Levels and types of microbial contaminants in different plant-based ingredients used in dairy alternatives
In this study levels and types of microbial contaminants were investigated in 88 different plant-based ingredients including many that are used to manufacture dairy alternatives. Studied ingredients encompassed samples of pulses (pea, faba bean, chickpea, and mung bean), cereals/pseudocereals (oat, rice, amaranth and quinoa) and drupes (coconut, almond and cashew). The microbial analysis included: i) total viable count (TVC), ii) total aerobic mesophilic spore count (TMS), iii) heat resistant aerobic thermophilic spore count (HRTS), iv) anaerobic sulfite reducing Clostridium spore count (SRCS), and v) Bacillus cereus spore...
Source: International Journal of Food Microbiology - September 20, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Alina Kyrylenko Robyn T Eijlander Giovanni Alliney Elly Lucas-van de Bos Marjon H J Wells-Bennik Source Type: research
Optimizing phosphorus fertigation management zones using electromagnetic induction, soil properties, and crop yield data under semi-arid conditions
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Sep 19. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-29658-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe impact of climate change on water resource availability and soil quality is more and more emphasized under the Mediterranean basin, mostly characterized by drought and extreme weather conditions. The present study aims to investigate how electromagnetic induction technique and soil mapping combined with crop yield data can be used to optimize phosphorus (P) use efficiency by chickpea crop under drip fertigation system. The study was carried out on a 2.5-ha agricultural plot and the agronomic experiments in two growin...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - September 18, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mohamed Chtouki Frederic Nguyen Sarah Garr é Abdallah Oukarroum Source Type: research
Optimizing phosphorus fertigation management zones using electromagnetic induction, soil properties, and crop yield data under semi-arid conditions
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Sep 19. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-29658-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe impact of climate change on water resource availability and soil quality is more and more emphasized under the Mediterranean basin, mostly characterized by drought and extreme weather conditions. The present study aims to investigate how electromagnetic induction technique and soil mapping combined with crop yield data can be used to optimize phosphorus (P) use efficiency by chickpea crop under drip fertigation system. The study was carried out on a 2.5-ha agricultural plot and the agronomic experiments in two growin...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - September 18, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mohamed Chtouki Frederic Nguyen Sarah Garr é Abdallah Oukarroum Source Type: research
Mitigation of hydrocarbon toxicity using bacterial consortium in microcosm environment for agrarian fecundity
Environ Res. 2023 Sep 5:117077. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117077. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPetroleum contamination in the soil has been well emphasized as a toxic and hazardous soil pollution contributing to a significant portion of soil infertility worldwide. In the present study, bacterial consortium CHM1 composed of 5 strains belonging to genera Klebsiella, Pantoea, and Enterobacter was evaluated for hydrocarbon degradation ability in the soil environment, as well as their performance in remediating ecotoxicity and phytotoxicity. Initially, the degradation efficiency (1.98%/day) in the soil environment was evaluat...
Source: Environmental Research - September 7, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Kasturi Poddar Debapriya Sarkar Surendra Behera Angana Sarkar Source Type: research
Mitigation of hydrocarbon toxicity using bacterial consortium in microcosm environment for agrarian fecundity
Environ Res. 2023 Sep 5:117077. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117077. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPetroleum contamination in the soil has been well emphasized as a toxic and hazardous soil pollution contributing to a significant portion of soil infertility worldwide. In the present study, bacterial consortium CHM1 composed of 5 strains belonging to genera Klebsiella, Pantoea, and Enterobacter was evaluated for hydrocarbon degradation ability in the soil environment, as well as their performance in remediating ecotoxicity and phytotoxicity. Initially, the degradation efficiency (1.98%/day) in the soil environment was evaluat...
Source: Environmental Research - September 7, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Kasturi Poddar Debapriya Sarkar Surendra Behera Angana Sarkar Source Type: research
Micromonospora profundi TRM 95458 converts glycerol to a new osmotic compound
Plant growth and agricultural productivity was greatly limited by soil salinity and alkalization. The application of salt-tolerant rhizobacteria could effectively improve plant tolerance to saline-alkali stress. Micromonospora profundi TRM 95458 was obtained from the rhizosphere of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) as a moderate salt-tolerant rhizobacteria. A new osmotic compound (ABAGG) was isolated from the fermentation broth of M. profundi TRM 95458. The chemical structure of the new compound was elucidated by analyzing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and high-resolution mass (HRMS) data. M. profundi TRM 95458 could conver...
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - September 7, 2023 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 6179: The Experimental Development of Emulsions Enriched and Stabilized by Recovering Matter from Spirulina Biomass: Valorization of Residue into a Sustainable Protein Source
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Spirulina consists of a cluster of green-colored cyanobacteria; it is commonly consumed as a food or food supplement rich in bioactive compounds with antioxidant activity, predominantly C-phycocyanin (C-PC), which is related to anti-inflammatory action and anticancer potential when consumed frequently. After C-PC extraction, the Spirulina residual biomass (RB) is rich in proteins and fatty acids with the potential for developing food products, which is interesting from the circular economy perspective. The present work aimed to develop a vegan oil-in-water emulsion containing different contents of Spirulina RB, o...
