Publications by authors named "Carlos Manterola-Barroso"
The global promotion of decarbonisation through the circular solutions and (re)use of bio-based resources (BBR), waste streams, notably from the agricultural, forest and municipal sectors has steadily increased in recent decades. Among the transformative solutions offered by BBR, biosolids (BS), biochars (BC), and bioashes (BA) specifically attract scientific attention due to their highly complex organo-mineral matrices, which present significant potential for recovery in the agro-/forest-ecosystems. These materials enhance various soil (i) chemical (pH, macro/micro nutrient concentrations, organic matter content), (ii) physical (porosity, water-air relations, compaction) or (iii) microbial (diversity, activity) properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe hard-shelled seed industry plays an important role in the global agricultural economy. In fact, only considering hazelnut and walnut, the global nut supply is over 5.6 tons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo determine the effects of pre-harvest calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and potassium (K) spraying on the antioxidant activity and capacity of hazelnut ( L.) shells, as an approach to sustain the utilization of the main residue derived from this industry, four commercial hazelnut (Tonda di Giffoni) orchards located in Southern Chile (Cunco, Gorbea, Perquenco and Radal), during the 2018/19 season were sprayed three times with five combinations of Ca (300 and 600 mg L), Mg (300 and 600 mg L) and K (300 and 600 mg L). Yield components were determined in harvested whole nuts, whereas Ca, Mg and K concentrations, as well as total phenolic compounds, free radical scavenging antioxidant activity, and oxygen radical absorbance capacity, were determined in shells.
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- Farmed salmonids experience skeletal deformities due to altered bone structure and loss of mineralization, particularly affecting the head and spine, which can diminish their quality of life and lead to death.
- Despite improvements in farming practices, these bone deformities are more common in farmed fish compared to wild ones.
- The study utilized advanced techniques like SEM-EDX and TGA-DSC to analyze bone mineralization in farmed and wild rainbow trouts, revealing significant nutritional and microstructural differences between the two, although the exact mechanisms affecting bone mineralization still need further exploration.