Trade-Off Relation between Fungicide Sensitivity and Melanin Biosynthesis in Plant Pathogenic Fungi
Published in iScience
Genetics; Mycology; Agricultural Science
Comparison of methods for predicting cow composite somatic cell counts.
Published in Journal of dairy science
One of the most common and reliable ways of monitoring udder health and milk quality in dairy herds is by monthly cow composite somatic cell counts (CMSCC). However, such sampling can be time consuming, and more automated sampling tools entail extra costs. Machine learning methods for prediction have been widely investigated in mastitis detection r...
Current Contributions of Organofluorine Compounds to the Agrochemical Industry.
Published in iScience
Currently, more than 1,200 agrochemicals are listed and many of these are regularly used by farmers to generate the food supply to support the expanding global population. However, resistance to pesticides is an ever more frequently occurring phenomenon, and thus, a continuous supply of novel agrochemicals with high efficiency, selectivity, and low...
Soap Bubble Pollination.
Published in iScience
Natural and artificial flower pollination are critical processes in the life cycle of flowering plants. Declines in the number of global pollinator insects, the heavy labor of conducting artificial pollination manually, and the rising cost of pollen grains are considered to be significant worldwide problems. Here we show that chemically functionali...
Increasing Groundwater Recharge Activity in the San Joaquin Valley of California
Over the past several decades, groundwater has become a primary source of water used for agriculture in California. Surface water available for agricultural use has depleted due to declining rain totals and reallocation to environmental purposes. As a result, groundwater overdraft has become a severe challenge, especially in the San Joaquin Valley ...
Developing Nano-Delivery Systems for Agriculture and Food Applications with Nature-Derived Polymers
Published in iScience
Nanotechnology; Agricultural Science; Food Science; Polymers
Chemical elements in the water of the São Pedro river basin, Faxinal - Paraná
Anthropogenic activities close to water bodies can be sources of contamination, posing a risk to the environment and human health. This study aimed to assess the chemical composition of surface and groundwater samples collected from the São Pedro river basin, in the municipality of Faxinal (PR-Brazil). Thirty-eight samples were collected in total: ...
Valorization of Carrot Processing Waste
Commercial carrot processors produce up to 175,000 tons of carrot waste annually. Carrot Mash (CM) is the term referring to the waste by-product of peeled baby carrot processing. Transportation of carrot processing waste is expensive due to its high- water content (approx. 83-95%). High in bioactive compounds (carotenoids) and dietary fibers, it is...
Sustainable Land and Water Management for a Greener Future : Large-scale insights in support of Agroecological Intensifi...
The challenge of producing more food in times of climate change, degraded land and scares water resources is calling for a radical transformation of agriculture. Sustainable agricultural intensification is the process of increasing the productivity of farms while preserving functional ecosystems. A range of sustainable land and water management (SL...
Water management for irrigation, crop yield and social attitudes : a socio-agricultural agent-based model to explore a c...
When rainfall does not meet crop water requirements, supplemental irrigation is needed to maintain productivity. On-farm ponds can prevent excessive groundwater exploitation - to the benefit of the whole community - but they reduce the cultivated area and require investments by each farmer. Thus, choosing the source of water for irrigation (groundw...
