Seasonal feeding habits of the white-tailed deer {Odocoileus virginianus) herd on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Plum Brook Station, near Sandusky, Ohio, were determined by microscopic analysis of rumen contents. At the time of this study, 2,499 — 94 (95% C.I.) deer inhabited the area, a density of 115 deer/km. Deer grazed year-round, and in spite of a record high dens...

This study was carried out to identify species belonging Thysanoptera in stone and pome fruit orchards the districts (Balya, Bandırma, Bigadiç, Burhaniye, Dursunbey, Erdek, Gönen, Havran, Kepsut Manyas) of Balıkesir Province, Turkey 2018 2019. The survey revealed 32 (thrips) species. Thrips were examined 9900 flowers, leaves, fruits from 198 during research. most widespread (total number sample...

In this research the effect of salicylic acid (SA), acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), and methylsalicylate (MeSA) treatments, applied as a foliar spray during on-tree plum development, on fruit quality attributes, bioactive compounds, antioxidant activity, and the activity of the antioxidant enzymes at harvest and after long-term cold storage was evaluated in two plum cultivars ("Black Splendor", BS,...

OBJECTIVE Normal aging in animals and humans is accompanied by a decline in cognitive performance that is thought to be due to the long-term effects of oxidative stress and inflammation on neurologic processes. Previous findings have suggested that protection against age-related cognitive declines may be achieved by increasing the dietary intake of fruits and vegetables, especially those that a...

Plum bark necrosis-stem pitting (PBNSP) disease was first observed in 1986 affecting plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) cv. Black Beaut trees in two orchards in Dinuba, CA (8). All of the Black Beaut plum trees had been whip-grafted with a single cultivar Wickson plum scion per tree to serve as a pollenizer, and all Wickson grafts failed. A year later, the same trees were grafted a second time with ...

Foreign Animal Disease Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Greenport, New York, USA; The McConnell Group, Inc., Rockville, Maryland, USA; Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Greenpo...

While efforts are underway to expand latrine coverage to an estimated 2.6 billion people who lack access to improved sanitation, there is evidence that actual use of latrines is suboptimal, limiting the potential health and environmental gains from containment of human excreta. We developed a passive latrine use monitor (PLUM) and compared its ability to measure latrine activity with structured...

the aims of this study were to investigate the energy flow and its modeling in shablon cultivar of plum production in golestan province of iran. data were collected through questionnaires and also interviews with producers. cobb-douglass model and sensitivity analysis were used to determine the effects of energy inputs on plum yield. the results revealed that the total energy inputs and energy ...

Vitex doniana (West African plum or black plum) is a plant with varying phytoconstituents and biological activities across different countries. In this study, essential oils extracted from the leaves fruits of cultivated in Ghana were investigated for their antimicrobial antioxidant activities. The actions determined using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), phosphomolybdenum, thiobarbituric acid reactiv...