning Electron ... -
Efficacy of a Novel PCV2d and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Combined Vaccine in Piglets with High and Low Levels of PCV2 Maternally Derived Antibodies at Vaccination
(Vaccines, 2025-10-21)Background/Objectives: Maternally derived antibody (MDA) levels of porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) may eventually interfere with humoral response and vaccination efficacy. This study aimed to evaluate the ... -
Morpho-physiological digestive features of genetically closely related sympatric lacustrine whitefish forms with different feeding habits
(Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2025-01-18)The effect of different feeding habits on gut morphology and digestive function has been intensively studied during the last decades but sympatric closely related fishes are relatively rare objects of ... -
Increasing levels of fishmeal replacement by defatted black soldier fly larvae meal reduced growth performance without affecting fillet quality in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
(Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2024-07-31)A 90-day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of replacing dietary fishmeal (FM) with defatted black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFL) on the growth performance and fillet quality of largemouth ... -
The role of Fragaria vesca homolog of a (Z)-3:(E)-2-hexenal isomerase in the development of green-leafy fruit aroma
(Horticulture Research, 2025-06-26)The green leaf volatiles (Z)-3-hexenal and (E)-2-hexenal are key components of the characteristic strawberry aroma, an important determinant of consumer preferences. Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are C6 ... -
Two volatiles from anthracnose-infected blueberries trigger electrophysiological and aversive behavioral responses in Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
(Journal of Economic Entomology, 2025-02-19)Native to Southeast Asia, the spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii Matsumura) is an economically important invasive pest of thin-skinned fruits such as raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries ... -
First description of Vibrio ostreicida as putative causal agent of disease in Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and development of a PCR protocol for its rapid diagnosis
(Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2025-07-11)In April 2022, mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) cultivated in the Ebro River delta (Spain) were affected by a mortality episode, involving 25 % of individuals, observed at a water temperature of 18 ... -
Primers resultats de la xarxa de noves varietats de favó
(Butlletí Extensius.cat, 2025, 116, Octubre,, 2025-10-29)Enguany fa 4 anys que es va iniciar la xarxa de varietats comercials de favó. Durant aquest temps s’ha vist que AXEL, PROTHABON 101 i VINICIUS han mostrat un bon comportament productiu, sense diferències ... -
Investigació retrospectiva dels circovirus porcins en casos de la síndrome de dermatitis i nefropatia porcina
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Època de sembra de la fava en funció de la zona productora per optimitzar el rendiment i la qualitat del cultiu
(Butlletí Extensius.cat, 2025, 116, Octubre,, 2025-10-29)Amb els assajos realitzats la campanya 2024-25 al litoral de Girona i als regadius de Lleida s’ha observat una menor durada de la floració a mesura que s’ha retardat la data de sembra. Els resultats ...