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Traditional forms of soil fertility maintenance by Edje, O.T., Semoka, JMR, Haule, KL

“…Although fallowing restored the nutrients almost effortlessly and cost-free, these systems were inefficient, destructive, and had low human carrying capacity. With a reduction in the fallow period, the mambwe or mound cultivation system evolved whereby green manure was composted. …”
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Does aquaculture add resilience to the global food system? by Troell, M., Naylor, R.L., Metian, M., Beveridge, Malcolm C.M., Tyedmers, P.H., Folke, C., Arrow, K.J., Barrett, S., Crepin, A.S., Ehrlich, P.R., Gren, A., Kautsky, N., Levin, S.A., Nyborg, K., Osterblom, H., Polasky, S., Scheffer, M., Walker, B.H., Xepapadeas, T., Zeeuw, A. de

“…Many of these crops and forage fish are also consumed directly by humans and provide essential nutrition for low-income households. …”
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Genetic transformatin of potato with a triple R gene construct to confer resistance to late blight. by Mwathi, M., Roman, M., Orbegozo, Jeanette P., Rivera, C., Forbes, G., Ghislain, M.

“…The disease is mostly controlled by the application of large quantities of fungicides, which represent a financial burden on farmers indeveloping countries and pose risks to both human health and the environment. A more effective and environmentally friendly strategy to prevent damages caused by P. infestans is to use resistant potato cultivars. …”
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Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary by Almathen, F., Charruau, P., Mohandesan, E., Mwacharo, Joram M., Orozco-terWengel, P., Pitt, D., Abdussamad, A.M., Uerpmann, M., Uerpmann, H.P., Cupere, B. de, Magee, P., Alnaqeeb, M.A., Salim, B., Raziq, A., Dessie, Tadelle, Abdelhadi, O.M., Banabazi, M.H., Al-Eknah, M., Walzer, C., Faye, B., Hofreiter, M., Peters, J., Hanotte, Olivier H., Burger, P.A.

“…Dromedaries have been fundamental to the development of human societies in arid landscapes and for long-distance trade across hostile hot terrains for 3,000 y. …”
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A multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) population for genetic analysis and improvement of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) by Huynh, B.L., Ehlers, J.D., Huang, B.E., Muñoz Amatriarin, M., Lonardi, S., Santos, J.R.P., Ndeve, A., Batieno, Benoit Joseph, Boukar, O., Cisse, N., Drabo, I., Fatokun, C.A., Kusi, F., Agyare, R.Y., Guo, Y.N., Herniter, I., Lo, S., Wanamaker, S.I., Xu, S., Close, T.J., Roberts, P.A.

“…These founders were genetically diverse and carried many abiotic and biotic stress resistance, seed quality and agronomic traits relevant to cowpea improvement in the United States and sub‐Saharan Africa, where cowpea is vitally important in the human diet and local economies. The eight parents were inter‐crossed using structured matings to ensure that the population would have balanced representation from each parent, followed by single‐seed descent, resulting in 305 F8 recombinant inbred lines each carrying a mosaic of genome blocks contributed by all founders. …”
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Reviewing research priorities in weed ecology, evolution and management: a horizon scan by Neve, P., Barney, J.N., Buckley, Y., Cousens, R.D., Graham, S., Jordan, N.R., Lawton-Rauh, Amy L, Liebman, M., Mesgaran, M.B., Schut, Marc, Shaw, J., Storkey, J., Baraibar, B., Baucom, R.S., Chalak, M., Childs, D.Z., Christensen, S., Eizenberg, H., Fernández Quintanilla, C., French, K., Harsch, M., Heijting, S., Harrison, L., Loddo, D., Macel, M., Maczey, N., Merotto Jr, A., Mortensen, D., Necajev, J., Peltzer, D.A., Recasens, J., Renton, M., Riemens, M., Sonderskov, M., Williams, M.

