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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"ornamentals"”.
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Foliar response of woody ornamentals to sprinkler irrigation with reuse water
This experiment examined foliar damage associated with sprinkle irrigation of reuse water. Reuse water, municipal water and a synthesized saline water were applied via sprinkler irrigation to 20 ornamental tree species. A visual damage index was created based on canopy and leaf level …
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The Plant Diet of Mosquitoes: Sugar Feeding on Ornamentals and Wildflowers
Mosquito phytophagy is a critical component of mosquito biology, contributing to their survival, flight activity and reproductive output and thus fueling their role as deadly vectors of disease. To alleviate the issues faced by current control methods, such as increased insecticide resistance and …
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Fungicide Resistance of Botrytis Cinerea from Virginia Wine grapes, Strawberry, and Ornamentals Crops
… resistance was common in wine grapes and ornamentals. Resistance to the hydroxyanilide fenhexamid during germ tube elongation was found in only 5% of wine grape isolates, but in 33% of isolates from strawberries and ornamentals. All of the fenhexamid-resistant isolates were identified as …
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"Digitaria Sanguinalis (l.) Scop., Echinochloa Crus-galli (l.) Beauv. And Setaria Faberi (herrm.) Interference And Subsequent Control In Container Grown Cornus X Baileyi, Juniperus Chinensis ""san Jose' And Potentilla Fruticosa ""gold Drop'"
… found infesting field and container grown ornamentals. Subsequently, randomized block designed experiments were conducted for two consecutive years to determine the influence of grass weeds growing in container grown ornamentals. Data indicated grass weed interference as early as 21 days …
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Basis for Selectivity of Isoxaben in Ajuga (Ajuga reptans), Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunie), and Dwarf Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus 'Compacta')
… used for broadleaf weed control in turf and ornamentals. Although isoxaben can be used on a number of ornamentals, certain species are injured by isoxaben applications. The objectives of this research were: a) to evaluate the tolerance of ajuga, wintercreeper and dwarf burning bush to …
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Produção de grês porcelanato a partir de matérias-primas do estado da Bahia
… for industries, such as pointed aggregate, ornamentals stones and ceramics raw materials. Nowadays only four companies producting ceramics tiles. Porcelainized stoneware tiles is one of the noblest ceramics, depicting low water absorption (typically below of 0,5%), in addition to excellent …
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Factors Influencing Sugar Feeding in Invasive Mosquitoes
… were tested for eleven commonly-planted ornamentals. Additionally, scents were collected from the headspace of each ornamental, and volatile composition was analyzed and discussed as potential cues that could mediate mosquito-plant interactions.
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Development and Characterization of Microsatellite Markers for the Grain Amaranths (Amaranthus spp. L.)
… important weeds, vegetable amaranths, and ornamentals.
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Integrative Genomic Approaches for Plant Trait Discovery, Fungal Pathogen Identification and Taxonomy
… streak dieback, an emerging disease of woody ornamentals in the U.S., in contexts where culturing is infeasible. Sequencing of 106 samples from 34 host species across seven states identified Ceratobasidium sp. as the only pathogen consistently detected across samples and made it possible to …
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Ecology and niche characterization of the invasive ornamental grass Miscanthus sinensis
… and vigor in naturalized biotypes compared to ornamentals across varying levels of shade. We also found that both naturalized and ornamental biotypes were not significantly affected by soil moisture stress, and thus express significant drought tolerance. Finally, we investigated the temperature …
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Influence of Isoxaben Application Timing on Dissipation and Broadleaf Weed Control in Turf
… (PRE) broadleaf herbicide used in turf and ornamentals. Field, greenhouse, and laboratory research evaluated this herbicide for PRE control of selected broadleaves in turf, suspected postemergence (POST) herbicidal effects, and the influence of application timings and rates on soil residual. …
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Ethnobotanical survey of problem weeds, alien invasive plant species and their roles in Nzhelele, Makhado Local Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… source of food (14), fruits (4), medicinal (31), ornamentals (7), firewood (3), social (2) and multiple purposes (17). The main utilized families were Asteraceae (14.1%) and Solanaceae (14.1%). These families were mostly utilized for the purpose of medicinal and food. Plant species that were …
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Classification of ornamental accessions of Miscanthus with molecular techniques
… history of use as valued landscaping and garden ornamentals. More recently, interest in domestic energy security and sustainable fuel sources have brought it to the forefront as a sustainable and productive bioenergy feedstock. In particular, the sterile inter-specific hybrid Miscanthus x …
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The morphology, biology and control of Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius) and Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio in Virginia including a redescription of Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)
… 122 species of plants in 46 families, primarily ornamentals, some shade trees, and several weeds. Ceroplastes sinensis, a minor species in Virginia, was originally found in Norfolk in 1938. It has been recorded in three southeastern counties from four species of Ilex. Each instar of the three …
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Soft rot Enterobacteriaceae-molecular detection and biocontrol under in vitro and in vivo conditions
… pathogenic to a number of vegetables, fruits and ornamentals crops and cause high economic losses in the field and during storage. An increasing number of reports in recent years illustrate the losses caused by Pectobacterium and Dickeya in Europe, and a lack of effective control strategies. These …
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Influence of Lime and Micronutrient Amendments on Growth of Containerized Landscape Trees Grown in Pine Bark
Growing landscape trees in containers is a common practice in the nursery industry. In the southeastern United States, pine bark is often used as a container substrate, and two common amendments to pine bark are lime and micronutrients. In this study, three experiments were conducted to determine …
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