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Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering of Microalgae for Sustainable Lipid and Terpenoid Production: An Updated Perspective

open access: yesPlant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 3, Page 1359-1376, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Microalgae are increasingly recognised as powerful platforms for the sustainable production of lipids and terpenoids, with expanding applications in the food, fuel and biomanufacturing industries. In this updated review, we consolidate and critically assess the most recent advances in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering of key ...
Ty Shitanaka   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uso de la yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) y otras fuentes de almidones no convencionales en la alimentación de rumiantes Utilização da mandioca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) e outras fontes de amido não convencionais na alimentação de ruminantes Use of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and other starchy non-conventional sources in ruminant feeding

open access: yesRevista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2012
Esta revisión analiza la información disponible sobre alimentos alternativos ricos en almidón diferentes al maíz, disponibles en el trópico, y su uso en rumiantes.
María M Knowles   +2 more
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Selectividad de herbicidas en camote (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) variedad Criollo

open access: yesAgronomía Mesoamericana
Introducción. El camote (Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam) es sensible a la competencia por arvenses, cuyo control químico en Costa Rica se dificulta por la limitada información local generada sobre selectividad de herbicidas. Objetivo. Determinar la selectividad
Franklin Herrera-Murillo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Adoption of Improved Sweet Potatoes Varieties in Developing Countries: Literature Review

open access: yesPlant-Environment Interactions, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This literature review examines the factors influencing the adoption of improved sweet potato varieties (ISPVs) in developing countries. Drawing on 17 studies conducted primarily in Africa and South Asia, the review categorizes influencing factors into socio‐economic, institutional, agronomic, post‐harvest, psychological, geographic ...
Hercidio Tandane   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of Altered Metabolites and Metabolic Pathways in Major Tuber Crops Under Drought Stress

open access: yesPlant-Environment Interactions, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Drought stress poses a significant challenge to growth and productivity of major tuber crops, particularly cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.). These crops are among the most widely cultivated tubers globally and play a critical role in food and nutritional security ...
Maltase Mutanda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

El origen y la decadencia de los cultivos guaraníes, un relato mítico de los avá chiripá de Misiones, Argentina

open access: yesBonplandia, 2012
Se transcribe y estudia un relato obtenido entre los guaraníes Ava Chiripa sobre el origen y la decadencia de los cultivos. Se analizan algunos aspectos culturales y biológicos de las especies que habrían inspirado la conformación de la narrativa.
Héctor A. Keller
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Efeito da batata yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolia) sobre os parâmetros glicêmicos de idosos institucionalizados

open access: yesRasbran, 2020
A batata yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolia) vem sendo utilizada empiricamente para auxiliar na redução da resistência insulínica bem como no tratamento de Diabetes Mellitus.
Ana Paula Bianchi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review of non‐native scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccoidea) of Australia and the challenges in maintaining current and accurate pest lists

open access: yesAustral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Over 870 species of scale insects, also called coccoids (infraorder Coccomorpha), have been recorded from Australia. Here, we systematically review literature, databases and collections to provide a revised assessment of non‐native species to Australia, for which we confirm those species that are introduced and extant in Australia (including ...
Mark K. Schutze   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Manaca, Batata y Ñame: Posibles Sustitutos del Trigo en Alimentos para dos Etnias del Amazonas Venezolano Manaca, Sweet Potato and Yam: Possible Substitutes Of Wheat in Foods for two Ethnic Population in Venezuelan Amazon

open access: yesArchivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición, 2006
En este estudio se obtuvieron harinas a partir de la manaca o acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart), de la batata (Ipomea batatas), y del ñame (Dioscorea spp.), especies vegetales cultivadas en el Amazonas venezolano.
Elba Sangronis   +4 more
doaj  

From Local Biodiversity to Global Food Security: Antioxidant Evidence of Unconventional Edible Plants (2020–2025)

open access: yesJournal of Food Process Engineering, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2026.
This scoping review (2020–2025) compiles validated evidence on the antioxidant potential of unconventional edible plants (PANCs). Thirty species showed high phenolic content and strong radical‐scavenging activity, reinforcing their role as natural antioxidants and sustainable alternatives to synthetic additives within biodiversity‐based food systems ...
Nathália Letícia Hernandez Brito   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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