• Activity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in enriched cultures exposed to 3,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole dihydrogen phosphate nitrification inhibitor 

  Rodrigues dos Santos, Janaina Maria ; Cruz, Cristina; Tenreiro, Rogerio; Gouveia, Catarina; Lasa Larrea, Berta (Elsevier, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  The use of nitrification inhibitors is an interesting tool to achieve a higher N efficiency in plants while decreasing the environmental impact of N fertilization. However, an integrated evaluation of the efficiency of ...

• Characterization of an accessory plasmid of Sinorhizobium meliloti and its two replication-modules 

  Luchetti, Abril; Castellani, Lucas Gabriel; Toscani, Andrés Martín; Lagares, Antonio; Del Papa, María Florencia; Torres Tejerizo, Gonzalo; Pistorio, Mariano (Public Library of Science, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Rhizobia are Gram-negative bacteria known for their ability to fix atmospheric N-2 in symbiosis with leguminous plants. Current evidence shows that rhizobia carry in most cases a variable number of plasmids, containing ...

• A novel use of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae) as inoculative agent of baculoviruses 

  Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, Oscar Giovanni; Adán, Ángeles; Medina, Pilar; Muñoz, Delia  ; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo  ; Garzón, Agustín (Wiley, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Background: Alphabaculoviruses are Lepidoptera-specific virulent pathogens that infect numerous pests, including the Spodoptera complex. Due to their low environmental persistence, the traditional use of Alphabaculoviruses ...

• Insecticidal traits of variants in a genotypically diverse natural isolate of anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV) 

  Parras-Jurado, Ana; Muñoz Labiano, Delia  ; Beperet Arive, Inés  ; Williams, Trevor ; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo   (MDPI, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Outbreaks of Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner, 1818) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), a major pest of soybean, can be controlled below economic thresholds with methods that do not involve the application of synthetic insecticides. ...

• Cysteine proteases are activated in sensitive Amaranthus palmeri populations upon treatment with herbicides inhibiting amino acid biosynthesis 

  Barco Antoñanzas, María  ; Font Farre, María; Eceiza, Mikel Vicente  ; Gil Monreal, Miriam  ; Van der Hoorn, Reiner; Royuela Hernando, Mercedes  ; Zabalza Aznárez, Ana   (Wiley, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  The herbicides glyphosate and pyrithiobac inhibit the enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) in the aromatic amino acid biosynthetic pathway and acetolactate synthase (ALS) in the branched-chain amino ...

• Transcriptome metabolic characterization of tuber borchii SP1-A new spanish strain for in vitro studies of the bianchetto truffle 

  Chuina Tomazeli, Emilia; Alfaro Sánchez, Manuel  ; Zambonelli, Alessandra; Garde Sagardoy, Edurne; Pérez Garrido, Gumersinda  ; Jiménez Miguel, Idoia; Ramírez Nasto, Lucía  ; Salman, Hesham; Pisabarro de Lucas, Gerardo   (MDPI, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Truffles are ascomycete hypogeous fungi belonging to the Tuberaceae family of the Pezizales order that grow in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis with tree roots, and they are known for their peculiar aromas and flavors. The axenic ...

• Metschnikowia pulcherrima as an efficient biocontrol agent of Botrytis cinerea infection in apples: unraveling protection mechanisms through yeast proteomics 

  Fernández San Millán, Alicia  ; Fernández Irigoyen, Joaquín  ; Santamaría, Enrique; Larraya Reta, Luis María  ; Farrán Blanch, Inmaculada; Veramendi Charola, Jon   (Elsevier, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  The results obtained in this study show that the Mp-30 strain of Metschnikowia pulcherrima is able to completely prevent Botrytis cinerea infection in apples, which is a major postharvest disease of fruits throughout the ...

• The role of rootstocks for grape growing adaptation to climate change: meta-analysis of the research conducted in Spanish viticulture 

  Santesteban García, Gonzaga  ; Rekarte, Isabel; Torres Molina, Nazareth  ; Galar Martínez, Mónica; Villa Llop, Ana; Visconti, Fernando; Intrigliolo, Diego S.; Escalona, José M.; Herralde, Felicidad de; Miranda Jiménez, Carlos   (International Viticulture and Enology Society, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Rootstock election is one of the key decisions when designing a vineyard. Although the research performed to determine the effect they induce in the behaviour of scion varieties is not scarce, it is not easy to have a ...

• Pollen viability, self-incompatibility, and a very singular S-allele structure between the reasons for the limited potential productivity of traditional Basque cider apple varieties 

  Crespo Martínez, Sara; Oneka Mugica, Oihane ; Laquidáin Imirizaldu, María Jesús; Urrestarazu Vidart, Jorge  ; Santesteban García, Gonzaga  ; Miranda Jiménez, Carlos   (Elsevier, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Cider regions conserve a broad diversity of traditional cultivars for which knowledge has hardly evolved. Key aspects of their reproductive biology are barely known, hindering improvement in orchard management and resulting ...

• Dynamics of GFLV, GFkV, GLRaV-1, and GLRaV -3 grapevine viruses transport toward developing tissues 

  Crespo Martínez, Sara; Ramírez Lacunza, Asier; Miranda Jiménez, Carlos  ; Urrestarazu Vidart, Jorge  ; Santesteban García, Gonzaga   (Springer, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Viral diseases in grapevine cause large economic losses due to decreased irregular yield and unbalanced ripening, and can even lead to plant mortality. There is a large number of grapevine viral agents, and a few of them ...

