Publications
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| establishing a crispr-cas-like immune system conferring dna virus resistance in plants. | crispr-cas (clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-crispr-associated proteins) is an adaptive immune system in many archaea and bacteria that cleaves foreign dna on the basis of sequence complementarity. here, using the geminivirus, beet severe curly top virus (bsctv), transient assays performed in nicotiana benthamiana demonstrate that the sgrna-cas9 constructs inhibit virus accumulation and introduce mutations at the target sequences. further, transgenic arabidopsis and n. ... | 2015 | 27251395 |
| review of anthraquinone applications for pest management and agricultural crop protection. | we have reviewed published anthraquinone applications for international pest management and agricultural crop protection from 1943 to 2016. anthraquinone (aq) is commonly found in dyes, pigments and many plants and organisms. avian repellent research with aq began in the 1940s. in the context of pest management, aq is currently used as a chemical repellent, perch deterrent, insecticide and feeding deterrent in many wild birds, and in some mammals, insects and fishes. criteria for evaluation of e ... | 2016 | 27252044 |
| unsaturated amino acids derived from isoleucine trigger early membrane effects on plant cells. | unsaturated amino acids (unsaa) have been shown to affect the activity of various biological processes. however, their mode of action has been investigated poorly thus far. we show in this work that 2-amino-3-methyl-4-pentenoic acid (c2) and 2-amino-3-methyl-4-pentynoic acid (c3) structurally derived from isoleucine (ile) exhibited a multisite action on plant cells. for one, c2 and c3 induced early modifications at the plasma membrane level, as shown by the hyperpolarization monitored by microel ... | 2016 | 27254795 |
| where's the "label" for beet juice: the value of the food and drug administration. | 2016 | 27256746 | |
| home-processed red beetroot (beta vulgaris l.) products: changes in antioxidant properties and bioaccessibility. | in this study, the effects of home-processing on the antioxidant properties and in vitro bioaccessibility of red beetroot bioactives were investigated. for this purpose, fresh red beetroot and six different home-processed red beetroot products-including boiled, oven-dried, pickled, pureed, juice-processed, and jam-processed-were analyzed and compared for their total phenolic (tp) and total flavonoid (tf) contents, total antioxidant capacities (tac), and individual anthocyanin contents. in additi ... | 2016 | 27258265 |
| seasonal population dynamics of three potato pests in washington state. | pest phenology models allow producers to anticipate pest outbreaks and deploy integrated pest management (ipm) strategies. phenology models are particularly useful for cropping systems with multiple economically damaging pests throughout a season. potato (solanum tuberosum l.) crops of washington state, usa, are attacked by many insect pests including the potato tuberworm (phthorimaea operculella zeller), the beet leafhopper (circulifer tenellus baker), and the green peach aphid (myzus persicae ... | 2016 | 27271946 |
| development of a new analytical method for the determination of red beetroot betalains using dispersive solid-phase extraction. | the objective of this study was to develop a method for the determination of red beetroot betalains based on the dispersive solid-phase extraction and modified quechers methods followed by micro-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with a mass spectrometer that was equipped with a quadrupole and time-of-flight detector. currently, new techniques for the extraction of the pigments are necessary and in this study, an extraction of beetroot betalains based on the quechers method was devel ... | 2016 | 27273972 |
| effects of different forage sources as a free-choice provision on the performance, nutrient digestibility, selected blood metabolites and structural growth of holstein dairy calves. | the objective of this study was to determine the effects of different forage sources on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility and blood metabolites of dairy calves. individually housed calves (n = 40; body weight = 41.2 ± 3.5 kg) were randomly allocated (n = 10 calves per treatment: five males and five females) to one of the following four treatments: (i) starter without forage provision (con), (ii) starter plus chopped alfalfa hay (ah), (iii) starter plus chopped wheat straw (ws) and 4 ... | 2017 | 27277573 |
| improvement of hypertension, endothelial function and systemic inflammation following short-term supplementation with red beet (beta vulgaris l.) juice: a randomized crossover pilot study. | hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and has a prevalence of about one billion people worldwide. it has been shown that adherence to a diet rich in fruits and vegetables helps in decreasing blood pressure (bp). this study aimed to investigate the effect of raw beet juice (rbj) and cooked beet (cb) on bp of hypertensive subjects. in this randomized crossover study, 24 hypertensive subjects aged 25-68 years old were divided into two groups. one group took rbj for 2 weeks ... | 2016 | 27278926 |
| arabidopsis rna polymerases iv and v are required to establish h3k9 methylation, but not cytosine methylation, on geminivirus chromatin. | in plants, rna-directed dna methylation (rddm) employs small rnas to target enzymes that methylate cytosine residues. cytosine methylation and dimethylation of histone 3 lysine 9 (h3k9me2) are often linked. together they condition an epigenetic defense that results in chromatin compaction and transcriptional silencing of transposons and viral chromatin. canonical rddm (pol iv-rddm), involving rna polymerases iv and v (pol iv and pol v), was believed to be necessary to establish cytosine methylat ... | 2016 | 27279611 |
| formation of ent-isophleichrome by cladosporium herbarum isolated from sugar beet. | an isolate of cladosporium herbarum obtained from leaves of sugar beet produced a phytotoxic red pigment which was identified as ent-isophleichrome (1). production of the pigment was dependent on composition of the culture medium. the toxicity of ent-isophleichrome to sugar beet was strongly influenced by light. the polyketide biosynthetic origin of ent-isophleichrome in c. herbarum was demonstrated by (13)c acetate labelling/(13)c nmr studies. | 1992 | 27280820 |
| mold pectinase modified with dialdehyde derivatives of dextran and cellulose. | chemical modification of mold pectinase with dextran- and cellulose-dialdehydes was examined to improve the enzyme characteristics. the modified pectinase with dextran-dialdehyde retained about 50% of the original activity, and more than 80% of the total amino groups were modified. hplc gel filtration analysis showed an increase in molecular weight of the reaction product. reaction with cellulose-dialdehyde provided an immobilized form of pectinase. the immobilized pectinase was resistant to bot ... | 1996 | 27281140 |
| including dietary fiber and resistant starch to increase satiety and reduce aggression in gestating sows. | aggression during mixing of pregnant sows impacts sow welfare and productivity. the aim of this study was to increase satiety and reduce aggression by including dietary fiber and fermentable carbohydrates. sows were housed in individual stalls 7 to 14 d after breeding (moving day was considered d 0 of treatment) and were fed (at 0700 h) with a control (corn-soybean meal based with no additional fiber sources), rstarch (10.8% resistant starch), beetpulp (27.2% sugar beet pulp), soyhulls (19.1% so ... | 2016 | 27285708 |
