Effect of some Improvement Works on the Floristic Composition of the Vegetal Cover in Nardus stricta Grasslands

The Tank Top study of the floristic composition of Nardus stricta grasslands improved through fertilisation, amendment and re-sowing for 18 years points out a structural change of the vegetal cover compared to the initial state of the floristic composition.During this time interval, the share of Nardus stricta dropped from 40 to 14% in the variants

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Weaving Lao Silk Into Indigo Nights

The air turned chilly as the sun sighed into the nearby hills.It picked up the smells of dust mixed with metallic and dung flavours.Miss Phaeng watched, holding her breath as the last sliver of red fell out of sight.Casting a quick mantra to the spirits of nature, she swallowed a glass of lao lao to start the evening.Leaning mindfully over her loom

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Genome-Wide Association Mapping for Resistance to Leaf and Stripe Rust in Winter-Habit Hexaploid Wheat Landraces.

Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina (Pt), and stripe rust, caused by P.striiformis f.sp.tritici (Pst), are destructive foliar diseases of wheat worldwide.Breeding for disease resistance is the preferred strategy of managing both diseases.The continued emergence of new races of Pt and Pst requires a constant search for new sources of resistance.

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