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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sahana N. Banakar, M. K. PrasannaKumar, H. B. Mahesh, P. Buela Parivallal, M. E. Puneeth, Chirag Gautam, D. Pramesh, T. N. Shiva Kumara, T. R. Girish, Sailaja Nori, Shrikumar Surya Narayan
Summary: Red seaweed-derived biostimulants promote plant health and protect against abiotic stress conditions. This study investigates the efficacy of red seaweed biostimulants on rice under fungicidal stress and describes the underlying mechanism.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Xueqin Jiang, Shenghui Fang, Xia Huang, Yanghua Liu, Linlin Guo
Summary: The study proposed a red-edge decision tree (REDT) method based on time series GF-6 images for rice mapping and growth monitoring in Southern China, showing improved overall accuracy and Kappa coefficient compared to traditional methods. Additionally, it was found that the red-edge bands of GF-6 images played a significant role in rice growth monitoring, suggesting further research should focus on developing more vegetation indices related to the red-edge for precision agriculture.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Arrigo F. G. Cicero, Federica Fogacci, Alberto Zambon
Summary: The extracts of red yeast rice are the most effective cholesterol-lowering nutraceuticals currently available, reducing LDL-cholesterol levels and potentially improving cardiovascular health, endothelial function, and preventing cardiovascular events.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Alberto Gianinetti
Summary: This study describes a modified method to produce xanthoxal, a specific biosynthetic precursor of ABA. Experiments on red rice seeds showed that xanthoxal has a stronger inhibitory effect on germination than ABA. Possible explanations include higher intracellular level of xanthoxal compared to ABA or interference of xanthoxal with extracellular ABA action. Furthermore, only application of ABA delays early seedling growth.
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Environmental Sciences
Weijia Yu, Tusheng Ren, Yinghua Duan, Shengchang Huai, Qingyue Zhang, Zejiang Cai, Changai Lu
Summary: In the past decade, biochar has been widely recognized as an effective soil conditioner for controlling soil acidification and mitigating Al toxicity. This study investigated the potential of rice-straw hydrochar (HC) as an economical carbon material for alleviating Al toxicity in acidic red soils. The results showed that the addition of hydrochar significantly stimulated root growth, reduced cell death ratio and Al content in root tips, and decreased total Al content and the proportion of Al3+ species in the soil solution. Hydrochar mainly mitigated Al toxicity through Al-DOC complexation and adsorption. The overall alleviation effect of hydrochar on Al toxicity was lower than that of pyrochar, but it still shows potential as an economical soil amendment.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Tanmoy Shankar, Ganesh Chandra Malik, Mahua Banerjee, Sudarshan Dutta, Sagar Maitra, Subhashisa Praharaj, Masina Sairam, Duvvada Sarath Kumar, Eldessoky S. Dessoky, Mohamed M. Hassan, Ismail A. Ismail, Tarek Saif, Milan Skalicky, Marian Brestic, Akbar Hossain
Summary: Rice is a crucial crop in India, and proper nutrient management is essential for achieving high yields and maintaining nutrient balance. The study demonstrated that the application of adequate nutrients significantly improved the growth characteristics, yield attributes, and nutrient uptake of rice.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Weidong Zhang, Gang Wang, Pingwei Wen, Yi Chen, Qiang Yu, Mingyue Shen, Jianhua Xie
Summary: This study investigated the effects of purple red rice bran (PRRBA) on the pasting, rheological property, chemical structure, microstructure, and water migration of rice starch. The results showed that PRRBA could decrease the peak viscosity, final viscosity, and activation energy of rice starch, while increasing its gel strength and hardness. The addition of PRRBA could improve the particle size distribution of rice starch, possibly due to the non-covalent bonds between PRRBA and rice starch. Furthermore, PRRBA improved the water-holding capacity of rice starch, as indicated by a decrease in the spin relaxation time.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Kun Liu, Erwang Chen, Zhoulin Gu, Bingxin Dai, Ahong Wang, Zhou Zhu, Qi Feng, Congcong Zhou, Jingjie Zhu, Yingying Shangguan, Yongchun Wang, Zhen Li, Qingqing Hou, Danfeng Lv, Changsheng Wang, Tao Huang, Zixuan Wang, Xuehui Huang, Bin Han
Summary: This study identified a gene defect responsible for low PSSR in wild rice and revealed the discrepancy of crossover rates between indica and japonica subspecies. The findings suggest that the low fertility in wild rice may be caused by different gene defects, and indica and japonica subspecies have substantially different CO rates responsible for the discrepancy between the fertility of mlh1 and mlh3 mutants.
