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Heavy Metal Bioaccumulation in Solanum torvum (Sw.) (Turkey Berry) From the Bono and Ahafo Regions: Nutritional Potential and Toxicological Risks

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Heavy metal contamination of agricultural soils and subsequent bioaccumulation in food crops poses significant public health concerns, particularly in mining regions. This study investigated heavy metal concentrations in turkey berry (Solanum torvum) fruits and associated soils from three locations in Ghana's mining belt, evaluated soil ...
Moses K. Golly, Afia S. Amponsah, Rechiatu Asei, Emmanuel T. Doku   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accelerating Breeding for Heat Tolerance in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.): An Integrated Approach

Agronomy, 2019
Heat stress is a major limiting factor for crop productivity. Tomato is highly sensitive to heat stress, which can result in a total yield loss. To adapt to current and future heat stress, there is a dire need to develop heat tolerant cultivars. Here, we
Mathieu Anatole Tele Anatole Tele Ayenan, Agyemang Danquah, Peter Hanson, Charles Ampomah-Dwamena, Fréjus Ariel Kpêdétin Ariel Kpedetin Sodedji, Isaac K. K. Asante, Eric Yirenkyi Yirenkyi Danquah   +6 more
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Molecular surveillance of resistance mutations in invasive populations of Spodoptera frugiperda in Europe, for evidence‐based pest control

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
All Spodoptera frugiperda were rice strain with two haplotypes, likely from a common mixed source. ABCC2 and Ace‐1 mutations, conferring resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis and organophosphates/carbamates, respectively, were detected. Abstract BACKGROUND The invasive fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda, FAW), a highly destructive pest affecting more ...
Konstantinos Mavridis, Vasiliki Evangelou, Alexandra M Grigoriadou, Dimitrios P Papachristos, John Vontas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reversibility of sex changes in the plant kingdom: more important than we thought?

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Compared to animals, plants show a wide range of reproductive strategies with different degrees of sex separation (e.g. dioecy, monoecy, hermaphroditism). While sex expression was previously thought to be genetically determined and fixed in plants, accumulating evidence suggests that sex expression can change reversibly even within one ...
Iris Sammarco, Eliška Krtilová, Marek Slovák, Clément Lafon Placette   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata avoids transferred organic mulch—Insight from a mark‐release trial

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Organic dead mulch applied in potato was assessed for its impact on initial infestation of the Colorado potato beetle (CPB), Leptinotarsa decemlineata. CPB were marked and released in the field between mulched and bare soil plots, with observations taken at 12 and 72 h.
Christiane Weiler, Simeon Leisch, Stephan Martin Junge, Maria Renate Finckh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cytotoxicity and Antioxidant Activity of Five Plant Species of Solanaceae Family from Iran

Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2012
Background: The use of natural products as anticancer and antioxidant agents has a long history. Several drugs currently used in chemotherapy were isolated from plant species.
F Khalighi-Sigaroodi, M Ahvazi, D Yazdani, M Kashefi   +3 more
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Synergetic action of light and temperature on seed germination of some solanaceae members [PDF]

Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, 2013
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of nine combinations of temperature and light on seeds germination of four solanaceae species (Datura innoxia, Hyoscyamus muticus, Solanum nigrum and Withania ...
Nasser A.M. Barakat, H.F. Kabeil, A.K. Hegazy, Nesrine S. Singer   +3 more
doaj  

Local and landscape features of urban fragments determine the occurrence of stingless bees As características locais e paisagísticas dos fragmentos urbanos determinam a ocorrência de uma espécie de abelhas sem ferrão

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Both local and landscape factors associated with habitat availability and quality determine the persistence of stingless bees across fragments. Places where the species occurs have local and landscape characteristics distinctive from those where it is absent.
Yasmine Antonini, Rogério Parentoni Martins, Joao C. F. Cardoso   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity dynamics in Nymphalidae butterflies: Effect of phylogenetic uncertainty on diversification rate shift estimates [PDF]

arXiv, 2013
The family Nymphalidae is the largest family within the true butterflies and has been used to develop hypotheses explaining evolutionary interactions between plants and insects. Theories of insect and hostplant dynamics predict accelerated diversification in some scenarios. We investigated whether phylogenetic uncertainty affects a commonly used method
arxiv  

Evaluation of Trap Crops and the Presence of the Predator Nabis americoferus for the Management of the Tarnished Plant Bug in Strawberries

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 149, Issue 3, Page 372-383, April 2025.
ABSTRACT The polyphagous tarnished plant bug (TPB), Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) (Hemiptera: Miridae), inflicts substantial damage to strawberries and to several other valuable crops, impacting both yield quantity and quality. Effective control strategies are crucial to mitigate these losses. This study aimed to elucidate TPB host preferences
Mireia Solà Cassi, Noémie Gonzalez, François Dumont, Caroline Provost, Eric Lucas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source