Article
Plant Sciences
Mushtaq Ahmad Malik, Abid Hussain Wani, Showkat Hamid Mir, Ishfaq Ul Rehman, Inayatullah Tahir, Parvaiz Ahmad, Irfan Rashid
Summary: Predicted changes in climate, such as more severe droughts and extreme weather variability, are causing significant concerns for stakeholders due to the already stressed agricultural ecosystems. Drought stress is a major challenge for plants under climate change, affecting growth, development, and production. Silicon supplementation shows potential in alleviating drought stress and improving crop resilience.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Subhash Babu, Raghavendra Singh, Devideen Yadav, Sanjay Singh Rathore, Rishi Raj, Ravikant Avasthe, S. K. Yadav, Anup Das, Vivek Yadav, Brijesh Yadav, Kapila Shekhawat, P. K. Upadhyay, Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Vinod K. Singh
Summary: The indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture has had a negative impact on ecosystem services and environmental quality. The development of alternative mechanisms, such as nanofertilizers, can enhance farm production and environmental sustainability. Nanofertilizers provide smart nutrient delivery to plants and have proven to be more effective than traditional chemical fertilizers in terms of crop productivity and environmental sustainability.
Article
Plant Sciences
M. L. Ahire, P. S. Mundada, T. D. Nikam, V. A. Bapat, Suprasanna Penna
Summary: Food security relies on plant productivity and resilience to climate change, which can be enhanced by silicon's regulation of various mechanisms in plants. Silicon aids in improving plant growth productivity, alleviating biotic and abiotic stress conditions, and plays a role in osmotic adjustment, metabolic processes, and phytohormones. Further research on silicon transporters and regulatory genes is needed for better understanding and application in different stress conditions.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Diederik Esser, Ron Wehrens, Kaatje Lenaerts, Jasper Engel, Ronald T. M. van den Dool, Shanna Bastiaan-Net, Jurriaan J. Mes, Harry J. Wichers
Summary: Important considerations in the choice of future sustainable protein sources include tolerance, nutritional quality, and potential health benefits. This study evaluated two sustainable protein sources and found that they can be consumed in high quantities without causing gastrointestinal complaints or gut barrier dysfunction. They also provide essential amino acids, but one of the protein sources may lead to an increase in blood pressure.
CURRENT RESEARCH IN FOOD SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lawan Gana Ali, Rosimah Nulit, Mohd Hafiz Ibrahim, Christina Yong Seok Yien
Summary: The study showed that priming with KNO3 and SiO2 significantly improved emergence, seedling growth, biochemical attributes, and antioxidant activities in rice seedlings. Compared to control, primed rice seedlings exhibited notable enhancements in the aforementioned aspects.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
C. Tara Satyavathi, Supriya Ambawat, Vikas Khandelwal, Rakesh K. Srivastava
Summary: Pearl millet, as the sixth most important cereal crop, plays a crucial role in minimizing the adverse effects of climate change and increasing income and food security in arid regions. With its high photosynthetic efficiency, excellent productivity, and ability to thrive in low nutrient soil conditions, pearl millet is a resilient crop that requires less chemical fertilizers. However, there is a need for more research on its climate-resilient features compared to other major cereals.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Lidia Aparicio-Duran, Aurea Hervalejo, Rocio Calero-Velazquez, Juan M. Arjona-Lopez, Francisco J. Arenas-Arenas
Summary: Salinity is a major issue for citrus cultivation in the Mediterranean basin, while emerging diseases such as Huanglongbing pose additional threats. Different rootstocks can impact citrus plant material variability, affecting their response to abiotic stressors like salinity. The study showed that increasing NaCl concentration resulted in leaf damage symptoms for all citrus rootstocks tested, except for X639.
