Taste Exposure Increases Intake and Nutrition Education Increases Willingness to Try an Unfamiliar Vegetable in Preschool Children: A Cluster Randomized Trial
ConclusionsTaste exposures encouraged children to eat more of the unfamiliar vegetable, whereas nutrition education encouraged children who were noneaters to try the vegetable. Both approaches were effective and can be used to produce different outcomes. (Source: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
Source: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - August 2, 2019 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
EDTA-Assisted Metal Uptake in Raphanus sativus L. and Brassica oleracea L.: Assessment of Toxicity and Food Safety.
Abstract
A study was conducted to determine the effect of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) on phytoextraction potential of radish and cabbage. Plant biomass, photosynthetic pigments, proline and phenolics were significantly affected by the accumulation of heavy metals (HM). The metal uptake potential was increased significantly by the application of EDTA. Target hazard quotient (THQ) associated with exposure of these contaminants to food chain was calculated. Agronomic interventions to increase mineral levels in crops often increases the leaf concentrations only, the mineral concentration in edible p...
Source: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology - June 19, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Chaturvedi R, Favas P, Pratas J, Varun M, Paul MS Tags: Bull Environ Contam Toxicol Source Type: research
Decolorization and phytotoxicity reduction in an innovative anaerobic/aerobic photobioreactor treating textile wastewater.
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The potential of a novel anaerobic/aerobic algal-bacterial photobioreactor for the treatment of synthetic textile wastewater (STWW) was here assessed. Algal-bacterial symbiosis supported total organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous removal efficiencies of 78 ± 2%, 47 ± 2% and 26 ± 2%, respectively, at a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 8 days. A decrease in the HRT from 8 to 4 and 2 days resulted in a slight decrease in organic carbon and phosphate removal, but a sharp decrease in nitrogen removal. Moreover, an efficient decolorization of 99 ± 1% and 96 ± 3% for dispers...
Source: Chemosphere - June 14, 2019 Category: Chemistry Authors: Dhaouefi Z, Toledo-Cervantes A, Ghedira K, Chekir-Ghedira L, Muñoz R Tags: Chemosphere Source Type: research
Evaluation of the effectiveness of a bioremediation process in experimental soils polluted with chromium and lindane.
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Bioremediation using actinobacterium consortia proved to be a promising alternative for the purification of co-contaminated environments. In this sense, the quadruple consortium composed of Streptomyces sp. M7, MC1, A5, and Amycolatopsis tucumanensis AB0 has been able to remove significant levels of Cr(VI) and lindane from anthropogenically contaminated soils. However, the effectiveness of the bioremediation process could not be evaluated only by analytical monitoring, which is complex mainly due to the characteristics of the matrix, producing non-quantitative analyte recoveries, or interferences ...
Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - June 10, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Aparicio JD, Garcia-Velasco N, Urionabarrenetxea E, Soto M, Álvarez A, Polti MA Tags: Ecotoxicol Environ Saf Source Type: research
Evaluation of Plantaricin Genes Expression During Fermentation of Raphanus sativus Roots with a Plantaricin-Producing Lactobacillus plantarum Starter.
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to assess the transcription of the plnE/F, plnN, plnG, plnD and plnI genes during lactic acid fermentation of radish (Raphanus sativus) roots by Lactobacillus plantarum strain LQC 740 at 20 and 30 °C. At both temperatures, this strain dominated the fermentation process, as indicated by (GTG)5 analysis. A total of five pln genes were detected in the genome of this strain, namely plnE/F, plnN, plnG, plnD and plnI. Regarding plantaricin genes expression, no regulation was observed in the majority of the samples at both temperatures, therefore, the transcription of t...
Source: Current Microbiology - May 21, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Paramithiotis S, Papadelli M, Pardali E, Mataragas M, Drosinos EH Tags: Curr Microbiol Source Type: research
The legacy of cover crops on the soil habitat and ecosystem services in a heavy clay, minimum tillage rotation
This study was conducted at the field scale (covering an area of nearly 20 hectares) to determine whether different cover crop mixtures affected soil properties and ecosystem services on a heavy clay soil. Measurements of soil chemistry, physics, biology, weed abundance, and subsequent crop performance were taken within a minimum tillage management system, across three cover crop mixtures (commonly sold to UK farmers). The cover crop mixtures included oats (Avena sativa), radish (Raphanus sativus), phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia), vetch (Vicia sativa), legumes, buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) and a bare stubble contro...
Source: Food and Energy Security - April 28, 2019 Category: Food Science Authors: Felicity V. Crotty,
Chris Stoate Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research
Reynoutria japonica from Traditional Chinese Medicine: A source of Competitive Adenosine Deaminase Inhibitors for Anticancer.
CONCLUSION: Emodin may represent a good candidate anti-cancer therapy and adenosine protective agent.
