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The 2024 European Union report on pesticide residues in food

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Under European Union legislation (Article 32, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005), the European Food Safety Authority publishes an annual report assessing pesticide residue levels in food. In 2024, 9842 samples were analysed as part of the EU‐coordinated multiannual control programme subset, of which 1.2% were found to be non‐compliant.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Paula Medina Pastor, Luis Carrasco Cabrera, Giulio Di Piazza, Carmen González Ciria   +4 more
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Phenotypic diversity of cactus pear (O. ficus-indica (L.) Mill.) populations in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, based on qualitative traits

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Cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) is a common plant in Ethiopia/Tigray and is known for its various uses, but the diversity of the cactus pear population in Ethiopia varies according to farmer accounts.
Gebremedhin Welu Teklu, Kiros-Meles Ayimut, Fetien Abay Abera, Yemane G.Egziabher, Ibrahim Fitiwi   +4 more
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Pangenome Analysis Reveals Structural Variations Associated With Citric Acid Accumulation in Prunus mume

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 4, Page 2623-2641, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Pangenome can reveal a large number of variations, providing a more comprehensive view of the genetic diversity of species that a single reference genome cannot surpass. Here, we assembled the haplotype telomere‐to‐telomere genome and 10 chromosome‐level genomes, integrated with two previously reported genomes, and constructed a graph ...
Xiao Huang, Ximeng Lin, Pengyu Zhou, Wei Tan, Feng Gao, Zhaojun Ni, Ting Shi, Yang Bai, Chengdong Ma, Yufan Ma, Minglu Li, Faisal Hayat, Qixiang Zhang, Ryutaro Tao, Jianmin Wan, Zhihong Gao   +15 more
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Biomass and Fruit Production for the Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica [PDF]

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 1992
Productivity of irrigated prickly pear cactus [Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller] was studied over 3 years in central Chile using two planting densities. A low-density planting (0.25 plants/m 2 ), traditionally favored for fruit production, had maximal ...
Victor Garcia de Cortázar, Park S. Nobel   +1 more
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Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Wine Produced from Blended Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) and Lantana camara (L. camara) Fruits

Journal of Food Quality, 2019
Blending different fruits as well as adding medicinal herbs improves important physicochemical and sensorial properties of fruit wine. The present study aimed at investigating prominent physicochemical and sensory properties of wine produced from cactus ...
Zenebe Tadesse Tsegay, Kidu Mezgebe Gebremedhin   +1 more
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The Cinderella tree, Quillaja saponaria – A soap story

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 439-451, March 2026.
Our current understanding of plants has been shaped by the entwining of different cultures. The Chilean soapbark tree, traditionally valued as a source of natural soap, was shown by serendipitous research in France in the 1900s to produce compounds that can boost the immune response to vaccines.
Anne Osbourn
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Uncovering the Key Factors Influencing Phytochemical and Phytopharmacological Properties During Medicinal Plant Processing

eFood, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.
From farm to pharma, this review details the engineering of quality in medicinal plants through a science‐driven approach: it first elucidates how genetic and environmental factors inscribe the plant's phytochemical and phytopharmacological profile before harvest, and then dissects the postharvest techniques and technologies—chemical and thermal pre ...
Elyas Aryakia
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Clarification of purple cactus pear juice using microfiltration membranes to obtain a solution of betalain pigments

Brazilian Journal of Food Technology, 2015
Summary Betalains are fruit pigments possessing health-giving properties. To isolate the pigments, the juice must be separated from the fruit matrix, which contains biopolymers. The aim of this study was to clarify cactus pear juice by microfiltration to
Cristina VERGARA, Beatriz CANCINO-MADARIAGA, Andrés RAMÍREZ-SALVO, Carmen SÁENZ, Paz ROBERT, Mariane LUTZ   +5 more
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A review of non‐native scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccoidea) of Australia and the challenges in maintaining current and accurate pest lists

Austral 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, Michael Gorton, Penny J. Gullan, Desley J. Tree, Ting‐Kui Qin, Peter S. Gillespie, Helen F. Nahrung   +6 more
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Antibacterial Activity of Corryocactus brevistylus (Sanky) Methanolic Extract Against Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis

BioMed Research International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis are bacteria for which new antibiotics are urgently needed. Corryocactus brevistylus is a Peruvian cactus with an antibacterial effect that has not yet been studied. Objective To determine the antibacterial effect of C. brevistylus methanol extract against S. aureus (ATCC 6538) and E. faecalis (
Ronald Aquino-Ortega, Hugo Carrillo-Ng, Luz María Paucar-Menacho, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis, Wilmer Silva-Caso, Yulissa Milagros Salvatierra-Pajuelo, Ritva Repo-Carrasco-Valencia, Juana del Valle-Mendoza, Baisakhi Banerjee   +8 more
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