Effectiveness of mating disruption with TUTATEC® dispensers against Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in heated greenhouses in southern Tunisia     

Chouikhi  Sabrine  Assadi  Besma Hamrouni  Abbes  Khaled  Bkhiti  Imen  Grissa Lebdi  Kaouthar  Belkadhi  Mohamed Sadok 《Phytoparasitica》2023,51(2):273-283

Phytoparasitica - Tomato production in geothermal greenhouses in Tunisia showed remarkable growth during the last decade and has been considered an important economic sector within the Tunisian...  相似文献   

Integrating multiple electromagnetic data to map spatiotemporal variability of soil salinity in Kairouan region,Central Tunisia   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Besma ZARAI  Christian WALTER  Didier MICHOT  Jean P MONTOROI  Mohamed HACHICHA 《干旱区科学》2022,14(2):186-202

Soil salinization is a major problem affecting soils and threatening agricultural sustainability in arid and semi-arid regions,which makes it necessary to establish an efficient strategy to manage soil salinity and confront economic challenges that arise from it.Saline soil recovery involving drainage of shallow saline groundwater and the removal of soil salts by natural rainfall or by irrigation are good strategies for the reclamation of salty soil.To develop suitable management strategies for salty soil reclamation,it is essential to improve soil salinity assessment pro cess/mechanism and to adopt new approaches and techniques.T his study mapped a recovered area of 7200 m2 to assess and verify variations in soil salinity in space and time in K airouan region in Central Tunisia,taking into account the thickness of soil materials.Two electromagnetic conductivity meters(EM38 and EM31)were used to measure the electrical conductivity of saturated soil-paste extract(ECe)and apparent electrical conductivity(E Ca).Multiple linear regression was established between ECe and ECa,and it was revealed that ECa-EM38 is optimal for E Ce prediction in the surface soils.Salinity maps demonstrated that the spatial structure of soil salinity in the region of interest was relatively unchanged but varied temporally.Variation in salinity at the soil surface was greater than that at a depth.These findings can not only be used to track soil salinity variations and their significance in the field but also help to identify the spatial and temporal features of soil salinity,thus improving the efficiency of soil management.  相似文献   

Effect of ABA,arginine and sucrose on protein content of date palm somatic embryos     

Besma Sghaier  Walid Kriaa  Mouna Bahloul  Jesús V. Jorrín Novo  Noureddine Drira 《Scientia Horticulturae》2009

Abscisic acid (ABA), arginine and sucrose were evaluated for their effects on the morphology, germination rates and protein content of date palm somatic embryos (SE). Different concentrations of these supplements in the culture medium were used. The comparative study of SE length and thickness between treated and untreated SE revealed no differences, except for ABA (20 μM), which increased thickness. A decrease of water content (WC) in favor of an increase in dry weight (DW) was observed in all treated SE, especially with sucrose (90 g l⁻¹) and ABA (20 μM). Only ABA (20 and 4 μM) caused a proliferation rate of the cultures higher than those in the control. Although all the tested compounds increased protein content, ABA (20 μM) was more effective in protein enrichment than arginine and sucrose treatments. The SDS-PAGE protein profiles showed a significant difference between treated and untreated SE. A protein band of 22 kDa, identified as glutelin in a previous work, was accumulated after treatment with 20 μM ABA or 3 mM arginine. These findings may contribute to further understanding of the mechanisms involved in the accumulation of specific storage proteins in several plants.  相似文献   

Development of zygotic and somatic embryos of Phoenix dactylifera L. cv. Deglet Nour: Comparative study     

Besma Sghaier  Mouna BahloulRadhia Gargouri Bouzid  Noureddine Drira 《Scientia Horticulturae》2008

In order to improve somatic embryogenesis production in date palm Phoenix dactilyfera L. cv. Deglet Nour (DN), a comparative study between somatic (SE) and zygotic (ZE) embryos developments was carried out. The data showed that ZE maturation occurred from 10 to 19 weeks after pollination (WAP). During this period, the fresh weight (FW) and the dry weight (DW) of ZE increased progressively to reach a maximum level at 19 WAP. SE development occurred in three distinct stages. The DW remained constant during the two first stages, and declined slightly during the third and final stage. Embryo protein analysis revealed significant differences between ZE and SE. The ZE total protein level was initially low and increased to the maximum at mature stage. However, no significant change in total protein was detected during SE development. SDS-PAGE analysis showed a poor protein profile for SE, compared to that of ZE. In the latter, a 22 kDa protein was identified by N-terminal sequencing as a glutelin. This protein was accumulated rapidly during early development and remained at a relatively constant level during ZE development, and then declined progressively 12 days after embryo germination (DG). This protein seems to be absent in SE.  相似文献   

One century of eel growth: changes and implications     

Françoise Daverat  Laurent Beaulaton  Russell Poole  Patrick Lambert  Håkan Wickström  Jan Andersson  Miran Aprahamian  Besma Hizem  Pierre Elie  Sukran Yalçın‐Özdilek  Aysun Gumus 《Ecology of Freshwater Fish》2012,21(3):325-336

Abstract – A cooperative effort gathered a large European length‐at‐age data set (N = 45,759, Lat. 36S–61N Long. 10W–27E) for Anguilla anguilla, covering one century. To assess the effect of global warming during the last century and habitat effects on growth, a model was fitted on the data representing the conditions met at the distribution area scale. Two GLMs were designed to predict eel log(GR): one model was fitted to the whole data and the other was fitted to the female data subset. A model selection procedure was applied to select the best predictors among sex, age class, five temperature parameters and six habitat parameters (depth, salinity and four variables related to the position in the catchment). The yearly sum of temperatures above 13 °C (TempSUP13), the relative distance within the catchment, sex, age class, salinity class and depth class were finally selected. The best model predicted eel log(GR) with a 64.46% accuracy for the whole data and 66.91% for the female eel data. Growth rate (GR) was greater in habitats close to the sea and in deep habitats. TempSUP13 variable had one of the greatest predictive powers in the model, showing that global warming had affected eel growth during the last century.  相似文献   

Evaluation of Tunisian milk quality in dairy herds: Inter‐relationship between chemical,physical and hygienic criteria     

Ahmed Gargouri  Houda Hamed  Besma Ben Ali  Abdelfettah Elfeki  Radhouane Gdoura 《Animal Science Journal》2014,85(6):714-721

The objective of this paper was to evaluate the global milk quality in Tunisian dairy herds. Samples of milk were analyzed for chemical, physical and hygienic parameters. Milk total solids, fat content and density were consistently correlated and one of them can be used as a chemical indicator of milk quality. The somatic cell count value of 689 × 10³/mL was higher than the recommended threshold. All milk samples were positive for the major pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. These hygienic parameters were related more closely with chloride content, minerals and electrical conductivity, which allows them to be used as indicators of mammary gland infection. It was concluded that milk producers have at hand rapid and easy tools for assessing the overall quality of milk.  相似文献