Regulatory effects of chromium picolinate and phytochemicals on blood glucose via AMPK pathway activation [PDF]
Scripta MedicaThe study examines the scientific work and clinical reports to emphasise the roles of Brassica juncea in glucose metabolism and glycogen synthesis, Gymnema sylvestre in insulin secretion and beta-cell regeneration and chromium picolinate in chromodulin ...
Joshi Gaurav +6 more
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Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, 2021 Canola is a potential feedstock for the production of biodiesel due to its high levels of energy efficiency. However, Brazil has not yet consolidated its production as typical of temperate regions.
Lucas Nobre de Araújo +4 more
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Blue stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus sulcicollis) – a potential threat to oilseed rape production
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2022 Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) has numerous insect pests, some of which are stem-miners. Currently, blue stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus sulcicollis) is not considered a pest of oilseed rape.
Silva Sulg +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Untreated wastewater used for irrigating crops is the major source of toxic heavy metals and other pollutants in soils. These heavy metals affect plant growth and deteriorate the quality of edible parts of growing plants.
Farheen Nazli +9 more
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An abiotic UV-B stress on Brassicaceae seeds increased their phytochemical content on 7-days sprouts [PDF]
Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research, 2022 Purpose: Cruciferous sprouts in their early stages of development are very suitable foods against degenerative diseases due to their high content of health promoting compounds. The application of UV-B can act as an elicitor of these compounds.
Lorena Martínez-Zamora +4 more
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Establishment of an Efficient Screening Methods for Resistance of Chinese Cabbage to Clubroot Disease [PDF]
Research in Plant DiseaseClubroot caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae is an important disease of crucifer crops worldwide. This study aimed to establish an efficient screening method to determine resistant cultivars of Chinese cabbage against P. brassicae.
Soo Min Lee +4 more
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Several downy mildew resistance genes in Arabidopsis require signaling via a homologue of yeast SGT1
Plant Protection Science, 2002 A fast neutron mutant in Arabidopsis (Columbia) was identified that exhibits enhanced downy mildew (edm1) susceptibility to several Peronospora parasitica isolates, including the RPP7-diagnostic isolate Hiks1.
M. Tör +4 more
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Assessing BactoMix 5 efficacy for clubroot control in naturally infested soil
Plant Protection Science, 2021 The cultivation of cruciferous crops is threatened by extensive yield losses caused by the soil-borne pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin, 1877.
Kaire Loit +5 more
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Quality characteristics of chocolates incorporated with broccoli leaves jellies [PDF]
Emirates Journal of Food and AgricultureChocolate is a popular confectionery worldwide and thus, there is a need to improve the nutritional quality of chocolates. Broccoli leaves which are normally disposed as wastes were turned into the fillings of chocolates to enhance the quality of ...
Chi Hong Yeap +3 more
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Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification of Brassicaceae Microgreens
Agronomy, 2019 Insufficient or suboptimal dietary intake of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) represent a latent health issue affecting a large proportion of the global population, particularly among young children and women living in poor regions at high risk of malnutrition ...
Francesco Di Gioia +4 more
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