Controlling black leaf streak disease (BLSD) in banana: the case of Costa Rica

Controlling black leaf streak disease (BLSD) in banana: the case of Costa RicaThe main foliar disease in bananas is black leaf streak disease (BLSD), also known as black Sigatoka, which is caused by the fungus Pseudocercospora fijiensis. Since most commercial banana varieties are susceptible to BLSD, the disease can only be controlled in the wet tropics, with frequent fungicide applications. Although systemic fungicides have played a key role in disease control, increases in fungicide resistance in P. fijiensis populations has

Mark Browning turns his critical eye upon the much-neglected subject of the best-selling author’s work in television

Artist Spotlight: additional work from Kate Kretz

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Includes meticulously scanned and edited versions of the original reports

and includes a case study on the use of pulsed light to increase concentrations of vitamin C

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‘Responsible Citizens’ reveals how rising emphasis on the individual has gone hand in hand with an increase in subtle authoritarianism – particularly within public services – such that a kind of ‘governance through responsibility’ is today being enforced upon the population

It is nearly impossible to think of another author who has inspired so many

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we provide a brief overview of the development of genome sequencing technology