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Using high throughput short amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA genes and internal transcribed spacer (ITS), we analyzed the impacts of genotypes of Vitis Vinifera (coming from three genetic pool), on the microbial (bacterial and fungal) assemblage in the phyllosphere. First, we performed the analysis of the phyllosphere microbiome while using fifteen genotypes that were chosen to maximize intra-specific diversity and grown in two Mediterranean vineyards. Then, the same analysis was performed on five commercially important varieties of Vitis vinifera that were sampled from three different French agro-climatic zones (or terroir: a combination of climate, soils, and human practices). Our study revealed that, at a particular geographic location, genotypes have an impact on microbial assemblage in the phyllosphere and carposphere of leaf and fruit (or berries), respectively, which is more prominent on the carposphere but the effect of terroir was much stronger than the genotype when the leaf phyllosphere of five grapevine varieties grown in different agro-climatic zones was compared. Impacts of the season and exterior plant organs (leaf and berries) on microbial taxa structuring in the phyllosphere was also assessed and presented in this report.</p>", "keywords": ["580", "0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "PMCs", "0303 health sciences", "terroir", "QH301-705.5", "genotype", "microbiome", "15. Life on land", "Article", "grapevine", "03 medical and health sciences", "[SDV.MP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology", "13. 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It can be influenced by forest management and climate. We studied the impact of thinning and climate variables on annual stem radial growth (ring width and ring density, and their earlywood and latewood components) in two contrasting Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands in northern Spain (one continental, one Mediterranean). At each site, three thinning regimes (control or T0, removing 20% basal area or T20, and removing 30% or T30) were randomly applied to nine plots per site (three plots per treatment) in 1999. Thinning was repeated at the Mediterranean site in 2009 (increasing thinning intensity in T30 to 40%). Eight trees per plot were cored in spring 2014. Second thinning at the Mediterranean site and first thinning at the continental site generally caused significantly wider ring (RW), earlywood (EW) and latewood (LW) widths, although no differences between T20 and T30/40 were found, supporting in part the common observation that radial growth is enhanced following thinning as competition for water and nutrients is reduced. At the Mediterranean site, values of latewood density (LD) and maximum density (Dmax) relative to pre-thinning conditions were significantly lower in T0 than in T30. However, at the continental site, relative changes of ring density (RD) and LD were significantly higher in T0 than in T20 and T30. Climate significantly affected not only RW but also RD, with significant RD drops during or right after unusually warm-dry years (e.g., 2003, 2011), which were characterized by LD reductions between 5.4 and 8.0%. Such RD decreases were quickly followed by recovery of pre-drought density values. These results indicate trees temporarily reduce LD as a way to enhance hydraulic conductivity during dry summers. However, climate effects on wood density were site-dependent. We also detected that the thinning effect was not intense enough to prevent drought-induced changes in wood density by altering water availability, but it could help to reduce wood properties fluctuations and therefore maintain more homogeneous wood mechanic features.</p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Drought", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Tree-ring width", "01 natural sciences", "Dendroecology", "6. 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The influence of specific sub-sets of phenolic compounds on the growth and metabolism of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and on the diversity of Oenococcus oeni in inoculated and non-inoculated red wines was investigated during malolactic fermentation (MLF) and subsequent storage. Representative O. oeni strains from wines treated with flavonols and trans-resveratrol were isolated and analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of rare restriction enzyme digests (REA-PFGE). 28 days after MLF initiation, strains from all samples had entered the death phase, except those supplemented with trans-resveratrol. In the non-inoculated samples, the onset of lactic acid production was apparently delayed by all compounds tested, except for the flavan-3-ols. Increased levels of phenolics also delayed citrate consumption in inoculated samples. PFGE analysis revealed 22 genetic profiles, and some profiles were characteristics of specific samples. The commercial starter used in the inoculated wines did not dominate during MLF. The effect of the phenolics studied was dependent on the origin and concentration of each as well, as the fermentation stage and whether the wines were inoculated. The effect of flavonols and trans-resveratrol seemed to be strain-dependent, which could have implications on the final quality of wines.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "TP500-660", "Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol", "Wine", "PFGE", "phenolic compounds", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Phenolic compounds", "3. Good health", "<i>Oenococcus oeni</i>", "PFGE; <i>Oenococcus oeni</i>; MLF; phenolic compounds; wine", "0404 agricultural biotechnology", "MLF", "wine", "Oenococcus oeni"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/5/1/1/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation5010001"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Fermentation", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/fermentation5010001", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/fermentation5010001", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/fermentation5010001"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-12-20T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/fermentation6040123", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-12-14", "title": "Brewers spent yeast (BSY), an underutilised brewing by-product.", "description": "<p>The repurposing of by-products and the reduction of waste from food processing streams is an ever-increasing area of interest. Brewer\uffe2\uff80\uff99s spent yeast (BSY) is a prevalent by-product of the brewing industry. The spent yeast cells are removed at the end of the bulk fermentation. A small amount of it is used to start the next batch of fermentation; however, the majority of the spent yeast is discarded. This discarded yeast is high in nutrients, in particular proteins, vitamins and minerals, as well as containing functional and biologically active compounds such as polyphenols, antioxidants, \uffce\uffb2-glucans and mannoproteins. At present, BSY is mainly used in animal feed as a cheap and readily available source of protein. This review explores alternative, value-added applications for brewer\uffe2\uff80\uff99s spent yeast including nutritional ingredients, functional food additives as well as non-food applications. A major challenge in the utilization of BSY in food for human consumption is the high level of RNA. An excess of RNA in the diet can lead to an increase in uric acid in the bloodstream, potentially causing painful health conditions like gout. This issue can be overcome by RNA degradation and removal via additional treatment, namely heat treatment and enzymatic treatment. There is potential for the use of BSY ingredients in various food applications, including meat substitutes, bakery products and savory snacks.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "TP500-660", "Brewer\u2019s yeast", "Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol", "Saccharomyces cerevisiae", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "brewer\u2019s yeast", "7. Clean energy", "yeast \u03b2-glucans", "12. Responsible consumption", "0404 agricultural biotechnology", "Fermentation", "Food applications", "saccharomyces cerevisiae", "Yeast \u03b2-glucans", "food applications", "fermentation"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/6/4/123/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation6040123"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Fermentation", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/fermentation6040123", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/fermentation6040123", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/fermentation6040123"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-12-11T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/fermentation8050225", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-05-14", "title": "Designing a Waste-Based Culture Medium for the Production of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms Based on Cladodes Juice from Opuntia ficus-indica Pruning", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The production of beneficial microorganisms is the first step to obtain a commercial-based product for application in agriculture. In this study, prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) pruning waste was evaluated as a raw material for the production of large amounts of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms (PGPMs) reducing the number of generated wastes. Specifically, five PGPMs constituting a synthetic microbial consortium with complementing plant growth-promoting traits were grown on a laboratory scale and, subsequently, on a pilot scale using a 21-L bioreactor. Primarily, the physical-chemical characterization of the culture medium obtained from the juice of Opuntia cladodes was carried out, revealing the presence of sugars and organic acids with different molar ratios. Compared to conventional media, the waste medium did not show significant differences in bacterial growth efficiency. Instead, the survival rates of the bacteria grown in cladodes juice media, after air-drying on zeolite or freeze-drying, were significantly higher than those observed when they were grown in conventional media. The present work is the first conducted on a pilot-scale that maximizes the production of PGPMs in submerged fermentation using cladodes juice from Opuntia, reducing both economic and environmental impacts associated with the generation of wastes.</p></article>", "keywords": ["plant growth promoting microbes;", "biofertilizers", "0301 basic medicine", "TP500-660", "0303 health sciences", "330", "microbial biomass", "<i>Opuntia</i> pruning wastes; cladodes juice; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; biofertilizers; microbial biomass", "Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol", "Opuntia pruning wastes; cladodes juice; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; biofertilizers; microbial biomass", "Opuntia pruning wastes", "6. Clean water", "plant growth promoting microbes", "03 medical and health sciences", "plant growth-promoting microorganisms", "cladodes juice", "<i>Opuntia</i> pruning wastes", "ta414"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/8/5/225/pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.enea.it/bitstream/20.500.12079/71057/1/Designing%20a%20Waste-Based%20Culture%20Medium%20for%20the%20Production%20of%20Plant%20Growth%20Promoting%20Microorganisms%20Based%20on%20Cladodes%20Juice%20from%20Opuntia%20ficus-indica%20Pruning.