Assessment of toxic response of Lactuca sativa to compost extracted from agri-food waste by Diego Andr´es Zapata-Gonz´alez, Juan Manuel Trujillo-Gonz´alez, Marco Aurelio Torres-Mora, Daniel Gonz´alez-Santamaria, Raimundo Jim´enez-Ballesta

“…Composting as a circular economy strategy that contributes to sustainable food security. The compost can be highly convenient for its application in acidic and nutrient-poor soils.…”
Get full text

High-resolution mapping of global winter-triticeae crops using a sample-free identification method by Y. Fu, X. Chen, C. Song, X. Huang, J. Dong, Q. Peng, W. Yuan

“…<p>Winter-triticeae crops, such as winter wheat, winter barley, winter rye and triticale, are important in human diets and are planted worldwide, and thus accurate spatial distribution information on winter-triticeae crops is crucial for monitoring crop production and food security. However, there is still a lack of global high-resolution maps of winter-triticeae crops because of the reliance of existing crop mapping methods on training samples, which limits their application at the global scale. …”
Get full text

Subtle genomic differences in Klebsiella pneumoniae sensu stricto isolates indicate host adaptation by Bridget O'Brien, Alla Yushchenko, Jinha Suh, Dongyun Jung, Zhangbin Cai, Ngoc Sang Nguyen, Makeda Semret, Simon Dufour, Séamus Fanning, Jennifer Ronholm

Get full text

The effect of a comprehensive intervention on anthropometric indices, dietary intake, and physical activity of adolescent boys with overweight by Fatemeh Sadat Hashemi Javaheri, Zahra Mousavi, Saeideh Mohammadi, Arezoo Amjadi, Khadijeh Abbasi Mobarakeh, Seyedeh Hayedeh Mousavi Shalmani, Mahdieh Torkaman, Masoomeh Alsadat Mirshafaei, Sara Khoshdooz, Zahra Saeedirad, Naser Kalantari, Parmis Mirzaei, Saeid Doaei, Nastaran Keshavarz Mohammadi, Maryam Gholamalizadeh

Get full text

Fruit Quality and Production Parameters of Some Bitter Cherry Cultivars by Ionel Perju, Iulia Mineață, Sorina Sîrbu, Iuliana Elena Golache, Ionuț Vasile Ungureanu, Carmen Doina Jităreanu

“…<i>sylvestris</i> Ser.) represent a valuable raw material in the traditional Eastern European food industry with high potential within the horticultural chain and circular economy in the context of global food security due to exceptional nutritional properties. …”
Get full text

Assessment of Different Conventional and Biofortified Wheat Genotypes Based on Biology and Damage Pattern of <i>Rhyzopertha dominica</i> and <i>Trogoderma granarium</i> by Hafiz Muhammad Bilal Yousuf, Muhammad Yasin, Muhammad Asif Khan, Asim Abbasi, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Anjum Aqueel, Inzamam Ul Haq, Waleed A. A. Alsakkaf, Marwa I. Mackled, Nazih Y. Rebouh, Hayssam M. Ali

“…These findings indicate that the nutritional qualities of Zn-biofortified wheat genotypes negatively affected the development of both insect species; thus, it can be an efficacious approach not only for ensuring food security but also for protecting grains against storage pests.…”
Get full text

Buffalo genetic improvement program in Vene- zuela by José A. Aranguren-Méndez, Rafael M. Román-Bravo, Ricardo A. Briceño-Rojas, Mauricio G. Briceño-Rojas, Luis A. Pacheco-Díaz

“… The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) has become one of the most important livestock species locally and worldwide, contributing significantly to people’s food security and being a source of milk, meat, leather, manure, horns, and traction power. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of mineral and near-infrared forecasting of wheat yield varieties using spectrophotometric techniques by H.A. Pardhe, N. Krishnaveni, B.K. Chekraverthy, S. Patel, S. Naveen, V. Rashmi, P.C. Govinden

Get full text

Artisanal and farmer bread making practices differently shape fungal species community composition in French sourdoughs by Michel, Elisa, Masson, Estelle, Bubbendorf, Sandrine, Lapicque, Léocadie, Nidelet, Thibault, Segond, Diego, Guézenec, Stéphane, Marlin, Thérèse, Devillers, Hugo, Rué, Olivier, Onno, Bernard, Legrand, Judith, Sicard, Delphine

“…Preserving microbial diversity in food systems is one of the many challenges to be met to achieve food security and quality. Although industrialization led to the selection and spread of specific fermenting microbial strains, there are still ongoing artisanal processes that may allow the conservation of a wider species diversity and genetic diversity. …”
Get full text

100 essential questions for the future of agriculture by Yuming Hu, Taolan Zhao, Yafang Guo, Meng Wang, Kerstin Brachhold, Chengcai Chu, Andrew Hanson, Sachin Kumar, Rongcheng Lin, Wenjin Long, Ming Luo, Jian Feng Ma, Yansong Miao, Shaoping Nie, Yu Sheng, Weiming Shi, James Whelan, Qingyu Wu, Ziping Wu, Wei Xie, Yinong Yang, Chao Zhao, Lei Lei, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Qifa Zhang

“…We focus on 10 primary themes: transforming agri‐food systems, enhancing resilience of agriculture to climate change, mitigating climate change through agriculture, exploring resources and technologies for breeding, advancing cultivation methods, sustaining healthy agroecosystems, enabling smart and controlled‐environment agriculture for food security, promoting health and nutrition‐driven agriculture, exploring economic opportunities and addressing social challenges, and integrating one health and modern agriculture. …”
Get full text

Comparison of metabarcoding taxonomic markers to describe fungal communities in fermented foods by Rué, Olivier, Coton, Monika, Dugat-Bony, Eric, Howell, Kate, Irlinger, Françoise, Legras, Jean-Luc, Loux, Valentin, Michel, Elisa, Mounier, Jérôme, Neuvéglise, Cécile, Sicard, Delphine