Source: Molecules - August 22, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Anna Rafaela Cavalcante Braga Maria Cristiana Nunes Anabela Raymundo Tags: Article Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 6161: Electron Beam Irradiation Alters the Physicochemical Properties of Chickpea Proteins and the Peptidomic Profile of Its Digest
In conclusion, EBI led to oxidative modification and structural changes in chickpea protein, which subsequently affected the physicochemical properties of peptides obtained from in-vitro digestion of CPC, despite similar digestibility. (Source: Molecules)
Source: Molecules - August 21, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Yaqi Zhang Yunfei Kong Wanjun Xu Zhen Yang Yulong Bao Tags: Article Source Type: research
Genome wide association study of genes controlling resistance to Didymella rabiei Pathotype IV through genotyping by sequencing in chickpeas (Cicer arietinum)
Genomics. 2023 Aug 17:110699. doi: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2023.110699. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAscochyta blight (AB) is a major disease in chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) that can cause a yield loss of up to 100%. Chickpea germplasm collections at the center of origin offer great potential to discover novel sources of resistance to pests and diseases. Herein, 189 Cicer arietinum samples were genotyped via genotyping by sequencing. This chickpea collection was phenotyped for resistance to an aggressive Turkish Didymella rabiei Pathotype IV isolate. Genome-wide association studies based on different models revealed 19 single n...
Source: Genomics - August 19, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Erdem Sefa Şahin Talap Talapov Duygu Ate ş Canan Can Muhammed Bahattin Tanyola ç Source Type: research
Genome wide association study of genes controlling resistance to Didymella rabiei Pathotype IV through genotyping by sequencing in chickpeas (Cicer arietinum)
Genomics. 2023 Aug 17:110699. doi: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2023.110699. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAscochyta blight (AB) is a major disease in chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) that can cause a yield loss of up to 100%. Chickpea germplasm collections at the center of origin offer great potential to discover novel sources of resistance to pests and diseases. Herein, 189 Cicer arietinum samples were genotyped via genotyping by sequencing. This chickpea collection was phenotyped for resistance to an aggressive Turkish Didymella rabiei Pathotype IV isolate. Genome-wide association studies based on different models revealed 19 single n...
Source: Genomics - August 19, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Erdem Sefa Şahin Talap Talapov Duygu Ate ş Canan Can Muhammed Bahattin Tanyola ç Source Type: research
Genome wide identification and characterization of the amino acid transporter (AAT) genes regulating seed protein content in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Aug 15:126324. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126324. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAmino acid transporters (AATs), besides, being a crucial component for nutrient partitioning system are also vital for growth and development of the plants and stress resilience. In order to understand the role of AAT genes in seed quality proteins, a comprehensive analysis of AAT gene family was carried out in chickpea leading to identification of 109 AAT genes, representing 10 subfamilies with random distribution across the chickpea genome. Several important stress responsive cis-regulatory elements like Myb, ABRE,...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - August 17, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Gopal Kalwan Parichita Priyadarshini Kuldeep Kumar Yashwant Kumar Yadava Sheel Yadav Deshika Kohli Sarvajeet Singh Gill Kishor Gaikwad Venkatraman Hegde Pradeep Kumar Jain Source Type: research
Turnip yellows virus variants differ in host range, transmissibility, and virulence
This study was designed to test the hypothesis that three TuYV isolates, representing each of the Australian P5 variants, differ phenotypically. In particular, the host range, vector species, transmissibility, and virulence of isolates 5414 (P5-I5414), 5509 (P5-II5509), and 5594 (P5-III5594) were examined in a series of glasshouse experiments. Only P5-I5414 readily infected faba bean (Vicia faba), only P5-II5509 infected chickpea (Cicer arietinum), and only P5-I5414 and P5-III5594 infected lettuce (Lactuca sativa).Myzus persicae transmitted each isolate, butBrevicoryne brassicae andLipaphis pseudobrassicae did not. When us...
Source: Archives of Virology - August 10, 2023 Category: Virology Source Type: research
A social norm intervention increases liking and intake of whole crickets, and what this tells us about food disgust
Appetite. 2023 Jul 11:106768. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.106768. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEdible insects are healthy and sustainable but are rejected as food in Western populations due to disgust. We tested the effectiveness of written interventions to reduce disgust and increase intake of whole crickets. Cricket acceptance after reading a descriptive social norm or food preparation intervention passage was compared with a control passage, and an unfamiliar but non-disgusting food (leblebi, roasted chickpeas). Participants (N = 120) were randomised to one of four conditions (control + crickets, food preparation + crick...
Source: Appetite - July 13, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Maya Gumussoy Peter J Rogers Source Type: research
A comprehensive investigation of lipid-transfer proteins from Cicer arietinum disentangles their role in plant defense against Helicoverpa armigera-infestation
This study identified and characterized CaLTPs from an important legume, C. arietinum, and indicated their involvement in plant defense against H. armigera-infestation, which can be further utilized to explore lipid signaling during plant-pest interaction and pest management. (Source: Frontiers in Genetics)
Source: Frontiers in Genetics - June 30, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
