Several invasive alien snails are considered a threat to agriculture and horticulture. The development of rapid methods for reliable prediction their impacts on crops is major challenge in agricultural science invasion biology. use comparative functional response tests could give insight the potential impact herbivorous natural vegetation. It has been hypothesised that superior competitors reso...

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is a widely used leafy vegetable belonging to the family Asteraceae (2n = 18). It is nutritionally rich with medicinal property and well known for its high vitamin A content, and minerals like calcium and iron. This is the only crop which is rich in Lactupicrin and act as an anticancerous as well as, suitable candidate for the production and delivery of therapeutic p...

The phyllosphere is colonized by a wide variety of bacteria and fungi; it harbors epiphytes, as well as plant-pathogenic bacteria and even human pathogens. However, little is known about how the bacterial community composition on leafy greens develops over time. The bacterial community of the leafy-green phyllosphere obtained from two plantings of rocket salad (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) and three ...

A prevalência de parasitas intestinais na população está relacionada a precariedade sanitária e aos maus hábitos higiênicos. O presente estudo visa fazer detecção, tanto quantitativamente quanto qualitativamente, agentes enteroparasitários em alfaces cruas do tipo crespa (Lactuca Sativa) adquiridas mercados públicos bairros da região Recife - PE, utilizando o IDHM como indicador socioeconômico ...

Germination of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) seed is regulated by phytochrome. The requirement for red light is circumvented by the application of gibberellin (GA). We have previously shown that the endogenous content of GA1, the main bioactive GA in lettuce seeds, increases after red-light treatment. To clarify which step of GA1 synthesis is regulated by phytochrome, cDNAs encoding GA 20-oxidase...