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/8/5/225/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8050225"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Fermentation", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/fermentation8050225", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/fermentation8050225", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/fermentation8050225"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-05-14T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/f9040218", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-04-20", "title": "Fine Scale Determinants of Soil Litter Fauna on a Mediterranean Mixed Oak Forest Invaded by the Exotic Soil-Borne Pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi", "description": "<p>There is growing recognition of the importance of soil fauna for modulating nutrient cycling processes such as litter decomposition. However, little is known about the drivers promoting changes in soil fauna abundance on a local scale. We explored this gap of knowledge in a mixed oak forest of Southern Spain, which is under decline due to the invasion of the exotic soil-borne pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi. Meso-invertebrate abundance found in soil litter was estimated at the suborder level. We then explored their statistical correlations with respect to light availability, tree and litter characteristics, and P. cinnamomi abundance. Oribatida and Entomobryomporpha were the most abundant groups of Acari and Collembola, respectively. According to their trophic level, predator and detritivore abundances were positively correlated while detritivores were, in turn, positively correlated with pathogen abundance and negatively influenced by light availability and tree defoliation. These overall trends differed between groups. Among detritivores, Diplopoda preferred highly decomposed litter while Oribatida and Psocoptera preferred darker environments and Poduromorpha were selected for environments with lower tree defoliation. Our results show the predominant role of light availability in influencing litter fauna abundances at local scales and suggest that the invasive soil-borne pathogen P. cinnamomi is integrated in these complex relationships.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "Invasive species", "detritivores; forest decline; invasive species; invertebrates; light availability; litter depth; mesofauna; soil humidity; soil-borne pathogens; <i>Quercus canarensis</i>; <i>Quercus suber</i>", "Soil humidity", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Forest decline", "Invertebrates", "01 natural sciences", "Mesofauna", "Quercus suber", "Soil-borne pathogens", "Light availability", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Litter depth", "Detritivores", "Quercus canarensis"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/4/218/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/f9040218"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Forests", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/f9040218", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/f9040218", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/f9040218"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-04-19T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/fermentation6040117", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-11-26", "title": "Rootlets, a malting by-product with great potential.", "description": "<p>Barley rootlets are the most abundant by-product from the malting industry. Due to the inherent association of the malting industry with brewing and distilling industries, it is also considered a by-product of these industries. Barley rootlets are produced during the germination step of malting. These rootlets are a valuable source of nutrition, with protein and fibre holding a large proportion of their composition. Barley rootlets are generally pelletised and used as animal fodder; however, their usage may not be limited to this. Efforts have been made to utilise barley rootlets as food ingredients, sources of enzymes, antioxidants, raw materials in fermentations, and in biochar production. Conversion of this by-product into other/new applications would reduce waste production from their industry origin and reduce some of the impending environmental concerns associated with by-product production. The current review focuses on providing information on the formation, production, and processing of barley rootlets, while also highlighting the composition, quality, and potential applications of barley rootlets.</p>", "keywords": ["barley rootlets; by-product valorisation; malt culm/s; malt rootlets; malt sprouts", "By-product valorisation", "2. Zero hunger", "TP500-660", "Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol", "Malt culm/s", "Barley rootlets", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Malt sprouts", "7. Clean energy", "12. Responsible consumption", "0404 agricultural biotechnology", "malt rootlets", "Malt rootlets", "malt sprouts", "by-product valorisation", "barley rootlets", "malt culm/s"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://iris.uniroma1.it/bitstream/11573/1661890/1/Neylon_Rootlets_2020.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/6/4/117/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation6040117"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Fermentation", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/fermentation6040117", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/fermentation6040117", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/fermentation6040117"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-11-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/fermentation8040189", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-04-19", "title": "Halophytes as Feedstock for Biogas Production: Composition Analysis and Biomethane Potential of Salicornia spp. Plant Material from Hydroponic and Seawater Irrigation Systems", "description": "<p>The halophyte plant species Salicornia europaea and Salicornia ramosissima were investigated for their potential to serve as a substrate for biogas production. Salicornia europaea was cultivated in hydroponic systems under varying salt concentrations (0, 10, 20, and 30 g/L NaCl), while S. ramosissima was grown in greenhouse farming with aquaculture effluent irrigation. The biomethane potential of the two halophyte feedstocks was determined through batch experiments, and correlations to the plant biochemical composition were investigated. Ash and mineral content of S. europaea was correlated to the increasing salt concentration used for plant cultivation in hydroponic systems. No indication of inhibition of the anaerobic digestion process was detected for sodium concentrations of up to 2400 mg/L in the anaerobic batch-test assays. The highest biomethane yield of S. europaea of 250 mL CH4/gVS was obtained when grown under 20 g/L NaCl and up to 300 mL CH4/gVS for S. ramosissima. By concentrating the dry matter content, the biomethane yield per ton of feedstock could be increased from 24 m3 CH4/t of the fresh halophyte plant to 74 m3 CH4/t by fractionation into a pulp fraction and to 149 m3 CH4/t by drying of the plant at room temperature for 1 week.</p>", "keywords": ["anaerobic digestion", "TP500-660", "Dewey Decimal Classification::500 | Naturwissenschaften::570 | Biowissenschaften", " Biologie", "biodegradability", "Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol", "halophyte biomass", "biomethane potential", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "biomethane potential; biodegradability; anaerobic digestion; halophyte biomass", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/8/4/189/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/8/4/189/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8040189"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Fermentation", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/fermentation8040189", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/fermentation8040189", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/fermentation8040189"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-04-18T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/fermentation9070625", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-07-03", "title": "Advances in the Application of Quorum Sensing to Regulate Electrode Biofilms in Bioelectrochemical Systems", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are an emerging technology for wastewater treatment and resource recovery. These systems facilitate electron transfer between microorganisms and electrodes, enabling their application in various fields, such as electricity production, bioremediation, biosensors, and biocatalysis. However, electrode biofilms, which play a critical role in BESs, face several challenges (e.g., a long acclimation period, low attached biomass, high electron transfer resistance, and poor tolerance and stability) that limit the development of this technology. Quorum sensing (QS) is a communication method among microorganisms that can enhance the performance of BESs by regulating electrode biofilms. QS regulation can positively impact electrode biofilms by enhancing extracellular electron transfer (EET), biofilm formation, cellular activity, the secretion of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and the construction of microbial community. In this paper, the characteristics of anode electrogenic biofilms and cathode electrotrophic biofilms in BESs, EET mechanisms, and the main factors affecting biofilm formation were summarized. Additionally, QS regulation mechanisms for biofilm formation, strategies for enhancing and inhibiting QS, and the application of QS regulation for electrode biofilms in BESs were systematically reviewed and discussed. This paper provides valuable background information and insights for future research and development of BES platforms based on QS regulation of electrode biofilms.