Plant defense against herbivorous pests: exploiting resistance and tolerance traits for sustainable crop protection

Interactions between plants and insect herbivores are important determinants of plant productivity in managed and natural vegetation.In response to attack, plants have evolved a range of defenses to reduce the threat of injury and loss of productivity.Crop losses from damage caused by arthropod pests can exceed 15% annually.Crop domestication and s

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Stochastic Pareto diffusion process : Statistical analysis and computational issues. Simulation and Application

We propose a novel diffusion process having a mean function equal to the Pareto probability density function up to a constant of proportionality.We examine the probabilistic read more properties of the proposed model.Then, referring to the problem of statistical inference, we describe the approach employed to tackle the issue of obtaining parameter

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Predictors of attitudes toward cosmetic surgery among U.S. and Colombian college women: the roles of eating behaviors and demographic variables

Cross-cultural studies on eating behaviors and relatedconstructs can identify cultural and social factorsthat contribute to eating disorder symptomatology.Eating disorders (EDs) are a major cause for concernin the U.S., and recent studies in Colombia have showngrowing rates among their female population.In addition,cosmetic surgery procedures have

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Histological, Genotoxic, and Biochemical Effects on Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns 1842) (Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae): Early Response Bioassays to Assess the Impact of Receiving Waters

In the present study, the toxicity of receiving waters from a highly polluted urban watercourse, the Reconquista River, Argentina, collected at a dam in the upstream part of the river was evaluated.Cnesterodon decemmaculatus, a widely icon track bar f250 distributed fish species in Pampasic rivers proposed for use in ecotoxicological evaluations, w

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