Sustainable food production: Innovative netting concepts and their mode of action on fruit crops

M Vuković, S Jurić, L Maslov Bandić, B Levaj, DQ Fu… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Net application in agriculture has a long history. Nets were usually used for the protection of
plants against different hazards (hail, wind, birds, pests, excessive sun radiation) and, lately …

Functional phenomics for improved climate resilience in Nordic agriculture

T Roitsch, K Himanen, A Chawade… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The five Nordic countries span the most northern region for field cultivation in the world. This
presents challenges per se, with short growing seasons, long days, and a need for frost …

Antioxidant Activity, Total Phenolic Content and Total Flavonoid Content in Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) Cultivars Grown in Northwest Spain under Different …

S Martínez, C Fuentes, J Carballo - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The sweet chestnut fruit has always had great importance in the southern European
countries. Chestnut production is an important source of income and a crop of high …

[HTML][HTML] Blue light increases anthocyanin content and delays fruit ripening in purple pepper fruit

Y Liu, RE Schouten, Y Tikunov, X Liu… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In purple-fruited Capsicum genotypes, fruit anthocyanin content first increases, and later
decreases upon ripening. In this study, the response of this transient anthocyanin …

Mitotically heritable epigenetic modifications of CmMYB6 control anthocyanin biosynthesis in chrysanthemum

M Tang, W Xue, X Li, L Wang, M Wang… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Flower color, which is determined by various chemical pigments, is a vital trait for
ornamental plants, in which anthocyanin is a major component. However, the epigenetic …

[HTML][HTML] Postharvest UV radiation enhanced biosynthesis of flavonoids and carotenes in bell peppers

N Castillejo, L Martínez-Zamora… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
UV abiotic stresses have beneficial effects in plants inducing the synthesis of secondary
metabolites when low doses were applied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of …

Metabolome and transcriptome profiling unveil the mechanisms of light-induced anthocyanin synthesis in rabbiteye blueberry (vaccinium ashei: Reade)

X Guo, M Shakeel, D Wang, C Qu, S Yang, S Ahmad… - BMC Plant …, 2022 - Springer
Background Blueberry is one of the most important fruit crops worldwide. Anthocyanin is an
important secondary metabolites that affects the appearance and nutritive quality of …

Identification of the regulatory genes of UV-B-induced anthocyanin biosynthesis in pepper fruit

Y Wang, S Liu, H Wang, Y Zhang, W Li, J Liu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fruit peels of certain pepper (Capsicum annum L.) varieties accumulate a large amount of
anthocyanins and exhibit purple color under medium-wave ultraviolet (UV-B) conditions …

Seasonal variation influences flavonoid biosynthesis path and content, and antioxidant activity of metabolites in Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels & Gilg

YS Shi, L Yang, MF Yu, ZH Li, ZJ Ke, XH Qian… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Environmental conditions contribute to plant growth and metabolism. This study aimed to
determine a suitable environment and climate for large-scale artificial cultivation of an …

Effects of light quality on growth, nutritional characteristics, and antioxidant properties of winter wheat seedlings (Triticum aestivum L.)

J Li, X Guo, S Zhang, Y Zhang, L Chen… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Wheat seedlings are becoming popular for its high nutritional value. Effects of White (W),
White+ Red (WR), and White+ Blue (WB) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) treatments on growth …