| sugar beet pulp as leuconostoc mesenteroides t3 support for enhanced dextransucrase production on molasses. | sugar beet pulp (sbp) and molasses, as an agro industrial waste material, are produced in large amounts annually. thus, a major challenge nowadays is to develop procedures that could increase the value of the generated waste. in this study, sbp as a support for cell immobilization and molasses as a source of nutrients were used for a dextransucrase (ds) production by leuconostoc mesenteroides t3. the influence of sbp in native form (sbp-n) and after treatment with naoh (sbp-naoh) on ds productio ... | 2016 | 27287996 |
| pantoea agglomerans: a mysterious bacterium of evil and good. part iii. deleterious effects: infections of humans, animals and plants. | pantoea agglomerans, a bacterium associated with plants, is not an obligate infectious agent in humans. however, it could be a cause of opportunistic human infections, mostly by wound infection with plant material, or as a hospital-acquired infection, mostly in immunocompromised individuals. wound infection with p. agglomerans usually follow piercing or laceration of skin with a plant thorn, wooden splinter or other plant material and subsequent inoculation of the plant-residing bacteria, mostly ... | 2016 | 27294620 |
| arabidopsis mir827 mediates post-transcriptional gene silencing of its ubiquitin e3 ligase target gene in the syncytium of the cyst nematode heterodera schachtii to enhance susceptibility. | micrornas (mirnas) are a major class of small non-coding rnas with emerging functions in biotic and abiotic interactions. here, we report on a new functional role of arabidopsis mir827 and its nitrogen limitation adaptation (nla) target gene in mediating plant susceptibility to the beet cyst nematode heterodera schachtii. cyst nematodes are sedentary endoparasites that induce the formation of multinucleated feeding structures termed syncytia in the roots of host plants. using promoter:gus fusion ... | 2016 | 27304416 |
| [medications deprescribing in elderly nursing home residents]. | polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing and adverse drug reactions are frequent and important among elderly nursing home residents. few clinical trials have evaluated systematic withdrawal of medications in nursing homes. | 2016 | 27305746 |
| surfactin variants mediate species-specific biofilm formation and root colonization in bacillus. | cyclic lipopeptides (clp) and especially surfactins produced by bacillus spp. trigger biofilm formation and root colonization and are crucial for biocontrol activity and systemic resistance in plants. bacillus atrophaeus 176s isolated from the moss tortella tortuosa produces the clp fengycins, iturins and surfactins, possesses antifungal activities and can protect tomato, lettuce and sugar beet against rhizoctonia solani infection. in b. atrophaeus we identified for the first time the variant su ... | 2016 | 27306252 |
| a snare-like superfamily protein sbslsp from the halophyte salicornia brachiata confers salt and drought tolerance by maintaining membrane stability, k(+)/na(+) ratio, and antioxidant machinery. | about 1000 salt-responsive ests were identified from an extreme halophyte salicornia brachiata. among these, a novel salt-inducible gene sbslsp (salicornia brachiata snare-like superfamily protein), showed up-regulation upon salinity and dehydration stress. the presence of cis-regulatory motifs related to abiotic stress in the putative promoter region supports our finding that sbslsp gene is inducible by abiotic stress. the sbslsp protein showed a high sequence identity to hypothetical/uncharact ... | 2016 | 27313584 |
| environmental impacts of different crop rotations in terms of soil compaction. | avoiding soil compaction caused by agricultural management is a key aim of sustainable land management, and the soil compaction risk should be considered when assessing the environmental impacts of land use systems. therefore this project compares different crop rotations in terms of soil structure and the soil compaction risk. it is based on a field trial in germany, in which the crop rotations (i) silage maize (sm) monoculture, (ii) catch crop mustard (mu)_sugar beet (sb)-winter wheat (ww)-ww, ... | 2016 | 27315601 |
| protein synthesis is the most sensitive process when potassium is substituted by sodium in the nutrition of sugar beet (beta vulgaris). | potassium ions (k(+)) and sodium ions (na(+)) share many physical and chemical similarities. however, their interchangeability in plant nutrition is restricted. substitution studies showed that k(+) can be replaced by na(+) to a large extent in the nutrition of beta vulgaris l. however, the extent of substitution without negative impacts is not unlimited. the aim of the present study was to identify the process which is most sensitive during the substitution of k(+) by na(+) in nutrition of youn ... | 2016 | 27317909 |
| a shotgun proteomic approach reveals that fe deficiency causes marked changes in the protein profiles of plasma membrane and detergent-resistant microdomain preparations from beta vulgaris roots. | in the present study we have used label-free shotgun proteomic analysis to examine the effects of fe deficiency on the protein profiles of highly pure sugar beet root plasma membrane (pm) preparations and detergent-resistant membranes (drms), the latter as an approach to study microdomains. altogether, 545 proteins were detected, with 52 and 68 of them changing significantly with fe deficiency in pm and drm, respectively. functional categorization of these proteins showed that signaling and gene ... | 2016 | 27321140 |
| digestive physiology and nutritional responses of autographa gamma (l.) (lepidoptera: noctuidae) on different sugar beet cultivars. | digestive enzymatic activity and nutritional responses of autographa gamma (l.) (lepidoptera: noctuidae), an important insect pest of sugar beet, on nine sugar beet cultivars (peritra, karolina, paolita, lenzier, tiller, ardabili, persia, rozier, and dorothea) were studied. the highest proteolytic activity of fourth and fifth instar of a. gamma was in larvae fed on cultivar persia. the highest amylolytic activity of fourth and fifth instar was observed in larvae fed on cultivars rozier and dorot ... | 2016 | 27324581 |
| egg hatch and survival and development of beet webworm (lepidoptera: crambidae) larvae at different combinations of temperature and relative humidity. | to understand the role that temperature and humidity play in the population dynamics of the beet webworm, loxostege sticticalis l. (lepidoptera: crambidae), egg hatch, survival of first-fifth instars, survival of the full larval stage, survival curves, and larval development rates were investigated at combinations of four temperatures (18, 22, 26, and 30°c) and five relative humidities (rh; 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%). we found that greatest egg hatch rate, survival rates of the first and seco ... | 2016 | 27329620 |
| penicillium purpurogenum produces a highly stable endo-β-(1,4)-galactanase. | the polysaccharides of galactose present in the pectin of the plant cell wall are degraded by endo-β-1,4-galactanases. the filamentous fungus penicillium purpurogenum, which grows on a number of natural carbon sources, among them sugar beet pulp which contains pectin, has a gene (ppgal1) coding an endo-β-1,4-galactanase (ppgal1). this enzyme was expressed heterologously in pichia pastoris. it has a molecular mass of 38 kda, a ph optimum of 4-4.5, and an optimal temperature of 60 °c. it is 100 % ... | 2016 | 27339187 |
