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Global Perspectives on Kava: A Narrative Systematic Review of the Health Effects, Economic and Social Impacts and Policy Considerations

Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 44, Issue 6, Page 1601-1640, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction Kava is a plant‐based drug central to many Pacific Island cultures, yet its physiological and psychological effects remain contested and poorly understood. Additionally, the broader social, economic, and policy consequences of kava trade and consumption are unclear.
George Economidis, Michelle Lynch, Sophia Taylor, Winifred Asare‐Doku, Georgina Macpherson, Louisa Degenhardt, Michael Farrell, Thomas Santo Jr   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

QCAV‐4, the first genetically modified Cavendish (cv. Grand Nain) banana resistant to Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 approved for commercial production and consumption

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 23, Issue 9, Page 3628-3637, September 2025.
Summary Bananas (Musa spp.) are a major fruit crop worldwide, with the Cavendish cultivar dominating the export industries, which are based primarily in the Americas and the Philippines. The sustainability of banana production in these, and other regions, is under threat from the fungal disease Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 (TR4) which kills Cavendish ...
Robert Harding, Jean‐Yves Paul, Anthony James, Mark Smith, Jennifer Kleidon, Upendra Shekhawat, Amba Phillips, Dawit Kidanemariam, Abigail Dawit, James Dale   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Field selection of elite events of East African highland bananas expressing elevated levels of pro‐vitamin A

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 23, Issue 9, Page 3713-3726, September 2025.
Summary Biofortification of staple crops is a sustainable strategy to deliver essential micronutrients to impoverished populations in developing countries. Banana is a highly valued crop consumed by over 75% of Ugandans. However, the starchy green cooking bananas have very low levels of pro‐vitamin A (PVA) and heavy dietary reliance on them has been ...
Stephen Buah, Jimmy Moses Tindamanyire, Priver Namanya, Jerome Kubiriba, Geoffrey Arinaitwe, Jean‐Yves Paul, Robert Harding, James Dale, Wilberforce Tushemereirwe   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Requirements for Germination and Appressorium Formation of Ascospores and Conidia of Phyllosticta citricarpa, the Causal Agent of Citrus Black Spot

Plant Pathology, Volume 74, Issue 7, Page 2108-2120, September 2025.
Cardinal temperatures for both Phyllosticta citricarpa spore germination were estimated as ~10ºC (minimum) and ~40ºC (maximum), and the optimum temperatures were ~30ºC for ascospores and ~24ºC for conidia. ABSTRACT Phyllosticta citricarpa produces ascospores and conidia that infect citrus tissues and cause citrus black spot (CBS).
Leonardo Aparecido Brandão, Lorraine Binatti Durães, Rafaele Regina Moreira, Lilian Amorim, Geraldo José Silva‐Junior   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deviation From the Regression of Yield on Nitrogen Fertiliser Rate as a Tool for Detecting Fraud in Organic Banana Production

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Volume 188, Issue 4, Page 604-615, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and aims Bananas are demanding in nitrogen (N) input; therefore, there is a temptation for organic farmers for using synthetic N fertilisers, which are not allowed under organic standards. The aim of our study was to develop a tool that identifies high banana yields obtained with suspiciously low organic N input.
Albrecht Benzing, Hans‐Peter Piepho, Ryan Orr, Juan‐Carlos Ullauri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farming System and Nematodes Affect the Rhizosphere Microbiome of Tropical Banana Plants

Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 17, Issue 4, August 2025.
The banana crops showed a core microbiome of 77 ASV, mostly belonging to Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Bacilli. Specific groups of bacteria and fungi were linked to each nematode species or feeding group, with a core microbiome of correlated taxa found only when considering nematodes by feeding groups.
Mariantonietta Colagiero, Luis Pocasangre, Aurelio Ciancio, Isabella Pentimone, Laura Cristina Rosso   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of the aniline blue-KOH staining in the study of the banana-Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet interaction

Biotecnología Vegetal, 2005
The analysis of the first stages of the infection process with the fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet was made beginning with the inoculation of young banana plants obtained from in vitro culture.
Milady Mendoza-Rodríguez, Elio Jiménez, Frank Maier, Whilhelm Shäfer, Michel Leiva-Mora, Mayra Acosta-Suárez, Yelenys Alvarado-Capó   +6 more
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DBA‐DeepLab: Dual‐Backbone Attention‐Enhanced DeepLab V3+ Model for Plant Disease Segmentation

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 7, July 2025.
This study introduces DBA‐DeepLab, a novel plant disease segmentation model that integrates dual backbones—ResNet‐50 and EfficientNet‐B3—with a Convolutional Block Attention Module (CBAM) and Sobel filtering for enhanced accuracy. Trained on the PlantDoc dataset, the model achieves superior performance metrics, including 99.35% accuracy and 100% recall,
Neha Sharma, Sheifali Gupta, Fuad Ali Mohammed Al‐Yarimi, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi, Salil Bharany, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Seada Hussen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana

, 2021
sponsorship: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Grant/Award Number: OPP1093845 (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation|OPP1093845, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation|OPP1093845)
Kimunye, Janet, Were, Evans, Swennen, Rony, Viljoen, Altus, Mahuku, George   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Bacterial strains diversity in Musa spp. phyllosphere with antifungal activity against Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet

Biotecnología Vegetal, 2016
The search for alternatives to agricultural pesticides used for the management of black Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet) includes the selection of microorganisms strains with potential for the control of this pathogen.
Mileidy Cruz-Martín, Mayra Acosta-Suárez, Berkis Roque, Tatiana Pichardo, Rosa Castro Castro, Yelenys Alvarado-Capó   +5 more
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