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Food Science & Technology
Federica Cardinali, Andrea Osimani, Vesna Milanovic, Cristiana Garofalo, Lucia Aquilanti
Summary: In this study, 23 strains of lactic acid bacteria were screened, and eight strains with the best performance were selected for the formulation of fermented beverage prototypes. The compositional and microbiological features of the experimental beverages indicate their high biological value and potential for further development and utilization.
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Food Science & Technology
Weidong Zhang, Haibin Zhu, Liyuan Rong, Yi Chen, Qiang Yu, Mingyue Shen, Jianhua Xie
Summary: Purple red rice bran contains abundant anthocyanins, which can form V-type complexes with rice starch through non-covalent bonds, resulting in improved antioxidant activity and decreased enzyme activity. This research contributes to the development of high value-added and low glycemic index foods.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Sahana N. Banakar, M. K. Prasannakumar, P. Buela Parivallal, D. Pramesh, H. B. Mahesh, Aditya N. Sarangi, M. E. Puneeth, Swathi S. Patil
Summary: Red seaweed extracts have been found to enhance the resistance of several crops to biotic stress. This study focused on the transcriptional modifications in rice plants treated with seaweed biostimulant to understand their specific response to blast disease. The results showed that seaweed priming induced the defense response in rice against blast disease through the accumulation of reactive oxygen species, activation of defense-related genes, and reinforcement of the cell wall. The findings suggest that seaweed bio-stimulants can be used as a potential strategy to protect rice crops from blast disease.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Haiying Fu, Shuai Wang, Hui Zhang, Zhongran Dai, Guicheng He, Guangyue Li, Dexin Ding
Summary: In this study, rice husk biochar was used to remediate U-contaminated acidic red soil. The results showed that biochar could reduce the mobility of U in acidic environments and enhance the soil's resistance to acid rain acidification.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Polymer Science
Aarti Bains, Agnieszka Najda, Prince Chawla, Joanna Klepacka, Sanju Bala Dhull, Pardeep Kumar Sadh, Mohammed Azhar Khan, Ravinder Kaushik
Summary: Interest in using plant-based bioactive compounds in foods has grown due to their biochemical activities and as alternatives to high concentrations of chemical utilization. A nanoemulsion containing red rice extract was formulated and showed stable droplet sizes and improved antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and potential antimicrobial activities. The findings suggest the potential industrial-scale application of this nanoemulsion.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Qingsong Liu, Xiaoyun Hu, Shuangli Su, Yuese Ning, Yufa Peng, Gongyin Ye, Yonggen Lou, Ted C. J. Turlings, Yunhe Li
Summary: The study reveals how the brown plant-hopper and the rice striped stem-borer obtain mutual benefits when feeding on the same rice plant. This cooperation between herbivores highlights adaptations resulting from the evolution of plant-insect interactions and suggests potential mechanistic vulnerabilities that can be targeted for improved pest control. Herbivore cooperation between insect pests can result in substantially greater damage to crops but also constitutes a good target for improved pest control.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Xiangcheng Fan, Jun Han, Feng Zhang, Wansheng Chen
Summary: This review summarizes the lipid-lowering advantages and material basis of red yeast rice as an alternative to statins, highlighting its potential as a functional food and drug.
FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Agronomy
Weverton Ferreira Santos, Sergio de Oliveira Procopio, Alessandro Guerra da Silva, Marcelo Ferreira Fernandes, Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos
ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY
(2018)
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Agronomy
G. CONCENcO, A. ANDRES, F. SCHREIBER, I. S. MOISINHO, M. C. CORADINI, M. B. MARTINS
EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE
(2019)
Article
Agronomy
Marilia Alves Brito Pinto, Jose Maria Barbat Parfitt, Luis Carlos Timm, Lessandro Coll Faria, Germani Concenco, Lizete Stumpf, Bernardo Gomes Norenberg
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
Leandro Galon, Antonio M. L. da Silva, Leonardo Brunetto, Thais S. Melo, Jaqueline M. Dill, Germani Concenco
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the competitive ability of maize hybrids in the presence of hairy beggarticks. Experiments were conducted using different proportions of plants in the associations. Results showed that maize hybrids exhibited less loss in morphological variables compared to hairy beggarticks, demonstrating superior competitive ability. Competition between maize hybrids and hairy beggarticks led to reductions in plant height, stem diameter, leaf area, and dry mass. Maize hybrids were more competitive than the weed for environmental resources.
Article
Agronomy
Antonio Dias Santiago, Sergio De Oliveira Procopio, Camila Jorge Bernabe Ferreira, Guilherme Braga Pereira Braz
Summary: This study evaluated the performance of two cassava varieties cultivated with reduced interrow spacing. The results showed that reducing interrow spacing decreased stem green mass of cassava but did not affect other traits. The Pretinha variety performed better than the Caravela variety in multiple characteristics.
REVISTA DE CIENCIAS AGRICOLAS
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Leandro Galon, Leonardo do Amarante, Emanuel Luis Favretto, Daniel Cristian Cavaletti, Otilo Daniel Henz Neto, Daiani Brandler, Victor Miguel Senhori, Germani Concenco, Thais Stradioto Melo, Ignacio Aspiazu, Michelangelo Muzzel Trezzi
Summary: This study evaluated the competitive ability of carioca bean cultivars with Alexandergrass in different proportions, showing competition between the species regardless of plant proportions, resulting in decreases in plant growth parameters.
REVISTA DE LA FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Fernando S. Adegas, Nubia M. Correia, Alexandre F. da Silva, Germani Concenco, Dionisio L. P. Gazziero, Giliardi Dalazen
Summary: Glyphosate-resistant crops have brought significant changes in weed management worldwide. However, the exclusive use of glyphosate has led to the selection of resistant weeds, posing a major challenge for the sustainability of these crops. Integrated weed management strategies are essential to overcome this challenge.
ADVANCES IN WEED SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Leandro Galon, Germani Concenco, Luciane Renata Agazzi, Felipe Nonemacher, Laryssa Barbosa Xavier da Silva, Thais Stradioto Melo, Gismael Francico Perin, Ignacio Aspiazu
Summary: This study assessed the competitive ability of different canola hybrids against black oat, showing Hyola 571 performed the best in competition. Selecting a competitive hybrid like Hyola 571 helps maintain high yield levels in areas infested with black oat.
REVISTA DE LA FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Leandro Galon, Germani Concenco, Luciane R. Agazzi, Fabio Schreiber, Felipe Nonemacher, Andre Andres
Summary: The study found that BRS Caue is the barley cultivar with the best competitive effect against black oat, increasing the overall photosynthetic rate, while BRS Brau reduced photosynthesis for the competitor. Water use was not impacted to the same extent as photosynthesis.
ADVANCES IN WEED SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
G. Concenco, R. Vivian, F. S. Ikeda, I. R. Pizzutti, G. M. E. Vela, V. L. Ferracini, L. Nora, G. Ceccon, F. I. G. R. Concenco
EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
F. S. Frandoloso, L. Galon, G. Concenco, E. R. O. Rossetto, F. Bianchessi, C. O. Santin, C. T. Forte
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Plant Sciences
L. B. P. Braz, G. B. P. Braz, S. O. Procopio, C. J. B. Ferreira, A. G. Silva, A. J. B. P. Braz
Article
Plant Sciences
G. Concenco, A. Andres, F. Schreiber, A. F. Silva, I. S. Moisinho, M. C. Coradini
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Eduardo Lima do Carmo, Alessandro Guerra da Silva, Guilherme Braga Pereira Braz, Sergio de Oliveira Procopio, Gustavo Andre Simon, Antonio Germano Carpim Rocha, Luiz Carlos Barcellos
BIOSCIENCE JOURNAL
(2019)
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Plant Sciences
D. L. P. Gazziero, F. S. Adegas, A. F. Silva, G. Concenco
