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Building capacity in vector‐borne plant virus research: The CONNECTED Network

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Plant viruses spread by insects decimate crop yields globally, causing food security challenges in vulnerable areas, including regions of Africa. Interdisciplinary research is needed to protect future crop supplies. CONNECTED, the Community Network for African Vector‐Borne Plant Viruses, increased research capacity in Central, East, West and Southern ...
Nina F. Ockendon‐Powell, Diane L. Hird, Alice Beck, Heather Child, Helen Thomas‐Hughes, Neil Boonham, Gary D. Foster, Bruce Cronin, Andy M. Bailey   +8 more
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Grey Mold and Alternaria Fruit Rot: Postharvest Diseases of Pepper and Tomato

Contemporary Agriculture
Pepper and tomato are two of the most important vegetable crops in Serbia. Postharvest diseases affecting these crops can cause substantial losses, especially in Mediterranean and dry temperate regions.
Medić-Pap Slađana, Tukuljac Marijana Peić, Danojević Dario, Prvulović Dejan   +3 more
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Past, present and future of local crop evolution

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Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
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Pepper Diseases in Balkan Region

, 2011
One of the most important problems affecting pepper production in the Balkan peninsula is the occurrence of common pathogens causing severe diseases and epidemics resulting in reduced and compromised yield.
Chavadarov, Petar, Rodeva, Rossitza, Mijatovic, Mirjana, Merkuri, Jordan, Kovacevik, Biljana, Karov, Ilija, Ioannis, Monoussopoulos, Cara, Magdalena, Mitrev, Sasa, Pasev, Gancho, Kostiva, Dimitrina   +10 more
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Assessment of Pepper Production and Socio Economics of Pepper Farmers in Delta State, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2018
This study is focused pepper production and socio-economics of pepper producers in Delta State, Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 50 farmers out of the population of pepper farmers.
Kentus, Tibi, Dennis, Adaigho
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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 Effect of Microwave Heating on the Extraction Yield and Elemental Composition of Black and White Pepper (piper nigrum) Extracts [PDF]

, 2017
Black and white peppers are functional crops, used in food industries as spice and in traditional medicine, for the treatment of many degenerative diseases.
Olalere, Olusegun Abayomi, Alara, Oluwaseun Ruth, R. M., Yunus, Nour, A. H.   +3 more
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Total phenolic content, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of ripe and unripe Ghanaian habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense)

Food Chemistry Advances
This study compared the total phenolic content, antioxidant activity, and antimicrobial activity of ripe and unripe Ghanaian habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense) against some selected foodborne pathogens.
Aaron Dzigbor, David Neglo, Clement O. Tettey, Frank Nsaful, Francisca Adzaho, Esther Mawusey Botchway   +5 more
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Pepper EST database: comprehensive in silico tool for analyzing the chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) transcriptome

BMC Plant Biology, 2008
Background There is no dedicated database available for Expressed Sequence Tags (EST) of the chili pepper (Capsicum annuum), although the interest in a chili pepper EST database is increasing internationally due to the nutritional, economic, and ...
Kim Woo Taek, Cho Hye-Sun, Lee Bong-Woo, Kim JungEun, Lee Seung-Won, Baek Kwang-Hyun, Kim Hyun-Jin, Choi Doil, Hur Cheol-Goo   +8 more
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Nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications for the sotol plant (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae): A review

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Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios, Antonio Martínez Ruiz, Marisela Calderón Jurado, Ramón Saúl Luján Aguirre, Juan Luis Jacobo Cuellar, Oscar Sariñana‐Aldaco, María Teresa Martínez Damián, Oscar Cruz Alvarez   +7 more
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