Jatropha curcas stem was analyzed for chemical compositions: 19.11% pentosan, 42.99% alphacellulose and 24.11% lignin based on dry weight of 100-g raw material. The condition to fractionate cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin in J. curcas stem using steam explosion was optimized. The procedure started from cutting J. curcas stem into small pieces and soaked in water for overnight. After that, t...

We report the first occurrence in Africa, Burkina Faso, of an exotic spider mite, Tetranychus truncatus, including new host records. Due to morphological variation specimens we observed, used molecular and approaches obtain a reliable identification this alien species. Sampling events also disclosed two mite records for Eutetranychus orientalis urticae several plant

Understanding the molecular determinants of enzyme performance is of primary importance for the rational design of ad hoc mutants. A novel approach, which combines efficient conformational sampling and quick reactivity scoring, is used here to shed light on how substrate oxidation was improved during the directed evolution experiment of a fungal laccase (from Pycnoporus cinnabarinus), an indust...

development, reproduction and life table parameters of tetranychus urticae koch were determined on leaves of peach (g. h. hale cultivar) at different temperatures, ranging from 13 to 33°c under laboratory conditions. no development was observed at 13°c. egg-to-adult developmental time decreased gradually from 17 to 27°c and increased at higher temperatures (27 to 33°c). an average of 136.43 deg...

fourteen accessions and cultivars of lycopersicon spp. were studied to evaluate their resistance to two-spotted spider mite, tetranychus urticae koch, under laboratory and greenhouse conditions. in vitro studies were carried out using thumbtack and leaf disk bioassays. lycopersicon hirsutum and l. pennellii accessions supported more mites on the tack. the highest number of eggs (5.15 â± 0.48 eg...

two spotted spider mite (tssm), tetranychus urticae koch, is an important pests on bean in markazi province (center of iran). to evaluate the bioacaricidal activity of extracts of three essential oils of thyme (thymus vulgaris), lavender (lavandula officinalis)  and eucalyptus (eucalyptus camaldulensis) against t. urticae on cherry bean (vigna unguiculta subsp. sinensis), five different concent...