Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 517: Development and Application of Attenuated Plant Viruses as Biological Control Agents in Japan
yama Sekine In 1929, it was reported that yellowing symptoms caused by a tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) yellow mosaic isolate were suppressed in tobacco plants that were systemically infected with a TMV light green isolate. Similar to vaccination, the phenomenon of cross-protection involves a whole plant being infected with an attenuated virus and involves the same or a closely related virus species. Therefore, attenuated viruses function as biological control agents. In Japan, many studies have been performed on cross-protection. For example, the tomato mosaic virus (ToMV)-L11A strain is an attenuated isolate developed...
Source: Viruses - March 27, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Tomitaka Shimomoto Ryang Hayashi Oki Matsuyama Sekine Tags: Review Source Type: research

Prediction accuracy of genomic estimated breeding values for fruit traits in cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
This study investigated the prediction ac... (Source: BMC Plant Biology)
Source: BMC Plant Biology - March 27, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Jeyun Yeon, Thuy Tien Phan Nguyen, Minkyung Kim and Sung-Chur Sim Tags: Research Source Type: research

Growth performance, plasma metabolites, meat quality, and meat and lipid health indices of New Zealand White rabbits as affected by dietary dried tomato pomace powder supplementation during the summer season
AbstractOne hundred and twenty New Zealand White rabbits (NZW) (5-week-old; 735.27  ± 27.23 g) were kept in an open-sided house during the summer season. The experiment aims to evaluate the impacts of dried tomato pomace powder (DTPP) supplementation on rabbits' performance, blood metabolites, carcass traits, meat quality, and lipid and health indices of NZW rabbits during 5–13 weeks of age. The four treatments were a standard rabbit feed (control) and the control diet supplemented with 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5% DTPP, respectively. Rabbits fed a diet containing 1.5% DTPP showed the highest growth rate through weeks 9–1...
Source: Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition - March 26, 2024 Category: Zoology Authors: Fawzia A. Hassan, Manal S. Mohamed, Doaa O. Othman, Shawky A. El ‐Medany, Rehab Ismail, Balasubramanian Balalmuralikrishnan, Rashed A. Alhotan, Youssef A. Attia, Fulvia Bovera, Khalid Mahrose Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Broad-spectrum nano-bactericide utilizing antimicrobial peptides and bimetallic Cu-Ag nanoparticles anchored onto multiwalled carbon nanotubes for sustained protection against persistent bacterial pathogens in crops
Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Mar 21:131042. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131042. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWorldwide crop yields are threatened by persistent pathogenic bacteria that cause significant damage and jeopardize global food security. Chemical pesticides have shown limited effectiveness in protecting crops from severe yield loss. To address this obstacle, there is a growing need to develop environmentally friendly bactericides with broad-spectrum and sustained protection against persistent crop pathogens. Here, we present a method for preparing a nanocomposite that combines antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and bime...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - March 23, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Weimin Ning Xiangwen Luo Yu Zhang Peijie Tian Youlun Xiao Shijun Li Xiao Yang Fan Li Deyong Zhang Songbai Zhang Yong Liu Source Type: research

The Mediterranean diet: a historical perspective
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2024 Mar 23;36(1):78. doi: 10.1007/s40520-023-02686-3.ABSTRACTThe Mediterranean diet, which was born in the Mediterranean basin, was initially quite poor and simple, essentially based on the products that grew almost spontaneously along the shores of the Mediterranean, i.e., olives, grapes, and wheat, which were long cultivated in the Mediterranean region. The invasions of the Roman Empire by barbarian populations, between 400 and 800 AD, made the diet enriched with products from wild uncultivated areas, meat from game and pigs, and vegetables. With the arrival of the Arabs in southern Italy in the nint...
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - March 23, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Antonio Capurso Source Type: research

The Mediterranean diet: a historical perspective
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2024 Mar 23;36(1):78. doi: 10.1007/s40520-023-02686-3.ABSTRACTThe Mediterranean diet, which was born in the Mediterranean basin, was initially quite poor and simple, essentially based on the products that grew almost spontaneously along the shores of the Mediterranean, i.e., olives, grapes, and wheat, which were long cultivated in the Mediterranean region. The invasions of the Roman Empire by barbarian populations, between 400 and 800 AD, made the diet enriched with products from wild uncultivated areas, meat from game and pigs, and vegetables. With the arrival of the Arabs in southern Italy in the nint...
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - March 23, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Antonio Capurso Source Type: research

The Mediterranean diet: a historical perspective
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2024 Mar 23;36(1):78. doi: 10.1007/s40520-023-02686-3.ABSTRACTThe Mediterranean diet, which was born in the Mediterranean basin, was initially quite poor and simple, essentially based on the products that grew almost spontaneously along the shores of the Mediterranean, i.e., olives, grapes, and wheat, which were long cultivated in the Mediterranean region. The invasions of the Roman Empire by barbarian populations, between 400 and 800 AD, made the diet enriched with products from wild uncultivated areas, meat from game and pigs, and vegetables. With the arrival of the Arabs in southern Italy in the nint...
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - March 23, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Antonio Capurso Source Type: research

The Mediterranean diet: a historical perspective
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2024 Mar 23;36(1):78. doi: 10.1007/s40520-023-02686-3.ABSTRACTThe Mediterranean diet, which was born in the Mediterranean basin, was initially quite poor and simple, essentially based on the products that grew almost spontaneously along the shores of the Mediterranean, i.e., olives, grapes, and wheat, which were long cultivated in the Mediterranean region. The invasions of the Roman Empire by barbarian populations, between 400 and 800 AD, made the diet enriched with products from wild uncultivated areas, meat from game and pigs, and vegetables. With the arrival of the Arabs in southern Italy in the nint...
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - March 23, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Antonio Capurso Source Type: research