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Identification of Key Gene Networks and Deciphering Transcriptional Regulators Associated With Peanut Embryo Abortion Mediated by Calcium Deficiency

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Peanut embryo development is easily affected by a variety of nutrient elements in the soil, especially the calcium level. Peanut produces abortive embryos in calcium-deficient soil, but underlying mechanism remains unclear.
Hua Chen, Hua Chen, Qiang Yang, Qiang Yang, Huiwen Fu, Huiwen Fu, Kun Chen, Kun Chen, Shanshan Zhao, Shanshan Zhao, Chong Zhang, Chong Zhang, Tiecheng Cai, Tiecheng Cai, Lihui Wang, Lihui Wang, Wenzhi Lu, Wenzhi Lu, Hao Dang, Hao Dang, Meijia Gao, Meijia Gao, Huaqi Li, Huaqi Li, Xinyi Yuan, Xinyi Yuan, Rajeev K. Varshney, Rajeev K. Varshney, Weijian Zhuang, Weijian Zhuang   +29 more
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Excipient Emulsion–Based Delivery Systems for Enhancing Carotenoid Bioavailability: Advances in Formulation and Gastrointestinal Fate

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Excipient emulsion systems improve carotenoid solubilization, protect against degradation, and enhance gastrointestinal absorption through optimized formulation and digestion behavior. ABSTRACT Carotenoids are bioactive compounds that contribute to human health through antioxidant, provitamin A, and disease‐preventive effects.
Tugce Ceyhan, Elifsu Nemli, Esra Capanoglu, Merve Tomas   +3 more
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Woody leguminous trees: New uses for sustainable development of drylands

, 2021
Woody leguminous species are valuable crops because of their nutritional, economic, and ecological characteristics. Such crops have aided in the recovery of marginal lands for agricultural development due to their ability to fix nitrogen, control erosion,
Urzua, Johanna, Ibanez, Cristian, Castro, David, Inostroza Blancheteau, Claudio, Rodriguez-Malebran, Mariano   +4 more
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
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Limites críticos de densidade do solo para o crescimento de raízes de plantas de cobertura em argissolo vermelho Bulk density critical limits for normal root growth of cover crops

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2008
A compactação é um grave problema para a qualidade do solo e o desenvolvimento de uma agricultura sustentável, pois modifica os fluxos de água e ar no solo e reduz a produtividade das culturas agrícolas. Uma das alternativas para amenizar esse problema é
Dalvan José Reinert, Jackson Adriano Albuquerque, José Miguel Reichert, Celso Aita, Martín María Cubilla Andrada   +4 more
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Mineral Content of Leguminous and Non-Leguminous Crop Residues \u3cem\u3evis a vis\u3c/em\u3e Their Requirement in Animals

, 2020
The need of mineral for growth, reproduction and production as well as normal physiological functions of animal body is well recognized. In most of the tropical and sub-tropical countries crop residues constitute the major feed resource in the livestock.
Das, M. M., Singh, K. K., Misra, Asim Kumar   +2 more
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Facilitation by leguminous shrubs increases along a precipitation gradient

, 2017
Combining nutrient dynamics (plant nutrient uptake and soil fertility) can help uncover mechanisms of shrub–grass interactions and assess the validity of the stressgradient hypothesis, which predicts that facilitation between plants increases in ...
Hartmann, H., Lü, Xiao-Tao, Knapp, Alan K., Bai, Edith, Lü, Xiao‐Tao, Wang, Xiao‐Bo, Xiao‐Tao Lü, Yu, Q., Alan K. Knapp, Qiang Yu, Han, Xingguo, Hartmann, Henrik, Wang, Xiaoguang, Zhang, Hai-Yang, Han, X., Knapp, A., Xiao‐Bo Wang, Zhang, Haiyang (R19110), Lü, X., Edith Bai, Bai, E., Wang, X., Wang, Xiaobo, Zhang, H., Wang, Z., Wang, Xiao‐Guang, Han, Xing-Guo, Xing‐Guo Han, Han, Xing‐Guo, Zhang, Hai‐Yang, Wang, Xiao-Bo, Wang, Xiao-Guang, Xiao‐Guang Wang, Hai‐Yang Zhang, Wang, Zhengwen, Henrik Hartmann, Wang, Zheng‐Wen, Yu, Qiang, Lu, Xiaotao, Zheng‐Wen Wang, Wang, Zheng-Wen   +40 more
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Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
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Separate Application of Vermicompost and Mycorrhization Enhances Antioxidant Production and SPF in Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan Seedlings

Microbiology Research
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and vermicompost can be efficient in enhancing the accumulation of metabolites, whereas there are no reports about their effects on antioxidant bioactive molecules and Sun Protection Factor (SPF) in Anadenanthera ...
João Gabriel Lira de Carvalho, Eduarda Lins Falcão, Carmelo José Albanez Bastos Filho, Qiang-Sheng Wu, Fábio Sérgio Barbosa da Silva   +4 more
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