A sampling approach, a five steps system for monitoring the adventitious presence of GMOs in the field was developed. Fitting function, which parameters are estimated in the receptor field at the two distances from the donor field, is used along with the field lenght to determine the presence of GMOs in the maize field. The worldwide importance of the developed approach lies in its applicability to address other threshold levels beside the currently prescribed labelling threshold of 0.9% for food and feed in the EU.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3210344
A significant effect of PRKAG3 and CAST polymorphisms on properties of interest in dry-cured ham production was established. The frequency of genotypes as well as in their effect on the studied traits varied according to the countries, indicating interaction with other factors. The differences between the countries were due to the pig genetic line (crossing) used, as well as to the severity of ham selection for the processing.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3140200
Over 100 protein spots differed in the intensity between group of hams with high and low pH. This points at the importance of the initial pH value in ham for the proteolysis occuring in the drying process.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3248488
Fusarium like species retrieved from dead buds and decaying terminal branches of still living Buxus sempervirens bushes from an Arboretum near Ljubljana were compared with purportedly host specific species on Celtis occidentales and Staphylea trifolia from North America. One of the species from Buxus formed a phylogenetic lineage among other lineages with Fusarium like species showing different expressions of pathogenic phenotypes. For these, the new genus Geejayessia was described. Another species from Buxus was discovered to be the second known species of the genus Cyanonectria.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3565416
Meloidogyne ethiopica, was recorded for the first time in Europe in 2003 in Slovenia. Detection of M. ethiopica in Slovenia posed a question about the ability of such a tropical pest to survive in the European open-field climate conditions. In three-year outdoor experiment M. ethiopica was able to survive in continental and sub-Mediterranean climate conditions despite temperatures falling below freezing level on several occasions. The nematode reproduction curve was defined at four different temperatures which enables the prediction of extent of nematode reproduction in a growing season.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3443304