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "TP500-660", "03 medical and health sciences", "Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol", "quorum sensing", "bioenergy", "electrode biofilms", "01 natural sciences", "bioelectrochemical systems", "6. Clean water", "pollution treatment", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/9/7/625/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9070625"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Fermentation", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/fermentation9070625", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/fermentation9070625", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/fermentation9070625"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-06-30T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/foods10071639", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-07-15", "title": "Fermentation as a tool to revitalise brewer's spent grain and elevate techno-functional properties and nutritional value in high fibre bread", "description": "<p>Recycling of by-products from the food industry has become a central part of research to help create a more sustainable future. Brewers\uffe2\uff80\uff99 spent grain is one of the main side-streams of the brewing industry, rich in protein and fibre. Its inclusion in bread, however, has been challenging and requires additional processing. Fermentation represents a promising tool to elevate ingredient functionality and improve bread quality. Wheat bread was fortified with spray-dried brewers\uffe2\uff80\uff99 spent grain (BSG) and fermented brewers\uffe2\uff80\uff99 spent grain (FBSG) at two addition levels to achieve \uffe2\uff80\uff9csource of fibre\uffe2\uff80\uff9d and \uffe2\uff80\uff9chigh in fibre\uffe2\uff80\uff9d claims according to EU regulations. The impact of BSG and FBSG on bread dough, final bread quality and nutritional value was investigated and compared to baker\uffe2\uff80\uff99s flour (BF) and wholemeal flour (WMF) breads. The inclusion of BSG and FBSG resulted in a stronger and faster gluten development; reduced starch pasting capacity; and increased dough resistance/stiffness. However, fermentation improved bread characteristics resulting in increased specific volume, reduced crumb hardness and restricted microbial growth rate over time. Additionally, the inclusion of FBSG slowed the release in reducing sugars over time during in vitro starch digestion. Thus, fermentation of BSG can ameliorate bread techno-functional properties and improve nutritional quality of breads.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Brewers' spent grain", "By-product utilisation", "wheat bread", "Chemical technology", "Wheat bread", "TP1-1185", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "7. Clean energy", "Article", "12. Responsible consumption", "Fibre", "fibre; fermentation; wheat bread; by-product utilisation; brewers\u2019 spent grain", "brewers\u2019 spent grain", "0404 agricultural biotechnology", "by-product utilisation", "13. Climate action", "fibre", "Fermentation", "fermentation"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/7/1639/pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.uniroma1.it/bitstream/11573/1661000/1/Neylon_Fermentation_2021.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/7/1639/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10071639"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Foods", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/foods10071639", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/foods10071639", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/foods10071639"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-07-15T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/foods13193140", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-09-30", "title": "Assessment of the Nutritional Benefits and Aflatoxin B1 Adsorption Properties of Blackberry Seed Cold-Pressed Oil By-Product", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>This study explores the potential valorization of blackberry seed oil cake (BBSOC), a by-product of cold-pressed blackberry seed oil (Rubus fruticosus L.), as a nutritionally valuable material with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) adsorption properties. The chemical and mineral composition, polyphenols, and antioxidant activity of BBSOC flour were assessed. BBSOC was found to be a significant source of fiber (62.09% dry weight) and essential minerals such as Fe (123.48 mg/kg), Mg (1281.40 mg/kg), K (3087.61 mg/kg), and Ca (1568.41 mg/kg). The high polyphenol content, especially ellagic acid, highlighted its biologically active potential. Moreover, BBSOC demonstrated effective biosorption of AFB1 under in vitro conditions at 37 \u00b0C, with adsorption efficiencies of 85.36% and 87.01% at pH 3 and 7, respectively. Characterization techniques including SEM, FTIR analysis, Boehm titration, and pH zero charge determination confirmed its AFB1 adsorbing properties. This valorization process reintroduces a secondary product into the food chain, supporting the circular economy and zero-waste concepts. Thus, BBSOC is nutritionally rich and effective in AFB1 biosorption, presenting potential applications as a food or feed additive.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Chemical technology", "nutritional quality", "aflatoxin B1-adsorbing properties", "TP1-1185", "blackberry seed cold-pressed oil cake", "Article", "mineral composition", "biosorbents characterization"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13193140"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Foods", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/foods13193140", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/foods13193140", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/foods13193140"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-09-30T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/foods12213922", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-10-26", "title": "Effect of Lactic Acid Bacteria on the Level of Antinutrients in Pulses: A Case Study of a Fermented Faba Bean\u2013Oat Product", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The importance of cereals and pulses in the diet is widely recognized, and consumers are seeking for ways to balance their diet with plant-based options. However, the presence of antinutritional factors reduces their nutritional value by decreasing the bioavailability of proteins and minerals. This study\u2019s aim was to select microbes and fermentation conditions to affect the nutritional value, taste, and safety of products. Single lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains that reduce the levels of antinutrients in faba bean and pea were utilized in the selection of microbes for two starter mixtures. They were studied in fermentations of a faba bean\u2013oat mixture at two temperatures for 24, 48, and 72 h. The levels of antinutrients, including galacto-oligosaccharides and pyrimidine glycosides (vicine and convicine), were determined. Furthermore, a sensory evaluation of the fermented product was conducted. Fermentations with selected single strains and microbial mixtures showed a significant reduction in the content of antinutrients, and vicine and convicine decreased by up to 99.7% and 96.1%, respectively. Similarly, the oligosaccharides were almost completely degraded. Selected LAB mixtures were also shown to affect the product\u2019s sensory characteristics. Microbial consortia were shown to perform effectively in the fermentation of protein-rich materials, resulting in products with improved nutritional value and organoleptic properties.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Chemical technology", "convicine", "organoleptic properties", "TP1-1185", "630", "faba bean", "Article", "lactic acid bacteria", "vicine", "antinutrient", "galacto-oligosaccharides", "antinutrients", "fermentation", "ta119", "pulse"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12213922"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Foods", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/foods12213922", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/foods12213922", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/foods12213922"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-10-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/genes10010068", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-01-22", "title": "Convergent Evolution of the Seed Shattering Trait", "description": "<p>Loss of seed shattering is a key trait in crop domestication, particularly for grain crops. For wild plants, seed shattering is a crucial mechanism to achieve greater fitness, although in the agricultural context, this mechanism reduces harvesting efficiency, especially under dry conditions. Loss of seed shattering was acquired independently in different monocotyledon and dicotyledon crop species by \uffe2\uff80\uff98convergent phenotypic evolution\uffe2\uff80\uff99, leading to similar low dehiscent and indehiscent phenotypes. Here, the main aim is to review the current knowledge about seed shattering in crops, in order to highlight the tissue modifications that underlie the convergent phenotypic evolution of reduced shattering in different types of fruit, from the silique of Brassicaceae species, to the pods of legumes and spikes of cereals. Emphasis is given to legumes, with consideration of recent data obtained for the common bean. The current review also discusses to what extent convergent phenotypes arose from parallel changes at the histological and/or molecular levels. For this reason, an overview is included of the main findings relating to the genetic control of seed shattering in the model species Arabidopsis thaliana and in other important crops.</p>", "keywords": ["QTL mapping", "common bean", "2. Zero hunger", "0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "legumes", "Quantitative Trait Loci", "Common bean; Crop domestication; Gene expression; Legumes; Pod anatomy; QTL mapping; Genetics; Genetics (clinical)", "legume", "Review", "QH426-470", "pod anatomy", "15. Life on land", "Evolution", " Molecular", "crop domestication", "Magnoliopsida", "03 medical and health sciences", "Seed Dispersal", "Seeds", "Genetics", "gene expression"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/1/68/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10010068"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Genes", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/genes10010068", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/genes10010068", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/genes10010068"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-01-19T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/fuels3030031", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-08-15", "title": "An Assessment of Liquid Biofuel Value Chains from Heavy-Metal Contaminated Feedstock", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The present work aims to identify alternative liquid biofuel value chain scenarios utilizing heavy metal (HM)-contaminated biomass feedstocks. The analysis is based on breaking down existing liquid biofuel value chains, focusing on the required adaptations needed for clean biofuel production. State-of-the-art and emerging liquid biofuel production options are reviewed. The potential implications caused by the HM load in the biomass feedstock are analyzed along the whole biofuel production chain, which includes pre-processing, conversion and post-processing stages. The fate of the most common HM species present in contaminated biomass is identified and graphically represented for advanced (second generation) biofuel conversion processes. This information synthesis leads to the description of alternative value chains, capable of producing HM-free biofuel. This work goes a step further than existing reviews of experiments and simulations regarding heavy metal-contaminated biomass (HMCB) valorization to biofuels since feasible value chains are described by synthesizing the findings of the several studies examined. By defining the adapted value chains, the \u201croad is paved\u201d toward establishing realistic process chains and determining system boundaries, which actually are essential methodological steps of various critical evaluation and optimization methodologies, such as Life Cycle Assessment, supply chain optimization and techno-economic assessment of the total value chain.