Isopods play an important role in the decomposition of leaf litter and therefore are making a
significant contribution to nutrient cycling and soil ecosystem services. As a consequence …

Replant disease is a soil (micro-) biome-based, harmfully-disturbed physiological and
morphological reaction of plants to replanting similar cultures on the same sites by …

About 10% of the world's vegetable production is generated from Brassicaceae, wherein
Brassica rapa is a dominating species. There is growing evidence that glucosinolates …

Isothiocyanates are biologically active secondary metabolites liberated via enzymatic
hydrolysis of their sulfur enriched precursors, glucosinolates, upon tissue plant disruption …

2, 5-Furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is one of the top-12 value-added chemicals derived
from biomass that may serve as a 'green'substitute for terephthalic acid (TPA) in polyesters …

Knowledge of the effect of plant secondary compounds (PSCs) on belowground interactions
in the more diffuse community of species living outside the rhizosphere is sparse compared …

The prevalence of standardized toxicity testing in ecotoxicology has largely obscured the
notion that toxicity is a function of time as well. The necessity of considering time is vividly …

Acute toxicity differs between species but also varies within a species. Important intraspecific
factors are the exposure duration and properties of the animal such as life stage, sex, and …

Efficiently assessing and managing the risks of pollution in the marine environment requires
mechanistic models for toxic effects. The General Unified Threshold model for Survival …

In dose–response analysis, regression analysis and hypothesis testing are the main tools of
choice. These methods, however, have specific requirements for the design of acute toxicity …