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Pest categorisation of Colletotrichum fructicola
Abstract The EFSA Plant Health Panel performed a pest categorisation of Colletotrichum fructicola Prihast., a well‐defined polyphagous fungus of the C. gloeosporioides complex which has been reported from all the five continents to cause anthracnose, bitter rot and leaf spotting diseases on over 90 cultivated and non‐cultivated woody or herbaceous ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +24 more
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We and herbivores eat endophytes
Here a cycle of endophytic‐enteric‐soil‐endophytic microbes is proposed which has relevance for health and comprises the fate of animal faeces as natural microbial inoculants for plants that constitute bacterial sources for animal guts. Summary Health depends on the diet and a vegetal diet promotes health by providing fibres, vitamins and diverse ...
Esperanza Martínez‐Romero +9 more
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Multi-Species Impacts of Invasive Opuntia Cacti on Mammal Habitat Use. [PDF]
Biological invasions impact ecosystems worldwide, including through changing the behaviour of native species. Here, we used camera traps to investigate the effects of invasive Opuntia spp. on the habitat use of 12 mammal species in an internationally important region of mammalian biodiversity.
Stewart PS +5 more
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Equity in ecosystem restoration
The importance of equity has been emphasized in climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, and ecosystem restoration. However, equity implications are rarely considered explicitly in restoration projects. Although the role of equity has been studied in the context of biodiversity conservation and environmental governance, environmental ...
Harry B. M. Wells +7 more
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Commodity risk assessment of Ficus carica plants from Israel
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers the plant health risks posed by the following commodities: i) dormant and ...
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Insects in production – an introduction
Insects have been on the menu of humans for centuries, but only recently their mass production for human food and animal feed started. First, we inventory mass cultured insects and their application. The insect production industry raises many interesting questions about insect biology and fitness.
Ljubinka Francuski, Leo W. Beukeboom
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Abstract Recent global interest in sustainable practices in the textile and fashion industry has inspired stakeholders to readopt natural colourants. However, integrating these practices raises several questions regarding the latest developments in natural colourant and trend forecasting practices in the textile and fashion industry.
Bintan Titisari, Pammi Sinha
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Dactylopius opuntiae (D. opuntiae), commonly referred to as cochineal scale insect or wild cochineal, poses a considerable risk to cactus plantations globally.
Fatima Zahrae El Arroud +7 more
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The radical Pietist Johann Conrad Dippel was a self‐proclaimed adept – a maker of gold and the philosophers’ stone. He was also a magister of theology, a doctor of medicine, and a self‐taught chemist, who coinvented the pigment Prussian Blue together with Johann von Diesbach, became known for his animal pyrolysis oil, his wonder‐wound balm, his ...
Curt Wentrup
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ABSTRACT The food processing industry, a significant global economic driver, encompasses diverse sectors ranging from agriculture to food service and is currently undergoing transformative changes fueled by engineering innovations, evolving consumer preferences, and regulatory demands.
Mir Waqas Alam +6 more
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