“…For agri-food sciences, identifying species in diverse food ecosystems is key for both food sustainability and food security. The aim of this study was to compare metabarcoding pipelines and markers to determine fungal diversity in food ecosystems, from Illumina short reads. …”
Get full text

Surgical Outcomes and Sociodemographic Disparities Across All Races: An ACS-NSQIP and NHIS Multi-Institutional Analysis of Over 7.5 Million Patients by Dany Y. Matar, BA, Samuel Knoedler, Anthony Y. Matar, BS, Sarah Friedrich, PhD, Harriet Kiwanuka, MD, Ryoko Hamaguchi, MD, Carla M. Hamwi, BS, Gabriel Hundeshagen, MD, MMS, Valentin Haug, MD, Ulrich Kneser, MD, PhD, Keisha Ray, PhD, Dennis P. Orgill, MD, PhD, Adriana C. Panayi, MD, PhD

“…Racial groups (excluding Hispanic patients) with superior surgical outcomes from the NSQIP analysis were found in the NHIS analysis to report higher wealth, better healthcare access, improved food security, greater functional and societal independence, and lower frailty. …”
Get full text

Profile of the grain physical traits and physicochemical properties of selected Malaysian rice landraces for future use in a breeding program by Site Noorzuraini Abd Rahman, Rosimah Nulit, Faridah Qamaruz Zaman, Khairun Hisam Nasir, Mohd Hafiz Ibrahim, Mohd Ramdzan Othman, Nur Idayu Abd Rahim, Nor Sufiah Sebaweh

“…This has resulted in a significant influx of imported rice into the domestic markets. Food security in the long term cannot be achieved by depending on imported food. …”
Get full text

Sistem Akuaponik untuk Peternakan Lele dan Tanaman Kangkung Hidroponik Berbasis IoT dan Sistem Inferensi Fuzzy by Fachrul Rozie, Iwan Syarif, Muhammad Udin Harun Al Rasyid, Edi Satriyanto

“…Abstract Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture and hydroponic cultivation systems that can be a solution to overcoming limited land, limited water sources and increasing food security. In the aquaponics system, water quality in fish farming is one of the main requirements in the success of the cultivation process. …”
Get full text

Qualitative application of the diffusion of innovation theory to maternity waiting homes in rural Zambia by Jeanette L. Kaiser, Rachel M. Fiorillo, Taryn Vian, Thandiwe Ngoma, Kayla J. Kuhfeldt, Michelle L. Munro-Kramer, Davidson H. Hamer, Misheck Bwalya, Viviane R. Sakanga, Jody R. Lori, Eden Ahmed Mdluli, Peter C. Rockers, Godfrey Biemba, Nancy A. Scott

“…To facilitate equitable adoption of MWHs among the most vulnerable women, planners should explore how to support women during their delivery preparations and MWH stays, particularly regarding food security and lack of social support for childcare. …”
Get full text

Effects of nano-selenium and/or vitamin E supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant status, histopathology and resistance to Aspergillus flavus in Nile tilapia (Oreochromi... by Walaa K. Bazina, Wesam A. Tawfik, Nadia A. Abd Elghany, Saadea Saadony, Zulhisyam Abdul Kari, Muna Omer Alamoudi, Mohamed Y. M. Aly, Abuelhassan Elshazly Younis, Roshmon Thomas Mathew, Moaheda E. H. Eissa, Mohammad Bodrul Munir, Saadiah Ibrahim, Ismail Yousef, Yusuf O. H. Omar, El-Sayed Hemdan Eissa, Heba E. Abd Elnabi

Get full text

From structure prediction to function: defining the domain on the African swine fever virus CD2v protein required for binding to erythrocytes by Ana Luisa Reis, Anusyah Rathakrishnan, Vlad Petrovan, Muneeb Islam, Lynnette Goatley, Katy Moffat, Mai Tuyet Vuong, Yuan Lui, Simon J. Davis, Shinji Ikemizu, Linda K. Dixon

“…ABSTRACT African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a high-consequence pathogen posing a substantial threat to global food security. This large DNA virus encodes more than 150 open reading frames, many of which are uncharacterized. …”
Get full text

Implementasi Algoritma Random Forest Untuk Menentukan Penerima Bantuan Raskin by Ilham Kurniawan, Duwi Cahya Putri Buani, Abdussomad Abdussomad, Widya Apriliah, Rizal Amegia Saputra

“…The Raskin scheme has the aim of minimizing the burden on poor households in the form of assistance to improve food security by providing social protection. The purpose of this study is to find the highest accuracy among the predictive classification algorithms proposed by Raskin beneficiaries using python machine learning tools and implemented through a website. …”
Get full text

Scaling climate information services and climate smart agriculture through bundled business models by Desire M. Kagabo, Livingstone Byandaga, Patrick Gatsinzi, Patrick Mvuyibwami, Yvonne U. Munyangeri, Nasson Ntwari, Mathieu Ouedraogo

“…This study reveals a reason for optimism about the future of agriculture; it suggests that scalable bundled CIS-CSA products and services can contribute significantly to attaining climate resilience and food security.…”
Get full text

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mitigate cadmium stress in maize by Qiqiang Kuang, Yujie Wu, Yamin Gao, Tingting An, Shuo Liu, Liyan Liang, Bingcheng Xu, Suiqi Zhang, Min Yu, Sergey Shabala, Yinglong Chen

“…Soil cadmium (Cd) pollution poses a significant environmental threat, impacting global food security and human health. Recent studies have highlighted the potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi to protect crops from various heavy metal stresses, including Cd toxicity. …”
Get full text