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Optimising the Eco‐Friendly Extraction of Carotenoids From Gac Fruit: A Sustainable Solution for Natural Red Food Colourants

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Gac fruit's high carotenoid content, especially in the aril, makes it an excellent natural red pigment source for food applications, offering a safer alternative to synthetic dyes. Ethanol extraction achieved the highest overall pigment recovery (89.53%), whereas ethyl lactate extraction yielded the highest levels of total carotenoids, β‐carotene ...
N. Netravati, S. Gomez, B. Pathrose, A. Suma, J. Hosamani   +4 more
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Review of phytochemical and antioxidant properties of Ethiopian medicinal plants

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Ethiopia possesses a rich ethnobotanical heritage and diverse medicinal flora that play an important role in traditional healthcare. Many Ethiopian medicinal plants contain bioactive phytochemicals with potential antioxidant properties. This capital of indigenous knowledge has contributed to the documentation of different medicinal plants that
Endalamaw Yihune, Amare Bitew Mekonnen, Getahun Yemata   +2 more
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Production and quality of mini watermelon cv. Smile irrigated with saline water

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the salt tolerance of mini watermelon (cv. Smile). The experiment was carried out in the greenhouse of the Department of Biosystems Engineering of ESALQ/USP. The experimental design was randomized blocks.
Alan B. O. de Sousa, Sérgio N. Duarte, Osvaldo N. de Sousa Neto, Ana C. M. Souza, Pedro R. F. Sampaio, Carlos T. dos S. Dias   +5 more
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A comprehensive checklist of Mediterranean wild edible plants: Diversity, traditional uses, and knowledge gaps

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori, Tiziana Cossu, Hicham El Zein, Udayangani Liu, Tiziana Ulian, Gianluigi Bacchetta   +5 more
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Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina, Ani Bajrami, Mousaab Alrhmoun, Naji Sulaiman, Konstantinos Ntinas, Marjol Meço, Bledar Pulaj, Nektarios Aligiannis, Avni Hajdari, Andrea Pieroni   +9 more
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The first report of melon yellow spot virus Orthotospovirus meloflavi occurrence in Iran [PDF]

Journal of Crop Protection
During a survey in the spring of 2024, noticeable severe leaf yellow spots, yellowing, fruit necrosis, and chlorotic ring spots symptoms were observed in Cucumber plants cultivated near Isfahan City, central Iran, to assess Orthotospovirus infection ...
Mehrdad Salehzadeh, Alireza Afsharifar
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Taxonomic and functional diversity of urban bees of the world

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Bees play a pivotal role in terrestrial environments. Urbanization can affect these organisms and the ecosystem services they provide. However, knowledge of the global diversity of urban bees is limited. Thus, we summarized data on urban bee species identities and occurrences; compared distributions of all bees with those found in urban ...
João C. F. Cardoso, Pietro K. Maruyama, Ingrid N. Gomes, Lorena B. Valadão‐Mendes, Victor H. D. Silva, Larissa Lorraine, Jordana O. Borges, Rogério V. Gonçalves, Léo C. Rocha‐Filho, Renata Trevizan, Yasmine Antonini   +10 more
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Review of research on haploid production in cucumber and other cucurbits

Folia Horticulturae, 2013
This review provides a summary of haploid induction methods and factors affecting the efficacy of specific methodologies as applied to cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), melon (Cucumis melo L.), watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai), winter
Gałązka Joanna, Niemirowicz-Szczytt Katarzyna   +1 more
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Isolation and Characterization of Cellulose from Underexploited Golden Melon Skin

Makara Journal of Science, 2018
Golden melon skin (GM) is an underexploited plant resource in Nigeria from which cellulose (GMC) was isolated and characterized. Characterization was achieved using Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD ...
Adewale Adewuyi, Fabiano Vargas Pereira
doaj   +1 more source

Metabarcoding of Pollen Carried by Syrphids Reveals Novel Plant–Pollinator Interactions in a Protected Natural Area and Agricultural Sites

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Using DNA metabarcoding, this study investigates pollen transported by syrphids (Syrphidae) in the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and agricultural sites in Northern Italy. The analysis reveals a high diversity of visited plant taxa, including previously undocumented plant–pollinator interactions.
Serena Magagnoli, Daniele Sommaggio, Claudio Ratti, Riccardo Baroncelli, Andrea Menicucci, Enrico Vettorazzo, Giovanni Burgio   +6 more
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