Sustainability-oriented research and innovation in 'farm to fork'value chains

A Riccaboni, E Neri, F Trovarelli, RM Pulselli - Current Opinion in Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Innovation is classified based on value chain actors.•Farmers, food processors,
retailers, advisory services act as innovation providers.•Consumers, policy makers and …

Managing the functional diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for the sustainable intensification of crop production

I Brito, M Carvalho, MJ Goss - Plants, People, Planet, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement The need to increase food production with reduced use of
resources and environmental impact demands innovative rethinking and evolution of …

Assemblage of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and green waste compost enhance drought stress tolerance in carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) trees

A Boutasknit, M Baslam, M Ait-El-Mokhtar, M Anli… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In the current study, an eco-friendly management technology to improve young carob
(Ceratonia siliqua L.) tree tolerance to water deficit was set up by using single or combined …

Agronomic management of AMF functional diversity to overcome biotic and abiotic stresses-The role of plant sequence and intact extraradical mycelium

I Brito, MJ Goss, L Alho, C Brígido, D van Tuinen… - Fungal Ecology, 2019 - Elsevier
Intentional use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in crop** systems has been
marginal, owing to the high cost and limited biodiversity of commercial inocula, together with …

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) shows higher mycorrhizal colonization when planted in agroforestry than in monoculture

R da Silva Maia, SS Vasconcelos, AB Viana-Junior… - Agroforestry …, 2021 - Springer
The root system of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) has characteristics unfavorable for
nutrient absorption, which may cause it to be dependent on arbuscular mycorrhizal …

Effect of Tillage System and Cover Crop on Maize Mycorrhization and Presence of Magnaporthiopsis maydis

M Patanita, MD Campos, MR Félix, M Carvalho, I Brito - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
The sustainability of agriculture requires the adoption of agricultural soil conservation
practices with positive impacts on soil quality, which can promote beneficial soil microbiota …

A novel model of cancer drug resistance: oncosomal release of cytotoxic and antibody-based drugs

T Eguchi, EA Taha, SK Calderwood, K Ono - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), such as exosomes or oncosomes, often carry oncogenic
molecules derived from tumor cells. In addition, accumulating evidence indicates that tumor …

Mycorrhizal fungi as bioprotectors of crops against verticillium wilt—a hypothetical scenario under changing environmental conditions

N Goicoechea - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The association that many crops can establish with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)
present in soils can enhance the resistance of the host plants against several pathogens …

Distribution, characterization and the commercialization of elite rhizobia strains in Africa

C Wekesa, AA Jalloh, JO Muoma, H Korir… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Grain legumes play a significant role in smallholder farming systems in Africa because of
their contribution to nutrition and income security and their role in fixing nitrogen. Biological …

[HTML][HTML] Water-saving agricultural technologies: Regional hydrology outcomes and knowledge gaps in the eastern Gangetic Plains—A review

MA Mojid, M Mainuddin - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing food demand has exerted tremendous stress on agricultural water usages
worldwide, often with a threat to sustainability in agricultural production and, hence, food …