| cytotoxicity and apoptotic effects of polyphenols from sugar beet molasses on colon carcinoma cells in vitro. | three polyphenols were isolated and purified from sugar beet molasses by ultrasonic-aid extraction and various chromatographic techniques, and their structures were elucidated by spectral analysis. cytotoxicity and the molecular mechanism were measured by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (mtt) assay, flow cytometry, caspase-3 activity assay and western blot assay. the results showed that gallic acid, cyanidin-3-o-glucoside chloride and epicatechin have cytotoxicity to the human colon, hepatocellular ... | 2016 | 27347927 |
| fermentable soluble fibres spare amino acids in healthy dogs fed a low-protein diet. | research in cats has shown that increased fermentation-derived propionic acid and its metabolites can be used as alternative substrates for gluconeogenesis, thus sparing amino acids for other purposes. this amino acid sparing effect could be of particular interest in patients with kidney or liver disease, where this could reduce the kidneys'/liver's burden of n-waste removal. since dogs are known to have a different metabolism than the obligatory carnivorous cat, the main objective of this study ... | 2016 | 27353524 |
| apolipoprotein b mrna editing in the liver and small intestine of rats fed on beet fiber, soy protein, and fish oil. | apolipoprotein b mrna editing was investigated in the liver and small intestine of rats fed on beet fiber, soy protein, or fish oil as plasma cholesterol-reducing agents. the diets had no influence on the editing in both the liver and intestine, despite their cholesterol-lowering action. the results suggest that apo b mrna editing is not involved in the cholesterol-lowering effect of these diets. | 1999 | 27380239 |
| stability and oil migration of oil-in-water emulsions emulsified by phase-separating biopolymer mixtures. | oil-in-water (o/w) emulsions with varying concentration of oil phase, medium-chain triglyceride (mct), were prepared using phase-separating gum arabic (ga)/sugar beet pectin (sbp) mixture as an emulsifier. stability of the emulsions including emulsion phase separation, droplet size change, and oil migration were investigated by means of visual observation, droplet size analysis, oil partition analysis, backscattering of light, and interfacial tension measurement. it was found that in the emulsio ... | 2016 | 27384744 |
| effects of in vitro fermentation of barley β-glucan and sugar beet pectin using human fecal inocula on cytokine expression by dendritic cells. | this study simulates the fermentation process of barley β-glucan and sugar beet pectin in the human colon and monitors the degradation products formed. additionally, immune effects of the degradation products were investigated. | 2017 | 27396291 |
| the gh51 α-l-arabinofuranosidase from paenibacillus sp. ths1 is multifunctional, hydrolyzing main-chain and side-chain glycosidic bonds in heteroxylans. | conceptually, multi-functional enzymes are attractive because in the case of complex polymer hydrolysis having two or more activities defined by a single enzyme offers the possibility of synergy and reduced enzyme cocktail complexity. nevertheless, multi-functional enzymes are quite rare and are generally multi-domain assemblies with each activity being defined by a separate protein module. however, a recent report described a gh51 arabinofuranosidase from alicyclobacillus sp. a4 that displays b ... | 2016 | 27398094 |
| deciphering the biology of deltasatellites from the new world: maintenance by new world begomoviruses and whitefly transmission. | deltasatellites are small noncoding dna satellites associated with begomoviruses. the study presented here has investigated the biology of two deltasatellites found in wild malvaceous plants in the new world (nw). infectious clones of two nw deltasatellites (from malvastrum coromandelianum and sidastrum micranthum) and associated begomoviruses were constructed. infectivity in nicotiana benthamiana and their natural malvaceous hosts was assessed. the nw deltasatellites were not able to spread aut ... | 2016 | 27400152 |
| identification of saponins from sugar beet (beta vulgaris) by low and high-resolution hplc-ms/ms. | we profiled triterpene saponins from the roots of sugar beet beta vulgaris l. cultivars huzar and boryna using reversed-phase liquid chromatography combined with negative-ion electrospray ionization quadrupole mass spectrometry. we tentatively identified 26 triterpene saponins, including 17 that had not been detected previously in this plant species and 7 saponins that were tentatively identified as new compounds. all observed compounds were glycosides of five different aglycones, of which gypso ... | 2016 | 27423042 |
| transcriptome analysis in the beet webworm, spoladea recurvalis (lepidoptera: crambidae). | the beet webworm, spoladea recurvalis fabricius, is a destructive pest on vegetable crops in tropics and subtropics; its main host plant is amaranth. it has become imperative to develop non-chemical methods to control s. recurvalis on amaranth. however, the lack of molecular information about this species has hindered the development of novel pest management strategies. in this study, high-throughput rna sequencing covering de novo sequence assemblies, functional annotation of transcripts, gene ... | 2016 | 27433928 |
| "noisy beets": impact of phenotyping errors on genomic predictions for binary traits in beta vulgaris. | noise (errors) in scientific data is endemic and may have a detrimental effect on statistical analyses and experimental results. the effects of noisy data have been assessed in genome-wide association studies for case-control experiments in human medicine. little is known, however, on the impact of noisy data on genomic predictions, a widely used statistical application in plant and animal breeding. | 2016 | 27437026 |
| ultrastructural and developmental toxicity of potato and tomato leaf extracts to beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua (lepidoptera: noctuidae). | beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua is a herbivorous moth and a serious pest of many economically important plants, which are used as food sources. because of rigorous standards of food quality, usage of synthetic insecticides in crop protection, against pests, is limited. solanaceae plant extracts may be a relatively cheap source of efficient natural insecticides that can limit usage of synthetic substances. their biological activity is not fully known. in particular, ultrastructural studies, usin ... | 2016 | 27440448 |
| utilization of vinasses as soil amendment: consequences and perspectives. | vinasses are a residual liquid generated after the production of beverages, such as mezcal and tequila, from agave (agave l.), sugarcane (saccharum officinarum l.) or sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.). these effluents have specific characteristics such as an acidic ph (from 3.9 to 5.1), a high chemical oxygen demand (50,000-95,000 mg l(-1)) and biological oxygen demand content (18,900-78,300 mg l(-1)), a high total solids content (79,000 and 37,500 mg l(-1)), high total volatile solids 79,000 and 82 ... | 2016 | 27441131 |
| omics technologies and applications in sugar beet. | sugar beet is a species of the chenopodiaceae family. it is an important sugar crop that supplies approximately 35% of the sugar in the world. sugar beet m14 line is a unique germplasm that contains genetic materials from beta vulgaris l. and beta corolliflora zoss. and exhibits tolerance to salt stress. in this review, we have summarized omics technologies and applications in sugar beet including m14 for identification of novel genes, proteins related to biotic and abiotic stresses, apomixes an ... | 2016 | 27446130 |
