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Enhancement of Calibrachoa growth, secondary metabolites and bioactivity using seaweed extracts
BACKGROUND: Calibrachoa x hybrida (Solanaceae) cultivars are widely used in North and South America as ornamental plants. Their potential as …
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Overcoming Phosphorus Deficiency in West African Pearl Millet and Sorghum Production Systems: Promising Options for Crop Improvement
West Africa (WA) is among the most food insecure regions. Rapid human population growth and stagnating crop yields greatly contribute …
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Antimicrobial Activity, Phenolic Content, and Cytotoxicity of Medicinal Plant Extracts Used for Treating Dermatological Diseases and Wound Healing in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Medicinal plants used for wound healing and skin diseases are the key to unlocking the doors to combating problematic skin …
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Phenolics from Garcinia mangostana alleviate exaggerated vasoconstriction in metabolic syndrome through direct vasodilatation and nitric oxide generation
BACKGROUND: Exaggerated vasoconstriction plays a very important role in the hypertension, a major component of metabolic syndrome (MetS). In the …
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Go East for Better Honey Bee Health: Apis cerana Is Faster at Hygienic Behavior than A. mellifera
The poor health status of the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera, compared to its Eastern counterpart, Apis cerana, is remarkable. …
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Transcriptome responses of an ungrafted Phytophthora root rot tolerant avocado (Persea americana) rootstock to flooding and Phytophthora cinnamomi
BACKGROUND: Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is a commercially important fruit crop worldwide. A major limitation to production is the oomycete …
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Agrobiodiversity conservation enhances food security in subsistence-based farming systems of Eastern Kenya
Globally, there is great concern about expanding agricultural activities due to their impact in the conservation of agrobiodiversity. African continent …
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Nickel Availability in Soil as Influenced by Liming and Its Role in Soybean Nitrogen Metabolism
Nickel (Ni) availability in soil varies as a function of pH. Plants require Ni in small quantities for normal development, …
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Use of MALDI-TOF MS and culturomics to identify mosquitoes and their midgut microbiota
BACKGROUND: Mosquitoes transmit a wide range of human parasitic and viral diseases. In recent years, new techniques such as MALDI-TOF …
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Effector Diversification Contributes to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Phenotypic Adaptation in a Semi-Isolated Environment
Understanding the processes that shaped contemporary pathogen populations in agricultural landscapes is quite important to define appropriate management strategies and …
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Host plant range of a fruit fly community (Diptera: Tephritidae): does fruit composition influence larval performance?
BACKGROUND: Phytophagous insects differ in their degree of specialisation on host plants, and range from strictly monophagous species that can …
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Morphological dynamics of gully systems in the subhumid Ethiopian Highlands: the Debre Mawi watershed
Abstract. Gully expansion in the Ethiopian Highlands dissects vital agricultural lands with the eroded materials adversely impacting downstream resources, for …
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Nanotechnology: A Valuable Strategy to Improve Bacteriocin Formulations
Bacteriocins are proteinaceous antibacterial compounds, produced by diverse bacteria, which have been successfully used as: (i) food biopreservative; (ii) anti-biofilm …
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Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Canopy Photosynthesis Modeling Using 3D Plant Architecture and Light Ray-Tracing
Canopy photosynthesis has typically been estimated using mathematical models that have the following assumptions: the light interception inside the canopy …
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Development and Evaluation of Real Time RT-PCR Assays for Detection and Typing of Bluetongue Virus
Bluetongue virus is the type species of the genus Orbivirus, family Reoviridae. Bluetongue viruses (BTV) are transmitted between their vertebrate …
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Impact of Wheat/Faba Bean Mixed Cropping or Rotation Systems on Soil Microbial Functionalities
Cropping systems based on carefully designed species mixtures reveal many potential advantages in terms of enhancing crop productivity, reducing pest …
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The biodiversity hotspot as evolutionary hot-bed: spectacular radiation of Erica in the Cape Floristic Region
BACKGROUND: The disproportionate species richness of the world's biodiversity hotspots could be explained by low extinction (the evolutionary "museum") and/or …
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Molecular Surveillance Identifies Multiple Transmissions of Typhoid in West Africa
BACKGROUND: The burden of typhoid in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries has been difficult to estimate, in part, due to suboptimal …
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Effects of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic with and without feed restriction on performance, hematological indices and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of probiotic, prebiotic and synbiotic with and without feed restriction on …
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Role of Proteomics in Crop Stress Tolerance
Plants often experience various biotic and abiotic stresses during their life cycle. The abiotic stresses include mainly drought, salt, temperature …