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Does the Mineral Composition of Volcanic Ashes Have a Beneficial or Detrimental Impact on the Soils and Cultivated Crops of Ecuador?

Toxics, 2023
Agriculture is an important economic sector for Ecuador, sustained by food crops like maize, potatoes, and vegetables cultivated in the highlands while cash crops such as coffee, bananas, cacao, and palm oil are grown on the coastal plains.
Raluca A. Mihai, Iván A. Espinoza-Caiza, Erly J. Melo-Heras, Nelson S. Cubi-Insuaste, Eliza A. Pinto-Valdiviezo, Rodica D. Catana   +5 more
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The Panoramic View of Ecuadorian Soil Nutrients (Deficit/Toxicity) from Different Climatic Regions and Their Possible Influence on the Metabolism of Important Crops

Toxics, 2023
Soil nutrients influence all stages (reproduction, growth, and development) of a plant species’ life, and it is known that the deficit and/or toxicity of one or more nutrients has negative effects on the production of crops of commercial interest ...
Raluca A. Mihai, Erly J. Melo Heras, Vanessa A. Terán Maza, Iván A. Espinoza Caiza, Eliza A. Pinto Valdiviezo, Rodica D. Catana   +5 more
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Influence of Soil Nutrient Toxicity and Deficiency from Three Ecuadorian Climatic Regions on the Variation of Biological, Metabolic, and Nutritional Properties of Moringa oleifera Lam.

Toxics, 2022
Moringa oleifera Lam. contains numerous essential constituents found in all plant parts (leaves, pods, and seeds). From all its edible parts, the leaf represents an effective remedy with high potential for medicinal applications.
Raluca A. Mihai, Osmar S. Acurio Criollo, Jean P. Quishpe Nasimba, Erly J. Melo Heras, Dayana K. Galván Acaro, Pablo A. Landazuri Abarca, Larisa I. Florescu, Rodica D. Catana   +7 more
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The Fungal, Nutritional, and Metabolomic Diagnostics of the Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis Affected by Bud Rot Disease in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Journal of Fungi, 2023
The oil palm Elaeis guineensis represents one of the most important crops in Ecuador. Considering that bud rot disease is deadly in Ecuador, more attention has been given to identifying possible causes for palm debility from this disease.
Raluca A. Mihai, Erly J. Melo Heras, Pablo A. Landazuri Abarca, Rodica D. Catana   +3 more
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The Potential of Ukrainian Agriculture’s Biomass to Generate Renewable Energy in the Context of Climate and Political Challenges—The Case of the Kyiv Region

Energies, 2022
Increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption is a way to ensure independence from external supplies of fossil fuels, which is a fundamental political and economic challenge for many countries nowadays. One such country is Ukraine, which depended on Russian gas supplies and energy (electricity) from nuclear power plants ...
Adam Wąs, Piotr Sulewski, Nataliia Gerasymchuk, Ludmila Stepasyuk, Vitaliy Krupin, Zoia Titenko, Kinga Pogodzińska   +6 more
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Comparative Assessment of Antioxidant Activity and Functional Components of Chionanthus virginicus and Chionanthus pubescens from the Andean Region of Ecuador

Pharmaceutics, 2023
The present study aims to provide information about the antioxidant capacity and secondary metabolites from different plant parts of two species that are grown in Ecuador: Chionanthus pubescens (the Ecuadorian national tree), and Chionanthus virginicus ...
Raluca A. Mihai, Iván A. Espinoza Caiza, Erly J. Melo Heras, Larisa I. Florescu, Rodica D. Catana   +4 more
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Combined Effects of Temperature and Dietary Lipid Level on Body Composition, Growth, and Freshness Profile in European Seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax

Animals, 2023
A fish trial was carried out to evaluate the combined effects of temperature and dietary lipid level on the body composition, growth performance, and freshness profile of the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax).
Patrícia G. Cardoso, Odete Gonçalves, Thais Cavalheri, Vânia E. Amorim, Weiwei Cao, Diogo A. M. Alexandrino, Zhongjun Jia, Maria F. Carvalho, Paulo Vaz-Pires, Rodrigo O. A. Ozório   +9 more
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The Edible Gray Oyster Fungi Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. ex Fr.) P. Kumm a Potent Waste Consumer, a Biofriendly Species with Antioxidant Activity Depending on the Growth Substrate

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Nowadays, climate change is not the only threat facing our planet. There are also other types of pollution such as waste that poisons soils and water and kills plants, harming humans and animals.
Raluca A. Mihai, Erly J. Melo Heras, Larisa I. Florescu, Rodica D. Catana   +3 more
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Variation of the Antioxidative Defense in Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Facing Bud Rot Disease in the Coastal Area of Ecuador

Molecules, 2022
Elaeis guineensis Jacq. has gained a reputation in the food industry as an incredible crop capable of supplying the world’s largest edible oil production.
Raluca A. Mihai, Galo M. Canchignia Guacollantes, Sebastián A. Villacrés Mesias, Larisa I. Florescu, Rodica D. Catana   +4 more
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Integrating Microbial Fuel Cell and Hydroponic Technologies Using a Ceramic Membrane Separator to Develop an Energy–Water–Food Supply System

Membranes, 2023
In this study, a microbial fuel cell was integrated into a hydroponic system (MFC-Hyp) using a ceramic membrane as a separator. The MFC-Hyp is a passive system that allows the transport of nutrients from wastewater in the microbial fuel cell (MFC) to ...
Chikashi Sato, Wilgince Apollon, Alejandro Isabel Luna-Maldonado, Noris Evelin Paucar, Monte Hibbert, John Dudgeon   +5 more
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