| the fungal endophyte chaetomium globosum negatively affects both above- and belowground herbivores in cotton. | mutualistic plant-endophyte symbioses can benefit plants by increasing host fitness through reductions in herbivory. the fungus, chaetomium globosum strain tamu 520, was previously isolated as an endophyte from cotton (gossypium hirsutum) and can be re-inoculated to systemically colonize cotton plants via seed treatment. we evaluated the potential impacts of the endophyte in cotton on plant parasitic nematodes belowground, along with piercing-sucking and chewing insects aboveground. endophytic c ... | 2016 | 27451418 |
| modulation of dendritic-epithelial cell responses against sphingomonas paucimobilis by dietary fibers. | non-fermenting gram-negative bacilli, such as sphingomonas paucimobilis (s.paucimobilis), are among the most widespread causes of nosocomial infections. up to now, no definitive guidelines exist for antimicrobial therapy for s. paucimobilis infections. as we have shown that some dietary fibers exhibit pronounced immune-regulatory properties, we hypothesized that specific immune active dietary fibers might modulate the responses against s. paucimobilis. we studied the immunomodulatory effects of ... | 2016 | 27452116 |
| ozonation as an effective way to stabilize new kinds of fermentation media used in biotechnological production of liquid fuel additives. | intermediates from processing sugar beets are considered an attractive feedstock for ethanol fermentation due to their high fermentable sugar content. in particular, medium prepared from raw sugar beet juice seems to be suitable for use in fermentation processes, but it is microbiologically unstable and requires sterilization. | 2016 | 27453725 |
| review of beet pseudoyellows virus genome structure built the consensus genome organization of cucumber strains and highlighted the unique feature of strawberry strain. | the complete nucleotide sequences of beet pseudoyellows virus (bpyv)-mi (cucumber isolate; matsuyama, idai) genomic rnas 1 and 2 were determined and compared with the previously sequenced japanese cucumber strain (bpyv-jc) and a strawberry strain (bpyv-s). the rna 2 of bpyv-mi showed 99 % nucleotide sequence identity with both bpyv-jc and -s having highly conserved eight orfs. in contrast, the rna1 of bpyv-mi showed sequence identities of 98 and 86 % with bpyv-jc and -s, respectively. phylogenet ... | 2016 | 27459886 |
| penicillium subrubescens is a promising alternative for aspergillus niger in enzymatic plant biomass saccharification. | in industrial applications, efficient mixtures of polysaccharide-degrading enzymes are needed to convert plant biomass into fermentable sugars. most of the commercially produced lignocellulolytic enzymes are from a limited number of filamentous fungi, such as trichoderma and aspergillus species. in contrast, the plant biomass-degrading capacity of penicillia has been less explored. we performed growth profiling of several penicillia on diverse plant biomass-related substrates demonstrating the c ... | 2016 | 27469436 |
| integrated expanded granular sludge bed and sequential batch reactor treating beet sugar industrial wastewater and recovering bioenergy. | the exponential rise in energy demand vis-à-vis depletion of mineral oil resources has accelerated recovery of bioenergy from organic waste. in this study, a laboratory-scale anaerobic (an)/aerobic (ar) system comprising of expanded granular sludge bed (egsb) reactor coupled to an aerobic sequential batch reactor (sbr) was constructed to treat beet sugar industrial wastewater (bsiw) of chemical oxygen demand (cod) 1665 mg l(-1) while harnessing methane gas. the egsb reactor generated methane at ... | 2016 | 27488718 |
| dietary beet pulp decreases taurine status in dogs fed low protein diet. | it is known that large dogs who are fed lamb and rice diets are at increased risk to develop taurine-deficiency-induced dilated cardiomyopathy. since dogs obligatorily conjugate bile acids (ba) with taurine, we determined whether rice bran (rb) or other fibers (cellulose; cl, beet pulp; bp) would affect ba excretion and/or the taurine status of dogs. | 2016 | 27489723 |
| sugar beet factory lime affects the mobilization of cd, co, cr, cu, mo, ni, pb, and zn under dynamic redox conditions in a contaminated floodplain soil. | the impact of sugar beet factory lime (sbfl) on the release dynamics and mobilization of toxic metals (tms) under dynamic redox conditions in floodplain soils has not been studied up to date. therefore, the aim of this study was to verify the scientific hypothesis that sbfl is able to immobilize cd, co, cr, cu, fe, mn, mo, ni, pb, and zn under different redox potentials (eh) in a contaminated floodplain soil. for this purpose, the non-treated contaminated soil (cs) and the same soil treated with ... | 2017 | 27499501 |
| identification and functional characterization of an epsilon glutathione s-transferase from the beet armyworm (spodoptera exigua). | 2016 | 27521917 | |
| native prussian carp (carassius gibelio) health status, biochemical and histological responses to treated wastewaters. | the aim of this study was to assess the impact of treated wastewaters on native wild prussian carp inhabiting effluent-receiving waters (erc) receiving municipal and sugar plant treated wastewaters, further downstream waters (dw), and a detached canal unaffected by the wwtp activities. to that end, general fish health status was determined, including plasma biochemical, haematological, oxidative stress and tissue histopathological indices, over three seasons. the greatest tissue alterations were ... | 2016 | 27524256 |
| leaching of the neonicotinoids thiamethoxam and imidacloprid from sugar beet seed dressings to subsurface tile drains. | pesticide transport from seed dressings toward subsurface tile drains is still poorly understood. we monitored the neonicotinoid insecticides imidacloprid and thiamethoxam from sugar beet seed dressings in flow-proportional drainage water samples, together with spray applications of bromide and the herbicide s-metolachlor in spring and the fungicides epoxiconazole and kresoxim-methyl in summer. event-driven, high first concentration maxima up to 2830 and 1290 ng/l for thiamethoxam and imidaclopr ... | 2016 | 27529118 |
| the introduction of the fungal d-galacturonate pathway enables the consumption of d-galacturonic acid by saccharomyces cerevisiae. | pectin-rich wastes, such as citrus pulp and sugar beet pulp, are produced in considerable amounts by the juice and sugar industry and could be used as raw materials for biorefineries. one possible process in such biorefineries is the hydrolysis of these wastes and the subsequent production of ethanol. however, the ethanol-producing organism of choice, saccharomyces cerevisiae, is not able to catabolize d-galacturonic acid, which represents a considerable amount of the sugars in the hydrolysate, ... | 2016 | 27538689 |
| messages from the other side: parasites receive damage cues from their host plants. | as sessile organisms, plants rely on their environment for cues indicating imminent herbivory. these cues can originate from tissues on the same plant or from different individuals. since parasitic plants form vascular connections with their host, parasites have the potential to receive cues from hosts that allow them to adjust defenses against future herbivory. however, the role of plant communication between hosts and parasites for herbivore defense remains poorly investigated. here, we examin ... | 2016 | 27539588 |
