RNAi in Piezodorus guildinii (Hemiptera - Pentatomidae):Transcriptome assembly, machinery analysis and in-vivo response towards the development of new pest control strategies. [Conference Proceedings - Poster 577].
Red-banded stink bug Piezodorus guildinii (P. guildinii) has been described as the most damaging stink bug regarding soybean crops, leading to seed injury, low germination percentages and foliar retention, even at low population densities. In this work the first P. guildinii transcriptome from a pool of all developmental stages was assembled, annotated and RNAi components were analyzed.
Tissue culture and high-efficiency transformation in an apomictic initial variety of Paspalum notatum Flüggé.
ABSTRACT.- Paspalum notatum Flüggé is a subtropical grass native from the Americas and one of the main components of the subtropical South American grasslands. Although P. notatum exhibits a high forage productivity and persistence, some limitations are observed in the species, such as forage quality due to high lignin content. The development of efficient tissue culture and plant transformation protocols in cultivars for forage production are necessary to embrace novel genetic improvement through transgenesis and genome editing.
La cobertura vegetal permanente como estrategia para promover la salud del viñedo. [resumen].
La viticultura convencional conlleva un alto uso de insumos que impactan negativamente sobre los servicios ecosistémicos y la biodiversidad del agroecosistema. En Uruguay, la viticultura se realiza principalmente sin riego y con aplicación de herbicidas en la fila para regular la competencia por agua y nutrientes.