Food Security and Climate Change in Dry Areas
... Many parts of the world will be affected, but the challenges are greatest for dry areas, particularly in the developing world, where food insecurity is already a major concern. These areas have been the primary focus of ICARDA’s work for more than three decades. The Center and its partners have deve ...
... Many parts of the world will be affected, but the challenges are greatest for dry areas, particularly in the developing world, where food insecurity is already a major concern. These areas have been the primary focus of ICARDA’s work for more than three decades. The Center and its partners have deve ...
The word for beauty is… Lathyrus
... are often promoted for garden decoration. They lack the scent of the Sweet Pea and often have a short flowering season but their advantages include a very wide range of flower colours and being easy to grow. They are very suitable for meadow or prairie-style planting. The more decorative species inc ...
... are often promoted for garden decoration. They lack the scent of the Sweet Pea and often have a short flowering season but their advantages include a very wide range of flower colours and being easy to grow. They are very suitable for meadow or prairie-style planting. The more decorative species inc ...
Code for Sustainable Homes: Technical Guide
... The Code for Sustainable Homes covers nine categories of sustainable design: • Energy and CO2 Emissions • Water • Materials • Surface Water Run-off • Waste • Pollution • Heath and Well-being • Management • Ecology. Each category includes a number of environmental issues, see table 1.1. Each ...
... The Code for Sustainable Homes covers nine categories of sustainable design: • Energy and CO2 Emissions • Water • Materials • Surface Water Run-off • Waste • Pollution • Heath and Well-being • Management • Ecology. Each category includes a number of environmental issues, see table 1.1. Each ...
Key Performance Indicators in Hospital Facilities
... building, its physical environment (marine or in-land), average level of occupancy, and configuration of building systems and components. As a result, the Facility Coefficient changes from one year to the next, even for the same building. Simulations of the values of the Facility Coefficient were ca ...
... building, its physical environment (marine or in-land), average level of occupancy, and configuration of building systems and components. As a result, the Facility Coefficient changes from one year to the next, even for the same building. Simulations of the values of the Facility Coefficient were ca ...
Characterization of tolerance to bacterial wilt in the model plant Arabidopsis
... Ralstonia solanacearum, the causal agent of bacterial wilt disease, has been found to affect numerous economically important plants. Understanding the molecular basis of resistance, tolerance and susceptibility of plants to pathogens such as R. solanacearum is a major goal of molecular plant patholo ...
... Ralstonia solanacearum, the causal agent of bacterial wilt disease, has been found to affect numerous economically important plants. Understanding the molecular basis of resistance, tolerance and susceptibility of plants to pathogens such as R. solanacearum is a major goal of molecular plant patholo ...
Materials and Resources - Webscape
... in sustainable design because of the extensive network of extraction, processing and transportation steps required to process them. Activities to create building materials may pollute the air and water, destroy natural habitats and deplete natural resources. Construction and demolition wastes consti ...
... in sustainable design because of the extensive network of extraction, processing and transportation steps required to process them. Activities to create building materials may pollute the air and water, destroy natural habitats and deplete natural resources. Construction and demolition wastes consti ...
The regulation of the juvenile phase in the perennial Arabis alpina
... Acquisition of reproductive competence in the context of life history theory in plants and animals The development of many organisms includes an initial period of growth during which they can not reproduce even in favourable conditions. This phase is commonly called juvenility, whereas when the orga ...
... Acquisition of reproductive competence in the context of life history theory in plants and animals The development of many organisms includes an initial period of growth during which they can not reproduce even in favourable conditions. This phase is commonly called juvenility, whereas when the orga ...
berlin 2015
... have increased faster than the price index, reflecting a mixture of more costly insecticides, changed cropping mix and increasing cropping area with possible concomitant changes in pest abundance. I review two case studies of IPM development in Australia: Helicoverpa management in cotton and managem ...
... have increased faster than the price index, reflecting a mixture of more costly insecticides, changed cropping mix and increasing cropping area with possible concomitant changes in pest abundance. I review two case studies of IPM development in Australia: Helicoverpa management in cotton and managem ...
