1,343 results match your criteria: "Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)[Affiliation]"
FEMS Microbiol Ecol
December 2024
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Immunology, Uppsala University, Box 596, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden.
Mosquito larvae of the genus Anopheles develop entirely in water, frequently visiting the surface for air. The aquatic environment plays a key role in shaping their microbiota, but the connection between environmental characteristics of breeding sites and larval microbiota remains underexplored. This study focuses on Anopheles arabiensis, which inhabits the surface microlayer (SML) of breeding sites, a zone with high particle density.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPLoS One
December 2024
Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México.
Bats provide important ecosystem services for agriculture, such as pest control, a function that is particularly relevant for small-scale farmers. However, climate change is causing a decrease in bat populations. To assess the potential impacts of climate change on insectivorous bats and the implications on small-scale farming of indigenous communities in the Chiapas Highlands in southern Mexico we developed a three-step protocol: (1) projecting distribution shifts of insectivorous bats under climate change scenarios using non-dispersal and limited-full dispersal assumptions, (2) using official information to estimate the average economic value of conducting chemical pest control in crops at a state level, (3) surveying small-scale farmers to estimate the local economic value of pest control and determine how bats are perceived by small-scale farmers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVet Med Sci
January 2025
Department of Chemistry, Environment and Feed Hygiene, SVA, Uppsala, Sweden.
Environ Res
January 2025
Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden; Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address:
Dietary risk assessment of food contaminants requires a well-established understanding of the exposure in a heterogeneous population. There are many methods for estimating human exposure to food contaminants, such as intake calculations and internal biomarkers of exposure measured in individuals. However, those methods are expensive, partly invasive, and often provide a momentary exposure snapshot.
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December 2024
Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR ECOSYS, 91120 Palaiseau, France.
One current challenge in sustainable agriculture is to redesign cropping systems to reduce the use and impacts of pesticides, and by doing so protect the environment, in particular groundwater, and human health. As a large range of systems could be explored and a wide number of pesticides used, field experiments cannot be carried out to study the sustainability of each of them. Thus, the objectives of this work were (1) to measure water flows and pesticide leaching in six contrasted low input cropping systems based on sunflower-wheat rotation, oilseed rape-wheat-barley rotation, and maize monoculture, experimented for three years in three different soil and climatic conditions, and (2) to assess and to compare the ability of three pesticide fate models (MACRO, PEARL, PRZM) to simulate the observed water flows and pesticide concentrations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNew Phytol
January 2025
Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Center of Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, A-1030, Vienna, Austria.
Trends Plant Sci
November 2024
Department of Biology, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy. Electronic address:
Sci Rep
November 2024
Master Science in Process Engineering, University of the Region of Joinville (UNIVILLE), Rua Paulo Malshitzki, 10, 89.219-710, Joinville, SC, Brazil.
J Hazard Mater
December 2024
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Lennart Hjelms vag 9, 756 51 Uppsala, Sweden.
Release of persistent and potentially toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other halogenated compounds into the aqueous environment is an emerging issue and advanced treatment methods are needed for their removal from contaminated water. Destructive treatment methods for PFAS exist, but there is a risk of incomplete degradation, resulting in creation of transformation products during treatment. This study assessed the potential of electrochemical oxidation (EO) for destruction of PFAS and other halogenated compounds, and their transformation products.
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October 2024
Biotechnology and Biosafety Research Center, Agricultural Research Corporation, ARC, Shmbat, Sudan.
Front Microbiol
October 2024
Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Alnarp, Sweden.
Introduction: Sorghum anthracnose, caused by , is the most destructive disease of sorghum, which causes up to 80% grain yield loss in susceptible varieties. The use of resistance varieties is an effective, durable, and eco-friendly strategy for anthracnose control. Knowledge of the phenotypic and genetic variation in is vital for designing appropriate anthracnose management strategies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlant Cell Environ
October 2024
Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden.
Root circumnutation, the helical movement of growing root tips, is a widely observed behaviour of plants. However, our mechanistic understanding of the impacts of root circumnutation on root growth and soil exploration is limited. Here, we deployed a unique combination of penetrometer measurements, X-ray computed tomography and time-lapse imaging, and cavity expansion modelling to unveil the effects of root circumnutation on the mechanical resistance to soil penetration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrends Plant Sci
October 2024
Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), PO Box 190 Sundsvagen 10, SE 23422 Lomma, Sweden. Electronic address:
J Hazard Mater
December 2024
Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address:
Toxics
October 2024
Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Innovative tools suitable for chemical risk assessment are being developed in numerous domains, such as non-target chemical analysis, omics, and computational approaches. These methods will also be critical components in an efficient early warning system (EWS) for the identification of potentially hazardous chemicals. Much knowledge is missing for current use chemicals and thus computational methodologies complemented with fast screening techniques will be critical.
