College of Life and Environmental Sciences
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Recent Submissions
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Transfer of Xanthomonas campestris pv. arecae and X. campestris pv. musacearum to X. vasicola (Vauterin) as X. vasicola pv. arecae comb. nov. and X. vasicola pv. musacearum comb. nov. and Description of X. vasicola pv. vasculorum pv. nov.
(American Phytopathological Society, 10 January 2020)We present an amended description of the bacterial species Xanthomonas vasicola to include the causative agent of banana Xanthomonas wilt, as well as strains that cause disease on Areca palm, Tripsacum grass, sugarcane, ... -
Intraspecific diversification of the crop wild relative Brassica cretica Lam. using demographic model selection
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 14 January 2020)BACKGROUND: Crop wild relatives (CWRs) contain genetic diversity, representing an invaluable resource for crop improvement. Many of their traits have the potential to help crops to adapt to changing conditions that they ... -
Discovering novel hydrolases from hot environments
(Elsevier, 25 September 2018)Novel hydrolases from hot and other extreme environments showing appropriate performance and/or novel functionalities and new approaches for their systematic screening are of great interest for developing new processes, ... -
The Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative: III. A round-robin comparison on in-water bio-optical algorithms
(Elsevier, 14 October 2013)Satellite-derived remote-sensing reflectance (Rrs) can be used for mapping biogeochemically relevant variables, such as the chlorophyll concentration and the Inherent Optical Properties (IOPs) of the water, at global scale ... -
Contact Logger: Measuring everyday intergroup contact experiences in near-time
(Springer / Psychonomic Society, 2020)Intergroup contact research has traditionally relied on retrospective accounts of intergroup encounters, mainly through survey-based or observational methods. This study introduces and tests the usability of a purpose-built, ...