Identification of Plant RAD52 Homologs and
... assist in capturing the second DNA end and promote its annealing to the D-loop, thus leading to the formation of a Holliday junction (Mortensen et al., 2009). The RAD52 protein has several domains, each with a distinct function. Its N-terminal is the most conserved domain across eukaryotic homologs ...
... assist in capturing the second DNA end and promote its annealing to the D-loop, thus leading to the formation of a Holliday junction (Mortensen et al., 2009). The RAD52 protein has several domains, each with a distinct function. Its N-terminal is the most conserved domain across eukaryotic homologs ...
Euclea natalensis based on seedling stages, seasons, and fertilizers
... screening of medicinal plants for drug development needs to be conducted in parallel with studies that involve optimization of secondary compounds through chemical synthesis, plant breeding and biotechnological techniques. An understanding of the synthesis and accumulation of secondary metabolites i ...
... screening of medicinal plants for drug development needs to be conducted in parallel with studies that involve optimization of secondary compounds through chemical synthesis, plant breeding and biotechnological techniques. An understanding of the synthesis and accumulation of secondary metabolites i ...
Causes, Effects and Remedies to the incessant Building Collapse in
... collapsed structures of various types are not peculiar to Nigeria alone. But the current situation is becoming more rampant and embarrassing, most especially as it relates to Lagos State. Unfortunately, there are still a number of buildings of similar circumstances dotting the skyline of many cities ...
... collapsed structures of various types are not peculiar to Nigeria alone. But the current situation is becoming more rampant and embarrassing, most especially as it relates to Lagos State. Unfortunately, there are still a number of buildings of similar circumstances dotting the skyline of many cities ...
Elimination of boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp
... native plant density and diversity, and changes in ecosystem structure and function. Woody weeds often grow faster than native species and in invaded habitats produce larger and/or more seed and outshade other mid- and under-storey species. Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera (L.) T ...
... native plant density and diversity, and changes in ecosystem structure and function. Woody weeds often grow faster than native species and in invaded habitats produce larger and/or more seed and outshade other mid- and under-storey species. Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera (L.) T ...
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... marginal role. After discussing the repercussions that 1492 had on natural resources and ways of life, both in America and Spain, the discovery of America and successive eras are studied, not as historic events that gave rise to a great genetic and cultural flow but, on the contrary, as possible imm ...
... marginal role. After discussing the repercussions that 1492 had on natural resources and ways of life, both in America and Spain, the discovery of America and successive eras are studied, not as historic events that gave rise to a great genetic and cultural flow but, on the contrary, as possible imm ...
medicinal plants
... synthetics is over and people are returning to the naturals with hope of safety and security. Over three-quarters of the world population relies mainly on plants and plant extracts for health care. More than 30% of the entire plant species, at one time or other, were used for medicinal purposes. It ...
... synthetics is over and people are returning to the naturals with hope of safety and security. Over three-quarters of the world population relies mainly on plants and plant extracts for health care. More than 30% of the entire plant species, at one time or other, were used for medicinal purposes. It ...
Veggies - Seattle Tilth
... 105 days. Get this gorgeous cabbage in as soon as you get it and let it grow through to the end of the season. Makes a firm medium-large head with savoyed leaves. The leaves are red with light green in the interior. Cold weather will intensify the coloring so leave a head to grow into the frost. Swe ...
... 105 days. Get this gorgeous cabbage in as soon as you get it and let it grow through to the end of the season. Makes a firm medium-large head with savoyed leaves. The leaves are red with light green in the interior. Cold weather will intensify the coloring so leave a head to grow into the frost. Swe ...
Vegetable Gardening Encyclopedia with Special Herb Section
... in your garden it needs a lot of growing space and often only gives you one harvestable ear from a whole plant. You may decide not to grow corn and settle instead for a crop like endive, which is expensive in the store but as easy as leaf lettuce to grow. Potatoes, too, are readily available and fai ...
... in your garden it needs a lot of growing space and often only gives you one harvestable ear from a whole plant. You may decide not to grow corn and settle instead for a crop like endive, which is expensive in the store but as easy as leaf lettuce to grow. Potatoes, too, are readily available and fai ...
