Field efficacy of insecticides for suppressing white mango scale insect (Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in southwest Ethiopia

White mango scale (WMS) Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) is a polyphagous armored scale insect which is considered one of the key pests of mango (Mangifera indica L.) around the world.Mango is widely grown in Ethiopia whereas its production is challenged by WMS in the last decade.Effective formulations that could help manag

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Generation of high oleic acid sunflower lines using gamma radiation mutagenesis and high-throughput fatty acid profiling

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is the second most important oil seed crop in Europe.The seeds are used as confection seeds and, more importantly, to generate an edible vegetable oil, which in normal varieties is rich in the polyunsaturated fatty acid linoleic acid.Linoleic acid is biosynthesized from oleic acid through activity of the oleate desa

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