Review
Plant Sciences
Sunil Kumar Chongtham, Elangbam Lamalakshmi Devi, Kajal Jeshima Khan SamantaraYasin, Shabir Hussain Wani, Soumya Mukherjee, Ali Razzaq, Ingudam Bhupenchandra, Aanandi Lal Jat, Laishram Kanta Singh, Amit Kumar
Summary: Legumes, as the third largest family of angiosperms and second major crop family, provide over 33% of human dietary proteins. However, the global food crisis caused by major climate concerns has led to nutritional deprivation, especially in developing and underdeveloped nations. Therefore, promoting lesser-known orphan legumes in tropical and sub-tropical farming systems is essential for sustainable agriculture and nutritional security. These neglected legumes have tremendous potential, adaptability, and nutritional value, but more research in legume genetics and genomics is needed to understand yield constraints and improve breeding programs. This article emphasizes the importance of investigating and promoting these crops for sustainable legume production.
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
D. W. Pethick, J-F Hocquette, N. D. Scollan, F. R. Dunshea
Summary: This paper focuses on improving the sensory, health attributes, and meat yield of beef and lamb meats, emphasizing the importance of accurate carcass grading systems for maximizing value and promoting the health aspects of red meats. It also highlights the need to continue improving feedback to producers to target new value opportunities transparently and quantitatively.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chuanxi Wang, Yahui Ji, Xuesong Cao, Le Yue, Feiran Chen, Jing Li, Hanyue Yang, Zhenyu Wang, Baoshan Xing
Summary: Soil application of carbon dots (CDs) improved the growth and nutritional quality of soybeans by enhancing nitrogen bioavailability and alleviating drought stress. CDs enhanced the N-fixing ability of nodules, regulated rhizosphere processes, and increased N and water uptake in soybeans. CD-enabled agriculture has promising potential for improving soybean drought tolerance and quality, contributing to food security in the face of global climate change.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Otilia Cristina Murariu, Florin Murariu, Gabriela Frunza, Marius Mihai Ciobanu, Paul Corneliu Boisteanu
Summary: This study evaluated the fatty acid profile and health lipid indices of sheep meat from Karakul sheep in NE Romania. The effects of age at slaughter and muscle region were studied for nutritional parameters, particularly fatty acids. The study found that sheep meat has beneficial effects on human health and provides important bioactive compounds for maintaining metabolic functions.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nils Ansmann, Deborah Hartmann, Sonja Sailer, Philipp Erdmann, Rezisha Maskey, Marcel Schorpp, Lutz Greb
Summary: In this study, hypercoordinated silicon anions were characterized using a new donor-free polymeric form of Lewis superacidic bis(perchlorocatecholato)silane 1. The results provide insights into the role of silicon hypercoordination in synthesis and catalysis, and suggest pronounced substrate activation.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Aouatif Benali, Noureddine El Haddad, Somanagouda B. Patil, Aakash Goyal, Kamal Hejjaoui, Adil El Baouchi, Fatima Gaboun, Mouna Taghouti, Mohammed Ouhssine, Shiv Kumar
Summary: This study assessed the impact of heat and drought stresses on chickpea growth, yield, grain size, and nutritional quality. The results showed significant decreases in plant height, yield, and protein content under stress conditions. Variation in mineral content was also observed. The findings have important implications for selecting tolerant genotypes and maintaining good grain quality.
Review
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Lubin Han, Lin Liang, Yong Kang, Yufeng Qiu
Summary: This study reviews the development of SiC IGBT in the past 30 years, summarizes the progress in models, structure design, and performance, discusses the challenges from fabrication process and switching characteristics, and outlines the experimental results and issues in SiC IGBT-based applications.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sara Khor, Eric C. Haupt, Erin E. Hahn, Lindsay Joe L. Lyons, Veena Shankaran, Aasthaa Bansal
Summary: This study aims to investigate whether including race and ethnicity as predictors in a colorectal cancer recurrence risk algorithm is associated with racial bias. The findings demonstrate that explicitly considering race and ethnicity as predictors improves the predictive performance of the algorithm among racial and ethnic minority patients and increases algorithmic fairness. The study suggests that omitting race and ethnicity may lead to worse prediction accuracy for minority groups and contribute to health disparities.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carlos Alberto Garza-Alonso, Antonio Juarez-Maldonado, Susana Gonzalez-Morales, Marcelino Cabrera-De la Fuente, Gregorio Cadenas-Pliego, America Berenice Morales-Diaz, Libia Iris Trejo-Tellez, Gonzalo Tortella, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza
Summary: This study evaluated the applications of drench (D) and foliar (F) ZnO nanoparticles (NZnO) compared to ionic Zn2+ (ZnSO4) in lettuce. Results showed that NZnO promoted increases in biomass (14-52%), chlorophylls (32-69%), and antioxidant compounds such as phenolics, flavonoids, and vitamin C compared to Zn2+. A better response was found in the plants with foliar applications of NZnO equivalent to 50-75% of the total Zn2+ applied conventionally. These findings demonstrate the potential of NZnO in improving fertilizer efficiency and the quality of lettuce.
