The ornamental pet trade is often considered a key culprit for conservation problems such as the introduction of invasive species (including infectious diseases) and overharvesting of rare species. Here, we present the first assessment of the biodiversity of freshwater molluscs in the ornamental pet trade in Singapore, one of the most important global hubs of the ornamental aquarium trade, and ...

Since 1993, various public and private institutions have supported the development of a freshwater ornamental industry in Hawai‘i which, based on current success, must be intensive and utilize the latest in culture technologies to remain competitive. Feeding and palatability trials using commercial feeds suggests that very little is understood about the nutritional requirements of the 1500 spec...

ABSTRACT Kale has a long vegetative cycle, requiring lot of labor, due to the need for tutoring, thinning and multiple harvests, leading difficulties in maintenance evaluation experiments. Thus, objective was estimate minimum number evaluations assertive selection half-sib progenies kale by means repeatability study Bayesian approach. Twenty four were evaluated randomized block design with repl...

The alkaloid content in industrial opium poppies (Papaver somniferum L.) has been studied by numerous authors, but not in ornamental cultivars.The aim of the study was to investigate the content of morphine, codeine, and papaverine in P. somniferum cultivars by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE). The studied poppy capsules were either grown from the...

The changes in chlorophyll content, antioxidant enzyme activities and senescence in Chinese kale (Brassica oleracea var. alboglaba) irradiated with different UV-C dosages (1.8, 3.6, 5.4 and 7.2 kJ m-2) were determined during storage at 20°C. The irradiation dose of 3.6 and 5.4 kJ m-2 delayed leaf yellowing depicted as higher hue values and chlorophyll contents and lower activity of chlorophylla...

In (Hazan and Kale, 2008), the authors showed that the regret of the Follow the Regularized Leader (FTRL) algorithm for online linear optimization can be bounded by the total variation of the cost vectors. In this paper, we extend this result to general online convex optimization. We first analyze the limitations of the FTRL algorithm in (Hazan and Kale, 2008) when applied to online convex opti...

In this work, the volatile composition of kale ( Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala) and its variation during germination were monitored during the first 9 days of seedling development by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) combined with gas chromatography/ion trap-mass spectrometry (GC/IT-MS). Differences were found among the materials in the distinct analyzed periods. A total of 6...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY We developed microsatellites from Fothergilla ×intermedia to establish loci capable of distinguishing species and cultivars, and to assess genetic diversity for use by ornamental breeders and to transfer within Hamamelidaceae. METHODS AND RESULTS We sequenced a small insert genomic library enriched for microsatellites to develop 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci. The num...

The major markets for ornamental fish are the Far East, the United States of America and the European Union (EU). Although the Far East is the principal source of both supply and demand for ornamental species, there is considerable movement of fish between these three areas. The author makes a detailed appraisal of the sources of supply and the destination for imports into EU Member States. Som...