Vermicomposts suppress plant pest and disease attacks

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The application of commercial vermicomposts, produced through interactions between earthworms and micro-organisms in the mesophilic degradation of organic wastes using a range of technologies is expanding rapidly. The Soil Ecology Laboratory in Ohio studies the effects of vermicompost on incidences of plant parasitic nematodes, insects and mites.

Ohio, Environmental aspects, Organic wastes, Plant parasites, Earthworm culture

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A case of long distance dispersal in the Piriqueta caroliniana complex

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Genetic assays are applied to assess competing hypotheses on the origin of a geographically disjunct population of Piriquenta caroliniana. The goal of this study is to determine the origin of an apparently anomalous population, which possessed a phenotype that was incongruous with other populations in the region.

Phenotype, Phenotypes, Genetic research

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