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Land abandonment may reduce disturbance and affect the breeding sites of an endangered amphibian in northern Italy Ghent University
Can knowledge of genetic distances, genome sizes and chromosome numbers support breeding programs in hardy geraniums? Ghent University KU Leuven Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Breeding programs in ornamentals can be facilitated by integrating knowledge of phylogenetic relatedness of potential parents along with other genomic information. Using AFLP, genetic distances were determined for 59 Geranium genotypes, comprising 55 commercial cultivars of the three subgenera of a total collection of 61 Geranium genotypes. A subgroup of 45 genotypes, including intragroup and intergroup hybrids, were selected and further ...
Exploiting cell cycle inhibitor genes of the KRP family to control root-knot nematode induced feeding sites in plants Flanders Institute for Biotechnology Ghent University
CCS52 and DEL1 genes are key components of the endocycle in nematode-induced feeding sites Ghent University
The establishment of galls and syncytia as feeding sites induced by root-knot and cyst nematodes, respectively, involves a progressive increase in nuclear and cellular size. Here we describe the functional characterization of endocycle activators CCS52A, CCS52B and a repressor of the endocycle, DEL1, during two types of nematode feeding site development in Arabidopsis thaliana. In situ hybridization analysis showed that expression of CCS52A1 and ...
Comparing the efficiency of RNAi after feeding and injection of dsRNA in spider mites Ghent University
Pesticide resistance in spider mites drives the development of acaricides with novel mode of action, which could benefit from RNAi as a screening tool in search of new molecular targets. RNAi via oral delivery of dsRNA has been frequently reported in spider mites, but injection of dsRNA is rarely reported. We compare here the efficiency of oral delivery versus injection of dsRNA in female adult mites. When comparing silencing efficiency, oral ...
European plaice movements show evidence of high residency, site fidelity, and feeding around hard substrates within an offshore wind farm Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Offshore wind farms (OWFs) are expanding rapidly in the North Sea, often creating spatial conflicts with fisheries. Managing such conflicts requires knowledge on the impact of OWFs on the spatial distribution and movement behaviour of fished species. However, such knowledge is still lacking, especially for soft sediment fish such as flatfish, which are vital fisheries resources in the region. Therefore, we used acoustic telemetry to examine the ...