• Latest trends in modelling forest ecosystems: new approaches or just new methods? 

  Blanco Vaca, Juan Antonio  ; Lo Wong, Yueh-Hsin (Springer, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Purpose of Review: Forest models are becoming essential tools in forest research, management, and policymaking but currently are under deep transformation. In this review of the most recent literature (2018–2022), we aim ...

• Agronomic evaluation of eight 41 B × 110 richter grapevine genotypes as rootstock candidates for mediterranean viticulture 

  Marín Ederra, Diana  ; Miranda Jiménez, Carlos  ; Abad Zamora, Francisco Javier  ; Urrestarazu Vidart, Jorge  ; Mayor Azcona, Blanca; Villa Llop, Ana; Santesteban García, Gonzaga   (KeAi Communications, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Choosing the most appropriate rootstock(s) is a key decision for the profitability of vineyards; therefore, there must be a sufficient range of rootstocks in the market adapted to different environmental conditions and ...

• 8ª Edición de la Escuela de verano de Ecología de Navarra: ecólogas/os por un día 

  Imbert Rodríguez, Bosco  ; Blanco Vaca, Juan Antonio   (Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre, AEET, 2022)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Durante los pasados 23 y 24 de junio tuvo lugar la 8ª edición de la Escuela de Verano de Ecología de Navarra de la Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA) con el título ‘Ecólogas/os por un día’. En la jornada se impartieron ...

• Soil moisture modulates biological nitrification inhibitors release in sorghum plants 

  Bozal-Leorri, Adrián; Arregui Odériz, Luis Miguel  ; Torralbo, Fernando; González Moro, María Begoña; González Murua, Carmen; Aparicio Tejo, Pedro María   (Springer, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Background and aims: Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is able to exude allelochemicals with biological nitrifcation inhibition (BNI) capacity. Therefore, sorghum might be an option as cover crop since its BNI ability may reduce ...

• Deciphering plant health status: the link between secondary metabolites, fungal community and disease incidence in olive tree 

  Gomes, Teresa; Pereira, José Alberto; Moya-Laraño, Jordi; Poveda Arias, Jorge  ; Lino-Neto, Teresa; Baptista, Paula (Frontiers Media, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Plant-associated microorganisms are increasingly recognized to play key roles in host health. Among several strategies, associated microorganisms can promote the production of specific metabolites by their hosts. However, ...

• Bacillus thuringiensis Cyt proteins as enablers of activity of Cry and Tpp toxins against Aedes albopictus 

  Lai, Liliana  ; Villanueva, Maite; Muruzabal Galarza, Ane; Fernández González, Ana Beatriz ; Unzué Pozas, Argine; Toledo Arana, Alejandro; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo  ; Caballero Sánchez, Carlos  (2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Aedes albopictus is a species of mosquito, originally from Southeast Asia, that belongs to the Culicidae family and the Dipteran insect order. The distribution of this vector has rapidly changed over the past decade, making ...

• Unravelling the phytotoxic effects of glyphosate on sensitive and resistant Amaranthus Palmeri populations by GC-MS and LC-MS metabolic profiling 

  Zulet González, Ainhoa  ; Gorzolka, Karin; Döll, Stefanie; Gil Monreal, Miriam  ; Royuela Hernando, Mercedes  ; Zabalza Aznárez, Ana   (MDPI, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Glyphosate, the most successful herbicide in history, specifically inhibits the activity of the enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS; EC 2.5.1.19), one of the key enzymes in the shikimate pathway. ...

• First study on the root endophytic fungus Trichoderma hamatum as an entomopathogen: development of a fungal bioinsecticide against cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis) 

  Lana, Maite; Simón de Goñi, Oihane  ; Velasco, Pablo; Rodríguez, Víctor Manuel; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo  ; Poveda Arias, Jorge (Elsevier, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Cotton leaf worm (Spodoptera littoralis) is a pest that produces important losses in horticultural and ornamental crops in greenhouse, being classified as quarantine pest A2 by EPPO. One of the strategies proposed to control ...

• Carbon density in boreal forests responds non-linearly to temperature: an example from the Greater Khingan Mountains, northeast China 

  Liu, Yang; Trancoso, Ralph; Ma, Qin; Ciais, Philippe; Gouvêa, Lidiane P.; Yue, Chaofang; Assis, Jorge; Blanco Vaca, Juan Antonio   (Elsevier, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Boreal forests play a crucial role in the global carbon (C) cycle and in climate stabilization. To better predict global C budgets, it is important to accurately estimate the size of forest C pools, and to identify the ...

• Soil C/N ratios cause opposing effects in forests compared to grasslands on decomposition rates and stabilization factors in southern European ecosystems 

  Blanco Vaca, Juan Antonio  ; Durán Lázaro, María  ; Luquin, Josu; San Emeterio Garciandía, Leticia  ; Yeste Yeste, Antonio  ; Canals Tresserras, Rosa María   (Elsevier, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Soils store an important amount of carbon (C), mostly in the form of organic matter in different decomposing stages. Hence, understanding the factors that rule the rates at which decomposed organic matter is incorporated ...

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