| identification of 8-o-4/8-5(cyclic)- and 8-8(cyclic)/5-5-coupled dehydrotriferulic acids, naturally occurring in cell walls of mono- and dicotyledonous plants. | besides ferulate dimers, higher oligomers of ferulic acid such as trimers and tetramers were previously demonstrated to occur in plant cell walls. this paper reports the identification of two new triferulic acids. 8-o-4/8-5(cyclic)-triferulic acid was synthesized from ethyl ferulate under oxidative conditions using copper(ii)-tetramethylethylenediamine [cucl(oh)-tmeda] as a catalyst, whereas 8-8(cyclic)/5-5-triferulic acid was isolated (preparative size exclusion chromatography, reversed-phase h ... | 2016 | 27540862 |
| betalain rich functional extract with reduced salts and nitrate content from red beetroot (beta vulgaris l.) using membrane separation technology. | an initial laboratory-scale evaluation of separation characteristics of membranes with nominal molecular weight cut-offs (nmwco) ranging from 30kd down to 0.5kd indicated effective separation of betalains in the 0.5kd region. subsequent pilot-level trials using 1kd, loose reverse osmosis (lro) and reverse osmosis (ro) spiral-wound membranes showed lro membrane to be very efficient with up to 96% salt and 47% other dissolved solids removed while retaining majority of the pigment (∼98%) in the bet ... | 2017 | 27542480 |
| amyloodinum ocellatum in dicentrarchus labrax: study of infection in salt water and freshwater aquaponics. | this investigation is aimed to improve the knowledge on the physiological alterations occurring at morphological and molecular level in european sea bass naturally infected by a. ocellatum and reared at different salinities. european sea bass juveniles (dicentrarchus labrax) weighing 20 ± 0.5 g were divided in three aquaponics systems: ctrl, reared at 20 ppt salinity; afi, reared in freshwater (0 ppt) and infected with the dinoflagellate amyloodinium ocellatum; asi, reared at 20 ppt salinity and ... | 2016 | 27542617 |
| comparison of spinach sex chromosomes with sugar beet autosomes reveals extensive synteny and low recombination at the male-determining locus. | spinach (spinacia oleracea, 2n = 12) and sugar beet (beta vulgaris, 2n = 18) are important crop members of the family chenopodiaceae ss sugar beet has a basic chromosome number of 9 and a cosexual breeding system, as do most members of the chenopodiaceae ss. family. by contrast, spinach has a basic chromosome number of 6 and, although certain cultivars and genotypes produce monoecious plants, is considered to be a dioecious species. the loci determining male and monoecious sexual expression were ... | 2016 | 27563071 |
| recent trends in bioethanol production from food processing byproducts. | the widespread use of corn starch and sugarcane as sources of sugar for the production of ethanol via fermentation may negatively impact the use of farmland for production of food. thus, alternative sources of fermentable sugars, particularly from lignocellulosic sources, have been extensively investigated. another source of fermentable sugars with substantial potential for ethanol production is the waste from the food growing and processing industry. reviewed here is the use of waste from potat ... | 2016 | 27565674 |
| beet root juice protects against doxorubicin toxicity in cardiomyocytes while enhancing apoptosis in breast cancer cells. | doxorubicin (dox, adriamycin) is a broad-spectrum chemotherapeutic drug used to treat a variety of cancers, although its clinical use is restricted by irreversible cardiotoxicity. earlier studies show that beet root juice (brj), a natural and safe herbal product with high levels of nitrate and antioxidants, is a potent chemopreventive agent; however, its cardioprotective function is yet to be established. the goal of this study was to determine the protective effect of brj against dox-induced ca ... | 2016 | 27565811 |
| feruloyl esterases from schizophyllum commune to treat food industry side-streams. | agro-industrial side-streams are abundant and renewable resources of hydroxycinnamic acids with potential applications as antioxidants and preservatives in the food, health, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. feruloyl esterases (faes) from schizophyllum commune were functionally expressed in pichia pastoris with extracellular activities of 6000ul(-1). the recombinant enzymes, scfaed1 and scfaed2, released ferulic acid from destarched wheat bran and sugar beet pectin. overnight incubation o ... | 2016 | 27566510 |
| all that glitters is not ramularia. | ramularia is a species-rich genus that harbours plant pathogens responsible for yield losses to many important crops, including barley, sugar beet and strawberry. species of ramularia are hyphomycetes with hyaline conidiophores and conidia with distinct, thickened, darkened, refractive conidiogenous loci and conidial hila, and mycosphaerella sexual morphs. because of its simple morphology and general lack of dna data in public databases, several allied genera are frequently confused with ramular ... | 2016 | 27570325 |
| molecular characterization of a lysozyme gene and its altered expression profile in crowded beet webworm (loxostege sticticalis). | there is growing evidence that insects living in high-density populations exhibit an increase in immune function to counter a higher risk of disease. this phenomenon, known as density-dependent prophylaxis, has been experimentally tested in a number of insect species. although density-dependent prophylaxis is especially prevalent in insects exhibiting density-dependent phase polyphenism, the molecular mechanism remains unclear. our previous study demonstrated that the antibacterial activity of l ... | 2016 | 27575006 |
| shredded beet pulp substituted for corn silage in diets fed to dairy cows under ambient heat stress: feed intake, total-tract digestibility, plasma metabolites, and milk production. | the effects of substituting increasing concentrations of dried, shredded beet pulp for corn silage on dry matter intake, nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation, blood metabolites, and milk production of lactating dairy cows was evaluated under conditions of ambient heat stress. four multiparous (126±13d in milk) and 4 primiparous (121±11d in milk) holstein cows were used in a 4×4 latin square design experiment with 4 periods of 21d. each period had 14d of adaptation and 7d of sampling, and p ... | 2016 | 27592434 |
| starch-based bio-elastomers functionalized with red beetroot natural antioxidant. | red beetroot (rb) powder was incorporated into starch-based bio-elastomers to obtain flexible biocomposites with tunable antioxidant properties. starch granules within the bio-elastomers affected the release of the antioxidant molecule betanin in the rb powder. the bio-elastomers were hydrophobic and resisted dissolution in water, hence the release of betanin was due to diffusion rather than polymer matrix disintegration. hydrophobicity was maintained even after water immersion. released betanin ... | 2017 | 27596427 |
| the effect of dietary nitrate supplementation on endurance exercise performance in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | recent research into the use of dietary nitrates and their role in vascular function has led to it becoming progressively more popular amongst athletes attempting to enhance performance. | 2017 | 27600147 |
| temporal sampling helps unravel the genetic structure of naturally occurring populations of a phytoparasitic nematode. 2. separating the relative effects of gene flow and genetic drift. | studying wild pathogen populations in natural ecosystems offers the opportunity to better understand the evolutionary dynamics of biotic diseases in crops and to enhance pest control strategies. we used simulations and genetic markers to investigate the spatial and temporal population genetic structure of wild populations of the beet cyst nematode heterodera schachtii on a wild host plant species, the sea beet (beta vulgaris spp. maritima), the wild ancestor of cultivated beets. our analysis of ... | 2016 | 27606008 |
