EXOGENOUS APPLICATION OF RNAI-INDUCING DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA INHIBITS APHID-MEDIATED TRANSMISSION OF A PLANT VIRUS

Exogenous Application of RNAi-Inducing Double-Stranded RNA Inhibits Aphid-Mediated Transmission of a Plant Virus

Plant viruses are difficult to control, and they decrease both the quality and yield of crops, thus threatening global food security.A new approach that uses topical application of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) to induce antiviral RNA-interference has been shown to be effective at preventing virus infection in a range of plants following mechanical P

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Using websites and social media to support local community stakeholder attendance at project town hall meetings

Engaging local community stakeholders in projects is important.A project town hall meeting is a common practice to do so.However, many project town hall meetings suffer from low attendance.This study Shower Benches investigates how the project organization can use its website and social media to support attendance.The study draws on literature on s

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Features of the choice of potato (Solanum tuberosum) varieties when growing two harvests in the temperate zone of Russia

Abstract The development of potato plants during the cultivation of two crops occurs in a short period.At the same time, field conditions change and do not repeat over time.The formation of the crop during the cultivation of two crops in the Moscow region turns out to be in different growing conditions: the first crop falls on a long day and modera

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Assessing the molecular structure basis for biomass recalcitrance during dilute acid and hydrothermal pretreatments

Abstract The production of cellulosic Billiard Tables ethanol from biomass is considered a promising alternative to reliance on diminishing supplies of fossil fuels, providing a sustainable option for fuels production in an environmentally compatible manner.The conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to biofuels through a biological route usually suf

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