Development of an on-site diagnostic LAMP assay for rapid differentiation of the invasive pest Phthorimaea absoluta (Meyrick) using insect tissues
Pest Manag Sci. 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.1002/ps.8114. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The tomato leafminer, Phthorimaea absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is a destructive...
Identification and quantification of pigments in plant leaves using thin layer chromatography-Raman spectroscopy (TLC-Raman)
Anal Methods. 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.1039/d4ay00082j. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Carotenoids are yellow, orange, and red pigments commonly found in plants. In leaves,...
Gapless assembly of complete human and plant chromosomes using only nanopore sequencing
bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Mar 19:2024.03.15.585294. doi: 10.1101/2024.03.15.585294. ABSTRACT The combination of ultra-long Oxford Nanopore (ONT) sequencing reads with long, accurate PacBio HiFi reads has enabled...
Alternating water sources to minimize contaminant accumulation in food plants from treated wastewater irrigation
Water Res. 2024 Mar 22;255:121504. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121504. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The use of treated wastewater (TWW) for agricultural irrigation is a critical measure...
Developing carotenoids-enhanced tomato fruit with multi-transgene stacking strategies
Plant Physiol Biochem. 2024 Mar 28;210:108575. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108575. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT As natural dominant pigments, carotenoids and their derivatives not only contribute to...
Optimizing tomato seedling growth with indigenous mangrove bacterial inoculants and reduced NPK fertilization
Front Plant Sci. 2024 Mar 14;15:1356545. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1356545. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT The search for ecofriendly products to reduce crop dependence on synthetic chemical fertilizers presents...
A transcriptional cascade mediated by two APETALA2 family members orchestrates carotenoid biosynthesis in tomato
J Integr Plant Biol. 2024 Mar 28. doi: 10.1111/jipb.13650. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Carotenoids are important nutrients for human health that must be obtained...
An Alarming Decline in the Nutritional Quality of Foods: The Biggest Challenge for Future Generations’ Health
Foods. 2024 Mar 14;13(6):877. doi: 10.3390/foods13060877. ABSTRACT In the last sixty years, there has been an alarming decline in food quality and a decrease in...
The Win-Win Effects of an Invasive Plant Biochar on a Soil-Crop System: Controlling a Bacterial Soilborne Disease and Stabilizing the Soil Microbial Community Network
Microorganisms. 2024 Feb 22;12(3):447. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12030447. ABSTRACT Biochar is increasingly being recognized as an effective soil amendment to enhance plant health and improve soil quality,...
Unravelling the Antimicrobial, Antibiofilm, Suppressing Fibronectin Binding Protein A (fnba) and cna Virulence Genes, Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Potential of Biosynthesized Solanum lycopersicum Silver Nanoparticles
Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Mar 21;60(3):515. doi: 10.3390/medicina60030515. ABSTRACT Background and Objectives: Urinary tract infections [UTIs] are considered the third most known risk of infection in...
Triazole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus isolated from a tomato production environment exposed to propiconazole
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 Mar 27:e0001724. doi: 10.1128/aem.00017-24. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The emergence of azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus (ARAf) across the world is an...
A novel fluorescent probe with a large Stokes shift for colorimetric and selective detection of cysteine in water, milk, cucumber, pear and tomato
Anal Methods. 2024 Mar 27. doi: 10.1039/d3ay02322b. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Cysteine is an important amino acid that is related to human health and...
Growth performance, plasma metabolites, meat quality, and meat and lipid health indices of New Zealand White rabbits as affected by dietary dried tomato pomace powder supplementation during the summer season
J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). 2024 Mar 25. doi: 10.1111/jpn.13953. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT One hundred and twenty New Zealand White rabbits (NZW)...
Perspective on utilization of Bacillus species as plant probiotics for different crops in adverse conditions
AIMS Microbiol. 2024 Mar 13;10(1):220-238. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2024011. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT Plant probiotic bacteria are a versatile group of bacteria isolated from different environmental sources to...
Laboratory evaluation of a bio-insecticide candidate from tangerine peel extracts against Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)
PeerJ. 2024 Mar 19;12:e16885. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16885. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The excessive use of synthetic insecticides in modern agriculture has led to environmental contamination and...