| fungal planet description sheets: 400-468. | novel species of fungi described in the present study include the following from australia: vermiculariopsiella eucalypti, mulderomyces natalis (incl. mulderomyces gen. nov.), fusicladium paraamoenum, neotrimmatostroma paraexcentricum, and pseudophloeospora eucalyptorum on leaves of eucalyptus spp., anungitea grevilleae (on leaves of grevillea sp.), pyrenochaeta acaciae (on leaves of acacia sp.), and brunneocarpos banksiae (incl. brunneocarpos gen. nov.) on cones of banksia attenuata. novel foli ... | 2016 | 27616795 |
| next-generation sequencing and genome editing in plant virology. | next-generation sequencing (ngs) has been applied to plant virology since 2009. ngs provides highly efficient, rapid, low cost dna, or rna high-throughput sequencing of the genomes of plant viruses and viroids and of the specific small rnas generated during the infection process. these small rnas, which cover frequently the whole genome of the infectious agent, are 21-24 nt long and are known as vsrnas for viruses and vd-srnas for viroids. ngs has been used in a number of studies in plant virolo ... | 2016 | 27617007 |
| genetic diversity and physiological performance of portuguese wild beet (beta vulgaris spp. maritima) from three contrasting habitats. | the establishment of stress resilient sugar beets (beta vulgaris spp. vulgaris) is an important breeding goal since this cash crop is susceptible to drought and salinity. the genetic diversity in cultivated sugar beets is low and the beet wild relatives are useful genetic resources for tolerance traits. three wild beet populations (beta vulgaris spp. maritima) from contrasting environments, vaiamonte (vmt, dry inland hill), comporta (cmp, marsh) and oeiras (oei, coastland), and one commercial su ... | 2016 | 27630646 |
| characterization of chemically and thermally treated oil-in-water heteroaggregates and comparison to conventional emulsions. | heteroaggregated oil-in-water (o/w) emulsions formed by targeted combination of oppositely charged emulsion droplets were proposed to be used for the modulation of physical properties of food systems, ideally achieving the formation of a particulate 3-dimensional network at comparably low-fat content. in this study, rheological properties of quillaja saponins (qs), sugar beet pectin (sbp), and whey protein isolate (wpi) stabilized conventional and heteroaggregated o/w emulsions at oil contents o ... | 2016 | 27636707 |
| simple and robust methods for remote sensing of canopy chlorophyll content: a comparative analysis of hyperspectral data for different types of vegetation. | canopy chlorophyll content (ccc) is an essential ecophysiological variable for photosynthetic functioning. remote sensing of ccc is vital for a wide range of ecological and agricultural applications. the objectives of this study were to explore simple and robust algorithms for spectral assessment of ccc. hyperspectral datasets for six vegetation types (rice, wheat, corn, soybean, sugar beet and natural grass) acquired in four locations (japan, france, italy and usa) were analysed. to explore the ... | 2016 | 27650474 |
| understanding leaf membrane protein extraction to develop a food-grade process. | leaf membrane proteins are an underutilised protein fraction for food applications. proteins from leaves can contribute to a more complete use of resources and help to meet the increasing protein demand. leaf protein extraction and purification is applied by other disciplines, such as proteomics. therefore, this study analysed proteomic extraction methods for membrane proteins as an inspiration for a food-grade alternative process. sugar beet leaves were extracted with two proteomic protocols: s ... | 2017 | 27664631 |
| bacillus amyloliquefaciens sb14 from rhizosphere alleviates rhizoctonia damping-off disease on sugar beet. | the use of biocontrol strains recently has become a popular alternative to conventional chemical treatments. a set of bacteria isolated from sugar beet rhizosphere and from roots and shoots of apple and walnut were evaluated for their potential to control sugar beet seedling damping-off caused by r. solani ag-4 and ag2-2.the results of in vitro assays concluded that three isolates, sb6, sb14, sb15, obtained from rhizosphere of sugar beet and five isolates, ap2, ap4, ap6, ap7, ap8, obtained from ... | 2016 | 27664740 |
| description of a novel monopartite geminivirus and its defective subviral genome in grapevine. | a novel virus was detected in grapevines by illumina sequencing during the screening of two table grape (vitis vinifera) accessions, cultivars black beet and nagano purple, from south korea. the monopartite circular ssdna genome sequence was subsequently confirmed by rolling cycle amplification, cloning and sanger sequencing. the complete viral genomic sequence from both accessions ranged from 2,903 to 2,907 nucleotides in length and contained the conserved nonanucleotide sequence taatatt↓ac and ... | 2017 | 27670772 |
| in vitro β-carotene bioaccessibility and lipid digestion in emulsions: influence of pectin type and degree of methyl-esterification. | citrus pectin (cp) and sugar beet pectin (sbp) were demethoxylated and fully characterized in terms of pectin properties in order to investigate the influence of the pectin degree of methyl-esterification (dm) and the pectin type on the in vitro β-carotene bioaccessibility and lipid digestion in emulsions. for the cp based emulsions containing β-carotene enriched oil, water and pectin, the β-carotene bioaccessibility, and lipid digestion were higher in the emulsions with pectin with a higher dm ... | 2016 | 27680678 |
| skeletal deformities associated with nutritional congenital rickets in newborn lambs. | a group of 545 pregnant rising 2-year-old coopdale ewes on a southland sheep farm were grazed over winter on a fodder beet (beta vulgaris) crop. subsequently, 45 out of approximately 750 lambs were born with a variety of skeletal deformities, including shortened limbs, varus and valgus angular limb deformities, palmar grade stance and cranial bowing of the carpus. analysis of the crop showed the fodder beet contained a low percentage of phosphorus. in addition, 60 out of 460 rising 2-year-old ew ... | 2017 | 27691906 |
| the water to solute permeability ratio governs the osmotic volume dynamics in beetroot vacuoles. | plant cell vacuoles occupy up to 90% of the cell volume and, beyond their physiological function, are constantly subjected to water and solute exchange. the osmotic flow and vacuole volume dynamics relies on the vacuole membrane -the tonoplast- and its capacity to regulate its permeability to both water and solutes. the osmotic permeability coefficient (pf ) is the parameter that better characterizes the water transport when submitted to an osmotic gradient. usually, pf determinations are made i ... | 2016 | 27695468 |
| transcriptome analysis of sugar beet root maggot (tetanops myopaeformis) genes modulated by the beta vulgaris host. | sugar beet root maggot (sbrm, tetanops myopaeformis von röder) is a major but poorly understood insect pest of sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.). the molecular mechanisms underlying plant defense responses are well documented, however, little information is available about complementary mechanisms for insect adaptive responses to overcome host resistance. to date, no studies have been published on sbrm gene expression profiling. suppressive subtractive hybridization (ssh) generated more than 300 sbr ... | 2016 | 27696738 |
