Inbreeding in natural mammal populations: historical perspectives and future challenges

Mammal Review ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malin Hasselgren ◽  
Karin Norén
Keyword(s):  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
Future Challenges

Olive Propagation Manual

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Fabbri ◽  
Giorgio Bartolini ◽  
Maurizio Lambardi ◽  
Stan Kailis
Keyword(s):  
Seed Germination ◽  
Olive Oil ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Rooting Of Cuttings ◽  
Manual Methods ◽  
Olive Trees ◽  
Olive Industry

This practical manual is an authoritative guide to olive propagation, providing extended information on seed germination, rooting of cuttings, grafting and micropropagation. The authors describe each topic in detail and discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of each procedure. The Olive Propagation Manual has been developed to take into account the future demand for olive oil, which is expected to increase to three million tonnes annually over the next 10 years. Such volumes will require active farming programs and olive trees for new orchards and the replacement of olive trees in existing orchards. As the olive industry moves from traditional manual methods to mechanised operations, planting stock will need to be developed to meet future challenges. Varietal selection will need to be directed to clones that are early bearing, disease resistant, able to be mechanically harvested, and produce quality fruit and oil. Each of these issues are addressed throughout this book. The Olive Propagation Manual explores historical perspectives, traditional methods and state-of-the-art olive propagation including theoretical explanations and all practical aspects.

Developmental Biology in Chile: historical perspectives and future challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel L. Concha ◽  
Iskra A. Signore
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Biology ◽  
Comparative Anatomy ◽  
Model Organisms ◽  
Community Size ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
Reproduction Biology ◽  
The Us ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Research Centres ◽  
Geographical Locations

Developmental Biology is a growing discipline in Chile. It started in the 1950s when Luis Izquierdo challenged the traditional descriptive perspective of embryology and comparative anatomy to explore the mechanisms underlying the origin of form. After this initial drive, Claudio Barros beginning in the late 1960s and Juan Fernández in the late 1970s, contributed with unique and complementary facets to the early growth of the discipline. In the 1980s, the community of developmental biologists created its first forms of association together with the reproduction biology community, and in 1993 the first international course of developmental biology was organised. During the 1990s and 2000s, a group of young investigators arrived in Chile after postdocs in Europe and the US to build the first research centres of developmental biology, fostering the discipline to an unprecedented level. In the 2010s, as these centres consolidated, a stream of young developmental biologists established new labs at several institutions, expanding the community size and broadening its scope. The recent organisation of developmental biology meetings fostered the sense of community and nurtured the need of formal organisation, setting the bases for the foundation of the Chilean Society for Developmental Biology in 2019. Today, the community of developmental biologists is a mix of young and experienced investigators working in a variety of geographical locations, institutions, topics and model organisms. These characteristics are a strength of an active community that is pushing the discipline to the next level, aiming to make it a relevant actor in national and international settings.

Chemical oxygen demand: Historical perspectives and future challenges

2017 ◽  
Vol 961 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
René Bernard Geerdink ◽  
Ricardo Sebastiaan van den Hurk ◽  
Onno Jacob Epema
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
Future Challenges
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