The phytopathogen ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’ alters apple tree phloem composition and affects oviposition behavior of its vector Cacopsylla picta
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DOI: 10.1007/s00049-020-00326-0
Abstract: Apple proliferation disease is caused by the phloem-dwelling bacterium ‘ Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’, inducing morphological changes in its host plant apple, such as witches’ broom formation. Furthermore, it triggers physiological alterations like emission of volatile… read more here.
Keywords: apple; candidatus phytoplasma; phloem; mali ... See more keywords
Molecular diversity of “Candidatus Phytoplasma mali” strains associated with apple proliferation disease in Bulgarian germplasm collection
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DOI: 10.1007/s12223-018-0660-x
Abstract: A quarantine organism, “Candidatus Phytoplasma mali,” is the causal agent of apple proliferation, one of the most important apple diseases in Europe. The genetic diversity of this pathogen in Central and Southern Europe has already… read more here.
Keywords: candidatus phytoplasma; mali; apple proliferation; phytoplasma mali ... See more keywords
Does male education affect fertility? Evidence from Mali
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.08.028
Abstract: This paper studies how school access affects men’s fertility decisions. To separately identify the male response, we adopt a regression discontinuity approach that exploits the timing of a major expansion in school access in Mali… read more here.
Keywords: school access; male education; mali; fertility ... See more keywords
A mitogen-activated protein kinase gene (VmPmk1) regulates virulence and cell wall degrading enzyme expression in Valsa mali.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.09.003
Abstract: Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) play critical roles in the regulation of different developmental processes and hydrolytic enzyme production in many fungal plant pathogens. In this study, an FUS3/KSS1-related MAPK gene, VmPmk1, was identified and characterized… read more here.
Keywords: cell wall; gene; mali; vmpmk1 ... See more keywords
Virgibacillus doumboii sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from the stool of a healthy child in Mali
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100890
Abstract: A moderately halophilic and strictly aerobic bacterium was isolated from a human stool as part of a study on the diagnosis of childhood malnutrition in Mali. Strain Marseille-Q1616T is a Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped, catalase-positive and oxidase-negative… read more here.
Keywords: doumboii nov; bacterium; mali; strain marseille ... See more keywords
Baseline sensitivity and action mechanism of the sterol demethylation inhibitor flusilazole to Valsa mali.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104722
Abstract: The apple Valsa canker caused by Valsa mali is a devastating branch disease that has seriously threatened the development of the apple industry worldwide. In current study, a total of 115 V. mali strains collected from… read more here.
Keywords: valsa mali; baseline sensitivity; mali; valsa ... See more keywords
The impact of food assistance on food insecure populations during conflict: Evidence from a quasi-experiment in Mali
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.01.027
Abstract: Mali, a vast landlocked country at the heart of West Africa in the Sahel region, is one of the least developed and most food insecure countries in the world. Mali suffered from a series of… read more here.
Keywords: food assistance; mali; food; food insecure ... See more keywords
Introduction: Hope, Despair, and the Future of Mali
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DOI: 10.1017/asr.2017.12
Abstract: It has been five years since a coup d’état was staged in Mali by disgruntled military personnel on March 22, 2012, putting an end to nearly twenty years of procedural democracy for this West African… read more here.
Keywords: despair future; mali; future mali; coup ... See more keywords
Old homes and new homelands: imagining the nation and remembering expulsion in the wake of the Mali Federation's collapse
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DOI: 10.1017/s0001972018000189
Abstract: Abstract This article examines concepts of ‘home’ and ‘abroad’ for migrants and citizens in the twilight of empire. It focuses on the ‘cheminots refoulés’, railway workers with origins in the former French Sudan (today's Republic… read more here.
Keywords: collapse; article; nation; mali ... See more keywords
White-adjacent Muslim development: racializing British Muslim aid in Mali
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DOI: 10.1017/s0001972023000268
Abstract: Abstract Muslim aid organizations are relatively new actors in the Western aid industry. Based on multi-sited ethnographic research with the UK-based NGO Islamic Relief, I explore the organization’s engagement with a school in need of… read more here.
Keywords: mali; muslim aid; development; white adjacent ... See more keywords
Sahelistan? Military Intervention and Patronage Politics in Afghanistan and Mali
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DOI: 10.1080/13698249.2020.1813405
Abstract: ABSTRACT The ‘Sahelistan’ discourse that conflates conflict dynamics in Afghanistan and Mali is widespread in Western media and policy circles. We argue that such representations contribute to the adoption of one-size-fits-all conflict management policies. Drawing… read more here.
Keywords: sahelistan military; mali; intervention patronage; military intervention ... See more keywords