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The Early-Career Researcher International Network (ECRi), is a collection of activities addressed to help you. Check them now!

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Does pruning increase cocoa yield? It depends on cocoa tree size and neighbouring trees

Pruning is the art and science of cutting parts of a plant to increase production and ease harvest and spraying activities. In cocoa cultivation, pruning is recommended to farmers, although its effect on cocoa tree growth and cocoa bean production…
Isabel
Isabel22/08/2022
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Treatment of COVID-19 pandemic with indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants: A Folklore

Two years ago, in 2020, the entire world was engulfed in the COVID19 pandemic, which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus SARSCoV2. As everyone knows by now, the most common symptoms of this disease are fever, dry…
Isabel
Isabel25/07/2022
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A new technique to quantify leaf day respiration

Respiration in plants  is a process that consumes sugars (e.g., glucose) and oxygen, produces carbon dioxide (CO2) and water, and releases energy to maintain the primary metabolic and physiological functions during growth. It determines the net carbon gain for plants…
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Isabel04/07/2022
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Announcing the Winner of the 2021 Global Plant Council Prize

Delighted to announce the winning Research Topic from the 2021 Global Plant Council Prize: “Systematic Resistance and Defense Priming Against Pathogens”, led by Dr. Nicolás M. Cecchini (CONICET and National University of Córdoba, Argentina) and Dr. Ho Won Jung (Dong-A…
Isabel
Isabel28/06/2022
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Grease manages fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) larvae on maize crop

Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is a devastating insect, which is known for its polyphagous nature. That is, its ability to feed on various kinds of food sources.  This insect can migrate up to 100 km in a single…
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Isabel17/06/2022
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