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Biofuel upgrading", "\u0391\u03bb\u03c5\u03c3\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03be\u03af\u03b1\u03c2", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "02 engineering and technology", "Fuel", "Liquid biofuels", "\u0392\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1", "7. Clean energy", "contaminated biomass feedstock", "\u039c\u03bf\u03bb\u03c5\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b2\u03b9\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b6\u03b1", "TP315-360", "Heavy metals", "\u03a5\u03b3\u03c1\u03ac \u03b2\u03b9\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03cd\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1", "13. Climate action", "Value chains", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "Contaminated biomass feedstock", "liquid biofuels", "heavy metals", "value chains", "\u0391\u03bd\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03b8\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b2\u03b9\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u03af\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3994/3/3/31/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/fuels3030031"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Fuels", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/fuels3030031", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/fuels3030031", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/fuels3030031"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-08-13T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/genes10060424", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-06-03", "title": "Effect of Long-Term Farming Practices on Agricultural Soil Microbiome Members Represented by Metagenomically Assembled Genomes (MAGs) and Their Predicted Plant-Beneficial Genes", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>To follow the hypothesis that agricultural management practices affect structure and function of the soil microbiome regarding soil health and plant-beneficial traits, high-throughput (HT) metagenome analyses were performed on Chernozem soil samples from a long-term field experiment designated LTE-1 carried out at Bernburg-Strenzfeld (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany). Metagenomic DNA was extracted from soil samples representing the following treatments: (i) plough tillage with standard nitrogen fertilization and use of fungicides and growth regulators, (ii) plough tillage with reduced nitrogen fertilization (50%), (iii) cultivator tillage with standard nitrogen fertilization and use of fungicides and growth regulators, and (iv) cultivator tillage with reduced nitrogen fertilization (50%). Bulk soil (BS), as well as root-affected soil (RS), were considered for all treatments in replicates. HT-sequencing of metagenomic DNA yielded approx. 100 Giga bases (Gb) of sequence information. Taxonomic profiling of soil communities revealed the presence of 70 phyla, whereby Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Planctomycetes, Acidobacteria, Thaumarchaeota, Firmicutes, Verrucomicrobia and Chloroflexi feature abundances of more than 1%. Functional microbiome profiling uncovered, i.a., numerous potential plant-beneficial, plant-growth-promoting and biocontrol traits predicted to be involved in nutrient provision, phytohormone synthesis, antagonism against pathogens and signal molecule synthesis relevant in microbe\u2013plant interaction. Neither taxonomic nor functional microbiome profiling based on single-read analyses revealed pronounced differences regarding the farming practices applied. Soil metagenome sequences were assembled and taxonomically binned. The ten most reliable and abundant Metagenomically Assembled Genomes (MAGs) were taxonomically classified and metabolically reconstructed. Importance of the phylum Thaumarchaeota for the analyzed microbiome is corroborated by the fact that the four corresponding MAGs were predicted to oxidize ammonia (nitrification), thus contributing to the cycling of nitrogen, and in addition are most probably able to fix carbon dioxide. Moreover, Thaumarchaeota and several bacterial MAGs also possess genes with predicted functions in plant\u2013growth\u2013promotion. Abundances of certain MAGs (species resolution level) responded to the tillage practice, whereas the factors compartment (BS vs. RS) and nitrogen fertilization only marginally shaped MAG abundance profiles. Hence, soil management regimes promoting plant-beneficial microbiome members are very likely advantageous for the respective agrosystem, its health and carbon sequestration and accordingly may enhance plant productivity. Since Chernozem soils are highly fertile, corresponding microbiome data represent a valuable reference resource for agronomy in general.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "570", "plant\u2013growth\u2013promotion (PGP)", "metagenomically-assembled-genomes (MAGs)", "Article", "03 medical and health sciences", "carbon dioxide fixation", "Ammonia", "metagenomic binning", "Germany", "soil microbiome", "Proteobacteria", "Humans", "biocontrol", "secondary metabolite synthesis", "suppressive soil", "Phylogeny", "Soil Microbiology", "soil microbiome; suppressive soil; biocontrol; plant\u2013growth\u2013promotion (PGP); metagenomic binning; metagenomically-assembled-genomes (MAGs); secondary metabolite synthesis; carbon dioxide fixation; carbohydrate-active enzymes; differentially abundant features (DAFs)", "2. Zero hunger", "Bacteria", "Bacteroidetes", "Agriculture", "differentially abundant features (DAFs)", "15. Life on land", "Archaea", "Actinobacteria", "13. Climate action", "carbohydrate-active enzymes", "Metagenome"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/6/424/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/6/424/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10060424"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Genes", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/genes10060424", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/genes10060424", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/genes10060424"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-06-03T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/genes10080601", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-08-09", "title": "Genetic Potential of the Biocontrol Agent Pseudomonas brassicacearum (Formerly P. trivialis) 3Re2-7 Unraveled by Genome Sequencing and Mining, Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics", "description": "<p>The genus Pseudomonas comprises many known plant-associated microbes with plant growth promotion and disease suppression properties. Genome-based studies allow the prediction of the underlying mechanisms using genome mining tools and the analysis of the genes unique for a strain by implementing comparative genomics. Here, we provide the genome sequence of the strain Pseudomonas brassicacearum 3Re2-7, formerly known as P. trivialis and P. reactans, elucidate its revised taxonomic classification, experimentally verify the gene predictions by transcriptome sequencing, describe its genetic biocontrol potential and contextualize it to other known Pseudomonas biocontrol agents. The P. brassicacearum 3Re2-7 genome comprises a circular chromosome with a size of 6,738,544 bp and a GC-content of 60.83%. 6267 genes were annotated, of which 6113 were shown to be transcribed in rich medium and/or in the presence of Rhizoctonia solani. Genome mining identified genes related to biocontrol traits such as secondary metabolite and siderophore biosynthesis, plant growth promotion, inorganic phosphate solubilization, biosynthesis of lipo- and exopolysaccharides, exoproteases, volatiles and detoxification. Core genome analysis revealed, that the 3Re2-7 genome exhibits a high collinearity with the representative genome for the species, P. brassicacearum subsp. brassicacearum NFM421. Comparative genomics allowed the identification of 105 specific genes and revealed gene clusters that might encode specialized biocontrol mechanisms of strain 3Re2-7. Moreover, we captured the transcriptome of P. brassicacearum 3Re2-7, confirming the transcription of the predicted biocontrol-related genes. The gene clusters coding for 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (phlABCDEFGH) and hydrogen cyanide (hcnABC) were shown to be highly transcribed. Further genes predicted to encode putative alginate production enzymes, a pyrroloquinoline quinone precursor peptide PqqA and a matrixin family metalloprotease were also found to be highly transcribed. With this study, we provide a basis to further characterize the mechanisms for biocontrol in Pseudomonas species, towards a sustainable and safe application of P. brassicacearum biocontrol agents.</p>", "keywords": ["COMPARATIVE GENOMICS", "0301 basic medicine", "570", "Antifungal Agents", "Plant-growth promotion", "Biolog\u00eda", "comparative genomics", "Phloroglucinol", "PLANT-GROWTH PROMOTION", "Article", "Rhizoctonia", "transcriptomics", "03 medical and health sciences", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6", "Genome mining", "Hydrogen Cyanide", "Pseudomonas", "genome mining", "RNA SEQUENCING", "TRANSCRIPTOMICS", "biocontrol", "GENOME MINING", "PSEUDOMONASBRASSICACEARUM", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1", "Transcriptomics", "0303 health sciences", "Comparative genomics", "Biocontrol", "RNA sequencing", "<i>Pseudomonas brassicacearum</i>", "BIOCONTROL", "Pseudomonas brassicacearum", "Biological Control Agents", "Genes", " Bacterial", "Transcriptome", "plant-growth promotion"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/8/601/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/8/601/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10080601"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Genes", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/genes10080601", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/genes10080601", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/genes10080601"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-08-09T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/genes13050850", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-05-11", "title": "Short-Term Responses of Soil Microbial Communities to Changes in Air Temperature, Soil Moisture and UV Radiation", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>We analyzed the effects on a soil microbial community of short-term alterations in air temperature, soil moisture and ultraviolet radiation and assessed the role of invertebrates (species Enchytraeus crypticus) in modulating the community\u2019s response to these factors. The reference soil, Lufa 2.2, was incubated for 48 h, with and without invertebrates, under the following conditions: standard (20 \u00b0C + 50% water holding capacity (WHC)); increased air temperature (15\u201325 \u00b0C or 20\u201330 \u00b0C + 50% WHC); flood (20 \u00b0C + 75% WHC); drought (20 \u00b0C + 25% WHC); and ultraviolet radiation (UV) (20 \u00b0C + 50% WHC + UV). BIOLOG EcoPlates and 16S rDNA sequencing (Illumina) were used to assess the microbial community\u2019s physiological profile and the bacterial community\u2019s structure, respectively. The bacterial abundance (estimated by 16S rDNA qPCR) did not change. Most of the conditions led to an increase in microbial activity and a decrease in diversity. The structure of the bacterial community was particularly affected by higher air temperatures (20\u201330 \u00b0C, without E. crypticus) and floods (with E. crypticus). Effects were observed at the class, genera and OTU levels. The presence of invertebrates mostly resulted in the attenuation of the observed effects, highlighting the importance of considering microbiome\u2013invertebrate interactions. Considering future climate changes, the effects described here raise concern. This study provides fundamental knowledge to develop effective strategies to mitigate these negative outcomes. However, long-term studies integrating biotic and abiotic factors are needed.