“…Weedy plants pose a major threat to food security, biodiversity, ecosystem services and consequently to human health and wellbeing. However, many currently used weed management approaches are increasingly unsustainable. …”
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Bioactive Compounds of Camu-Camu (Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh) by Castro Gómez, Juan Carlos, Maddox, J. Dylan, Cobos Ruiz, Marianela, Paredes, Jae D., Marapara del Aguila, Jorge Luis, Braga, Janeth, Imán Correa, Sixto Alfredo, Rodríguez, Hicler N., Castro, Carlos G.

“…All of these beneficial attributes are well supported by in vitro and in vivo studies as well as human clinical trials. The metabolic precursors of these phytochemicals are synthesized in key metabolic pathways (i.e., the shikimate pathway, the mevalonate pathway). …”
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Soil, site, and management factors affecting cadmium concentration in cacao-growing soils by Scaccabarozzi, Daniela, Castillo, Luis, Aromatisi, Andrea, Milne, Lynne, Bullón Castillo, Adolfo Alejandro, Muñoz Rojas, Miriam

“…Soil contamination by potentially toxic trace elements (PTEs) such as Cadmium (Cd), is a major environmental concern because of its potential implications to human health. Cacao-based products have been identified as food sources with relatively high Cd contents. …”
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Evaluation of the Flood Area in the Presence of Climate Change: Ravine La Ronda Case, Ricardo Palma, Peru by Perez Campomanes, Giovene, Perez Campomanes, Maria, Carbajal Llosa, Carlos Miguel

“…In the district of Ricardo Palma, human settlements are located near streams, which are seriously affected during the heavy flooding season (rainy season), which increases due to the presence of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the global effect of climate change. …”
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Aqueous-Medium Arsenic(V) Removal Using Iron Oxide-Coated Ignimbrite by Velarde Apaza, Lelie Diana, Chávez Collantes, Azucena, Solórzano Acosta, Richard Andi, Cuevas Gimenez, Juan Pablo, Villanueva Salas, José Antonio

“…Arsenate As(V) is a toxic contaminant commonly found in aquifers and groundwater that poses significant risks to human health. The effective treatment of arseniccontaminated water is therefore crucial for safeguarding public health. …”
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Soil quality variation associated with land cover in the Peruvian jungle of the Junín region by Carbajal Llosa, Carlos Miguel, Moya Ambrosio, Fernanda, Barja Ingaruca, Antony Marcos, Ottos Diaz, Elvis, Aguilar Tito, Cinthya, Advíncula Zeballos, Orlando, Cruz Luis, Juancarlos Alejandro, Solórzano Acosta, Richard Andi

“…This has driven the development of multiple soil quality evaluation methods that are highly demanding in terms of economic and human resources. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of land-use change from natural ecosystems to agricultural systems by determining soil quality in the jungle of the Junin Region. …”
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Nutrient enrichment increases invertebrate herbivory and pathogen damage in grasslands by Ebeling, Anne, Strauss, Alex T., Adler, Peter B., Arnillas, Carlos Alberto, Barrio, Isabel C., Biederman, Lori A., Borer, Elizabeth T., Bugalho, Miguel N., Caldeira, Maria C., Cadotte, Marc W., Peri, Pablo Luis, Blumenthal, Dana M.

“…Community-weighted mean damage reflected these functional group patterns, with no effects of N on community-weighted pathogen damage (due to opposing responses of grasses and forbs) but stronger effects of N on community-weighted invertebrate damage (due to consistent responses of grasses and forbs). 4- Synthesis. As human-induced inputs of nitrogen and phosphorus continue to increase, understanding their impacts on invertebrate and pathogen damage becomes increasingly important. …”
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Bioactive compounds of two orange-fleshed sweet potato cultivars (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) in fresh, stored and processed roots by Gabilondo, Julieta, Corbino, Graciela Beatriz, Chludil, Hugo Daniel, Malec, Laura

“…Sweet potatoes are a rich source of bioactive compounds, which are considered to promote human health. This study aimed to analyse the main bioactives of two orange-fleshed sweet potato cultivars, Beauregard and Colorado INTA, freshly harvested, after storage, and after processing of sweet potato paste, a solid dessert widely consumed in Argentina. …”
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Incidence of Tetracycline and Erythromycin Resistance in Meat-Associated Bacteria: Impact of Different Livestock Management Strategies by Fontana, Cecilia Alejandra, Patrone, Vania, López, Constanza María, Morelli, Lorenzo, Rebecchi, Annalisa

