The coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer, is one of the main pests tree (Cocos nucifera L.) worldwide. Its control mainly based on use acaricides. However, due to habitat this pest which protected by fruit bracts that act as a physical barrier, chemical often inefficient. Thus, natural enemies have been studied an alternative We evaluated functional and numerical responses Amblyseius aeriali...

Alfalfa leafcutting bees, Megachile rotundata F. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), are the most common pollinators of alfalfa in the Pacific Northwest. Reports from users of M. rotundata in Idaho, Utah and Colorado have indicated exceptionally poor bee return from fields treated with novaluron to control Lygus spp. Our goal was to evaluate novaluron toxicity to immature M. rotundata using two differ...

The present study was undertaken to investigate the possible stimulating effects of Nigella sativa (N. sativa) honey, natural Saudi Sider and honeybee pollen in vitro maturation (IVM) medium sheep oocytes on their subsequent development. Hence, immature were exposed various concentrations sativa), honey (5, 10, 20%), as well (1, 50 μg/ml) during an period (24 hours). After exposure time, rate, ...

Ploidy level is one of important factors for plant breeders; therefore models that can predict it are very practical. To estimate of ploidy levels in some species, hybrids and cultivars of Rosa, dimensions of over 500 pollens include pollen length, width and area measured at ABRII. The calculations were carried out in several stages. First, Ploidy levels were regressed with pollen dimensions, a...

Pollination is the first crucial step of sexual reproduction in flowering plants, and it requires communication and coordination between the pollen and the stigma. Maize (Zea mays) is a model monocot with extraordinarily long silks, and a fully sequenced genome, but little is known about the mechanism of its pollen-stigma interactions. In this study, the dynamic gene expression of silks at four...

This study was conducted to obtain the characteristics of source rock through organic geochemical analysis in Central Deep, NE Java Basin, field off north coast Madura. Three samples Cassiopeia-1, Pollen-1, and Alpha-1 wells were analyzed using methods including Total Organic Carbon analysis, Maturity vitrinite reflectance, Tmax, Production Index data, then kerogen type, isoprenoid, sterane, ca...

the importance of amaranthus retroflexus pollen in causing respiratory allergy has been well ascertained in many countries including iran with a high positive rate (69%) among iranian allergic patients. the aim of the present study is to identify the allergenic properties of a. retroflexus pollen. sixteen patients with allergy to a. retroflexus pollen were selected for the study. the antigenic ...

Self-incompatibility has been studied by using controlled pollination, pollen tube growth and PCR methods in the Iranian almond ‘Mamaei.’. Pollen tube growth and fruit set following self and cross-pollination treatments were evaluated. The percentage of initial and final fruit set was determined for each treatment at 30 and 60 days after controlled pollination. Pollen germination and pollen ...

Pollen respiratory allergies have been increasing in prevalence over the last two decades, partly as the result of the impact of climate change. For many allergenic trees, grass and weed species, increased pollen production and prolonged pollination period result in long-term increased abundance of pollen allergens in the atmosphere; earlier shifts of airborne pollen grains and prolonged exposu...