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "Soil invertebrates", "Ultraviolet Rays", "drought", "microbial activity", "DNA", " Ribosomal", "Flood", "Article", "Quantitative PCR", "Soil", "03 medical and health sciences", "soil microbiome", "2. Zero hunger", "metagenomics", "increased temperature; drought; flood; UV exposure; microbial activity; bacterial diversity; metagenomics; quantitative PCR; soil microbiome; soil invertebrates", "Soil microbiome", "0303 health sciences", "Drought", "Bacteria", "Microbiota", "bacterial diversity", "Temperature", "Water", "flood", "15. Life on land", "soil invertebrates", "6. Clean water", "UV exposure", "Microbial activity", "Bacterial diversity", "13. 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A reduction of the grubs\u2019 damage to strawberry plants was observed when compared to the untreated control in one plantation, irrespective of the strain used and whether they were applied as single or as co-inoculum. The metabolic pattern expressed by the two fungi in vitro was different: B. bassiana showed a higher metabolic versatility in the use of different carbon sources than B. brongniartii, whose profile was partly overlapped in the co-inoculum. Similar differences in the chitinolytic activity of each of the fungi and the co-inoculum were also pointed out. A higher abundance of B. bassiana in the soils receiving this species in comparison to those receiving B. brongniartii, together with its in vitro metabolic activity, could account for the observed diverse efficacy of pest damage control of the two species. However, environmental and climatic factors also affected the overall efficacy of the two bioinocula. According to the monitoring of the two species in soil, B. bassiana could be considered as a common native species in the studied locations in contrast to B. brongniartii, which seemed to be a non-endemic species. Nevertheless, the inoculation with both species or the co-inoculum did not consistently affect the soil microbial (fungi and bacteria) biodiversity, as expressed by the operational taxonomic unit (OTU) number and Shannon\u2013Wiener diversity index based on terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (TRFLP) data. A small transient increase of the share of the inoculated species to the total fungal community was noted by the analysis of genes copy numbers only for B. brongniartii at the end of the third growing season.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "<i>Beauveria brongniartii</i>", "Organic farming", "Science", "Q", "Beauveria brongniartii", "15. 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Among different abiotic stresses, drought is considered to be the most critical one since limited water availability negatively impacts plants growth and development, especially in arid or semi-arid areas. This study aimed to understand how biostimulants may interact with critical physiological response mechanisms in tomatoes under limited water availability and to define strategies to improve tomato performances under drought stress. We investigated physiological responses of the tomato genotype \u2018E42\u2019 grown in an open field under control conditions (100% irrigation) and limited water availability (50% irrigation) and treated or not with a novel plant-based biostimulant named CycoFlow (Agriges, BN, Italia). Plants treated with the biostimulant showed an increase in stomatal conductance. The highest yield per plant was registered under the 100% water regimens in biostimulant-treated plants. Biostimulant-treated plants had higher pollen viability (+50.94% under water deficit) and higher fruit weight (+56.13% under water deficit) compared to non-treated plants. The treatment with the biostimulant had also an effect on antioxidants and pigments content in leaves and fruits. Altogether, these results indicate that the application of the biostimulant CycoFlow to tomato plants improved plant performances under limited water availability.", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "03 medical and health sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. 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An operational high-quality rainfall grid was set up for the Namoi catchment in Australia based on rain gauge adjusted radar data. Data availability and processing considerations make it necessary to explore alternative precipitation approaches. The gauge adjusted radar data will serve as a benchmark for the alternative precipitation data. The two well established satellite-based precipitation datasets IMERG and GSMaP will be analyzed with the temporal and spatial requirements of the applications envisioned in WaterSENSE in mind. While first results appear promising, these datasets will need further refinements to meet the criteria of WaterSENSE, especially with respect to the spatial resolution. Inferring information from soil moisture-derived from EO observations to increase the spatial detail of the existing satellite-based datasets is a promising approach that will be investigated along with other alternatives.</p>", "keywords": ["QE1-996.5", "0207 environmental engineering", "Geology", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "precipitation measurement", "6. Clean water", "13. 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The capacity of the proposed meta-material layout in attenuating and dissipating the energy induced by a surface explosion is described in general terms, and then it is examined for a set of nine realistic cases. The formulation of the band gaps, which are considered zones of mitigation for the incident waves of certain frequencies, composes the core of the analysis. For the calculation of the band gaps that target a specific range of frequencies, the 1D periodic structures\u2019 theory is adopted, and the results have been verified numerically via COMSOL. The layout is tested for nine cases of surface explosions via finite element analyses in ABAQUS, using the CONWEP model for simulating the surface explosions. Extremely satisfying results are demonstrated regarding the reduction in the vertical and horizontal displacements of the buried steel pipe. The outer goal of the present study is to spotlight the implementation of meta-material concepts for the efficient blast protection of underground structures, addressing a major hazard for this type of structure and a gap in the current literature.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Dynamic and structural geology", "band gaps", "0203 mechanical engineering", "blast waves", "periodic layering", "meta-material", "surface explosion", "QE500-639.5", "02 engineering and technology", "buried steel pipes", "meta-material; buried steel pipes; surface explosion; blast waves; band gaps; periodic layering"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2673-7094/2/2/20/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7094/2/2/20/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/geotechnics2020020"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Geotechnics", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/geotechnics2020020", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/geotechnics2020020", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/geotechnics2020020"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-05-31T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/horticulturae7120561", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-12-10", "title": "Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys St\u00e5l.) Attack Induces a Metabolic Response in Strawberry (Fragaria \u00d7 ananassa Duch.) Fruit", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The polyphagous brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys St\u00e5l.) is an important pest in many countries. Recently it was noticed that it can feed on and cause damage to strawberries (Fragaria \u00d7 ananassa Duch.). The metabolic response of strawberries to brown marmorated stink bug attacks was studied. Brown marmorated stink bugs attacked strawberry fruit which had 18% lower total sugar content compared to that of the control treatment. However, organic acid content had no significant difference among the three treatments, with the exception of shikimic acid, which had the highest content in the attacked fruit. Thirty-one phenolic compounds were identified. Results showed a strong effect on secondary metabolites due to H. halys attacks. Halyomorpha halys treatment had 27% higher total analyzed phenolic content compared to the indirect Halyomorpha halys treatment. The brown marmorated stink bug significantly increased total ellagic acid derivatives (33.1% to 37% higher), hydroxycinnamic acids (22.3% higher) and anthocyanins\u2019 (39% higher) contents. Fruit attacked by Halyomorpha halys also had higher catechin and epicatechin content than that of the control treatments. This pest had a significant influence on the plant\u2019s secondary metabolism, and this improved our understanding of how a strawberry plant reacts to the attacks of this very important pest. H. halys-infested fruit are not suitable for commercial production, due to the production of off-flavors.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. 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The philosophy of the meta-material layout\u2019s design is described adequately, and the 1D periodic structures\u2019 theory is adopted for the analytical prediction of the layout\u2019s band-gaps. The special characteristics of the blast loading are explained, and specific time-related parameters are calculated. The layout is tested numerically for nine explosion scenarios of various magnitude via the finite element program ABAQUS, and the CONWEP model is selected for the simulation of the explosions. The results demonstrate a significant reduction in the maximum displacements developed on the pipe\u2019s spring line and crown within a blast loading. This study composes an extension of the author\u2019s previous research on buried steel pipes and surface explosion, advancing now the applicability of the meta-material layouts for the cases of above-ground steel pipes towards explosions and blast hazards. The outer goal is the investigation and the further spreading of the beneficial exploitation of meta-materials concepts for the scope of the pipelines\u2019 effective blast protection, readdressing that this way is a major hazard for this type of structure and a gap in the current literature.