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Cloning and functional characterization of two peptidoglycan recognition protein isoforms (PGRP-LC) in Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2020
The innate immune system of insects is the front line of self-defense against pathogen invasion. Peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) are important components and play key roles in insect immune systems by recognizing peptidoglycan (PGN) in ...
Dong WEI, Zhe WANG, Hui-qian XU, Jin-zhi NIU, Jin-jun WANG   +4 more
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Biodiversity Strategies in Action—Empirical Evidence From the Food Value Chain

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is an increasing need for better understanding of firm activities that contribute to biodiversity preservation. Panwar, Ober, and Pinkse offer a valuable typology of corporate biodiversity protection strategies based on temporal and spatial dimensions, namely, the preloss (proactive) strategies of conservation and compensation, and the ...
Joanna Scott‐Kennel, Sini Laari, Asta Salmi   +2 more
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Vegetable soybean: seed composition and production research

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2017
Vegetable soybean (edamame) [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is a low input, high nutritional value, short crop cycle and soil-enriching profitable crop. It offers quick economic return and provides health benefits to the consumers. The market demand for edamame
Qiuying Zhang, Yansheng Li, Kit L. Chin, Yadong Qi   +3 more
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The Impact of Sustainability Labelling on Consumers' Evaluation and Choice of Food Products: A Systematic Literature Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The last five years of research on sustainability labelling, reported in 175 journal articles, documents its effectiveness in increasing consumer choices of more sustainable food products. Some sustainability labels come out as stronger than others and their impact varies across products, countries, and individual consumers, depending on label
John Thøgersen, Lucía Romero‐Verdú, Anne O. Peschel   +2 more
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Simultaneous Silencing of Gut Nucleases and a Vital Target Gene by Adult dsRNA Feeding Enhances RNAi Efficiency and Mortality in Ceratitis capitata

Insects
Ceratitis capitata, known as the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly), is a major dipteran pest significantly impacting fruit and vegetable farming. Currently, its control heavily relies mainly on chemical insecticides, which pose health risks and have ...
Gennaro Volpe, Sarah Maria Mazzucchiello, Noemi Rosati, Francesca Lucibelli, Marianna Varone, Dora Baccaro, Ilaria Mattei, Ilaria Di Lelio, Andrea Becchimanzi, Ennio Giordano, Marco Salvemini, Serena Aceto, Francesco Pennacchio, Giuseppe Saccone   +13 more
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Antimicrobial Peptides and Peptidomimetics in Foods – A Synthetic Foray

ChemFoodChem, EarlyView.
This Review discusses AMPs in foods and their syntheses. It espouses facile methods to make them accessible and suggests their utility in the mitigation and eradication of the burgeoning maladies of antimicrobial and multidrug resistance (AMR and MDR).
Josephat U. Izunobi, Adejoke D. Osinubi, Abosede A. Badeji   +2 more
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Manejo de pragas no controle de doenças no cultivo de hortícolas

Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2015
Os insetos estão geralmente associados a uma planta, em sua maioria são considerados pragas, principalmente em cultivos agrícolas, sejam como pragas broqueadoras, sugadoras de seiva, ou até mesmo como vetores de fitopatógenos, sendo neste último uma das ...
W. L. Araújo, A. G. Oliveira, A. P. N. Ferreira, F. S. Sousa, A. B. A. Andrade   +4 more
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Comprehensive Review on Advancements in Food Preservation Technologies for Quality and Sustainability

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Preservatives limit microbial development, oxidation, and enzymatic degradation, resulting in better food quality and extended shelf life. Classified as natural, synthetic, or biological, each preservative has distinctive attributes and modes of action. Growing preference for natural preservatives aligns with clean label trends.
Monica Suresh, Arun Meyyazhagan, Haripriya Kuchi Bhotla, Manikantan Pappuswamy, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian   +4 more
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Mango Seed Valorization: Sustainable Source of Nutrients, Bioactives, and Value‐Added Applications

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Highlighting mango seed as a valuable yet overlooked by‐product, promoting its utilization and reducing agroindustrial waste. ABSTRACT Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the most widely cultivated tropical fruits, generating large quantities of by‐products during processing, with mango seed representing 20%–25% of the whole fruit weight ...
Priyanka Yadav, Mazia Ahmed, Unaiza Iqbal, Pinki Saini   +3 more
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Diversity and population fluctuation of the pest complex and their natural enemies inhabiting okra plantations [PDF]

Assiut University Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research
Okra is considered one of the most common and important vegetable crops grown in Egypt. In order to provide a comprehensive understanding of the pest complex, diversity and abundance of arthropods associated with okra plantations, a field experiment was ...
Omaima Tayie, Mohamed Amro, Medhat Sadek, Samiha Azab, Mohamed Hassan   +4 more
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