Contrasting Performance of Two Winter Wheat Varieties Susceptible to Leaf Rust under Diverse Pathogen Pressure, Fungicide Application, and Cultivation Practices.

This study investigated the relationship between yield, thousand kernel weight (TKW), and crude protein of soft white winter wheat-club variety (Barbee) and soft white winter wheat common variety (Zvezdana) susceptible to leaf rust and powdery mildew under different cultivation practices. Results revealed divergence in associations between yield, TKW, and crude protein loss of winter wheat varieties susceptible to obligate pathogens. Under the same level of leaf rust infection, N-input limited yield loss of the two varieties but not to the same extent.

Comprehensive analysis of oxidative stability and nutritional values of germinated linseed and sunflower seed oil.

Germination of seeds is known to affect the nutritional composition of cold-pressed oils. This study focused on the effects of germination on the antioxidants and oxidative stability of linseed and sunflower seed oil. As hypothesized, germination led to increased antioxidant activities and tocopherol, chlorophyll and carotenoid content.

Multilocus Genotyping Reveals New Molecular Markers for Differentiating Distinct Genetic Lineages among " Phytoplasma Solani" Strains Associated with Grapevine Bois Noir.

Grapevine Bois noir (BN) is associated with infection by " Phytoplasma solani" (CaPsol). In this study, an array of CaPsol strains was identified from 142 symptomatic grapevines in vineyards of northern, central, and southern Italy and North Macedonia. Molecular typing of the CaPsol strains was carried out by analysis of genes encoding 16S rRNA and translation elongation factor EF-Tu, as well as eight other previously uncharacterized genomic fragments.