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Seasonal Food Availability, Preservation Practices, and Dietary Diversity in Children Under 5 in Western Kenya

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
Seasonal food availability and limited preservation practices constrain dietary diversity among children under 5 in Siaya County, Kenya. Only 19% of children met the WHO minimum dietary diversity threshold, with low consumption of eggs, legumes, and animal‐source foods highlighting the need for climate‐resilient nutrition strategies.
Gladwel Kuya Sikoyo, Judith Mangeni, Diana Menya, Oscar Kambona, Antony Ochung, Fanuel Kawaka, George Ayodo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pomelo quality benefits and postharvest trade-off from oyster shell amendment for pH remediation. [PDF]

Food Chem X
Su D, Ou J, Jiang Y, Zhang J.
europepmc   +1 more source

A Systematic Approach to Field Testing of Biological Products for Horticulture Is Required to Improve Food Security

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Food security challenges require immediate action to increase food production. Many biological products derived from plant, animal or microbial sources claim they sustainably increase yield, but there are concerns about biosecurity to be investigated before their introduction to the field.
Kay Howard, Kirsty L. Bayliss
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Sustainable Fertilization: Biochar and Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB) Influence on Sweet Pepper (Capsicuum annuum L.) Development and Production Under Reduced Nitrogen Input

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
The use of beneficial soil microorganisms and organic amendments is a desirable strategy for advancing sustainable horticultural systems. This study demonstrated that biochar and PGPB application with half N dose maintained sweet pepper growth and yield at levels comparable to full N dose, while promoting fruit quality, soil fertility and microbial ...
Angela Libutti, Annalisa d'Amelio, Muhammad Zubair Akram, Antonio Bevilacqua, Anna Rita Rivelli   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mixing Ratio and Packaging Amount Synergistically Improved Antioxidant Properties of Baby Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> L.) and Spinach (<i>Spinacia oleracea</i> L.) Mixes. [PDF]

Foods
Zhan L, Profico CM, Pignata G, Casale M, Gao H, Devecchi M, Nicola S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Correction: Chitosan and carboxymethyl chitosan nanocarriers enhance mango seed extract stability and antimicrobial activity to improve strawberry postharvest quality. [PDF]

Sci Rep
El-Ashaal ES, Elshoky HA, El-Sayed NM, El-Kholany EA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of 1-methylcyclopropene and high-voltage electrostatic field treatment on postharvest storage quality of Korla fragrant pears. [PDF]

Food Chem X
Zhang Y, Fei C, Zhao R, Dai O, Deng Z, Fan B, Zhao D, Wang F, Huang Y.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Lotus Seeds: Current Molecular Biology Insights and Future Perspectives as a Prominent Biological Resource. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Xin J, Li R, Liu J, Deng X, Yang D, Song H, Zhang M, Yang H, He R, Zhang Y, Sun H, Yang M.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Optimization of sonication for preserving the biochemical and physicochemical attributes of pomegranate arils during storage. [PDF]

Ultrason Sonochem
Hazbawi I, Etezadi H.
europepmc   +1 more source