“…The extensive use of antibiotics as growth promoters, or their continued abusive misuse to cure or prevent the onset of bacterial infections as occurs in the intensive farming, may have played a pivotal role in the spread of reservoirs of antibiotic resistance (AR) among food-associated bacteria including pathogens representing risks to human health. The present study compares the incidence of tetracycline and erythromycin resistances in lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS) from fermented products manufacturing using meat from intensive animal husbandry (industrialized manufacturing Italian salami) and from extensive farms (artisanal sausages facilities pork and llama Argentinean sausages). …”
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Thrombospondin related anonymous protein superfamily in vector-borne apicomplexans: the parasite’s toolkit for cell invasion by Paoletta, Martina, Wilkowsky, Silvina Elizabeth

“…Apicomplexan parasites transmitted by vectors, including Babesia spp. and Plasmodium spp., cause severe disease in both humans and animals. These parasites have a complex life cycle during which they migrate, invade, and replicate in contrasting hosts such as the mammal and the invertebrate vector. …”
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Effect of defoliation frequency on Rytidosperma virescens plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization by Toledo, Santiago, Fontenla, Sonia Beatriz, Peri, Pablo Luis

“…Rangelands provide different ecosystem services to satisfy human needs. Although grazing management in southern Patagonia is mostly characterized by extensive continuous grazing, rotational grazing management may improve plant productivity and its associated microbiome. …”
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Population ecology and classical biological control of forest insect pests in a changing world by Fischbein, Deborah, Corley, Juan Carlos

“…Forests are important for climate regulation and provide wood and fiber to an increasing human population. Forest systems encompass a large part of the world’s land surface area and they are increasingly threatened by several abiotic and biotic factors, including invasive alien species. …”
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Comparison of two coprological methods for the diagnosis of Eurytrema ssp. in cattle and sheep by Olmos, Leandro Hipolito, Pantiu, Andrea Julia, Avellaneda Cáceres, Agustín, Valencia, P.N., Cayo, P.N., Signorini Porchiett, Marcelo Lisandro, Micheloud, Juan Francisco

“…These parasites infect the pancreatic ducts of a wide variety of species, including cattle, sheep and humans. Diagnosing eurytrematosis through the analysis of faecal samples can be difficult because most of the available techniques are considered of low sensitivity. …”
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CRISPR/Cas9 and genetic screens in malaria parasites : small genomes, big impact by Ishizaki, Takahiro, Hernandez, Sophia, Paoletta, Martina, Sanderson, Theo, Bushell, Ellen S. C.

“…CRISPR/Cas9 screens, which have revolutionised human and model organism research, have not yet been implemented in malaria parasites due to the need for more complex CRISPR/Cas9 gene targeting vector libraries. …”
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Effects of Goat Manure Fertilization on Grain Nutritional Value in Two Contrasting Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Varieties Cultivated at High Altitudes by González, Juan A., Yousif, Sawsan K.M., Erazzu, Luis Ernesto, Martinez Calsina, Luciana, Lizarraga, Emilio, Omer, Rihab M., Bazile, D., Fernandez-Turiel, J.L., Buedo, Sebastián E., Rejas, M., Fontana, Paola Daniela, González, D.A., Oviedo, A., Alzuaibr, Fahad Mohammed, Al-Qahtani, Salem Mesfer, Al-Harbi, Nadi Awad, Ibrahim, Mohamed F.M., Van Nieuwenhove, Carina Paola

“…Soluble sugars (glucose, fructose, and sucrose), major elements (K, Si, P, Mg, Ca, and Na), minor elements (Fe, Mn, Al, Zn, and Cu), and ultratrace elements (Cr and Li) were detected and discussed in terms of their impact on human nutrition and health. Conclusively, manure addition affected some essential amino acids, the desaturase activity, the n6:n3 and SFA/UFA ratios, the atherogenic index, soluble sugars, and mineral content, and the fatty acid metabolism of each variety was differently affected, especially the C16 and C18 desaturase activity, which responded differently to various manure doses. …”
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