Search Results - "Toor, F."

Culturing chelifers (Pseudoscorpions) that consume Varroa mites by Read, S, Howlett, B. G, Donovan, B. J, Nelson, W. R, Toor, R. F

“…Chelifers (Pseudoscorpions) are generalist predators of small prey such as mites. Their occasional presence in honeybee hives suggests potential to exploit…”
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Genome Sequences of Two Single-Stranded DNA Viruses Identified in Varroa destructor by Kraberger, Simona, Visnovsky, Gabriel A, van Toor, Ron F, Male, Maketalena F, Waits, Kara, Fontenele, Rafaela S, Varsani, Arvind

“…is a ubiquitous and parasitic mite of honey bees, infecting them with pathogenic viruses having a major impact on apiculture. We identified two novel circular…”
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A Compact Four-Wavelength Quantum-Cascade Laser Source by Toor, F., Howard, S.S., Sivco, D.L., Gmachl, C.F.

“…A four-wavelength quantum-cascade (QC) laser source that operates using a single current channel is presented. The source includes two different heterogeneous…”
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Lower incidence of yellow dwarf disease in autumn-sown wheat crops in New Zealand is linked with sowing dates, insecticide regimes and aerial aphid numbers by van Toor, RF, Butler, RC, Stufkens, MAW, Teulon, DAJ

“…Symptoms of yellow dwarf disease caused by Luteoviridae viruses (YDV) in each of 43–75 autumn-sown wheat crops per year were monitored for six years during…”
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Rapid and Minimally Invasive Quantum Cascade Wafer Testing by Bentil, E.N., Toor, F., Hoffman, A.J., Escarra, M.D., Gmachl, C.F.

“…In this work, we demonstrate a rapid and minimally invasive technique for wafer quality testing, which requires using a single etch and metallization step to…”
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Ingestion of Varroa destructor by pseudoscorpions in honey bee hives confirmed by PCR analysis by van Toor, Ron F, Thompson, Shirley E, Gibson, Donna M, Smith, Grant R

“…The pseudoscorpions, Nesochernes gracilis and Chelifer cancroides, appear to have potential for control of varroa mites (Varroa destructor), but have not been…”
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Insecticide resistance profiles can be misleading in predicting the survival of Myzus persicae genotypes on potato crops following the application of different insecticide classes by van Toor, Ron F, Malloch, Gaynor L, Anderson, Eric A, Dawson, Greg, Fenton, Brian

“…BACKGROUND: The accuracy of predicting the survival of insecticide‐resistant aphids following the application of commonly used insecticides from the carbamate,…”
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Assessment of genetic diversity in isolates of Ciborinia camelliae Kohn from New Zealand and the United States of America by van Toor, R. F., Ridgway, H. J., Butler, R. C., Jaspers, M. V., Stewart, A.

“…DNA fingerprinting with the universally primed polymerase chain reaction (UP-PCR) technique was used in an initial study to determine the degree of genetic…”
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Wheat cultivar susceptibility to Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici and influence on Pseudomonas fluorescence numbers in the rhizosphere by van Toor, R. F., Chng, S., Warren, R. M., Butler, R. C., Cromey, M. G., Craigie, R. A., McCloy, B. L.

“…Yields from wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars grown in natural soils and soils inoculated with Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici ( Ggt ), the fungus…”
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The influence of growth stage of different cereal species on host susceptibility to Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici and on Pseudomonas populations in the rhizosphere by van Toor, R. F., Chng, S. F., Warren, R. M., Butler, R. C., Cromey, M. G.

“…The dynamics of infection by Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici ( Ggt ), the soil-borne fungus causing the disease take-all, in wheat ( Triticum aestivum…”
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Multi-scale surface texture to improve blue response of nanoporous black silicon solar cells by Toor, Fatima, Branz, Howard M., Page, Matthew R., Jones, Kim M., Yuan, Hao-Chih

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Agrichemical use on wheat and barley crops in New Zealand in 2008–09 by van Toor, RF, Viljanen-Rollinson, SLH, Rahman, A, Teulon, DAJ

“…Agrichemical usage on cereal crops grown in New Zealand was assessed from spray diaries for 45 barley fields and 81 wheat fields. From the 2008–09 growing…”
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Novel Micropixelation Strategy to Stabilize Semiconductor Photoelectrodes for Solar Water Splitting Systems by Toor, Fatima, Deutsch, Todd G, Pankow, Joel W, Nemeth, William, Nozik, Arthur J, Branz, Howard M

“…We demonstrate a novel micropixelation strategy to stabilize the p–i hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) photocathodes used for hydrogen production in…”
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Rate of decline of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici inoculum and decomposition of residues from wheat cultivars by van Toor, R. F., Butler, R. C., Cromey, M. G.

“…The rate of inoculum decline was determined for Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici ( Ggt ), a fungus causing take-all in cereals which survives…”
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Effect of soil microorganisms on viability of sclerotia of Ciborinia camelliae, the causal agent of camellia flower blight by Van Toor, R. F., Jaspers, M. V., Stewart, A.

“…Two isolates each of Trichoderma virens and Coniothyrium minitans, four of T. longipile, and one each of T. tomentosum and Clonostachys rosea, all known to be…”
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17.1%-Efficient multi-scale-textured black silicon solar cells without dielectric antireflection coating by Toor, F., Page, M. R., Branz, H. M., Hao-Chih Yuan

“…In this work we present 17.1%-efficient p-type single crystal Si solar cells with a multi-scale-textured surface and no dielectric antireflection coating…”
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Wood rotting fungi and pine mulches enhance parasitism of Ciborinia camelliae sclerotia in vitro by Van Toor, R. F., Jaspers, M. V., Stewart, A.

“…Nineteen fungal isolates were evaluated in vitro in a study to determine their ability to colonise pine sawdust and subsequently degrade sclerotia of the…”
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Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: physicians’ attitudes to anticoagulation in older people by Vasishta, Sanjeev, Toor, Farooque, Johansen, Antony, Hasan, Mujtaba

“…The increased prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in older people contributes to an increased risk of stroke. Although clear guidelines exist, there is…”
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Tree mulches reduce sclerotial numbers and apothecial production by Ciborinia camelliae by Van Toor, R. F., Dench, M. W., Jaspers, M. V., Stewart, A.

“…Mulches made from leaf and wood materials of pine (Pinus radiata), gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon), kanuka (Kunzea ericoides), and a commercial mix containing…”
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Temporal wavelength multiplexing of a Quantum Cascade laser by Toor, F., Sivco, D.L., Gmachl, C.F.

“…A bi-directional and multi-wavelength Quantum Cascade (QC) laser based system is presented that is both time and wavelength multiplexed, that is, it can emit…”
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