| population genetic diversity and genetic structure of spodoptera exigua around the bohai gulf area of china based on mitochondrial dna signatures. | the beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua (lepidoptera: noctuidae), is an economically important pest that causes major losses in some main crop-producing areas of china. to control this pest effectively, it is necessary to investigate its population genetic diversity and genetic structure around the bohai gulf area of china. in this study, we used two mitochondrial genes, coi (578 bp) and cytb (724 bp), to investigate its genetic diversity. we obtained 622 coi sequences and 462 cytb sequences from 2 ... | 2016 | 27706794 |
| rapid total volatile organic carbon quantification from microbial fermentation using a platinum catalyst and proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry. | a novel analytical system was developed to rapidly and accurately quantify total volatile organic compound (voc) production from microbial reactor systems using a platinum catalyst and a sensitive co2 detector. this system allows nearly instantaneous determination of total voc production by utilizing a platinum catalyst to completely and quantitatively oxidize headspace vocs to co2 in coordination with a co2 detector. measurement of respiratory co2 by bypassing the catalyst allowed the total voc ... | 2016 | 27709547 |
| separation of chlorinated diastereomers of decarboxy-betacyanins in myeloperoxidase catalyzed chlorinated beta vulgaris l. extract. | a comparative chromatographic evaluation of chlorinated decarboxylated betanins and betanidins generated under activity of hypochlorous acid exerted upon these highly antioxidative potent decarboxylated pigments derived from natural sources was performed by lc-dad-esi-ms/ms. comparison of the chromatographic profiles of the chlorinated pigments revealed two different directions of retention changes in relation to the corresponding substrates. chlorination of all betacyanins that are decarboxylat ... | 2016 | 27710887 |
| non-invasive presymptomatic detection of cercospora beticola infection and identification of early metabolic responses in sugar beet. | cercospora beticola is an economically significant fungal pathogen of sugar beet, and is the causative pathogen of cercospora leaf spot. selected host genotypes with contrasting degree of susceptibility to the disease have been exploited to characterize the patterns of metabolite responses to fungal infection, and to devise a pre-symptomatic, non-invasive method of detecting the presence of the pathogen. sugar beet genotypes were analyzed for metabolite profiles and hyperspectral signatures. cor ... | 2016 | 27713750 |
| the use of sugar beet pulp lignin for the production of vanillin. | the objectives of this work is to produce vanillin from sugar beet pulp by lignin oxidation and evaluate the effect of process parameters (temperature, partial pressure of oxygen, reaction time, cuso4 as a catalyst) on the yield of vanillin. purification and separation of vanillin from pressurized extract was carried out by organic solvent and crystallization. hplc, ft-ir, h nmr, gc/ms and dsc methods were performed to approve the vanillin crystal. results showed that production of vanillin was ... | 2017 | 27717789 |
| betalains increase vitexin-2-o-xyloside cytotoxicity in caco-2 cancer cells. | vitexin-2-o-xyloside (xvx) from beta vulgaris var. cicla l. (bvc) seeds, betaxanthin (r1) and betacyanin (r2) fractions from beta vulgaris var. rubra l. (bvr) roots were combined and tested for cytotoxicity in caco-2 colon cancer cells. xvx was the most cytotoxic molecule, but the combination of xvx with r1 and r2 significantly prolonged its cytotoxicity. cytotoxicity was mediated by the intrinsic apoptotic pathway, as shown by an increase in bcl2-like protein 4, cleaved poly adp-ribosyl polymer ... | 2017 | 27719921 |
| simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of sugar beet pulp for efficient bioethanol production. | sugar beet pulp, a byproduct of sugar beet processing, can be used as a feedstock in second-generation ethanol production. the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of pretreatment, of the dosage of cellulase and hemicellulase enzyme preparations used, and of aeration on the release of fermentable sugars and ethanol yield during simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (ssf) of sugar beet pulp-based worts. pressure-thermal pretreatment was applied to sugar beet pulp suspen ... | 2016 | 27722169 |
| agrowaste to vanillin conversion by a natural pediococcus acidilactici strain bd16. | owing to its flavoring, antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticarcinogenic nature, vanillin is widely used in foods, beverages, perfumes and pharmaceutical products. ferulic acid (fa) is an important precursor of vanillin which is abundant in cereals like maize, rice and wheat and sugar beet. a major drawback of microbial vanillin production from fa is the degradation and biotransformation of toxic vanillin to other phenolic derivatives. the present study is undertaken to explore microbial vanillin ... | 2016 | 27734757 |
| development and evaluation of a reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection of beet necrotic yellow vein virus. | sugar beet can be infected by many different viruses that can reduce yield; beet necrotic yellow vein virus (bnyvv) is one of the most economically important viruses of this crop plant. this report describes a new reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (rt-lamp) assay for identification of bnyvv. in addition, a novel immunocapture (ic) rt-lamp assay for rapid and easy detection (without rna extraction) of bnyvv was developed here and compared with das-elisa and rt-lamp assa ... | 2017 | 27738843 |
| production of laccase by recombinant yarrowia lipolytica from molasses: bioprocess development using statistical modeling and increase productivity in shake-flask and bioreactor cultures. | laccases are used in numerous applications, from green degradation of various xenobiotic compounds, waste detoxification, textile dye bleaching, and delignification of lignocellulose materials to biofuel production. in this study, the recombinant yarrowia lipolytica yl4 strain carrying the white-rot fungus trametes versicolor laccase iiib gene was used for laccase production from beet molasses as an agro-industrial residue. response surface methodology was used to statistical optimization of the ... | 2017 | 27744524 |
| effect of plant age on the quantity and quality of proteins extracted from sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) leaves. | effects of the developmental stage (e.g., young, mature, or senescent) of leaves on their chemical composition have been described in the literature. this study focuses on the variation in chemical composition and quantity and quality of proteins extracted from leaves due to variation in plant age (i.e., harvesting time), using leaves from sugar beets grown in a field (rhino, arrival) and in a greenhouse (isabella). within the same variety (rhino, field; arrival, field; isabella, greenhouse) the ... | 2016 | 27750423 |
| simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of sugar beet pulp with mixed bacterial cultures for lactic acid and propylene glycol production. | research into fermentative production of lactic acid from agricultural by-products has recently concentrated on the direct conversion of biomass, whereby pure sugars are replaced with inexpensive feedstock in the process of lactic acid production. in our studies, for the first time, the source of carbon used is sugar beet pulp, generated as a by-product of industrial sugar production. in this paper, we focus on the simultaneous saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass and fermentation of lact ... | 2016 | 27763527 |
