A study proposes the Atlas cedar as an alternative to mitigate the effects of climate change in forests on the Iberian Peninsula
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A study carried out by an international team and published in a special issue of the journal Forests on adaptive forestry analyzed the usefulness of the Atlas cedar, a North African species, in mitigating the effects of climate change in the forest systems of the Iberian Peninsula's Mediterranean Arc
Dead or alive? Identifying factors that predispose trees to death after windstorms in Central European forests
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Soil, growth pattern and species heterogeneity in the forest determine tree survival after windstorms, according to a study by the University of Cordoba and The Silva Tarouca Research Institute in the Czech Republic.
Severe irrigation restrictions due to drought would threaten almond plantations
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Researchers at the Department of Agronomy of the UCO, IAS-CSIC and IFAPA have evaluated the physiological and productive responses to reduced or suspended irrigation during a single season on an irrigated almond plot, demonstrating that restrictive measures could threaten the plantations' survival
The first map showing the risk of exposure to the Crimean-Congo virus in deer populations in Spain
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A model based on climatic determinants and on the study of antibodies in red deer (Cervuselaphus) populations makes it possible to map, throughout Spain, the circulation of the virus that causes Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, which could facilitate the establishment of prevention programs
GEN4OLIVE PROJECT | The Olive Tree's Genetic Map Studied In Depth to Tackle the Challenges of Tomorrow
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The University of Córdoba oversees the GEN4OLIVE project, which is characterizing 500 olive tree varieties in order to ascertain their agronomic qualities and their behaviour in the face of different stresses, such as pests, disease, and the effects of weather and climate change.
In-Depth Study of the Biodiversity of the Fungus Causing Olive Tree Anthracnose
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The Department of Agronomy at the University of Córdoba leads an international study in which the different species of the pathogen are being understood thanks to samples collected over the course of 25 years.