Understanding plant community responses to combinations of biotic and abiotic factors is critical for predicting ecosystem response to environmental change.However, studies of plant community regulation have seldom considered how responses to such factors vary with the different phases of the plant growth cycle.To address this deficit we studied an
A comparative study between a commercial mixture compound and its individual active ingredients on the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on tomatoes under semi-field conditions
Abstract Background Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum L.(Solanales: Solanaceae) is the second most important Inlet Hose vegetable crop in Egypt and is infested with many insect pests.The cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) causes severe economic losses in tomatoes and many other crops.Many management strategies were developed in order to man
Genome-wide analysis of HSP20 gene family and expression patterns under heat stress in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
Cucumber is an important vegetable in China, and its yield and cultivation area are among the largest in the world.Excessive temperatures lead to high-temperature disorder in cucumber.Heat shock protein 20 (HSP20), an essential protein in the process of plant growth and development, is a universal protective protein with stress resistance.HSP20 pla