Effectiveness of Electrolyzed Water on Inactivation of Coliform Bacteria on Sweet Basil Consumed by Children and Estimation of Health Risk Assessment [PDF]
MicrobiologyOpenThis study focused on the effectiveness of neutral electrolyzed water (NEW) in inactivating coliforms on sweet basil, a fresh‐cut vegetable consumed, and estimating the human health risks related to the consumption of untreated sweet basil.
Gholamreza Khademi +3 more
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CRISPR-Editing of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) Homoserine Kinase Gene for Improved Downy Mildew Disease Resistance [PDF]
Frontiers in Genome Editing, 2021 Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) downy mildew disease (DM) caused by Peronospora belbahrii is a worldwide threat to the basil industry due to the lack of natural genetic resistance in sweet basil germplasm collections. In this study, we used CRISPR-gene
Xiaoyu Zhang +4 more
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Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) [PDF]
Bio-Protocol, 2020 Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) is a popular herb with high economic value and is currently threatened by a severe oomycete disease. An efficient transformation method is a prerequisite for gene functional analysis to accelerate molecular breeding and ...
Natasha Navet, Miaoying Tian
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Sweet Basil between the Soul and the Table—Transformation of Traditional Knowledge on Ocimum basilicum L. in Bulgaria [PDF]
Plants, 2023 The study tracks the utilization of Ocimum basilicum L. (sweet basil)—a garden plant popular for its ritual and ornamental value in the past, that is currently applied in various forms and ways as medicine, food, insect repellent, etc.—in Bulgaria ...
Teodora Ivanova +3 more
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Modeling purple basil, sage, spearmint, and sweet basil responses to daily light integral and mean daily temperature. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Mean daily temperature (MDT) and daily light integral (DLI) can interact to influence growth and development of plants. Our objectives were to determine 1) the extent DLI and MDT influence growth and development of purple basil 'Dark Opal' (Ocimum ...
Kellie J Walters +2 more
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Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Revealed Candidate Gene Modules Involved in Salt Stress Response in Sweet Basil and Overexpression of ObWRKY16 and ObPAL2 Enhanced Salt Tolerance of Transgenic Arabidopsis [PDF]
PlantsSweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is an important aromatic plant with high edibility and economic value, widely distributed in many regions of the tropics including the south of China. In recent years, environmental problems, especially soil salinization,
Yukun Wang +7 more
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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of sweet basil candidate susceptibility gene ObDMR6 enhances downy mildew resistance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) is an economically important allotetraploid (2n = 4x = 48) herb whose global production is threatened by downy mildew disease caused by the obligate biotrophic oomycete, Peronospora belbahrii.
Jeremieh Abram R Hasley +2 more
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Analysis of Volatile Metabolome and Transcriptome in Sweet Basil Under Drought Stress [PDF]
Current Issues in Molecular BiologyBasil, renowned for its aromatic properties, exhibits commendable drought tolerance and holds significant value as an edible and medicinal plant.
Yuan Zhou +7 more
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Efficient targeted mutagenesis in allotetraploid sweet basil by CRISPR/Cas9 [PDF]
Plant Direct, 2020 Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) is an economically important herb and its global production is threatened by basil downy mildew caused by the obligate biotrophic oomycete Peronospora belbahrii.
Natasha Navet, Miaoying Tian
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Intercropping System and N2 Fixing Bacteria Can Increase Land Use Efficiency and Improve the Essential Oil Quantity and Quality of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Intercropping fodder plants with medicinal plants, in addition to enhancing productivity, can remarkably reduce the population of weeds, pests and diseases and for naturally meeting of livestock medicinal needs. Two experiments were conducted to evaluate
Sajad Kordi +4 more
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