Antioxidants (Basel)
December 2024
Pear fruit brown rot, caused by , affects pear fruit yields and quality. The present study determined T6 (T6) peptaibols as a biological control alternative to synthetic fungicides and assessed its efficacy against through dual plate culture and surface spraying at different concentrations. T6 peptaibols effectively inhibited growth, achieving an 85.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGrowing pumpkins in controlled environments, such as greenhouses, has become increasingly important due to the potential to optimise yield and quality. However, achieving optimal environmental conditions for pumpkin cultivation requires precise monitoring and control, which can be facilitated by modern sensor technologies. The objective of this study was to determine the optimal placement of sensors to determine the influence of external parameters on the maturity of pumpkins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
June 2023
Despite the effectiveness of currently available antihypertensive medications, there is still a need for new treatment strategies that are more effective in certain groups of hypertensive and for additional resources to combat hypertension. However, medication non-adherence was previously recognized as a major problem in the treatment of hypertension. The mechanisms behind the positive impacts of lifestyle changes might occur in different ways.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiotic stress deleteriously affects growth, development, and productivity in plants. Proline (Pro) plays a significant role in enhancing plant resistance to pathogen infection. However, its effects on reducing Lelliottia amnigena-induced oxidative stress in potato tubers remain unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeveral studies have reported the deleterious effects of excessive salt stress on L. seedlings. Seed pretreatment with exogenous salicylic acid (SA) enhances plants to tolerate salt stress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSnow pea root rot in China is caused by (FSH) and (FAH), which affect snow pea production. The chemical control methods used against FSH and FAH are toxic to the environment and resistance may be developed in persistence applications. Therefore, an alternative approach is needed to control these pathogens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAphids are one of the most common insect pests in greenhouse and field crops worldwide, causing significant crop yields and economic losses. The objective of this study was to determine the mortality, enzymatic antioxidant activity and gene expression of cabbage aphids ( L.) in response to T6 (T6) at different time points from Day 1 to 7 after inoculation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to investigate the partial substitution of 0, 25 and 50% sodium chloride (NaCl) by potassium chloride (KCl) coupled with high-pressure processing (HPP) effects on volatile compounds and lipid oxidation of beef sausage at five (0, 3, 7, 14, and 21) different cold storage days (4°C). The odor activity values (OAV) of the various compounds were visualized by heat map analysis. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) of the samples treated with 100% NaCl and HPP increased by an average of 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWheat grain yield and nitrogen (N) content are influenced by the amount of N remobilized to the grain, together with pre-anthesis and post-anthesis N uptake. Isotopic techniques in farmed areas may provide insight into the mechanism underlying the N cycle. N-labeled urea was applied to microplots within five different fertilized treatments 0 kg ha (N1), 52.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPotato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is regarded as the fourth most important food crop because of its economic and nutritional benefits. This crop suffers significant annual losses due to a variety of phytopathogens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe management of insect pests under fluctuating temperatures has become an interesting area of study due to their ability to stimulate defense mechanisms against heat stress. Therefore, understanding insect's physiological and molecular response to heat stress is of paramount importance for pest management. Aphids are ectothermic organisms capable of surviving in different climatic conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSalinity is abiotic stress that inhibits seed germination and suppresses plant growth and root development in a dose-dependent manner. (Fg) is a plant pathogen that causes wheat crown rot. Chemical control methods against Fg are toxic to the environment and resistance has been observed in wheat crops.
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