Thermal-stress selection can affect multiple fitness components including mating success. Reproductive success is one of the most inclusive measures of overall fitness, and mating success is a major component of reproduction. ...

In order to evaluate the effects of broiler genotype and of heat exposure on performance, carcass characteristics, and protein and fat accretion, six hundred one-day-old male broilers were randomly assigned in a 2 x 3 ...

The future challenge will be to produce more maize and other crops, in stressed environments. Two experiments were carried out during the 2015-2016 season at INTA Leales field, Tucumán, Argentina. The treatments included ...

In light of anticipated climate change, we assessed the possibility to use an airborne platform to measure canopy temperature (CT) and the normalized differential vegetation index (NDVI) as well as the suitability of both ...

Drought and heat are the most important abiotic stresses that adversely affectphenology, growth, fiber yield, as well as the quality of cotton across the world. The problem will become more severe in future climate change ...

Functional properties of two Lactobacillus plantarum strains (Lp 813 and Lp 998) were evaluated ( in vitro) before and after heat adaptation and shock. The stress conditions were selected considering a previous work: 55 ...