First characterization of a newly emerging phytopathogen, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causing white mold in pea.

Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is of global importance as a food crop for its edible pod and seed. A new disease causing the tan to light brown blighted stems and pods has occurred in pea (P.

Electrostatic Origins of CO-Increased Hydrophilicity in Carbonate Reservoirs.

Injecting CO into oil reservoirs appears to be cost-effective and environmentally friendly due to decreasing the use of chemicals and cutting back on the greenhouse gas emission released. However, there is a pressing need for new algorithms to characterize oil/brine/rock system wettability, thus better predict and manage CO geological storage and enhanced oil recovery in oil reservoirs. We coupled surface complexation/CO and calcite dissolution model, and accurately predicted measured oil-on-calcite contact angles in NaCl and CaCl solutions with and without CO.