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Lactuca sativa L. losses and wastes as a source of biobased ingredients [PDF]

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND The growing global population and increasing consumer focus on healthy eating challenge the agricultural sector to ensure both sustainable food production and safety. Lettuce (Lactuca sativa Mill.), the most cultivated leafy vegetable worldwide, can lose up to 40% of its weight during processing.
João Rodrigues, Tayse F.F. da Silveira, Daniele B Rodrigues, Laura Domínguez, Patricia Morales, Tânia CSP Pires, Maria Beatriz PP Oliveira, Ângela Fernandes, Lillian Barros   +8 more
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Effects of Fertilization Mode on the Growth of Lactuca sativa L. and Soil Nutrients in Facilitated Cultivation

Agriculture, 2023
This paper aims to find a fertilization method that better matches the growth characteristics of vegetables and reduces the soil and environmental problems caused by unreasonable fertilization methods, in view of the strong buffering of the clayey black ...
Wei Li, Yanpeng Wei, Jiale Zhao, Weiye Han, Ding Li, Jianzhong Wang, Mengfei Zhao, Lin Chen, Limei Chen, Lina Zhou   +9 more
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Zinc oxide nanoparticles improve lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) plant tolerance to cadmium by stimulating antioxidant defense, enhancing lignin content and reducing the metal accumulation and translocation

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Cadmium (Cd) contamination is a serious global concern that warrants constant attention. Therefore, a hydroponic study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different concentrations (0, 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 15 mg/l) of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) on ...
F. Gao, Xiaodan Zhang, J. Zhang, Jing Li, Tianhang Niu, C. Tang, Cheng Wang, Jianming Xie   +7 more
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Bioengineered intestinal tubules as a tool to test intestinal biological efficacy of lettuce species

npj Science of Food, 2022
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is one of the most consumed and cultivated vegetables globally. Its breeding is focused on the improvement of yield and disease resistance.
Paulus G. M. Jochems, Bo Heming, Dmitry Lapin, Naomi E. L. Moonen, Guido Van den Ackerveken, Rosalinde Masereeuw   +5 more
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Phytotoxic and cytogenotoxic assessment of glyphosate on Lactuca sativa L.

Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia, 2022
The active ingredient glyphosate is the most commercialized herbicide on the world market due to its capability in eliminating weeds. However, it can harm the development of non-target organisms and threaten environmental quality. This study analyzed the
C. Vieira, C. Marcon, A. Droste
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Selectivity of the bioherbicidal potential of Artemisia arborescens L. among model and agronomic crops and implications for pre- and post-emergence applications

Botan‪ical Sciences, 2023
Background: The efficacy and selectivity of phytochemicals are required for the development of new botanical bioherbicides for both pre- and post-emergence applications.
Oumayma Ilehi, Hnia Chograni, Fedoua Ben Rejeb, Leila Riahi   +3 more
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Evaluating the Endophytic Activities of Beauveria bassiana on the Physiology, Growth, and Antioxidant Activities of Extracts of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)

Plants, 2021
Endophytic entomopathogens have growth promoting, nutrient fortifying, and anti-insect properties that could improve the yield and quality of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.).
Neo Macuphe, O. Oguntibeju, F. Nchu
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Comparative and phylogenetic analysis of the complete chloroplast genome sequences of Lactuca raddeana and Lactuca sativa

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
Lactuca raddeana is a biennial plant of the Lactuca genus belonging to the Asteraceae family. The classification of Lactuca is controversial, and no consistent conclusions have been reached based on the analysis of morphological characters and different ...
Mei Jiang, Yuning Li, Haimei Chen, Bin Wang, Chang Liu   +4 more
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Plastome-based phylogeny and biogeography of Lactuca L. (Asteraceae) support revised lettuce gene pool categories

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
This study generated and analyzed complete plastome and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) data of 46 Lactuca species, 13 African endemic (AE) Lactuca species, and 15 species from eight related genera in Lactucinae.
Ran Chu, Xuemin Xu, Zhenwei Lu, Yonggui Ma, Yonggui Ma, Han Cheng, Shixin Zhu, Freek T. Bakker, M. Eric Schranz, Zhen Wei   +9 more
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Identification of GROWTH-REGULATING FACTOR transcription factors in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) genome and functional analysis of LsaGRF5 in leaf size regulation

BMC Plant Biology, 2021
GROWTH-REGULATING FACTORs (GRFs), a type of plant-specific transcription factors, play important roles in regulating plant growth and development. Although GRF gene family has been identified in various plant species, a genome-wide analysis of this ...
Bin Zhang, Y. Tong, K. Luo, Z. Zhai, Xue Liu, Zhenying Shi, Dechun Zhang, Dayong Li   +7 more
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