Published in Frontiers in Nutrition
Background While the intake of larger quantities of vegetables has been linked to a reduction in constipation risk, which vegetables in particular underlie this risk reduction remains incompletely understood. As such, the present study was developed to explore correlations between the intake of particular vegetable types and the risk of constipatio...
Published in Open Chemistry
The dehydrogenase activity (DHA) in the rhizospheres of tomatoes grown in different soil types – Khor Abu-Habil (KA), Bara (B), and Greenhouse (Gr) – in North Kordofan, Sudan, was determined. In addition, the abundance of soil microbes in the tomato rhizospheres during the two growth stages, after 45 and 90 days (short and long term), was analyzed....
Organic production is growing globally following a rising demand. Other than EU-regulations, the USDA regulations (North America), allow soilless cultivation as organic when specific requirements are accomplished, for instance the use of fertilisers from organic source. However, the small volume of growing medium in soilless cultivation can be a li...
Published in Pediatric dermatology
Irritant diaper dermatitis is a common dermatologic problem among infants and young children. Severe erosive presentations, although uncommon, are diagnostically challenging and can mimic non-accidental trauma (NAT). Diagnosing inflicted injury and NAT where it does not exist can cause parental distress, yet failing to diagnose inflicted injury and...
In recent years, academics from various disciplines, such as local and international organisations, have shown an increasing interest in food waste. Concerns over food security and environmental implications have heightened interest in the subject. While food waste happens at every stage of the food supply chain, researchers are yet to identify the...
The main objective of the data collection was to obtain primary data from three types of actors (intermediaries, wholesalers and retailers) along three value chains (red beans, plum tomatoes, dry/semi-dry cheese) to better understand the opportunities traditional market channels present for food security and poverty reduction for smallholder farmer...
Tomato is a valuable crop around the world. Rising agricultural input costs and increased demand increases the need to investigate more efficient growing systems and improve nutrient uptake efficiency. This paper documents a project which investigated ways of improving nutrient uptake and efficiency of tomato plants in protected growing environment...
Overall assessment: Nepal’s agrifood systems remained largely stable with moderately higher year-on-year inflation of 7.5 percent in August 2023 against the target of 6.5 percent. Year-on-year inflation in food prices (8.9 percent) and the depreciation of the Nepali currency against the USD have generally put pressure on consumers. Cereal prices co...
Published in Agriculture (Pol'nohospodárstvo)
Usage of the potential of beneficial soil microorganisms is one of the most promising areas for crop production enhancement. Of special interest are innovative multifunctional complex bioformulations based on associations of bacteria with phytoprotective and growth-stimulating properties. The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the new ...
Published in Contemporary Agriculture
Variation in the colour of dried tomatoes is frequently a problem for both consumers and processors. This study investigated digital imaging and applied soft-computational modelling using the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Adaptive Neuro-fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) to evaluate the surface colour of microwave-dried tomato slices. The tomatoe...
