Biorational foliar sprays and a novel application method of soaking transplants in imidacloprid were evaluated for control of adult and larval cottonwood leaf beetle, Chrysomela scripta F., on hybrid poplar, with emphasis on conservation of coccinellid predators. Foliar sprays of four biorational insecticides killed adult and larval C. scripta: Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) variety tenebrionis ...

PURPOSE To indirectly measure stromal riboflavin penetration using commercially available riboflavin solutions and new and existing epithelium-off, trans-epithelial and iontophoresis-assisted delivery protocols. METHODS Forty porcine eyes were divided into eight groups. Group 1: Ricrolin applied to the de-epithelialised cornea for 30 min; Group 2: epithelium-intact, no treatment; Groups 3-5: ...

Despite the development in recent times of a range of techniques for phasing macromolecules, the conventional heavy-atom derivatization method still plays a significant role in protein structure determination. However, this method has become less popular in modern high-throughput oriented crystallography, mostly owing to its trial-and-error nature, which often results in lengthy empirical searc...

Sub-micron sized alumina fibres were fabricated by electrospinning and calcination of a polymer template fibre. In the calcination step, different controlled temperature heating cycles were conducted to obtain fibres of different crystalline structures. Their biodurabilities were tested at pH 7.4 with lung airway epithelial lining fluid or serum ultrafiltrate (SUF) and at pH 4.5 with macrophage...

Aims: It is aimed to identify the bacterial pathogen that causes water soaking, browning, softening, rotting, unpleasant odour and collapses on stalks of maize plants growing in Adana Osmaniye provinces 2021 2022.Methods Results: Plants showing stalk rot disease symptoms were collected from fields 29 strains obtained study. Totally 22 caused soft potato slices pectolytic activity tests showed p...

To supply water to the fields, an irrigation system is built, which includes a source of supply, intake structure with pumping unit, transport, distribution and working channels or pipes. Closed open networks are built on fields. In closed network, under pressure supplied through pipes hydrants machines installations. The network laid in form temporary pipelines, trays, from by pumps sprinklers...