| de novo sequencing and assembly analysis of the pseudostellaria heterophylla transcriptome. | pseudostellaria heterophylla (miq.) pax is a mild tonic herb widely cultivated in the southern part of china. the tuberous roots of p. heterophylla accumulate high levels of secondary metabolism products of medicinal value such as saponins, flavonoids, and isoquinoline alkaloids. despite numerous studies on the pharmacological importance and purification of these compounds in p. heterophylla, their biosynthesis is not well understood. in the present study, we used illumina hiseq 4000 sequencing ... | 2016 | 27764127 |
| effect of different sugar beet pulp pretreatments on biogas production efficiency. | the objective of this study was to determine the effect of different sugar beet pulp (sbp) pretreatments on biogas yield from anaerobic digestion. sbp was subjected to grinding, thermal-pressure processing, enzymatic hydrolysis, or combination of these pretreatments. it was observed that grinding of sbp to 2.5-mm particles resulted in the cumulative biogas productivity of 617.2 ml/g volatile solids (vs), which was 20.2 % higher compared to the biogas yield from the not pretreated sbp, and compar ... | 2017 | 27766539 |
| herbal remedies and functional foods used by cancer patients attending specialty oncology clinics in trinidad. | cancer is a major disease worldwide, and many patients use complementary and alternative treatments. the purpose of this study was to identify the herbal remedies and functional foods used as complementary medicine by prostate, breast and colorectal cancer patients at speciality care facilities in trinidad. we also sought to determine how patients rated the efficacy of these modalities compared with conventional treatment. | 2016 | 27769229 |
| emerging technique for healthier frying for production of reduced-fat beetroot (beta vulgaris) chips. | in the present work, the processing variables were optimized to retain betalain compound and their effect on quality attributes (oil content, breaking force and color) of fried beetroot chips. the beetroot slices were fried in lab scale vacuum fryer. experimental design with temperature (86-153 °c), absolute pressure (1.3-9.7 kpa) and frying time (2.6-9.4 min) as independent variables which produced 20 different combinations, were studied using response surface methodology to study the effect of ... | 2016 | 27777456 |
| a viral noncoding rna complements a weakened viral rna silencing suppressor and promotes efficient systemic host infection. | systemic movement of beet necrotic yellow vein virus (bnyvv) in beta macrocarpa depends on viral rna3, whereas in nicotiana benthamiana this rna is dispensable. rna3 contains a coremin motif of 20 nucleotides essential for the stabilization of noncoding rna3 (ncrna3) and for long-distance movement in beta species. coremin mutants that are unable to accumulate ncrna3 also do not achieve systemic movement in beta species. a mutant virus carrying a mutation in the p14 viral suppressor of rna silenc ... | 2016 | 27782046 |
| co-digestion of sugar beet silage increases biogas yield from fibrous substrates. | this study tested the hypothesis that the easily degradable carbohydrates of the sugar beet silage (s) will improve the anaerobic digestion of grass silage (g) more profoundly compared to co-digestion of sugar beet silage with maize silage (m). m : s and g : s mixtures were tested in two continuous laboratory-scale ad experiments at volatile solid ratios of 1 : 0, 6 : 1, 3 : 1, and 1 : 3 at organic loading rates of 1.5 kgvs m(-3) day(-1). while the sugar beet effects in mixtures with maize silag ... | 2016 | 27807538 |
| assessment of the abrasion potential of pesticide-treated seeds using the heubach test. | during sowing of pesticide-treated seeds, pesticide-laden dust and abraded seed particles may be emitted to the environment, possibly leading to environmental contamination and posing health risks. in many countries there is currently no legislation concerning the acceptable amount of dust of treated seeds. this study aimed to gain insight in the abrasion potential of available pesticide-treated seeds and its associated factors. the abrasion potential of 45 seed samples of 7 different species (v ... | 2016 | 27812241 |
| betacyanins enhance vitexin-2-o-xyloside mediated inhibition of proliferation of t24 bladder cancer cells. | betacyanins (bc) were purified from beetroot (beta vulgaris var. rubra l.) and tested, alone or in combination with vitexin-2-o-xyloside (xvx) from beta vulgaris var. cicla l., for their ability to reduce the proliferation rate in t24 bladder cancer cells. combination of bc and xvx exhibited a synergistic effect concerning the inhibition of proliferation in t24 cancer cells at 24 and 48 h but not after 72 h of incubation. the induction of apoptosis was evidenced by means of fluorescence activate ... | 2016 | 27812566 |
| protease activity and phytocystatin expression in arabidopsis thaliana upon heterodera schachtii infection. | the activity of plant proteases is important for amino acids recycling, removal of damaged proteins as well as defence responses. the second-stage juvenile of the beet cyst nematode heterodera schachtii penetrates host roots and induces the feeding site called a syncytium. to determine whether infection by h. schachtii affects proteolysis, the protease activity was studied in arabidopsis roots and shoots at the day of inoculation and 3, 7 and 15 days post inoculation (dpi). nematode infection ca ... | 2016 | 27816823 |
| identification of degradation routes of metamitron in soil microcosms using (13)c-isotope labeling. | metamitron is one of the most commonly used herbicide in sugar beet and flower bulb cultures. numerous laboratory and field studies on sorption and degradation of metamitron were performed. detailed biodegradation studies in soil using (13)c-isotope labeling are still missing. therefore, we aimed at providing a detailed turnover mass balance of (13)c6-metamitron in soil microcosms over 80 days. in the biotic system, metamitron mineralized rapidly, and (13)co2 finally constituted 60% of the initi ... | 2017 | 27823863 |
| drought impact is alleviated in sugar beets (beta vulgaris l.) by foliar application of fullerenol nanoparticles. | over the past few years, significant efforts have been made to decrease the effects of drought stress on plant productivity and quality. we propose that fullerenol nanoparticles (fnps, molecular formula c60(oh)24) may help alleviate drought stress by serving as an additional intercellular water supply. specifically, fnps are able to penetrate plant leaf and root tissues, where they bind water in various cell compartments. this hydroscopic activity suggests that fnps could be beneficial in plants ... | 2016 | 27832171 |
| composite films prepared from agricultural by-products. | in our study we used holocelluloses from sugar beet and bagasse for film preparation. films from sugar beet holocellulose have better mechanical properties than from bagasse holocellulose. by subsequent carboxymethylation of bagasse holocellulose, films with better properties were produced. specimens prepared from combined sugar beet and bagasse carboxymethylated holocellulose had the best mechanical properties. the results could be explained by the ratios of cellulose, arabinan, polygalacturona ... | 2017 | 27842855 |