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Dynamic and structural geology", "0203 mechanical engineering", "meta-material; pipelines; explosion; blast loading; band-gaps; periodic layering", "periodic layering", "meta-material", "band-gaps", "QE500-639.5", "02 engineering and technology", "explosion", "blast loading", "pipelines", "0201 civil engineering"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2673-7094/3/3/32/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/geotechnics3030032"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Geotechnics", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/geotechnics3030032", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/geotechnics3030032", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/geotechnics3030032"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/horticulturae9080920", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-08-14", "title": "Control of Nematodes in Organic Horticulture Exploiting the Multifunctional Capacity of Microorganisms", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Organic production is expected to play a major role in reducing the impact of agricultural practices on the environment. Soil is considered a major component of the organic production process, and organic practices aim at increasing its health and fertility. However, the control of soil-borne pests, particularly plant-parasitic nematodes, can be difficult in organic horticultural crops due to the rules allowed in this farming system. Applying a holistic approach that fosters and exploits the activity of the soil microbiome to control plant-parasitic nematodes has been at the basis of the analysis of the available scientific knowledge carried out for this review article. This review thus focuses on the multifunctional capacity of microorganisms, including that of bacteria and fungi not normally considered biocontrol agents, and the need to also better understand their relations with the plant and other environmental and agronomic factors. The implementation of the \u201cmulti-biotics\u201d concept, applying prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics, which supports an integrated agroecological strategy for the protection of organic horticultural crops, is proposed as an efficient practice that should be further studied to be adapted under different crops and pedo-climatic conditions.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "03 medical and health sciences", "organic farming", "microbial inocula", "biological control", "Plant culture", "plant-parasitic nematodes", "15. Life on land", "entomopathogenic nematodes", "SB1-1110"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/8/920/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9080920"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Horticulturae", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/horticulturae9080920", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/horticulturae9080920", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/horticulturae9080920"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-08-12T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/iecag2021-10017", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-12-28", "title": "Application of Dairy Manure Amended with Mineral Fertilizer on Stubble-Covered Soil: Effects on Ammonia Emissions", "description": "Open AccessPresented at the 1st International Electronic Conference on Agronomy, 3\u201317 May 2021", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "manure", "no-tillage", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "ammonia", "nitrogen", "6. Clean water", "organic-mineral fertilizer"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9976/3/1/19/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/iecag2021-10017"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/The%201st%20International%20Electronic%20Conference%20on%20Agronomy", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/iecag2021-10017", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/iecag2021-10017", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/iecag2021-10017"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-05-11T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/insects12020127", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-02-02", "title": "Biocontrol of Melolontha spp. Grubs in Organic Strawberry Plantations by Entomopathogenic Fungi as Affected by Environmental and Metabolic Factors and the Interaction with Soil Microbial Biodiversity", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The efficacy of two strains of two Beauveria species (B. bassiana and B. brongniartii), individually or as co-inoculants, to control Melolontha sp. grubs was assessed in two organic strawberry plantations in relation to the environmental conditions, their abundance after soil inoculation, and their in vitro chitinolytic activity, thereby also verifying their impact on soil microbial communities. A reduction of the grubs\u2019 damage to strawberry plants was observed when compared to the untreated control in one plantation, irrespective of the strain used and whether they were applied as single or as co-inoculum. The metabolic pattern expressed by the two fungi in vitro was different: B. bassiana showed a higher metabolic versatility in the use of different carbon sources than B. brongniartii, whose profile was partly overlapped in the co-inoculum. Similar differences in the chitinolytic activity of each of the fungi and the co-inoculum were also pointed out. A higher abundance of B. bassiana in the soils receiving this species in comparison to those receiving B. brongniartii, together with its in vitro metabolic activity, could account for the observed diverse efficacy of pest damage control of the two species. However, environmental and climatic factors also affected the overall efficacy of the two bioinocula. According to the monitoring of the two species in soil, B. bassiana could be considered as a common native species in the studied locations in contrast to B. brongniartii, which seemed to be a non-endemic species. Nevertheless, the inoculation with both species or the co-inoculum did not consistently affect the soil microbial (fungi and bacteria) biodiversity, as expressed by the operational taxonomic unit (OTU) number and Shannon\u2013Wiener diversity index based on terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (TRFLP) data. A small transient increase of the share of the inoculated species to the total fungal community was noted by the analysis of genes copy numbers only for B. brongniartii at the end of the third growing season.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "<i>Beauveria brongniartii</i>", "Organic farming", "Science", "Q", "Beauveria brongniartii", "15. Life on land", "Chitinolytic activity", "Article", "chitinolytic activity", "03 medical and health sciences", "organic farming", "<i>Beauveria bassiana</i>", "European cockchafer", "Beauveria bassiana"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/2/127/pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.cnr.it/bitstream/20.500.14243/396830/1/insects-12-00127.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12020127"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Insects", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/insects12020127", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/insects12020127", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/insects12020127"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-02-02T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/hydrobiology2020026", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-06-14", "title": "Pharmaceuticals in Water: Risks to Aquatic Life and Remediation Strategies", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The presence of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment presents a challenge to modern science. The most significant impact this can induce is the emergence of antibiotic resistance, which can lead to a global health emergency. It is important to note that the impact of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment is not limited to antibiotic resistance. Pharmaceuticals can also affect the behaviour and reproductive systems of aquatic organisms, with cascading effects on entire ecosystems. Numerous studies have reported the emergence of pharmaceuticals due to the uncontrolled disposal of polluted domestic, agricultural, and industrial wastewater in water bodies. This work discusses the potential of pharmaceuticals that on one hand are highly important for mankind, yet their non-judicious usage and disposal induce equally intriguing and problematic conditions to the health of aquatic systems. Pathways through which pharmaceutics can make their way into water bodies are discussed. Furthermore, the risk imposed by pharmaceuticals on aquatic life is also elaborated. The possible and pragmatic remediation methods through which pharmaceutical products can be treated are also discussed. Emphasis is placed on the potential of phytoremediation and advanced oxidative process, and the factors affecting the efficacy of these remediation methods are discussed.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Bioqu\u00edmica", "Remediation", " strategies", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "pharmaceuticals; aquatic ecosystems; hydrobiology; phytoremediation; advance oxidative processes", "phytoremediation", "TP1-1185", "02 engineering and technology", "pharmaceuticals", "Microbiolog\u00eda", "Biochemistry", "Microbiology", "01 natural sciences", "hydrobiology", "14. Life underwater", "QH540-549.5", "aquatic ecosystems", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "Ecology", "Chemical technology", "6. Clean water", "3. Good health", "Phytoremediation", "advance oxidative processes", "13. 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This study quantitatively assessed the environmental changes in Chengde through observation records of water resources, water environment, atmospheric environment, and vegetation activity and investigated the possible causes. From the late 1950s to 2002, the streamflow presented a downward trend induced by climate variability and human activities, with contribution ratios of 33.2% and 66.8%, respectively. During 2001\u20132012, the days of levels I and II air quality presented clear upward trends. Moreover, the air pollutant concentration was relatively low compared with that in the adjacent areas, which means the air quality has improved more than that in the neighboring areas. The water quality, which deteriorated during 1993\u20132000, began to improve in 2002. The air and water quality changes were closely related to pollutant emissions induced by anthropogenic activities. During 1982\u20132012, the vegetation in the southeastern and central regions presented restoration trends, whereas that in the northwestern area showed degradation trends. The pixels with obvious degradation trends correlated significantly with annual mean temperature and annual precipitation. Ecological engineering also played a positive role in vegetation restoration. This analysis can be beneficial to environment managers in the active response and adaptation to the possible effects of future climate change, population growth, and industrial development and can be used to ensure sustainable development and environmental safety.