Pranga, Joanna Borra-Serrano, Irene Quataert, Paul De Swaef, Tom Vanden Nest, Thijs Willekens, Koen Ruysschaert, Greet Janssens, Ivan A. Roldán-Ruiz, Isabel Lootens, Peter
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Frontiers in Plant Science
Introduction Growing grass-legume mixtures for forage production improves both yield productivity and nutritional quality, while also benefiting the environment by promoting species biodiversity and enhancing soil fertility (through nitrogen fixation). Consequently, assessing legume proportions in grass-legume mixed swards is essential for breeding...
Czerwiński, Marek Vian, Alain Goliński, Piotr Recuero Virto, Laura Januszkiewicz, Łukasz
Over the last three decades there has been an unprecedented increase in both the coverage of wireless communication networks and the resultant radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure level. There is growing concern that this rapid environmental change may have unexpected consequences for living organ-isms. Existing research on plants...
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The global demand for increased meat production has brought to the surface several obstacles concerning environmental impacts, animals’ welfare, and quality features, revealing the need to produce safe foodstuffs with an environmentally acceptable procedure. In this regard, the incorporation of legumes into animal diets constitutes a sustainable wa...
galanty;, agnieszka
Despite a significant amount of research, the relationship between a diet rich in isoflavones and breast and prostate cancer risk is still ambiguous. The purpose of the current study was to pre-select the potential candidate for functional foods among red, white, crimson, and Persian clover sprouts, cultured for different periods of time (up to 10 ...
taugourdeau;, simon
Grassland represents more than half of the agricultural land. Numerous metrics (biomass, functional trait, species composition) can be used to describe grassland vegetation and its multiple functions. The measures of these metrics are generally destructive and laborious. Indirect measurements using optical tools are a possible alternative. Some too...
negrel;, lise
The grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV), responsible for fanleaf degeneration, is spread in vineyards by the soil nematode Xiphinema index. Nematicide molecules were used to limit the spread of the disease until they were banned due to negative environmental impacts. Therefore, there is a growing interest in alternative methods, including plant-derived ...
Santangelo, James S Ness, Rob W Cohan, Beata Fitzpatrick, Connor R Innes, Simon G Koch, Sophie Miles, Lindsay S Munim, Samreen Peres-Neto, Pedro R Prashad, Cindy
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Urbanization transforms environments in ways that alter biological evolution. We examined whether urban environmental change drives parallel evolution by sampling 110,019 white clover plants from 6169 populations in 160 cities globally. Plants were assayed for a Mendelian antiherbivore defense that also affects tolerance to abiotic stressors. Urban...
Gastaldi, C. Cathala, T. Thi Mai, Bui Girard, M.
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Nandillon, Romain Lebrun, Manhattan Miard, Florie Gaillard, Marie Sabatier, Stéphane Battaglia-Brunet, Fabienne Morabito, Domenico Bourgerie, Sylvain
Metal(loid) soil pollution causes environmental and health issues, and thus those sites need to be remediated. This can be done through phytostabilization, in combination with biochar amendment. The objectives were to investigate the potential of Salix viminalis L. associated with Trifolium repens L. for the phytostabilization of biochar-amended co...
Ansari, Helal A. Ellison, Nicholas W. Verry, Isabelle M. Williams, Warren M.
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BMC Plant Biology
BackgroundUnreduced gametes, a driving force in the widespread polyploidization and speciation of flowering plants, occur relatively frequently in interspecific or intergeneric hybrids. Studies of the mechanisms leading to 2n gamete formation, mainly in the wheat tribe Triticeae have shown that unreductional meiosis is often associated with chromos...
