Insect Pests and Diseases in Stored Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) and Maize (Zea mays L.) in West Hararghe, Ethiopia by Gelana Keno Beyene, Amin Mohammed Yones, Ahmed Beyan Heji, Mukaddes Kayim

“…The highest absolute frequency and relative frequency of F. oxysporum (14.53%), followed by A. flavus (13.08%), on maize seeds were recorded in the agar plate test. A total of eight species of fungi, including Fusarium species, A. parasiticus, and A. niger, were identified using the blotter and agar plate method. …”
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Effect of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Varieties and Variable Rates of Potassium Fertilizer on Yield and Yield-Related Traits at Areka, Southern Ethiopia by Gobeze Loha, Merkineh Silas, Gifole Gidago

“…Conversely, plant height, seeds per pod, and HI were significantly affected only by the main effects of varieties and K fertilizer rates. …”
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Salinity Stress Response of Rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Luem Pua) Calli and Seedlings by Worasitikulya Taratima, Titirat Chomarsa, Pitakpong Maneerattanarungroj

“…An efficient protocol for callus induction has been developed by culture sterilized seeds on the Murashige and Skoog (MS, 1962) medium containing 0.5 mg/l benzyladenine (BA) with 1 mg/l 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) that resulted in a 100% callus induction. …”
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CHANGING ASPECTS OF BAMBARA GROUNDNUT EXPLOITATION: 1. LIMITATIONS AND ALLEYWAYS FOR FUTURE EXPANSION by Elias Mjaika Ndifon, Magaret Chiv, Solomon Hemba Chia

“…Bambara groundnut contains crude protein (18.8 g), crude fat (6.2. g), total ash (2.4 g), crude fibre (4.8 g), carbohydrate (61.3 g), moisture (10.3 g), and energy (367 Kcal) which makes it a complete food. Bambara groundnut seeds have a higher content of amino acids (80%) (i.e.; arginine, leucine, valine, methionine, and lysine), compared to cowpea, soybean, and groundnut (circa 64%, 74%, and 65% respectively). …”
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Impact of a Novel Two-Phase Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent-Assisted Extraction on the Structural, Functional, and Flavor Properties of Hemp Protein Isolates by Yi Chen, Wellington S. Oliveira, Fernanda F. G. Dias, Baraem P. Ismail

“…Defatting dehulled hemp seeds is a crucial step prior to protein extraction. …”
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Occurrence of <i>Salmonella</i> and presumptive <i>Bacillus cereus</i> in sesame products from Swiss retail stores by Karen Barmettler, Sara Boss, Michael Biggel, Roger Stephan

“…In this study, the occurrence of Salmonella and Bacillus cereus group members was investigated in 100 sesame products (25 sesame seeds, 16 halva, 19 different sesame pastes, 7 sesame bars, 25 hummus, and 8 other products containing sesame) collected from Swiss retail stores. …”
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Lithuanian Agriculture during the Nazis Occuption by Justinas Braslauskas

“…Moreover, during the period of German occupation, the agriculture in Lithuania faced the following problems: the lack of agricultural machinery and equipment, seeds, fertilizers, drafters, agricultural workers, as well as the low prices on agricultural produce, etc. …”
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Prion meeting 2023: implications of a growing field by Tiago F. Outeiro, Tuane C. R. G. Vieira

“…Interestingly, the prion concept had been previously expanded to yeast proteins capable of replicating their conformation, seeding their own aggregation and transmitting phenotypic information. …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Effect of the Extracts of the Pods of Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. (Fabaceae) by Memory Makosa, Simbarashe Sithole, Stanley Mukanganyama

“…Different parts of the P. thonningii plants such as the roots, leaves, seeds, and fruits have been used in treating wounds, heart pain, and gingivitis and as cough remedy. …”
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Régénération naturelle à faible coût dans le cadre de l’aménagement forestier en zones tropicales sèches en Afrique by Ronald Bellefontaine

