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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52504#.VJol0cCAM4 Author(s) Michelle Vilela 1 , Jair Campos Moraes 1 , Mariane Coelho 1 , Jonas Françoso 1 , Terezinha Monteiro dos Santos-Cividanes 2 , Roney Sakomura 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Departamento de Entomologia (DEN), Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, Brasil . 2 Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios—APTA, Polo Regional Centro Leste, Ribeirão Preto, Brasil . ABSTRACT In this study, the effects of a silicon (Si) application on the biomass, chlorophyll level and silicon level of sugarcane moderate pest resistance (RB72454) and susceptible (SP801842) cultivars were tested. Investigations were also carried...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52421#.VJdtZcCAM4 Author(s)   João Silva Dias 1* , Rodomiro Ortiz 2 Affiliation(s) 1 University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Lisboa, Portugal . 2 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden . ABSTRACT Vegetables and fruits are grown worldwide and play an important role in human diets because they provide vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and phytochemicals. Vegetables and fruits are also associated with improvement of gastrointestinal health, good vision, and reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, chronic diseases such as diabetes, and some forms of cancer. Vegetable and fruit production suffers from...