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Plant Toxic Proteins: Their Biological Activities, Mechanism of Action and Removal Strategies
Toxins, 2023 Plants evolve to synthesize various natural metabolites to protect themselves against threats, such as insects, predators, microorganisms, and environmental conditions (such as temperature, pH, humidity, salt, and drought).
Emine Kocyigit +4 more
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Hormesis as a Particular Type of Plant Stress Response [PDF]
PlantsPlants are continuously exposed to various abiotic and biotic stress factors, which influence their growth, productivity, and ecological fitness. This paper clarifies the concept of hormesis as a distinct low-dose stress response to toxic substances and ...
Agnieszka Siemieniuk +3 more
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Editorial: Toxic Plant Proteins as Experimental Drugs for Human Pathologies [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Letizia Polito +3 more
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Weedy ferns (Polypodiopsida) in Argentina: diversity, distribution and impact on human activities and ecosystems [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020 Currently, in Argentina 368 species of true ferns (i.e. Polypodiopsida class) are distributed throughout the country, however, only four of them have been mentioned until now as weeds and ruderal species.
AGUSTINA YAÑEZ +2 more
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Testicular and seminal evaluation of goats fed hay Cenostigma pyramidale [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2021 : This study aimed to assess the possible occurrence of reproductive changes in male goats associated with ingestion of Cenostigma pyramidale hay. Sixteen animals divided into two experimental groups, G1 and G2 (control group) were used.
Maria V.B. Santos +6 more
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Evaluation of as Soil Amendments for Controlling Soil-Borne Plant Pathogens [PDF]
The Plant Pathology Journal, 2021 Soil-borne diseases are the major problems in mono cropping. A mixture (designated LTM-m) composed of agricultural wastes and a beneficial microorganism Streptomyces saraceticus SS31 was used as soil amendments to evaluate its efficacy for managing ...
Pei-Hsuan Wu +2 more
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Equine Crofton Weed (Ageratina spp.) Pneumotoxicity: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?
Animals, 2023 Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora) is a global and highly invasive weed, with ingestion causing severe respiratory disease in horses, leading to irreversible and untreatable pulmonary fibrosis and oedema.
Frances Marie Shapter +4 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 The bacterial genus Xylella contains plant pathogens that are major threats to agriculture in America and Europe. Although extensive research was conducted to characterize different subspecies of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), comparative analysis at above ...
Ling-Wei Weng +8 more
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Dehydropyrrolizidine Alkaloid Toxicity, Cytotoxicity, and Carcinogenicity
Toxins, 2016 Dehydropyrrolizidine alkaloid (DHPA)-producing plants have a worldwide distribution amongst flowering plants and commonly cause poisoning of livestock, wildlife, and humans.
Bryan L. Stegelmeier +2 more
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Diversitas Journal, 2020 Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. popularly known as "algaroba" is an invasive plant that is widely distributed in the Northeast region of Brazil. Some research has reported that the pods of this plant has caused the death of ruminants and, consequently ...
José Jailson Lima Bezerra +1 more
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