“…To find out the allowable cut, forest management inventories should be conducted, taking into account not only the natural regeneration by seeds but also the sprout by various vegetative means. …”
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Development and performance evaluation of a modified Africa Bush Mango (<i>Irvingia gabomensis</i>) cracker by R.A. Busari, T.D. Akpenpuun, M.O. Iyanda

“…Based on these results, drudgery and other hazards associated with manual cracking of the African bush mango are eliminated, the machine saves time and made processing of the seeds easier. Keywords: Modification, Machine, Mango, Capacity, Efficiency …”
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ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ORGANIC SOY PRODUCTION IN UKRAINE by Hanna Pantsyreva

“…A new stage in the production of soybean crops is substantiated, which will contribute to the rational use of hydrothermal resources of the region, increase the gross production of soybean seeds, biologisation of agriculture, and production of high-quality, environmentally friendly products.…”
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SEASONAL LIFE HISTORY PLASTICITY OF THE GROUP OF WINTER WHEAT AND TRITICALE ACCESSIONS by V. E. Kozlov, V. I. Ponomarenko, E. P. Razmakhnin

“…Some of them survived and developed seeds next year earlier than winter cultivars. Variability in performance was observed between these plants in spite of sandy soil (low humidity content) and May-June strong drought. …”
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MRSA Spinal Epidural Abscess as a Neurosurgical and Infectious Disease Emergency with Unresolved Antimicrobial Solution by James Ebot, W. D. Freeman, Robert Wharen, Mark Anthony Diaz, Claudia Libertin

“…We present the case of a 74-year-old man who hematogenously seeded his entire epidural spinal canal from C1 to sacrum with MRSA bacteria and remained infected even after maximal treatment with vancomycin and daptomycin. …”
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Vermicompost and vermiwash as supplement to improve seedling, plant growth and yield in Linum usitassimum L. for organic agriculture by Cinny Makkar, Jaswinder Singh, Chander Parkash

“…Results Substituting soil with 60% (v/v) vermicompost in LC-54 and with 40% (v/v) vermicompost in LC-2063 improved the performance of seeds, root morphology and stem growth. Life cycle of crop was shortened in two varieties of Linseed raised under different treatments of vermicompost and vermiwash. …”
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Celle des riches et celle des pauvres by Bernard Roussel, Feleke Woldeyes

“…Seeds of false cardamom kororima (Aframomum corrorima (Braun) Jansen), malagueta pepper endemic of Ethiopia, is an unavoidable spice, emblematic of the whole country with multiple uses and quite routine uses. …”
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Chitosan and its derivatives as promising plant protection tools by A. B. Shcherban

“…The review also discusses various ways of using chitosan: for the treatment of seeds, leaves, fruits, soil, as well as its specific biological effects corresponding to these ways. …”
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IMPROVING THE TECHNOLOGY OF EXTRA VIRGIN PEACH KERNEL OILS by Ye. Kotliar, B. Iegorov, N. Dets, D. Skrypnichenko, L. Lanzhenko

“…The peach kernels were characterised and it was found that the oil content in the seeds of the studied peach kernels was 33–38%. The physical and chemical characteristics of the quality of oils from peach kernels of different varieties are presented. …”
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Application of Aporrectodea caliginosa to Mitigate the Waste and the Effects of Vermicompost on the Exomorphological Features of Phaseolus vulgaris by Rouf Ahmad Mir, Sarita Shrivastava, Pragya Singh Pawaiya, Hemant Samadhiya

“…Containers contained 2 kg soil each, in which seeds are sown, and the measurement of studied traits (length of shoot, length of internodes, flowers, leaves number and number of branches, and rate of germination) was noticed. …”
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Tomato Pomace Ketchup: Physicochemical, Microbiological, and Sensory Characteristics by Stefanny Heriyanto, Andreas Romulo

“…During tomato processing, abundant by-products such as skins, pulps, seeds, and waste are generated and cause environmental burdens. …”
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