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Dying alone due to COVID-19 : do the needs of the many outweigh the rights of the few—or the one?
(Frontiers Media, 2020-11)
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been striking the world since it was first identified in December 2019 in China. The World Health ...
Assessment of lead tolerance on Glycine max (L.) Merr. at early growth stages
(Springer, 2021-01-11)
Lead (Pb) contamination of agricultural soils, and subsequently of crops, has been widely reported. Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) has been indicated as a plant that accumulates Pb, even in soils that do not exceed the ...
Recent deforestation drove the spike in Amazonian fires
(IOP Publishing, 2020-12-11)
Tropical forests are of global importance even though they only cover around 10% of the Earth's land surface. They store large amounts of carbon and host between one-half and two-thirds of the world's species (Lewis 2006). ...
How to succeed in implementing community-based breeding programs: Lessons from the field in Eastern and Southern Africa
(Frontiers Media, 2023-03)
Breeding programs involving either centralized nucleus schemes and/or importation of exotic germplasm for crossbreeding were not successful and sustainable in most Africa countries. Community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) ...
Urban, periurban and horticultural landscapes – Conflict and sustainable planning in La Plata district, Argentina
(Elsevier, 2022-06)
Globally, urban areas are expanding onto high-quality agricultural soils and natural environments reducing the area available for food production. The Horticultural Belt of La Plata is one of the main horticultural areas ...
Contrasting adaptive responses to cope with drought stress and recovery in Cenchrus ciliaris L. and their implications for tissue lignification
(Wiley, 2020-11-12)
Cenchrus ciliaris L. is a widely used species for cattle feed in arid and semi-arid regions due to good forage value and known tolerance to drought conditions. Here, we provide insights to adaptive responses of two contrasting ...
Sexo de la cría según el ovario de la ovulación en llamas (Lama glama) de la Puna argentina = Sex of the calf according to the ovary of ovulation in llamas (Lama glama) ofthe Argentinean Puna
(Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2023-06-29)
El objetivo del presente trabajo fue determinar la relación de sexos de las crías nacidas provenientes de ovulaciones de los ovarios izquierdo o derecho en llamas naturalmente apareadas. Hembras (n=188) con presencia de ...
La producción lechera desde la periferia. La cuenca láctea de Fray Mamerto Esquiú, Catamarca
(Centro de Estudios de la Argentina Rural, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, 2019)
Este artículo propone una reflexión respecto de la relevancia que adquiere la producción lechera bovina en Fray Mamerto Esquiú, un espacio geográfico considerado periférico para la producción láctea si se tienen en cuenta ...
Serological screening of SARS-CoV-2 infection in companion animals of Buenos Aires suburbs
(Frontiers Media, 2023-05)
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a zoonotic disease caused by the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2. Domestic and wild animals are susceptible to infection and are potential reservoirs for virus variants. To date, there ...
Are invasive species promoting yellowjacket invasion in Patagonia?
(Wiley, 2022-06)
In recent decades, yellowjacket wasps, including Vespula vulgaris, have successfully been established in Patagonia. Additionally, the invasive willow Salix fragilis has also invaded areas next to watercourses, which in ...