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October 2024
Department of Microbiology, Swedish Veterinary Agency (SVA), Uppsala, Sweden.
In January 2023, a Swedish piglet-producing farm with 2800 sows in production (SIP) was diagnosed with IAV (Influenza A virus) and the isolates were shown to cluster with the human seasonal influenza (2022/2023). In December 2022, employees with flu like symptoms tended to the pigs and a few weeks later, respiratory signs appeared in different age groups; sows in farrowing units were anorectic and pyrectic. Lung and nasal swabs were tested positive for IAV and other respiratory infectious agents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Med (Lausanne)
October 2024
Unit of Integrative Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Background: Physiologically relevant cell line-based models of human airway mucosa are needed to assess nanoparticle-mediated pulmonary toxicity for any xenbiotics expsoure study. Palladium nanoparticles (Pd-NP) originating from catalytic converters in vehicles pose health risks. We aimed to develop airway models to assess the toxic potential of Pd-NP in normal (Non-CB) and chronic bronchitis-like (CB-like) mucosa models.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Plant Biol
October 2024
Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak, 38156-8-8349, Iran.
Sweet corn (Zea mays L.) var. Saccharata is a tropical and semitropical annual cereal with low germination, poor vigor, and weak seedling establishment in the soil.
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October 2024
Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden.
Agroforestry can improve soil conservation and overall farm productivity compared with sole-crop systems, but its benefits are limited by competitive interactions between tree and crop components. Studies on light competition have been performed on relatively flat land, but slope can influence light distribution. Little is known about optimizing light utilization and enhancing system productivity and/or income from agroforestry on sloping land.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlant Physiol Biochem
November 2024
College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University (NWAFU), 712100, Yangling, China; Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), 234 56, Alnarp, Sweden. Electronic address:
Paperbark maple (Acer griseum), an endemic and endangered wild plant in China, has red-colored autumn leaves of high ornamental and garden application value. Leaf color change serves as a crucial indicator for evaluating garden tree aesthetics; however, research on A. griseum's leaf color change remains limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVet Med Sci
November 2024
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics (HGEN), Centre for Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (VHC), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden.
Background: The domestic cat (Felis catus) is a newly evolved species in the family Felidae that has developed some great features among mammals. It is critical to conserve these species and prevent inbreeding from reducing their genetic diversity by understanding their genetic relationships and applying the information to breeding management. The diverse population was an excellent choice for studying genetic diversity and inbreeding phenomena.
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October 2024
International Center for Tropical Agriculture, CIAT Transformation Platform, A.A. 6713 Cali, Colombia, Latin America.
Cassava, a crop of importance for subsistence farming in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, has the potential to benefit from global economic integration as a versatile industrial resource. Enhancing cassava productivity is not just a matter of agricultural competitiveness but a crucial step toward ensuring many communities' food security and livelihoods. Given its high performance in marginal environments, where climate change poses threats, ensuring food security and livelihoods relies on rapidly adapting cassava.
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September 2024
Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Skara and Uppsala, Sweden.
Keel bone damage, include deviations and fractures, is common in both white and brown laying hens, regardless of the housing system. Radiography for assessing birds' keel bones is was proposed by previous studies. However, radiographs show only 2 out of 3 dimensions of the dissected keel bones.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Synchrotron Radiat
November 2024
Nuclear Chemistry / Industrial Materials Recycling, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.
The neutralization of acidic solutions containing U (IV) and Ce (III) at room temperature in glove box atmosphere and in the presence of dithionite results in coprecipitation of these elements as amorphous solid solutions CeUO. The solubilities of the precipitates with different mole fractions (x) of Ce(OH) (x = 0.01 or 0.
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November 2024
Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Av. da Abolição 3207, 60165-081 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Land use changes lead to substantial releases of carbon from the soil into the atmosphere. In carbon-rich ecosystems, like mangrove forests, this carbon loss may be more intense. This study evaluated soil carbon stocks in a mangrove area historically impacted by salt farming, which is under ecosystem recovery, in the semiarid coast of Northeastern Brazil.
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