Article
Plant Sciences
Mari C. Lopez-Perez, Antonio Juarez-Maldonado, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Susana Gonzalez-Morales, Fabian Perez-Labrada
Summary: Using aqueous biochar extract from coconut shell can improve the germination rate and early seedling growth of wild chiltepin pepper seeds.
NOTULAE BOTANICAE HORTI AGROBOTANICI CLUJ-NAPOCA
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Emir Lenin Serafin-Higuera, M. Humberto Reyes-Valdes, America Berenice Morales-Diaz, Jose Angel Villarreal-Quintanilla, Adalberto Benav Ides-Mendoza
Summary: The mineral composition of Dasylirion cedrosanum reflects the mineral composition of the soil solution, with Ca and N being highly concentrated in both the soil and the plants. Se levels were high in the plants, but not detectable in the soil solution. Cu and Ba were found in high levels in the plants in certain areas, despite not being detectable in the soil.
BOTANICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Rosa Maria Paredes-Camacho, Susana Gonzalez-Morales, Jose Antonio Gonzalez-Fuentes, Rosa Maria Rodriguez-Jasso, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Ana Veronica Charles-Rodriguez, Armando Robledo-Olivo
Summary: Fermentation of Sargassum through liquid media culture can yield bioactive compounds, with washed Sargassum showing an increase in total phenolic compounds and an 8-fold increase in flavonoids.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Tomasa Quiterio-Gutierrez, Susana Gonzalez-Morales, Jose Antonio Gonzalez-Fuentes, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Fabian Fernandez-Luqueno, Julia Medrano-Macias, Armando Robledo-Olivo
Summary: The objective of this research was to optimize a culture medium to induce the production of kojic acid by the Aspergillus niger M4 strain in a liquid fermentation process. The culture medium conditions influenced the formation and speed of biomass and the synthesis and yield of kojic acid. The optimum production points were from 72 h and 96 h with 0.552 g/L and 0.510 g/L of kojic acid using 2.5 g/L of yeast extract and with a pH of 5.5.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fernando Mejia-Ramirez, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Susana Gonzalez-Morales, Antonio Juarez-Maldonado, Francisco Marcelo Lara-Viveros, America Berenice Morales-Diaz, Alvaro Morelos-Moreno
Summary: The use of trace elements in agriculture is gaining importance worldwide as a complement to crop fertilization programs. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of seed priming with KIO3 and Na2SeO3 on the nutraceutical quality of tomatoes. Results showed an increase in antioxidant compounds and phenol and chlorophyll-a contents in leaves with KIO3 treatment. Na2SeO3 treatment increased GSH content and GPX activity in tomato fruits and leaves, but negatively affected the antioxidant capacity of hydrophilic compounds. Seed imbibition with KIO3 and Na2SeO3 presents interesting aspects that enhance the nutraceutical quality of tomatoes.
