Publications by authors named "W A Belisle"
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- Over 55% of U.S. lettuce is produced in California, with Monterey County as the leading region, where stunted and wilted lettuce varieties were observed in 2023-2024, showing significant disease symptoms.
- Diseased plants exhibited brown lesions that developed into sunken cavities, with infection rates ranging from 5% to 75%, and lab analysis revealed the presence of Phytophthora, a harmful pathogen associated with these symptoms.
- Genetic analysis of the isolates indicated hybridization among different Phytophthora species, suggesting the emergence of a new hybrid taxon proposed as P. taxon ×salinaslettuce, which was tested for pathogenicity on various lettuce cultivars.
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- The text describes a species of evergreen dogwood native to East Asia, known for its attractive creamy bracts and red fruit, with a recent issue involving leaf spots and dieback reported from a nursery in Humboldt County.
- In February 2023, samples from affected plants showed distinct leaf spots and were analyzed in a lab, leading to the isolation of specific fungal characteristics including coralloid hyphae and sporangia.
- Genetic analysis confirmed the isolate's identity and pathogenic potential, demonstrating a 100% match to known strains, and a pathogenicity test was performed on healthy plants to further evaluate the impact of the isolate.
The much-studied Murchison meteorite is generally used as the standard reference for organic compounds in extraterrestrial material. Amino acids and other organic compounds important in contemporary biochemistry are thought to have been delivered to the early Earth by asteroids and comets, where they may have played a role in the origin of life. Polyhydroxylated compounds (polyols) such as sugars, sugar alcohols and sugar acids are vital to all known lifeforms-they are components of nucleic acids (RNA, DNA), cell membranes and also act as energy sources.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeposition and renal handling of urinary electrolytes from rats during spaceflight.
J Gravit Physiol
October 1999
To study renal handling of urinary electrolytes from male Fisher 344 rats during spaceflight, waste pads were obtained from cages flown in space and from cages used for ground controls. Pads were obtained from cages in which animals were group-housed (n=6 animals/cage) (Animal Enclosure Module; AEM) for 12 days or individually housed (2 animals/divided cage) (Research Animal Holding Facility; RAHF) for 19 days. Pads were washed, and extracts analyzed for sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, and creatinine concentrations.
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