19 articles in this issue
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Natividad Guadalajara,María-Teresa Caballer,Jose M. Osca
Krishnaswamy R. Aravind,Purushothaman Raja,Rajendran Ashiwin,Konnaiyar V. Mukesh
Aim of study: The application of pre-trained deep learning models, AlexNet and VGG16, for classification of five diseases (Epilachna beetle infestation, little leaf, Cercospora leaf spot, two-spotted spider mite and Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)) and a healt... see more
Luhua Han,Hanping Mao,Jianping Hu,Francis Kumi
Aim of study: The aim of this study was to develop a riding-type fully automatic vegetable seedling transplanter enabling continuous transplanting work on 2 rows simultaneously with plug seedlings fed automatically.Material and methods: In design, t... see more
Sepideh Taghizadeh,Hossin Navid,Reza Adiban,Yasser Maghsodi
Aim of study: Wheat appropriate harvest date (WAHD) is an important factor in farm monitoring and harvest campaign schedule. Satellite remote sensing provides the possibility of continuous monitoring of large areas. In this study, we aimed to investigate ... see more
Maria Diaz-Jimenez,Jesus Dorado,Cesar Consuegra,Blasa Pereira,Isabel Ortiz,Cristina Vazquez,Evgenia Isachenko,Vladimir Isachenko,Manuel Hidalgo
Aim of study: There is little information about vitrification of sperm in large volumes (up to 0.5 mL). This study aimed to develop the vitrification technique in 0.5 mL straws in donkey sperm, evaluating the effect of three warming temperatures.Area of s... see more
Carmen Eiras,Manuel Cerviño,Eduardo Yus,Ignacio Arnaiz,Francisco J. Diéguez
Aim of study: To examine the frequency and diversity of bovine viral diarrhea viruses infecting dairy cattleArea of study: The study was carried out in Galicia (NW Spain), the main dairy cattle area of SpainMaterial and methods: A total of 157 BVDV isolat... see more
Sandra Barroso-Arévalo,Marina Vicente-Rubiano,José A. Ruiz,Antonio Bentabol,José M. Sánchez-Vizcaíno
Aim of study: Colony losses of the western honey bee Apis mellifera have increased alarmingly in recent years. These losses have been attributed to nutritional deficiency, environmental conditions, viral infection and the global presence of the ectoparasi... see more
Pablo Giménez-Martínez,Noelia Cugnata,Rosa M. Alonso-Salces,Daniela Arredondo,Karina Antunez,Rosana De Castro,Sandra R. Fuselli
Aim of study: To evaluate the potential bactericidal activity of natural molecules against Paenibacillus larvae. Moreover, we investigated if molecules that exhibit antimicrobial activity were able to inhibit the proteolytic activity of the bacterium.Area... see more
Jorge Juárez-Rosales,Jesus T. Ponce-Palafox,Alma D. Román-Gutierrez,Elena M. Otazo-Sánchez,Griselda Pulido-Flores,Sergio G. Castillo-Vargasmachuca
Aim of study: To determine the effects of white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and tilapia nilotica (Oreochromis niloticus var. Spring) in monoculture and co-culture on water quality variables and production in earthen ponds during dry and rainy seasons.Ar... see more
Hassan Darmani-Kuhi,James France,Secundino López,Navid Ghavi Hossein-Zadeh
Aim of study: The aim of the present study was to introduce a sinusoidal equation into poultry science by applying it to temporal growth data from quail.Material and methods: To examine the performance of the sinusoidal equation in describing the growth p... see more
Andrzej Gugolek,Janusz Strychalski,Dorota Kowalska
Aim of study: To determine the effect of different dietary levels of silkworm pupae meal (SWPM) on the growth performance of broiler rabbits and the chemical composition of their meat.Area of study: Southern Poland, Europe.Material and methods: Ninety Ter... see more
Nikoleta-Kleio Denaxa,Peter A. Roussos,Stavros N. Vemmos,Konstantinos Fasseas
Aim of study: To assess the role of polyphenol oxidase (PPO), peroxidase (POD) and indole-3-acetic acid oxidase (IAAox) during adventitious rooting (Ar) in semi-hardwood cuttings of the easy-to-root olive cv. ‘Arbequina’ and the difficult-to-root cv. ‘Kal... see more
Elham Aslmoshtaghi,Ali Reza Shahsavar,Majid Talebi,Aziz Dazeh
Aim of study: To determine compatibility relationships and select suitable pollinizers for two olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars (‘Amygdalolia’ and ‘Konservalia’).Area of study: The Kazeroun Olive Research Station, Fars, Iran.Material and methods: Emascu... see more
Mohyeldein I. Slama,Alaa E. K. Omar,Saber S. Bassiony,Ghoneem M. Ghoneem
Aim of study: To evaluate the use of compost and natural rocks as partial replacement of mineral fertilizers in ‘Flame’ seedless grape vineyards.Area of study: The present work was conducted during three successive seasons (2016, 2017 and 2018), being the... see more
Ivelina M. Nikolova
Aim of study: Determining morphological and chemical markers in hybrid lines of winter forage pea (Pisum sativum subsp. arvense L.) associated with Acyrthosiphon pisum tolerance for breeding programs.Area of study: The experimental field of the Institute ... see more
Lixia Zhu,Jutian Chen,Yufang Shen,Shiqing Li
Aim of study: A field study was conducted to assess responses of soil organic C (SOC) and total N (TN) to film mulching and manure, which were important in identifying the changes of SOC and TN.Area of study: A semiarid area in northwestern China.Material... see more
Arely A. Vargas-Díaz,Ronald Ferrera-Cerrato,Hilda V. Silva-Rojas,Alejandro Alarcón
Aim of study: To isolate and characterize endophytic bacteria inhabiting soybean root nodules collected from two tropical cropping systems in Mexico, and to evaluate the bacterial effects in soybean plants under controlled conditions.Area of study: The st... see more
Ali Shabani,Ali Reza Sepaskhah
Aim of study: To derive mathematical formulas to determine the optimum amounts of applied water and N at variable crop prices and rainfall conditions for sugar beet.Area of study: Karaj Research Center, Alborz Province, IranMaterial and methods: At first,... see more