TRANSFORMATION OF TRADITIONAL SHIFTING CULTIVATION INTO PERMANENT CROPPING SYSTEMS: A CASE STUDY IN SARAYAKU, ECUADOR

Transformation of traditional shifting cultivation into permanent cropping systems: a case study in Sarayaku, Ecuador

Slash-and-burn shifting cultivation is common in indigenous societies in the Amazon basin.The large land use of this farming practice is of increasing concern because Skin cream most indigenous communities are faced with population growth and territory losses.Our study aims to evaluate the feasibility of transforming shifting cultivation into a per

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Evaluation of C. perfringens cpe-positive Strain as a Source Tracking Indicator of Human Contamination in Freshwater Environments

In this study, a field survey of fecal contamination indicators and Clostridium perfringens cpe(+) in river environments was conducted to verify the effectiveness of C.perfringens cpe(+) as a microbial source tracking indicator in public water bodies.In the Saijo River, which serves as a model of point source contamination from human sewage effluen

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Infection of a tomato cell culture by Phytophthora infestans; a versatile tool to study Phytophthora-host interactions

Abstract Background The oomycete Phytophthora infestans causes late blight on potato and tomato.Despite extensive research, the P.infestans-host interaction is still poorly understood.To find new ways to further unravel this interaction we established a new infection system using MsK8 tomato cells.These cells grow in suspension and can be maintaine

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