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The AD 536/540 climate event in Sweden – a review

open access: yesBoreas, Volume 54, Issue 1, Page 1-13, January 2025.
The middle of the first millennium AD in Sweden witnessed significant changes in the archaeological record, prompting various discussions about the underlying causes. This paper reviews the research developments surrounding the global climate cooling, which was caused by severe volcanic eruptions in AD 536/540 and is referred to as the Late Antique ...
Eirini Anagnostou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prioritization of chemical food safety hazards in the European feed supply chain

open access: yesComprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 23, Issue 6, November 2024.
Abstract Extensive monitoring programs of chemical hazards in the animal feed chain are in place, both organized by public and private organizations. The objective of this review was to prioritize chemical hazards for monitoring in the European animal feed supply chain.
H. J. van der Fels‐Klerx   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional characterization of extracellular and intracellular catalase‐peroxidases involved in virulence of the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici

open access: yesMolecular Plant Pathology, Volume 25, Issue 10, October 2024.
Zymoseptoria tritici uses catalase‐peroxidase genes, such as ZtCpx1 and ZtCpx2, to detoxify host‐generated reactive oxygen species, with their synergistic action highlighted by the double knock‐out mutant's significantly reduced virulence. Abstract Understanding how pathogens defend themselves against host defence mechanisms, such as hydrogen peroxide (
Amir Mirzadi Gohari   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Different pathogenicity of ergot isolates (Claviceps purpurea [Fr.] Tul.) on Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.)

open access: yesPlant Protection Science, 2002
Ergot, caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul., belongs to the main constraints in seed production of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.).
Bohumír Cagaš, Radek Macháč
doaj   +1 more source

The application of medicinal fungi from the subphylum Ascomycota in the treatment of type 2 diabetes

open access: yesJournal of Future Foods
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease with an increasing incidence rate year by year. It severely diminishes the quality of life for individuals, reduces life expectancy, and poses a significant public health issue in worldwide.
Yingnan Jiang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human and animal dietary exposure to ergot alkaloids

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2017
The ergot alkaloids (EAs) are mycotoxins produced by several species of fungi in the genus Claviceps. In Europe, Claviceps purpurea is the most widespread species and it commonly affects cereals such as rye, wheat, triticale, barley, millets and oats ...
European Food Safety Authority   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of cereal ergot in food animal production

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2016
The negative impacts of ergot contamination of grain on the health of humans and animals were first documented during the 5th century AD. Although ergotism is now rare in humans, cleaning contaminated grain concentrates ergot bodies in screenings which ...
Stephanie eCoufal-Majewski   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the mystery cloud of AD 536, a crisis in dispute and epidemic ergotism

open access: yesDanish Journal of Archaeology, 2014
In AD 536, some kind of natural catastrophe(s) darkened the sun by what has been called a mystery cloud or a dust veil. The darkening of the sun lasted for over a year and initiated dramatic changes of the climate in the Northern Hemisphere, resulting ...
Lennart Bondeson, Tobias Bondeson
doaj   +1 more source

Occurrence of biotic harmful agents in Czech grass seed production (1995-2004)

open access: yesPlant Protection Science, 2006
In the years 1995-2004 the spectra of weeds, diseases and pests in grasses grown for seed in the Czech Republic were examined and the effect of external factors on their changes was assessed.
Bohumír Cagaš   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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