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Human Health Risk Assessment From Exposure to Toxic Metals in Soils and Leafy Vegetables in Smallholder Farms of Northeastern Brazil

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study assessed human health risks associated with exposure to potentially toxic metals (PTMs) in soils and leafy vegetables cultivated in smallholder agricultural systems in Northeastern Brazil. Soil and vegetable samples were collected from 18 agricultural areas and analyzed for cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), nickel
Fernando Ferreira da Cunha Filho, Alex Souza Moraes, João Paulo Siqueira da Silva, Edvane Borges da Silva, Ademir Amaral, André Maciel Netto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preharvest supplemental lighting enhances productivity and modulates postharvest quality in hydroponically grown Apulian unripe melon ‘Scopatizzo’ (Cucumis melo L.)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Preharvest light management is increasingly used to enhance yield and fruit quality in soilless systems, yet its effects on unripe melon fruits remain poorly understood. This study evaluated the impact of supplemental red–blue light‐emitting diode (LED) lighting applied during cultivation in a closed‐cycle hydroponic system on ...
Onofrio Davide Palmitessa, Marica Troilo, Carlo Porfido, Roberto Terzano, Davide De Angelis, Massimiliano Renna, Francesco Caponio, Pietro Santamaria   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Apple scar skin viroid causes dapple and scar skin apple diseases by disrupting phenylpropanoid‐mediated metabolic pathways

New Plant Protection, EarlyView.
Dapple apple and scar skin apple diseases are closely associated with suppression of anthocyanin biosynthesis and enhancement of suberin biosynthesis. Apple scar skin viroid (ASSVd) infection represses anthocyanin biosynthesis in apple callus. Abstract Apple scar skin viroid (ASSVd) causes dapple and scar skin apple diseases, posing serious threats to ...
Lingzhu He, Huiyuan Xu, Tao Zhou, Naoi Takashi, Sano Teruo, Guojun Hu, Jipeng Xie, Xiuling Yang, Shifang Li, Zhixiang Zhang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating body weight of caged sea cucumbers (Apostichopus japonicus) using an underwater time-lapse camera and image analysis by semantic segmentation

Smart Agricultural Technology
Image analysis is being developed to improve the efficiency of fishery and aquaculture technologies. Optical cameras are an easy and cost-effective method for monitoring fish and other species.
Takero Yoshida, Kayou Suzuki, Kasumi Kogo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Benthic megafauna and the functioning of macroalgal forests and urchin barrens

Oikos, EarlyView.
Two temperate rocky reef food‐web models, representing the trophic diversity of the Mediterranean rocky reef communities, were built for the two stable states: macroalgal forests and barren grounds, which are characterized by opposite amounts of erect macroalgal biomass.
Chiara Bonaviri, Davide Agnetta, Stefania Pinna, Luigi Piazzi, Fabio Badalamenti, Giulia Ceccherelli, Davide Iaciofano, Manfredi Di Lorenzo, Francesco Di Trapani, Sabrina Lo Brutto, Vesna Mačić, Anna Maria Mannino, Francesco Mura, Luigi Musco, Laura Tamburello, Tomás Vega Fernández, Salvatrice Vizzini, Trevor Willis, Paola Gianguzza   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Plant biostimulants and their potential role in achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Plant biostimulants are substances that are obtained from a variety of sources and are applied in minute quantities to enhance plant growth and vigor. In this review we detail how the use of plant biostimulants may contribute to efforts to achieving a number of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Patrick Quille, Joanna Kacprzyk, Shane OConnell, Carl K.‐Y. Ng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Capsicum chinense as an African traditional vegetable: Culture, resilience, and opportunity

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Capsicum chinense is central to everyday diets, cultural identity, and smallholder livelihoods across Sub‐Saharan Africa, yet remains overlooked in agricultural research and policy. This paper reframes C. chinense as a traditional, climate‐resilient vegetable shaped by centuries of farmer stewardship and cultural selection.
Derek W. Barchenger, Herbaud P. F. Zohoungbogobo   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leaf penetration by endophytic Metarhizium brunneum enables infection of Phthorimaea absoluta in tomato mines while inducing the crop defense system

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Spraying Metarhizium brunneum on tomato plants controls heterogeneous and upcoming Phthorimaea absoluta populations by infecting larvae within mines and priming plant induced systemic defences. Abstract BACKGROUND The endophytic entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum Petch EAMa 01/58‐Su shows strong potential for managing Phthorimaea absoluta, a ...
Esther Aguilera Cuenca, María José García del Rosal, Fabián García Espinoza, Enrique Quesada Moraga, Irene Magdalena Rodríguez Gómez, Meelad Yousef Yousef   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chemical Composition and Fatty Acid Profile of Some Indonesian Sea Cucumbers

Squalen, 2015
Indonesia has a great sea cucumber resource which is useful as functional food. Even though much information about the biopotency of sea cucumbers have been published, however, studies on nutrition value of Indonesian sea cucumbers are still beneficial ...
Yusro Nuri Fawzya, Hedi Indra Januar, Rini Susilowati, Ekowati Chasanah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source