Crop-raiding is a major source of conflict between people and wildlife globally, impacting local livelihoods and impeding conservation. Conflict mitigation strategies that target problematic wildlife behaviours such as crop-raiding are notoriously difficult to develop for large-bodied, cognitively complex species. Many crop-raiders are generalist feeders. In more ecologically specialised specie...

Some crops are protected from viruses by disease-resistance genes. Plants carrying these genes are identified by plant breeders and refined as new varie ties for use in agricul ture through a lengthy crossing programme. However, the appro priate resist ance genes are not always avail able and many crops are susceptible to virus disease. To protect these susceptible crops there is a promising ne...

Nowadays we are seeing the largest biodiversity loss since the extinction of the dinosaurs. To conserve biodiversity it is essential to plan protected areas using a prioritization approach, which takes into account the current biodiversity value of the sites. Considering that in the Mediterranean Basin the agro-ecosystems are one of the most important parts of the landscape, the conservation of...

ToChLPV and PepGMV are Begomoviruses that have adapted to a wide host range and are able to cause major diseases in agronomic crops. We analyzed the efficacy of induced resistance to PepGMV in Nicotiana benthamiana plants with two constructs: one construct with homologous sequences derived from PepGMV, and the other construct with heterologous sequences derived from ToChLPV. Plants protected wi...

The purpose of this study is to examine the concentration and specialization trends of crop and livestock production in the Region of Central Macedonia, Greece, during the 1980-2006 period. The Region of Central Macedonia is ranked second in terms of GDP and population among the 13 Greek Regions and the total value of its primary production is the highest in the country. The analysis indicates ...