THE USE OF PRUNING RESIDUE MULCH AND SPONTANEOUS GROUNDCOVERS TO CONTROL EROSION AND CARBON LOSS IN OLIVE ORCHARDS

The Use of Pruning Residue Mulch and Spontaneous Groundcovers to Control Erosion and Carbon Loss in Olive Orchards

Many olive orchards are rainfed and located on poor and sloping soil.Tillage is the most common soil management system, leaving the mineral soil vulnerable to erosion.Pruning is a frequently used field operation in olive orchards that generates biomass; thus, pruning residue can be shredded and used as mulch to cover and nourish the soil.Several st

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Contribution of Resident Memory CD8+ T Cells to Protective Immunity against Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Their Impact on Vaccine Design

Worldwide, human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common etiological agent for acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI).RSV-ALRI is the major cause of hospital admissions in young children, and it can cause in-hospital deaths in children younger than six months old.Therefore, RSV remains one of the pathogens deemed most importan

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STUDYING SOME ANATOMICAL AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPRESSION WOOD FOR Pinus brutia Ten. LEANING TREES

This study was conducted to show the effect of compression wood on some anatomical characteristics and mechanical characteristics of brutia pine Pinus brutia Ten.trees growing naturally at Dohuk provenance and to compare it with the standing trees (tree leaning type) for four levels of stem height, and between compression wood and opposite wood pre

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