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Low-income consumers' attitudes and behaviour towards access, availability and motivation to eat fruit and vegetables [PDF]

Public Health Nutrition, 2003
To determine low-income consumers' attitudes and behaviour towards fruit and vegetables, in particular issues of access to, affordability of and motivation to eat fruit and vegetables.
Bobbin, R.F., Dibsdall, L.A., Frewer, L.J., Lambert, N.   +3 more
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Growth and yield of shallots (Allium cepa var aggregatum L.) under different seed bulbs storage period [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
The availability of qualified and sustainable seeds is one of the determinants of the success of shallot farming. One of the constraints factor in the supply of shallot seeds is the short storage period that is about 2-3 months.
Sinaga Rismawita, Waluyo Nurmalita, Rahayu Astiti, Rosliani Rini   +3 more
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Integrated analysis of the transcriptome, sRNAome, and degradome reveals the network regulating fruit skin coloration in sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica)

Scientific Reports, 2022
Sponge gourd fruit skin color is an important quality-related trait because it substantially influences consumer preferences. However, little is known about the miRNAs and genes regulating sponge gourd fruit skin coloration.
Yuyan Sun, Huiqing Zhang, Wenqi Dong, Shengmi He, Shuting Qiao, Xingjiang Qi, Qizan Hu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transcriptome-wide N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation in watermelon under CGMMV infection

BMC Plant Biology, 2021
Background Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) causes substantial global losses in cucurbit crops, especially watermelon. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation in RNA is one of the most important post-transcriptional modification mechanisms in ...
Yanjun He, Lili Li, Yixiu Yao, Yulin Li, Huiqing Zhang, Min Fan   +5 more
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Identification of key genes controlling soluble sugar and glucosinolate biosynthesis in Chinese cabbage by integrating metabolome and genome-wide transcriptome analysis

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
IntroductionSoluble sugar and glucosinolate are essential components that determine the flavor of Chinese cabbage and consumer preferences. However, the underlying regulatory networks that modulate the biosynthesis of soluble sugar and glucosinolate in ...
Lixia Wang, Shu Zhang, Jingjuan Li, Yihui Zhang, Dandan Zhou, Dandan Zhou, Cheng Li, Lilong He, Huayin Li, Fengde Wang, Jianwei Gao   +10 more
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Construction of yeast one-hybrid library and screening of transcription factors regulating LhMYBSPLATTER expression in Asiatic hybrid lilies (Lilium spp.)

BMC Plant Biology, 2021
Background Anthocyanins, which belong to flavonoids, are widely colored among red-purple pigments in the Asiatic hybrid lilies (Lilium spp.). Transcription factor (TF) LhMYBSPLATTER (formerly known as LhMYB12-Lat), identified as the major kernel protein,
Yuwei Cao, Mengmeng Bi, Panpan Yang, Meng Song, Guoren He, Jing Wang, Yue Yang, Leifeng Xu, Jun Ming   +8 more
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Identification of QTLs associated with curd architecture in cauliflower

BMC Plant Biology, 2020
Background Curd architecture is one of the most important characters determining the curd morphology of cauliflower. However, the genetic mechanism dissection of this complex trait at molecular level is lacking.
Zhen-Qing Zhao, Xiao-Guang Sheng, Hui-Fang Yu, Jian-Sheng Wang, Yu-Sen Shen, Hong-Hui Gu   +5 more
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Transcriptome and metabolome analyses revealed the response mechanism of pepper roots to Phytophthora capsici infection

BMC Genomics, 2023
Background Phytophthora root rot caused by the oomycete Phytophthora capsici is the most devastating disease in pepper production worldwide, and current management strategies have not been effective in preventing this disease.
Gang Lei, Kun-Hua Zhou, Xue-Jun Chen, Yue-Qin Huang, Xin-Jie Yuan, Ge-Ge Li, Yuan-Yuan Xie, Rong Fang   +7 more
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Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis of leaf related traits in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)

BMC Plant Biology, 2021
Background Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) is an important leafy vegetable crop, and leaf-related traits including leaf length, leaf width, and petiole length, are important commercial traits. However, the underlying genes remain unclear. The objective of
Zhiyuan Liu, Hongbing She, Zhaosheng Xu, Helong Zhang, Guoliang Li, Shifan Zhang, Wei Qian   +6 more
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Identification of Brassica oleracea orthologs of the PEBP family and their expression patterns in curd development and flowering in cauliflower

Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2020
The PEBP family members are reported to play important roles in plant flowering and reproductive organ formation. However, this gene family has not been identified nor their functions have been analyzed in Brassica oleracea.
Xiaoguang Sheng, Zhenqing Zhao, Jiansheng Wang, Huifang Yu, Yusen Shen, Honghui Gu   +5 more
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