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Potential of natural repellents methylanthranilate and anthraquinone applied on maize seeds and seedlings against house sparrow (Passer domesticus) in captivity

Braz. j. biol; 78 (4), 2018
Abstract Various bird pests caused severe economic losses to valuable crops and fruit orchards all over the world. Among the birds, house sparrow is also considered to cause heavy plunder, not only to seeds of crops but also seedlings especially in organic farming. In present study two bird repellents, m...

Soluble amino acid profile, mineral nutrient and carbohydrate content of maize kernels harvested from plants submitted to ascorbic acid seed priming

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (1,supl), 2017
ABSTRACT Both the scientific community and society have shown interest in improving the content of amino acids, carbohydrates and mineral nutrients in maize because it represents an important staple food in many developing countries. Earlier studies demonstrated that the treatment of seeds using ascorbic...

La irrigación con levaduras incrementa el contenido nutricional del forraje verde hidropónico de maíz

Rev. argent. microbiol; 47 (3), 2015
El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar el efecto de la irrigación con las levaduras Debaryomyces hansenii var. Fabry, Yarowia lipolytica YIBCS002, Yarowia lipolytica var. BCS y Candida pseudointermedia sobre el contenido nutricional final del forraje verde hidropónico de maíz (Zea mays L. ), al ...