Vascular wilts are among the most destructive plant diseases that occur in annual crops as well as in woody perennials. These diseases are generally caused by soil-borne bacteria, fungi, and oomycetes that infect through the roots and enter the water-conducting xylem vessels where they proliferate and obstruct the transportation of water and minerals. As a consequence, leaves wilt and die, whic...

" Was ist denn das für ein Mist, so kommen wir ja nie zum Fußballstadion! " Jogi saß im Auto neben seiner Mutter und wurde langsam unruhig. " Ich kann doch auch nichts dafür, dass alle diese Straße zum Stadion benutzen. Jetzt ist eben Stau " , meinte sie nur. – " Dann dreh' doch einfach um und wir nehmen da hinten die Fordstraße, die Route benutzt keiner. " Jogis Mutter glaubte zwar nicht so re...

background: characterizing the mechanical properties of brain tissue is deemed important for developing a comprehensive knowledge of the mechanisms underlying brain diseases. mechanical properties of very soft tissues, such as brain until recently have been attracted the attention of researchers because these tissues do not tolerate mechanical loads. the mechanical properties of brain tissue, h...

It is observed that big trees are older than little trees and there are more little trees than big trees since not every little tree grows up to be a big tree most die young. But seeds produced and shed by the bigger trees will naturally form little trees. It can also be noticed that there are some dead needles and leaves on the ground and some standing dead trees which will eventually fall to ...

numerous date palm orchards in south kerman, iran were investigated during 2001-2003. symptoms of leaf die-back appeared as light brown stripes which began at leaf tips and extended to leaf ends. infected tissues were surface sterilized with 0.05% sodium hypochlorite and, plated on pda medium. isolated fungi were purified using hyphal tip method. on pda medium, fungal colony was fluffy, first c...

Plants will play an essential role in providing life support for any long-term space exploration or habitation. We are evaluating the feasibility of an adaptable system for measuring the response of plants to any unique space condition and optimizing plant performance under those conditions. The proposed system is based on a unique combination of systems including the rapid advances in the fiel...