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Willian Alfredo Narváez-Ortiz, Armando Ariel Becvort-Azcurra, Laura Olivia Fuentes-Lara, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Jesús Rodolfo Valenzuela-García and José Antonio González-Fuentes
This experiment was carried out in a greenhouse to evaluate the effects of selenium application (as Na2SeO3) on mineral concentration (as N, P, K, Ca and Se), biomass, yield and total antioxidant status (TAS) of tomato fruit. The study consisted of two e...
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Guiping Wang, Xinghong Yang and Xiaomin Xue
Extreme weather events, including drought, have occurred worldwide with increasing frequency and severity in recent years. Drought stress is the main limiting factor for agricultural development in many regions, including tobacco?an important economic cr...
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Lina Long, Huang Liu and Shimin Lu
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Ghasem Rashidian, Khalid Shahin, Gehad E. Elshopakey, Heba H. Mahboub, Azin Fahim, Hiam Elabd, Marko D. Prokic and Caterina Faggio
Medicinal plants are increasingly used in aquaculture owing to their beneficial impacts on the health status of farmed fish. The current study was conducted to investigate the effect of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) extract on growth, immunity, antioxidant...
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Youssef A. Attia, Mohammed A. Al-Harthi, Ahmed A. Al Sagan, Nisreen M. Abdulsalam, Elsayed O. S. Hussein and Marai J. Olal
Flax seed meal is a valuable source of fatty acids, particularly omega-3 such as alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), but its mucilage contents limit its use. This study assessed the effect of different levels of soaked flax seed meal (SFSM) on the production and...
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Fuad Sauqi Isnain, Nai-Chen Liao, Hui-Yun Tsai, Jue-Liang Hsu, Pi-Jen Tsai, Agustin Krisna Wardani and Yu-Kuo Chen
Djulis (Chenopodium formosanum), a pseudocereal crop native to Taiwan, is often utilized as a source of grain in the diet because of its high nutritional value. The hull of djulis is discarded as waste during cooking or processing because of its bitter t...
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Zahra Kiani, Kambiz Mashayekhi, Nadezhda Golubkina, Seyyed Javad Mousavizadeh, Khalil Zaynali Nezhad and Gianluca Caruso
The evaluation of A. cepa biodiversity provides onion breeders with great prospects to obtain plants with high resistance to environmental factors, remarkable yield, and product quality. Genetic diversity assessment of a collection of nine short- and lon...
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Nadya Buga and Marko Petek
In Europe, the intensity and frequency of flooding events are expected to increase due to climate change, adding additional challenges to agricultural production and creating the need for new plant products and adaptation tools. Cabbage is one economical...
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Alexandra-Antonia Cucu, Gabriela-Maria Baci, Adela Ramona Moise, Stefan Dezsi, Bianca Dana Marc, Stefan Stângaciu and Daniel Severus Dezmirean
The nutritional and therapeutic aspects of natural products have gained more interest in recent years, owing to the importance that has been given to health and well-being. In this regard, honey represents an organic product whose high level of biologica...
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Supeeraya Arsa, Angkana Wipatanawin, Rachit Suwapanich, Orachorn Makkerdchoo, Niphattha Chatsuwan, Pensiri Kaewthong, Praphan Pinsirodom, Ruchira Taprap, Ratiporn Haruenkit, Sumitra Poovarodom, Martyna Lubinska-Szczygel, Elena Katrich and Shela Gorinstein
Durian (Durio zibethinus Murr.), like many other exotic, tropical, and conventional fruits, is important in the prevention of different diseases. In this study, the characterization of the main bioactive compounds of the most popular cultivars of durian ...
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Zhen Wang, Dongling Yu, Chunfang Zheng, Yaning Wang, Lu Cai, Jian Guo, Wendong Song and Lili Ji
In this study, mangrove seedlings Kandelia obovata were firstly introduced to Zhoushan in Eastern China at 29° 93' N from Xuwen in South China at 20° 34' N in April 2016. In order to analyze ecophysiological differences of K. obovata seedlings domesticat...
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Jose Ramón Acosta-Motos, Maria Fernanda Ortuño, Agustina Bernal-Vicente, Pedro Diaz-Vivancos, Maria Jesus Sanchez-Blanco and Jose Antonio Hernandez
This review deals with the adaptive mechanisms that plants can implement to cope with the challenge of salt stress. Plants tolerant to NaCl implement a series of adaptations to acclimate to salinity, including morphological, physiological and biochemical...
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Desislava Vlahova-Vangelova, Desislav Balev, Nikolay Kolev, Stefan Dragoev, Evgeni Petkov and Teodora Popova
The increasing production of edible insects on an industrial scale makes it crucial to implement appropriate technologies after harvesting to process safe and high quality insect products. The aim of this work was to compare the impact of different dryin...
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Enrique Pino-Hernández, Marco Alves, Nicole Moreira, Vasco Lima, Carlos A. Pinto and Jorge A. Saraiva
This study aimed to identify equivalent processing conditions using ultrasound (US), pulsed electric fields (PEF), and high-pressure processing (HPP) for shelf-life extension and to ensure the safety and quality of Reineta Parda apple puree (AP) in compa...
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Weronika Kursa, Agnieszka Jamiolkowska, Jakub Wyrostek and Radoslaw Kowalski
The primary objective of this investigation was to assess the potential applicability of hemp (Cannabis sativa L. var. sativa) lateral inflorescence extract in mitigating the growth of fungi, including phytopathogens, on agricultural plants. The extract,...
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Magdalena Stobiecka, Jolanta Król and Aneta Brodziak
The aim of the study was to assess the potential of milk from herbal blend-fed cows to be used for the production of yogurts exhibiting increased antioxidant potential with regard to the duration of refrigerated storage of the products. Bulk milk (contro...
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Mohd Asgher, Abdul Rehaman, Syed Nazar ul Islam, Mohd Arshad and Nafees A. Khan
Heavy metals (HMs) contamination is one of the main abiotic factors affecting crop productivity and also threatens human health via consuming metal-contaminated crops as a food source. Over the past few years, HMs have drawn a lot of attention due to the...
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Ahmed O. Abbas, Abdulaziz A. Alaqil, Nancy N. Kamel and Farid S. Nassar
The chicken egg is one of the most globally-consumed animal protein sources with high-quality protein value. However, there is a growing concern about the association between excessive egg consumption and the increasing risk of cardiovascular disease inc...
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Mihaela Saracila, Tatiana Dumitra Panaite, Nicoleta Corina Predescu, Arabela Elena Untea and Petru Alexandru Vlaicu
The implication of heat stress (HS) in the oxidative stress phenomenon and its related diseases in chickens has been widely reported. Salicin is a precursor for the synthesis of salicylic acid and aspirin obtained from the bark of Salix alba, with an und...
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Saumik Basu, Natalia Moroz, Benjamin W. Lee, Kiwamu Tanaka, Liesl Oeller, Chase W. Baerlocher and David W. Crowder
In agroecosystems, plants frequently confront multiple biotic stressors, including herbivores and pathogens. The nature of these interactions plays a crucial role in mediating the activation of plant defense mechanisms. However, induction of plant chemic...
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