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This review discusses the present trends in studies on the impacts of climate change on
plant diseases. Firstly, the approaches used for studying the potential effects of altered …

Native bees are important providers of pollination services, but there are cumulative
evidences of their decline. Global changes such as habitat losses, invasions of exotic …

Climate change is undoubtedly one of the most complicated social and environmental
problems the world is facing right now. This is especially true in developing countries, where …

Loss of biodiversity is a major hazard to ecological functions, according to scientists.
Diversity is at jeopardy due to a number of factors, including changes in habitat, insecticides …

Climate change is the main cause of biotic and abiotic stresses on plants and has adverse
effects on agriculture in a region. Cassava is fundamental for the socioeconomic …

Postbloom fruit drop (PFD) causes lesions on the petals of citrus flowers and induces fruit
abscission causing severe damage to production when the flowering period coincides with …

O controle biológico é uma importante ferramenta para o controle de insetos-praga pelas
inúmeras vantagens apresentadas e por diminuir os riscos ambientais provocados pelas …

Neonectria fruit rot (NFR), an apple disease caused by the fungus Neonectria ditissima, is
common in Brazilian orchards, but several aspects of its epidemiology are not well …

Hydrophilic extracts from plants contain anti-microbial macromolecules that may be
considered when developing natural compounds to control plant pathogens, including anti …