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Weed seedbank size and composition in a long-term tillage and crop sequence experiment

2015

Summary Knowledge of the effects of agricultural practices on weed seedbank dynamics is essential for predicting future problems in weed management. This article reports data relative to weed seedbank structure after 18 years of continuous application of conventional tillage (CT, based on mouldboard ploughing) or no tillage (NT) within three crop sequences (continuous wheat, WW; wheat–faba bean, WF; and wheat–berseem clover, WB). Tillage system did not affect the size of the total weed seedbank, but altered both its composition and the distribution of seeds within the soil profile. In particular, the adoption of CT favoured some species (mainly Polygonum aviculare), whereas the continuous u…

The Arch as a Composition Element of the Patio in Xativa. XIV-XVIII Centuries

2021

The Arch as a Composition Element of the Patio in Xativa. XIV-XVIII Centuries In the Mediterranean architectural tradition, the patio/courtyard is a “vertebral” space within the configuration of the house. It gives rise to a common typology in the former territories of the Crown of Aragon and other regions bathed by the Mare Nostrum, thus demonstrating the existence of an exchange of knowledge and culture from ancient times. In the particular case of the extinct kingdom of Valencia, as a result of the Christian conquest of the 13th century, this type began to develop, evolving over the years in terms of aesthetics, but not from the point of view of function. In this process of evolution a c…

Familial mediterranean fever gene (MEVF) mutations in Crohnʼs disease in a Mediterranean area

2008

IL-23R determines susceptibility in Crohnʼs disease in a mediterranean area

2009

Effetti della Modalità di Gestione del Suolo e dell’Avvicendamento Colturale sulla Dinamica delle Popolazioni di Infestanti nel Frumento Duro in Ambi…

2013

Sowing date, transplanting, plant density and nitrogen fertilization affect indigo production from Isatis species in a Mediterranean region of Spain

2006

Abstract The increasing interest in natural products from a renewable source has encouraged growers to reintroduce indigo-producing crops into the European agriculture. We studied agronomic conditions (sowing date, plant density, nitrogen fertilization, irrigation rate, seedling transplanting) influencing production of the blue pigment indigo, from Isatis tinctoria and I. indigotica crops in a Mediterranean region of Spain (Valencia). I. tinctoria was more suitable for cultivation in our climate conditions than I. indigotica . Indigo yield from Spanish I. tinctoria trials was greater than in Northern and Central Europe. Furthermore, indigo production was maintained when water and nitrogen s…

Metagenomic dynamics in Olea europaea after root damage and Verticillium dahliae infection

2019

AbstractThe olive tree is of particular economic interest in the Mediterranean basin. Researchers have conducted several studies on one of the most devastating disorders affecting this tree, the Verticillium wilt of olive, which causes significant economic damage in numerous areas of this crop. We have analyzed the temporal metagenomic samples of a transcriptomic study in Olea europaea roots and leaves after root-damage and after a root Verticillium dahliae infection (Jimenez-Ruiz et al. 2017). Our results indicate that this infection, although led by Verticillium, is driven not by a single species but by a polymicrobial community, including their natural endophytes, which acts as a consort…

Effects of Mediterranean Diet Combined with CrossFit Training on Trained Adults’ Performance and Body Composition

2022

CrossFit is a high-intensity training discipline increasingly practiced in recent years. Specific nutritional approaches are usually recommended to maximize performance and improve body composition in high-intensity training regimens; notwithstanding, to date there are no targeted nutritional recommendations for CrossFit athletes. The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is a diet approach with a well-designed proportion of macronutrients, using only available/seasonal food of the Mediterranean area, whose health benefits are well demonstrated. No studies have evaluated this dietary strategy among CrossFit athletes and practitioners; for this reason, we tested the effects of 8 weeks of MD on CrossFit at…

A first snapshot of sandy-beach amphipod (Crustacea) assemblage in a Marine Protected Area, Favignana Island (central Mediterranean Sea)

2017

The aim of this study is to compile a preliminary first check-list of Amphipoda species from beaches of Favignana Island (Sicily, Italy), and contribute to the knowledge relating to the distribution of this taxon in the Mediterranean Sea. Five amphipod species, belonging to two families (Talitridae and Hyalidae), have been collect in the island. The supralittoral assemblage appears to contain three main biogeographical categories: Atlanto-Mediterranean species, Mediterranean endemic species and cosmopolitan species.

Architettura cultuale nel Mediterraneo

2015

Il libro è il risultato di un lavoro di ricerca affrontato presso il Dipartimento di Architettura dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo e sviluppato sulla scia della lunga esperienza didattica e di ricerca condotta sotto la guida del prof. Pasquale Culotta. Nella ricerca, il tema dell’architettura liturgica si confronta con le influenze e le contaminazioni riscontrabili fra le architetture cultuali dell’area del Mediterraneo. Il volume si articola in tre parti: la prima parte ripercorre, attraverso esempi progettuali significativi, alcune tra le principali questioni che in questi anni post-conciliari sono emerse rispetto alla costruzione di nuove chiese o all’adeguamento liturgico di quell…