</p></article>", "keywords": ["China", "Conservation of Natural Resources", "Climate", "Climate Change", "0207 environmental engineering", "Agriculture", "Environmental Exposure", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Article", "6. Clean water", "12. 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Sustainability", "Water Resources", "Humans", "Policy Making", "Public Health Administration", "Ecosystem", "Environmental Monitoring", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Fei Wang, Fei Wang, Chong Jiang, Chong Jiang, Chong Jiang,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/2/165/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13020165"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/International%20Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Research%20and%20Public%20Health", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijerph13020165", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijerph13020165", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijerph13020165"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-01-28T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/ijerph15112584", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-11-21", "title": "Effects Of Different Grazing Intensities On Soil C, N, And P In An Alpine Meadow On The Qinghaitibetan Plateau, China", "description": "<p>Inappropriate grazing management is one of the most common causes of grassland degradation, and thus, an assessment of soil properties under different grazing intensities is critical for understanding its effects on ecosystem nutrient cycling and for formulating appropriate management strategies. However, the responses of certain main elements, including soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, to grazing in alpine meadow ecosystems remain insufficiently clarified. Here, we measured carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus contents in the topmost 30 cm of soil in an alpine meadow under three grazing intensities (light, moderate, and heavy) and found clear differences in soil physical and chemical properties among different grazing intensities and soil layers. As grazing intensity increased, soil water content, carbon and nitrogen contents and stocks, and carbon to phosphorus and nitrogen to phosphorus ratios decreased, whereas soil bulk density increased. However, soil phosphorus and carbon to nitrogen ratio remained stable. Our findings highlight the negative impacts of heavy grazing intensity, in terms of soil carbon and nitrogen loss and phosphorus mineralization. Moreover, we emphasize that further related studies are necessary to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the effects of grazing on grassland ecosystems, and thereby provide information for sustainable management practices and eco-compensation policies.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "China", "Livestock", "Nitrogen", "soil nitrogen", "Phosphorus", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Grassland", "Article", "Carbon", "12. Responsible consumption", "grazing intensity", "Soil", "13. Climate action", "soil phosphorus", "Animals", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "alpine meadow", "Biomass", "Herbivory", "soil carbon", "Environmental Monitoring"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/11/2584/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112584"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/International%20Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Research%20and%20Public%20Health", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijerph15112584", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijerph15112584", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijerph15112584"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-11-19T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "1871.1/c3b579db-d9ee-49cc-91ce-d3afcf0ae422", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:25:42Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-10-30", "title": "New ways for (in)validating the forest carbon neutrality hypothesis", "description": "Abstract<p>Over 50\uffe2\uff80\uff89years ago, Eugene Odum postulated that mature or climax forests reside in carbon neutrality. As climate change rose to prominence in the international environmental agenda, the neutrality hypothesis transformed from an ecological principle to a justification for using forest management in combating climate change. Despite persistent efforts, Odum's neutrality hypothesis has resisted both confirmation and refutation. In this opinion we show the limitations of past efforts to (in)validate Odum's neutrality hypothesis and propose new research directions for the community to permit a more general confirmation or refutation with current and near\uffe2\uff80\uff90future observations. We then demonstrate such an approach by using metabolic theory to formulate testable predictions for the total sink strength considering soil, litter, and biomass of mature or climax forests based on observations of tree biomass and individual density. In doing so, we show that ecological theory can create additional relevant, testable hypotheses to provide timely support to decision\uffe2\uff80\uff90makers seeking to address one of the world's most pressing environmental challenges.</p", "keywords": ["[SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean", "Carbon Sequestration", "Atmosphere", "[SDU.OCEAN] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean", " Atmosphere", "forest management", "mature forests", "577", "15. Life on land", "Forests", "metabolic theory", "carbon sequestration", "[SDU.ENVI] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces", " environment", "Carbon", "Trees", "13. 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The incorporation of imidazolium ring on membrane surface was evidenced by FTIR (Fourier transformed infra-red) and EDX (energy-dispersive X-ray) spectroscopy. The PIL grafting resultedin a rougher surface, reduction in pore size, and enhancement in hydrophilicity. The interaction of the electric field between the charged PIL brush and the oscillating external electric field leads to micromixing, and hence it is proposed to break the concentration polarization. This micromixing improves the antifouling properties of the responsive membranes. The local perturbation was found to decrease the water flux, while it enhanced protein rejection. At a higher frequency (1kHz) of the applied electric field, the localized heating predominates compared to micromixing. In the case of a lower frequency of the applied electric field, more perturbation can lead to less permeability, whereas it will have a better effect in breaking the concentration polarization. However, during localized heating at a higher frequency, though perturbation is less, a heating induced reduction in permeability was observed. The electric field response of the membrane was found to be reversible in nature, and hence has no memory effect.</p></article>", "keywords": ["localized heating", "electric responsive membrane", "local perturbation", "Ionic Liquids", "Ultrafiltration", "Water", "Membranes", " Artificial", "Electrochemical Techniques", "02 engineering and technology", "poly (ionic liquid)", "01 natural sciences", "Article", "0104 chemical sciences", "Cellulose", "0210 nano-technology", "Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/1/271/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010271"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/International%20Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Research%20and%20Public%20Health", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijerph17010271", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijerph17010271", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijerph17010271"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-12-30T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/ijgi10020102", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-02-23", "title": "Machine Learning-Based Processing Proof-of-Concept Pipeline for Semi-Automatic Sentinel-2 Imagery Download, Cloudiness Filtering, Classifications, and Updates of Open Land Use/Land Cover Datasets", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Land use and land cover are continuously changing in today\u2019s world. Both domains, therefore, have to rely on updates of external information sources from which the relevant land use/land cover (classification) is extracted. Satellite images are frequent candidates due to their temporal and spatial resolution. On the contrary, the extraction of relevant land use/land cover information is demanding in terms of knowledge base and time. The presented approach offers a proof-of-concept machine-learning pipeline that takes care of the entire complex process in the following manner. The relevant Sentinel-2 images are obtained through the pipeline. Later, cloud masking is performed, including the linear interpolation of merged-feature time frames. Subsequently, four-dimensional arrays are created with all potential training data to become a basis for estimators from the scikit-learn library; the LightGBM estimator is then used. Finally, the classified content is applied to the open land use and open land cover databases. The verification of the provided experiment was conducted against detailed cadastral data, to which Shannon\u2019s entropy was applied since the number of cadaster information classes was naturally consistent. The experiment showed a good overall accuracy (OA) of 85.9%. It yielded a classified land use/land cover map of the study area consisting of 7188 km2 in the southern part of the South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic. The developed proof-of-concept machine-learning pipeline is replicable to any other area of interest so far as the requirements for input data are met.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Geography (General)", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "land use", "cloud masking", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "satellite imagery", "machine learning", "land cover", "Sentinel 2", "machine learning; land use; land cover; satellite imagery; Sentinel 2; image classification; cloud masking; LightGBM estimator", "G1-922", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "LightGBM estimator", "image classification"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/2/102/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/2/102/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10020102"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/ISPRS%20International%20Journal%20of%20Geo-Information", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijgi10020102", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijgi10020102", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijgi10020102"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-02-23T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/ijgi7040132", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-02-01", "title": "Enhancing Location-Related Hydrogeological Knowledge", "description": "<p>1) Background: We analyzed the corpus of three geoscientific journals to investigate if there are enough locational references in research articles to apply a geographical search method, on the example of New Zealand. 