Biotechnology Applications to Plant Breeding
... of DNA variation present in natural populations of plants, but until recently there has been no direct way to utilize this variation in plant genetics. Natural variation in DNA sequence can be detected in several ways. One way, of course, is to directly sequence the DNA and make detailed comparisons ...
... of DNA variation present in natural populations of plants, but until recently there has been no direct way to utilize this variation in plant genetics. Natural variation in DNA sequence can be detected in several ways. One way, of course, is to directly sequence the DNA and make detailed comparisons ...
(Podosphaera pannosa) and black spot (Diplocarpon rosae)
... For the degree of Doctor (PhD) in Applied Biological Sciences: Agronomy ...
... For the degree of Doctor (PhD) in Applied Biological Sciences: Agronomy ...
3 Terrestrial Higher Plant Respiration and Net Primary Production I
... uncouplers~which break the links between respiration rate and the use or turnover of respiratory products----generally stimulate respiration rate. The uncoupled respiration rate is a measure of respiratory capacity, which is set by the amount of respiratory machinery (enzymes, transporters) present. ...
... uncouplers~which break the links between respiration rate and the use or turnover of respiratory products----generally stimulate respiration rate. The uncoupled respiration rate is a measure of respiratory capacity, which is set by the amount of respiratory machinery (enzymes, transporters) present. ...
Vernalization and its Relations to Dormancy
... 207, 242 ) , not the endosperm as was first thought ( 132, 165 to 167 ) . Ex cised embryos and mere cauline fragments of the embryo, even when separated in the dry state before any diffusion of endosperm products, can be vernalized when imbibed ( 103, 1 13, 130, 190, 207). They must, however, be su ...
... 207, 242 ) , not the endosperm as was first thought ( 132, 165 to 167 ) . Ex cised embryos and mere cauline fragments of the embryo, even when separated in the dry state before any diffusion of endosperm products, can be vernalized when imbibed ( 103, 1 13, 130, 190, 207). They must, however, be su ...
Functional Integrative Genomics
... agricultural land is considered to be saline (Flowers and Yeo 1995). Salt-affected soils in arid and semi-arid regions of Asia, Africa, and South America cause considerable agronomic problems. In Asia alone, 21.5 million ha of land area is thought to be salt affected (of which 12 million ha is due t ...
... agricultural land is considered to be saline (Flowers and Yeo 1995). Salt-affected soils in arid and semi-arid regions of Asia, Africa, and South America cause considerable agronomic problems. In Asia alone, 21.5 million ha of land area is thought to be salt affected (of which 12 million ha is due t ...
Fruit and vegetable biotechnology
... crops such as tomato, cotton, maize, soybean, etc., are now available for human consumption and by complementing traditional methods of crop improvement (and thus becoming an integral part of agriculture), they will have a profound impact on food production, economic development and on the developme ...
... crops such as tomato, cotton, maize, soybean, etc., are now available for human consumption and by complementing traditional methods of crop improvement (and thus becoming an integral part of agriculture), they will have a profound impact on food production, economic development and on the developme ...
chapter five - Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
... sources has been acknowledged in the text. No part of this work has been submitted for a degree at any other University. ...
... sources has been acknowledged in the text. No part of this work has been submitted for a degree at any other University. ...
Designing for Durability
... L’Italien, whose architecture firm EHDD often uses wood materials on its projects, puts it this way: “Whenever we can, we select materials with integral finish, both from a sustainability angle and because there is inherent beauty in well-detailed natural materials. This is one of the most overlooke ...
... L’Italien, whose architecture firm EHDD often uses wood materials on its projects, puts it this way: “Whenever we can, we select materials with integral finish, both from a sustainability angle and because there is inherent beauty in well-detailed natural materials. This is one of the most overlooke ...
RM New Entries 2015 Dec - IPNI - Southeast Asia
... particularly likely to be affected by their cultivation in the global South - income, food security, access to land-based resources, and social assets - revealing that distributional effects are crucial to evaluating the outcomes of biofuel production across these dimensions. Second, we ask how well ...
... particularly likely to be affected by their cultivation in the global South - income, food security, access to land-based resources, and social assets - revealing that distributional effects are crucial to evaluating the outcomes of biofuel production across these dimensions. Second, we ask how well ...