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Heavy Metal Contamination: Impacts From Plants to the Food Chain and Eco‐Friendly Amelioration Strategies

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Heavy metal pollution reduces soil health and threatens food safety by entering plants; however, the use of nanoparticles, biofertilizers, and organic fertilizers such as biochar offers a promising strategy for improvement and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT Heavy metal (HM) pollution, resulting from human activities such as mining and the excessive ...
Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Latifeh Pourakbar, Sevda Alizadeh, Zahra Alizadeh, Jelena Popović‐Djordjević   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik, Franziska Mittag, Laura Hellstern, Sebastian Hess   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality of lettuce Lactuca sativa (var. Tropicana M1) grown with two low-salinity shrimp effluents

Food Chemistry: X, 2019
In a previous study, we investigated the use of shrimp effluents from well water (WW) and diluted seawater (DSW) (both with 2.7 dS m−1 electrical conductivity (EC)), and a hydroponic solution (HS) as the control treatment in greenhouse lettuce production.
Humberto Ramos-Sotelo, Ángel Valdez-Ortiz, Lourdes J. Germán-Báez, Juan F. Fierro-Sañudo, Jesús A. León-Cañedo, Suammy G. Alarcón-Silvas, Cuauhtémoc Reyes-Moreno, Federico Páez-Osuna   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza, Ibtissem Taghouti, José María Gil Roig   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blockchain‐Based Smart Contracts in US Specialty Crop Marketing: Grower Preferences and Adoption Potential

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using survey and discrete choice experiment data, we examined US specialty crop growers' preferences for marketing contract attributes in the context of emerging blockchain‐based technologies and expanding traceability initiatives. Results show that farmers preferred traditional written contracts but might be willing to accept digital ...
Elizabeth Canales, Alba J. Collart, Matthew G. Interis, Esther Mmenaa Agyemang‐Duah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Common Insect Pests of Lettuce in Florida

EDIS
Lettuce is one of the most important horticultural commodities in Florida state agriculture, with production concentrated in the Everglades agriculture area. Among US states, Florida ranks third in lettuce production after California and Arizona.
Tennyson B. Nkhoma, De-Fen Mou
doaj   +1 more source

Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traceability plays an important role in promoting a safe food supply by fostering transparent information exchange along the food supply chain. New technological innovations have the potential to improve traceability outcomes, as greater transparency along the food supply chain can aid in pinpointing precise origins of the contamination ...
Kelsey Vourazeris, Mark R. Manfredo, Michael N. Kozicki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lowering salivary pH with sugar‐containing gum augments salivary nitrite production and blood pressure reduction with dietary nitrate (beetroot juice)

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Acutely lowering salivary pH (with sugar‐containing acidic gum vs. sugar‐free gum) augments salivary nitrate reduction to nitrite, plasma nitrite concentration, and blood pressure lowering with dietary nitrate. Modifying salivary pH reveals a mechanism by which the nitrate‐nitrite‐NO pathway may be upregulated/inhibited, with potential for other ...
Andrew J. Webb, Harriet Clift, Callum Hill, Nur Mousa, Navanithan Arun Jayaraj, Jasmine Quraishi, Charlotte E. Mills, Kevin O'Gallagher   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

DNA methylation variations underlie lettuce domestication and divergence

Genome Biology
Background Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is an economically important vegetable crop worldwide. Lettuce is believed to be domesticated from a single wild ancestor Lactuca serriola and subsequently diverged into two major morphologically distinct vegetable ...
Shuai Cao, Nunchanoke Sawettalake, Ping Li, Sheng Fan, Lisha Shen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source