Article
Mathematics
America Berenice Morales-Diaz, Josue Gomez-Casas, Chidentree Treesatayapun, Carlos Rodrigo Muniz-Valdez, Jesus Salvador Galindo-Valdes, Jesus Fernando Martinez-Villafane
Summary: In recent years, there has been advancement in data technology, specifically in robotic systems, where data-driven modelling and control computations have been applied by considering only the input and output signals' relationship. This paper proposes a methodology to initialize a data-driven model using the pseudo-Jacobian matrix algorithm for estimating the model of a mobile manipulator robot. Additionally, a control law based on a novel neuro-fuzzy network is proposed to minimize control errors and avoid chattering phenomenon. Overall stability analysis ensures convergence of estimation and control errors, as well as tuning of control design parameters. Simulation results validate the performance of the data-driven model and control.
Article
Horticulture
Yolanda Gonzalez-Garcia, Diego Ivan Escobar-Hernandez, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, America Berenice Morales-Diaz, Emilio Olivares-Saenz, Antonio Juarez-Maldonado
Summary: UV-A radiation stimulates plants and can induce benefits through the production of bioactive compounds and secondary metabolites. This study evaluates the ability of UV-A radiation to enhance tolerance against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol) in tomato plants. The results show that UV-A radiation decreases Fol severity and prevents its negative effect on tomato plants, while increasing secondary metabolites and photosynthetic pigments.
Article
Horticulture
Fabian Perez-Labrada, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Antonio Juarez-Maldonado, Susana Solis-Gaona, Susana Gonzalez-Morales
Summary: Iron deficiency is a common abiotic stress for plants in calcareous soils. The application of citric acid (CA) and humic-like substances (HLS) can improve iron nutrition by inducing temporal alterations in enzyme activity and gene expression.
Article
Soil Science
Sol Ortiz-Garcia, Mariano Torres-Gomez, Adalberto Benavides, Manuel Anaya, Marisol Angles-Hernandez, Areli Ceron, Helena Cotler, Jose A. Cueto-Wong, Jorge D. Etchevers, Fabian Fernandez-Luqueno, Jorge Gonzalez-Meraz, Armando Guerrero-Pena, Marco Meneses, Maria Miranda, Mario Perez, Leonardo Pulido, Laura Bertha Reyes-Sanchez, Veronica Reynoso, Vinisa Saynes, Victor M. Villalobos-Arambula, Blanca Prado, Mario Guevara
Summary: The National Soil Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture (ENASAS) aims to organize, coordinate, and strengthen the sustainable management of Mexico's agricultural soils. It recommends measures to conserve the essential functions of soils for agriculture, food security, and well-being, while also addressing the multiple factors that stress soil health and quality.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Paola Fincheira, Nicolas Hoffmann, Gonzalo Tortella, Antonieta Ruiz, Pablo Cornejo, Maria Cristina Diez, Amedea B. Seabra, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Olga Rubilar
Summary: The excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers has led to loss of biodiversity, environmental pollution, and adverse effects on human health. Nanotechnology provides an innovative solution to address these issues, particularly through the use of nanocarriers as controlled release systems for agrochemicals. This eco-friendly strategy has shown great potential in reducing plant diseases and improving nutrient release.
Article
Plant Sciences
Emir Lenin Serafin-Higuera, M. Humberto Reyes-Valdes, America Berenice Morales-Diaz, Jose Angel Villarreal-Quintanilla, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza
Summary: The mineral composition of Dasylirion cedrosanum reflects the mineral composition of the soil solution. The plant has mechanisms to acquire and concentrate elements from the soil solution, even at low concentrations.
BOTANICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Felicito Ausencio Diaz-Vazquez, Marcelino Cabrera-De la Fuente, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Valentin Robledo-Torres, Antonio Juarez-Maldonado, Alvaro Garcia-Leon, Alberto Sandoval-Rangel
Summary: The hypothesis of this trial is that the concentration of ions measured in the soil solution allows evaluating the efficiency of the nutritional management and its effect on the tomato crop. The experiment aimed to measure the effect of continuous application of four nutrient solution concentrations on the concentration of ions in the soil solution and the response of the tomato crop. The results showed that the concentration of the nutrient solution has a direct relationship with the availability of nutrients, and the concentration of 125% showed the best effect.
TERRA LATINOAMERICANA
(2023)