During 2009 2011, symptoms of curling, yellow and purple discoloration of leaves, stunting of shoots, and formation of bunchy, fibrous secondary roots were observed in several ornamental crops, carrot, celery, and parsley fields located in several production areas of Israel. Incidence of disease was almost 20-80% in individual affected fields. Moreover, the observed symptoms resembled those cau...

Crop production relies heavily on rainfall during the growing season, especially in developing countries. Drought, due largely to the effects of soil water deficit, is the most serious abiotic stress limiting crop production, accounting for ∼70% potential yield loss worldwide (Salekdeh et al., 2009). Therefore, a major goal for global agriculture is to develop drought-tolerant crops. To this en...

BACKGROUND Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) are the most important pollinators of many agricultural crops worldwide and are a key test species used in the tiered safety assessment of genetically engineered insect-resistant crops. There is concern that widespread planting of these transgenic crops could harm honey bee populations. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We conducted a meta-analysis of 25...