Gil Muñoz, Francisco; Pérez-Pérez, Juan Gabriel; Quiñones, Ana; Primo-Capella, Amparo; Cebolla Cornejo, Jaime; FORNER GINER, MARIA ANGELES; BADENES CATALA, MARISA; Naval Merino, María del Mar(Public Library of Science, 2020-02-25)
[EN] Persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) production is facing important problems related to climate change in the Mediterranean areas. One of them is soil salinization caused by the decrease and change of the rainfall ...
[EN] The medfly, Ceratitis capitata, is one of the main pests of citrus and other fruits worldwide. One of the most promising parasitoids for the control of this pest is Aganaspis daci, which has been recently discovered ...
Cubero García, Sergio; Diago, María Paz; Blasco Ivars, José; Tardáguila Laso, Javier; Millán, Borja; Aleixos Borrás, María Nuria(Elsevier, 2014-01)
[EN] The berry size of wine-grapes has often been considered to influence wine composition and quality, as it is related to the skin-to-pulp ratio of the berry and the concentration of skin-located compounds that play a ...
Martínez Alcántara, Belén; Tadeo Serrano, Francisco Ramon; Mesejo Conejos, Carlos; Martínez Cuenca, Mary Rus; Ruiz Valdés, Marta; Reig Valor, Carmina; Forner Giner, María Ángeles; Iglesias Fuente, Domingo José; Talon Cubillo, Manuel; Agustí Fonfría, Manuel; Primo Millo, Eduardo(Autoeditado. Impresión: Gráficas Agulló, S.L., Cocentaina, Spain., 2015)
La agricultura del s. XXI debe estar basada en el conocimiento científico, y no solo en el empirismo y la experiencia, por muy amplia que ésta sea. Solo de este modo el agricultor será capaz de comprender e interpretar la ...
[EN] Gibberellins (GA) and auxin (indole-3-acetic acid, IAA) are considered the main compounds involved in the induction of fruit set. Citrus trees flower profusely but exhibit dramatically low fruit set rates and, in ...
Martínez-Ispizua, Eva; Martínez-Cuenca, Mary-Rus; Marsal, Jose Ignacio; Díez, María José; Soler Aleixandre, Salvador; Valcarcel Germes, José Vicente; Calatayud, Ángeles(MDPI AG, 2021-02)
[EN] Sweet pepper is one of the most important economic fruits with nutritional attributes. In this sense, the nutraceutical value of consumed products is a major concern nowadays so the content of some bioactive compounds ...
[EN] Key message PpeS6PDH gene is postulated to mediate sorbitol synthesis in flower buds of peach concomitantly with specific chromatin modifications.
Abstract Perennial plants have evolved an adaptive mechanism involving ...
Rubio, Luis; Giménez, Karen; Romero, Juan; Font San Ambrosio, Maria Isabel; Alfaro Fernández, Ana Olvido; Galipienso, Luis(Elsevier, 2022-02)
[EN] Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) causes serious damage to several crops worldwide, mainly cucurbits. Disease control is based on preventing spread and search for natural resistances for plant breeding, which requires ...
[EN] The main cause of flesh browning in 'Rojo Brillante' persimmon fruit is mechanical damage caused during harvesting and packing. Innovation and research on nondestructive techniques to detect this phenomenon in the ...
Moreno, Rosana; Torregrosa, A.; Molto, Enrique; Chueca, Patricia(Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 2015-03)
Spain ranks as the world s leading exporter of citrus for fresh consumption. Manual harvest accounts for 50% of the total production costs. Mechanical harvest would increase labor productivity and benefits of growers. ...
Morales Alfaro, Julia(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-05-03)
[ES] La citricultura se enfrenta a escenarios ambientales cambiantes que provocan diferentes estreses bióticos y abióticos que pueden dificultar la producción o afectar a la calidad de la fruta. El patrón sobre el cual se ...
Viudes-de-Castro, Maria P.; Talaván, Amparo G.; Vicente Antón, José Salvador(Elsevier, 2021-03)
[EN] Effects were analysed of dextran supplementation to Me2SO and acetamide rabbit semen freezing extenders on quality characteristics of rabbit spermatozoa and reproductive performance. The final concentration of ...
[EN] The citrus leafminer (CLM) Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera:
Gracillariidae) is a serious pest in most citrus-growing regions of the world. The
influence of leaf length, citrus species or variety, leaf ...
Alfaro Fernández, Ana Olvido; Espino de Paz, A. I.; Botella-Guillen, M.; Font San Ambrosio, Maria Isabel; Sanauja, E.; Galipienso, L.; Rubio, L.(Scientific Societies, 2022-07-01)
Giménez-Sanchis, Adrián; Farina, V.; Tarancón, P.; Besada, C.(International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), 2023)
[EN] Determining consumer quality requirements is needed to provide markets with high quality fruit, which helps to reduce fruit waste both at home and at points of sale. This cross-cultural study investigated how important ...
Castillo, M.C.; Forment Millet, José Javier; Gadea Vacas, José; Carrasco, JL; Juarez, J.; Navarro, L.; Ancillo, G.(Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy B - Oxford Open Option A, 2013-11)
[EN] The juvenile to adult transition (JAT) in higher plants is required for them to reach reproductive competence. However, it is a poorly understood process in woody plants, where only a few genes have been definitely ...
San Pedro-Galan, Tania; Peiró Barber, Rosa Mª; Villanova, J.; Olmos Castelló, Antonio; Gisbert Domenech, Maria Carmen(Elsevier, 2017-05)
[EN] Background: A protocol for the micropropagation of the grape (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivar 'Monastrell' was developed. Initial plant material was obtained from the sanitary selection of grapevine plants performed by ...
Vanaclocha, Pilar; Vacas González, Sandra; Alfaro Cañamás, Cristina; Primo Millo, Jaime; Verdu, Maria J.; Navarro-Llopis, Vicente; Urbaneja, Alberto(Wiley, 2012-07)
BACKGROUND: In recent years, environmentally safe measures to control the California red scale (CRS), Aonidiella aurantii
(Maskell), have been successfully implemented. These measures include mating disruption (MD) and ...
Vacas González, Sandra; Vanaclocha, Pilar; Alfaro Cañamás, Cristina; Primo Millo, Jaime; Verdú, M.; Urbaneja García, Alberto; Navarro-Llopis, Vicente(Wiley, 2012-01)
Background: New directives on sustainable use of pesticides have encouraged research on efficient alternative pest control methods. In the case of the California red scale (CRS), Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), this imperative, ...
Garcerá Figueroa, María de la Cruz; Moltó García, Enrique; Zarzo Castelló, Manuel; Chueca, Patricia(Elsevier, 2012-01)
The pattern and quantity of pesticide deposition may affect the efficacy of pesticide treatments. In this study we evaluated under laboratory conditions the efficacy of two petroleum-derived spray oils (PDSO) (Laincoil ®, ...