Search results for "RBAC"

Grano duro: varietà 2010 dettaglio regionale dei risultati - Sicilia.

2010

Propagation of Artemisia Arborescens L. by stem-cutting: Adventitious root formation under different conditions

2012

Artemisia arborescens L. has gained a strong importance worldwide due to its many industrial uses and it has been recently considered as ornamental plant. A major constraint to its widespread cultivation is represented, by far, by the scarce availability of high-quality plant material for field establishment; hence, development of a fast and effective methods for its vegetative propagation is needed. An experiment was conducted to assess the effects of different harvest periods, NAA, and rooting substrates on rooting of stem cuttings of A. arborescens. Semi hardwood cuttings were collected from wild plants in February, April, and November. Half of the material was treated with 0.4% NAA and …

Can Dried Fruits Replace Unhealthy Snacking among Millennials? An Empirical Study on Dried Fruit Consumption in Italy

2023

The consumption of dried fruits in place of unhealthy snacks, which are rich in sugars, salt, and fats, could represent a valid option for reaching the daily intake recommended by the WHO for fruits and for encouraging the adoption of a sustainable diet. However, the consumption of dried fruits is lower than that of unhealthy snacks, especially among young people. Therefore, to foster young people’s intentions to consume dried fruits instead of unhealthy snacks, it is important to identify the factors underlying millennials’ consumption intentions. Using a convenience sample of 174 Italian millennials, this paper aimed to understand the factors influencing young people’s i…

Effetti del portinnesto sulla produttività e sulla qualità dell'anguria.

2010

The research aims to investigate the effects of different rootstocks on productive and qualitative aspects of two watermelon cultivars: Dumara, that produces big fruits and Minirossa that produces smaller fruits. For each cultivar, a randomized complete-block design was used with 3 replications to compare the following six grafting combinations: grafted plants into five rootstocks (Elsi, RS 841, Shintosa, Lagenaria corta, Anguria selvatica) and ungrafted plants. The highest yield of both cultivars was obtained with RS 841 while the lowest was observed with not grafted plants and grafted on elsi. However, using Elsi as rootstock, the plants gave fruits of greatest size. the best quality para…

Scientific Opinion on an application by Syngenta (EFSA-GMO-DE-2009-66) for placing on the market of herbicide tolerant and insect resistant maize Bt1…

2015

Question number: EFSA-Q-2009-00444 on request from Competent Authority of Germany; The EFSA GMO Panel previously assessed the four single events combined to produce a four-event stack maize Bt11 × MIR162 × MIR604 × GA21 and did not identify safety concerns. In this opinion, the EFSA GMO Panel assesses the four-event stack maize and all its subcombinations independently of their origin. No new data on the single events, leading to modification of the original conclusions on their safety, were identified. The molecular, agronomic, phenotypic and compositional data on the four-event stack maize did not give rise to safety concerns and there is no reason to expect interactions between the singl…

L'eleoselino nella tradizione popolare siciliana

2009

Elaeoselinum asclepium (L.) Bertol. subspecie asclepium è una specie della flora mediterranea il cui uso tradizionale, in Sicilia, è noto già dal XIX secolo. Lo scopo del presente lavoro è stato quello di intraprendere un’indagine etno-antropologica finalizzata al recupero delle conoscenze sugli usi tradizionali della specie. Tale attività è stata condotta mediante ricerche bibliografiche e interviste a persone esperte di tradizioni rurali. La ricerca, inoltre, ha previsto una ricognizione nel territorio delle province di Agrigento, Palermo e Trapani al fine di individuare siti caratterizzati da popolamenti naturali di eleoselino. Su un consistente popolamento di eleoselino, individuato nel…

Specie mediterranee di interesse etnobotanico in Sicilia

2010

Per la notevole biodiversità del patrimonio vegetale e per le numerose Civiltà susseguitesi nel corso della storia, la Sicilia è un’area di particolare interesse per gli aspetti etnobotanici. L’indagine, condotta nel biennio 2007/2008, ha riguardato le specie vegetali, prevalentemente erbacee e arbustive, riconosciute dalla tradizione popolare e impiegate per diversi usi: alimentare, cosmetico, medicinale, veterinario, artigianale, ornamentale. Le aree geografiche interessate dall’indagine sono state quelle montane interne del territorio siciliano, in particolare, il Parco dei Nebrodi, il Parco delle Madonie e il Comprensorio dei Monti Sicani, per complessivi 70 comuni. Tramite interviste a…

Modifications over years of volatile compounds and agronomic features in a Sicilian Clary sage biotype.

2006

Clary sage is a biennial native to Mediterranean area, spontaneous and often ubiquitous in many environments of inner Sicily. The large white-pinkish flowers are used, besides for ornamental purposes, for extracting a strongly-scented essential oil largely used by perfume industries. This work has been carried out with the aim to observe over several years the behaviour of a Sicilian Clary sage biotype, grown on experimental plots laid out in Sparacia (Cammarata - AG - Sicily). For this purpose seeds of Clary sage collected from a wild population growing in Pietraperzia (EN) were sown in experimental plots each year for seven consecutive years (from 1998 to 2005). Since Clary sage is a bien…

The genetic improvement of Pyrethrum (Chrisanthemum cinerariaefolium L.): a biotechnological approach. suppl.3: .

2008

Pyrethrum (Chrisanthemum cinerariaefolium L. = Tanacetum cineariaefolium (Trev.) Schultz-Bip.) is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, native to Albania and the area of former Yugoslavia. Pyrethrum is the only species in the genus Tanacetum having an agronomic importance, although the genus consists of several species producing similar types of bioactive metabolites. The species is grown in order to obtain the insecticidal compounds collectively termed pyrethrins, which are found primarily in the flower head. Pyrethrum may be easily propagated by seeds, vegetative splits, stem cuttings (rooted or not under mist), and tissue culture. The first attempts to introduc…

Tillage Versus No-Tillage. Soil Properties and Hydrology in an Organic Persimmon Farm in Eastern Iberian Peninsula

2020

There is an urgent need to implement environmentally friendly agriculture management practices to achieve the Sustainable Goals for Development (SDGs) of the United Nations by 2030. Mediterranean agriculture is characterized by intense and millennia-old tillage management and as a consequence degraded soil. No-Tillage has been widely examined as a solution for soil degradation but No-Tillage relies more on the application of herbicides that reduce plant cover, which in turn enhances soil erosion. However, No-Tillage with weed cover should be researched to promote organic farming and sustainable agriculture. Therefore, we compare Tillage against No-Tillage using weed cover as an alternative …