PMID: 30987561 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening)
Source: Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening - April 13, 2019 Category: Chemistry Authors: Zhang XG, Ma GY, Kou F, Liu WJ, Sun QY, Guo GJ, Ma XD, Guo SJ, Jian-Ning Z Tags: Comb Chem High Throughput Screen Source Type: research
Transcriptome analyses reveal key genes involved in skin color changes of ‘Xinlimei’ radish taproot
Publication date: Available online 11 April 2019Source: Plant Physiology and BiochemistryAuthor(s): Tongjin Liu, Youjun Zhang, Xiaohui Zhang, Yuyan Sun, Haiping Wang, Jiangping Song, Xixiang LiAbstractThe color of radish (Raphanus sativus) taproot skin is an important visual quality. ‘Xinlimei’ radish is a red-fleshed cultivar with skin that changes color from red to white and finally to green at the mature stage, and appearance quality is strongly affected if the red color does not fade completely on a single taproot or simultaneously among different taproots. In the present study, anthocyanin and chlorophyll contents...
Source: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry - April 13, 2019 Category: Biochemistry Source Type: research
Salt-Tolerant Antifungal and Antibacterial Activities of the Corn Defensin ZmD32
We examined whether the high charge on ZmD32 would allow this defensin to retain activity in media with elevated salt concentrations. ZmD32 inhibited C. albicans, C. auris, C. glabrata, C. krusei, C. parapsilosis, and C. tropicalis growth with IC50 values ranging from 0.7 to 3.0 in ½ PDB medium containing 100 mM NaCl. In contrast, NaD1 was only active against C. parapsilosis and C. tropicalis with IC50 values of 3.4 and 1.3 μM, respectively, in medium with added NaCl. ZmD32 also retained activity against E. coli when NaC1 concentrations were raised to 100 mM while NaD1 did not (Table 1). For C. albicans and C...
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - April 11, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Membrane Sphingolipids Regulate the Fitness and Antifungal Protein Susceptibility of Neurospora crassa
This study was financially supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) with the projects FWF P25894-B20 and FWF I1644-B20 to FM and a MUI Start grant of the Medical University of Innsbruck to MAK.
Conflict of Interest Statement
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
Acknowledgments
We thank Doris Bratschun-Khan for technical support.
Supplementary Material
The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00605/...
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - April 10, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Lymphocytes exposed to vegetables grown in waters contaminated by anticancer drugs: metabolome alterations and genotoxic risks for human health
Publication date: Available online 3 April 2019Source: Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental MutagenesisAuthor(s): Chiara Russo, Vittoria Graziani, Margherita Lavorgna, Brigida D’Abrosca, Concetta Piscitelli, Antonio Fiorentino, Monica Scognamiglio, Marina IsidoriAbstractWastewater irrigation of crops may be effective to avoid depletion (about 70%) of freshwater resources. However, the use of reclaimed waters containing persistent microcontaminants such as antineoplastic drugs is of high environmental concern. These active compounds may affect human health with potentially severe adverse effects. To bett...
Source: Mutation Research Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis - April 5, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
Early Seedling Response of Six Candidate Crop Species to Increasing Levels of Blue Light
This study examines the influence of monochromatic and dichromatic red and blue light on the early development of six food crop species; Cucumis sativa, Solanum lycopersicum, Glycine max, Raphanus sativus, Pisum sativum, and Capsicum annum. Results support previous findings that light responses are often species specific. The results also support the assertion that monochromatic light can interfere with the normal interaction of various photoreceptors (co-action disruption) resulting in intermediate and sometimes unpredictable responses to a given light environment. The nature of the responses reported inform both bioregen...
Source: Life Sciences in Space Research - April 3, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Cutting after grafting affects the growth and cadmium accumulation of Nasturtium officinale.
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The growth and cadmium (Cd) accumulation of emergent plant Nasturtium officinale R. Br. cuttings taken from plants grafted onto rootstocks of four terrestrial Cruciferae species were studied in a pot experiment. Scions from N. officinale seedlings were grafted onto rootstocks of Brassica chinensis L., Raphanus sativus L., Brassica napus L., and Rorippa dubia (Pers.) H. Hara. Cuttings were taken after 1 month and grown in Cd-contaminated soil (10 mg Cd kg-1) for 60 days. Compared with non-grafted N. officinale, grafting onto R. sativus and B. napus rootstocks increased the root, shoot, and whole...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 1, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Zhang X, Zhang F, Wang J, Lin L, Liao M, Tang Y, Sun G, Wang X, Lv X, Deng Q, Chen C, Ren W Tags: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Source Type: research
The potential of Brassicaceae biofumigant crops to manage Pleiochaeta setosa in sustainable lupin cultivation
Publication date: Available online 26 February 2019Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Kevin Dewitte, Sofie Landschoot, Jasper Carrette, Kris Audenaert, Veerle Derycke, Joos Latré, Pieter Vermeir, Geert HaesaertAbstractLupin is prone to infection by Pleiochaeta setosa (Kirchn.) Hughes causing brown spot and root rot in Lupinus species. The control of these diseases is crucial to limit yield losses, but an increased public awareness and European legislative restrictions have resulted in a drastic reduction of allowed pesticides and many research groups invest in alternative biocontrol strategies. In the current study, the...
Source: Biological Control - February 26, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