2) Methods: Based on all available abstracts and all freely available papers of the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, the New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, and the Journal of Hydrology, New Zealand, we searched title, abstracts and full texts for place name occurrences that match records from the official Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) gazetteer. We generated ISO standard compliant metadata records for each article including the spatial references and make them available in a public catalogue service. This catalogue can be queried for articles based on authors, titles, keywords, topics as well as by spatial reference. We visualize the results in a map to show which area the research articles are about. 3) Results: We outline the methodology and technical framework for the geo-referencing of the journal articles and the platform design for this knowledge inventory. The results indicate that the use of well-crafted abstracts for journal articles with carefully chosen place names of relevance for the article provides a guideline for geographically referencing unstructured information like journal articles and reports in order to make such resources discoverable through geographical queries. 4) Conclusion: This approach can actively support integrated holistic assessment of water resources and support decision making.</p>", "keywords": ["Geography (General)", "metadata", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "geo-referencing", "geoinformatics", "hydrology", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "ISO standards", "6. Clean water", "13. Climate action", "G1-922", "metadata; geo-referencing; CSW; ISO standards; hydrology", "CSW", "0101 mathematics"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/7/4/132/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi7040132"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/ISPRS%20International%20Journal%20of%20Geo-Information", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijgi7040132", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijgi7040132", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijgi7040132"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-01-29T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/ijgi11040257", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-04-18", "title": "Assessment of Groundwater Potential Zones Using GIS and Fuzzy AHP Techniques\u2014A Case Study of the Titel Municipality (Northern Serbia)", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Groundwater is one of the most important natural resources for reliable and sustainable water supplies in the world. To understand the use of water resources, the fundamental characteristics of groundwater need to be analyzed, but in many cases, in situ data measurements are not available or are incomplete. In this study, we used GIS and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) techniques for delineation of the groundwater potential zones (GWPZ) in the Titel Municipality (northern Serbia) based on quantitative assessment scores by experts (hydrologists, hydrogeologists, environmental and geoscientists, and agriculture experts). Six thematic layers, such as geology, geomorphology, slope, soil, land use/land cover, and drainage density were prepared and integrated into GIS software for generating the final map. The area falls into five classes: very good (25.68%), good (12.10%), moderate (15.18%), poor (41.34%), and very poor (5.70%). The GWPZ map will serve to improve the management of these natural resources to ensure future water protection and development of the agricultural sector, and the implemented method can be used in other similar natural conditions.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Geography (General)", "13. Climate action", "water management", "groundwater; geographic information systems (GIS); water management; fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP)", "groundwater", "0208 environmental biotechnology", "0207 environmental engineering", "geographic information systems (GIS)", "G1-922", "02 engineering and technology", "fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP)", "15. Life on land", "6. 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In addition to being an interesting source of polyphenols, they can be used as fillers in a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) matrix to decrease the overall cost and to propose an alternative to non-biodegradable fossil-based materials. The objective of the present work was to investigate how the incorporation of vine shoots fillers and a preliminary polyphenol extraction step could impact the biodegradability of biocomposites. Biocomposites (20 wt %) were produced by microcompounding. The biodegradation of materials was assessed by respirometric tests in soil. The negative impact of polyphenols on the biodegradability of vine shoots was confirmed. This was supported by crystallinity measurements and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations, which showed no difference in structure nor morphology between virgin and exhausted vine shoots particles. The incorporation of vine shoots fillers in PHBV slightly accelerated the overall biodegradation kinetics. All the biocomposites produced were considered fully biodegradable according to the French and European standard NF EN 17033, allowing the conclusion that up-cycling vine shoots for the production of lignocellulosic fillers is a promising strategy to provide biodegradable materials in natural conditions. Moreover, in a biorefinery context, polyphenol extraction from vine shoots has the advantage of improving their biodegradability.</p>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "biocomposites", "660", "polyphenols extraction", "Polyesters", "Polyphenols", "600", "02 engineering and technology", "[SPI.MAT] Engineering Sciences [physics]/Materials", "15. 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Promising solutions are biofertilizers, i.e., microbial biostimulants that when supplemented with soil stimulate plant growth and production. Moreover, the biofertilizers can be fortified when (i) provided as multifunctional consortia and (ii) combined with biochar with a high cargo capacity. The aim of this work was to determine the molecular effects on the soil microbiome of different biofertilizers and delivery systems, highlight their physiological effects and merge the data with statistical analyses. The measurements of the physiological parameters (i.e., shoot and root biomass), transcriptomic response of genes involved in essential pathways, and characterization of the rhizosphere population were analyzed. The results demonstrated that wheat and maize supplemented with different combinations of selected microbial consortia and biochar have a positive effect on plant growth in terms of shoot and root biomass; the treatments also had a beneficial influence on the biodiversity of the indigenous rhizo-microbial community, reinforcing the connection between microbes and plants without further spreading contaminants. There was also evidence at the transcriptional level of crosstalk between microbiota and plants.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Rhizospheric microbes", "biofertilizer; biochar; <i>Zea mays</i>; <i>Triticum durum</i>; gene expression; rhizospheric microbes; soil pollution", "0301 basic medicine", "2. 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The opportunity of using natural fibers in bio-based and biodegradable polymeric matrices, derived from industrial and/or agricultural waste, represents a stimulating challenge in the replacement of traditional composites based on fossil sources. The coupling of bioplastics with natural fibers in order to lower costs and promote degradability is one of the primary objectives of research, above all in the packaging and agricultural sectors where large amounts of non-recyclable plastics are generated, inducing a serious problem for plastic disposal and potential accumulation in the environment. Among biopolymers, poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is one of the most used compostable, bio-based polymeric matrices, since it exhibits process ability and mechanical properties compatible with a wide range of applications. In this study, two types of cellulosic fibers were processed with PLA in order to obtain bio-composites with different percentages of microfibers (5%, 10%, 20%). The mechanical properties were evaluated (tensile and impact test), and analytical models were applied in order to estimate the adhesion between matrix and fibers and to predict the material\uffe2\uff80\uff99s stiffness. Understanding these properties is of particular importance in order to be able to tune and project the final characteristics of bio-composites.</p>", "keywords": ["Bio-composites; Cellulose fibers; Mechanical properties; Poly(lactic acid); Biocompatible Materials; Cellulose; Elastic Modulus; Materials Testing; Polyesters; Thermogravimetry", "cellulose fibers", "Polyesters", "Biocompatible Materials", "02 engineering and technology", "mechanical properties", "7. Clean energy", "Article", "12. Responsible consumption", "0205 materials engineering", "13. Climate action", "Elastic Modulus", "Materials Testing", "Thermogravimetry", "bio-composites", "poly(lactic acid)", "14. Life underwater", "Cellulose", "0210 nano-technology"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/4/960/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20040960"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/International%20Journal%20of%20Molecular%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijms20040960", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijms20040960", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijms20040960"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-02-22T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/ijms222313161", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-12-07", "title": "Oxidation of Various Kraft Lignins with a Bacterial Laccase Enzyme", "description": "<p>Modification of kraft lignin (KL), traditionally uses harsh and energy-demanding physical and chemical processes. In this study, the potential of the bacterial laccase CotA (spore coating protein A) for oxidation of KL under mild conditions was assessed. Thereby, the efficiency of CotA to oxidize both softwood and hardwood KL of varying purity at alkaline conditions was examined. For the respective type of wood, the highest oxidation activity by CotA was determined for the medium ash content softwood KL (MA_S) and the medium ash content hardwood KL (MA_H), respectively. By an up to 95% decrease in fluorescence and up to 65% in phenol content coupling of the structural lignin units was indicated. These results correlated with an increase in viscosity and molecular weight, which increased nearly 2 and 20-fold for MA_H and about 1.3 and 6.0-fold for MA_S, respectively. Thus, this study confirms that the CotA laccase can oxidize a variety of KL at alkaline conditions, while the origin and purity of KL were found to have a major impact on the efficiency of oxidation. Under the herein tested conditions, it was observed that the MA_H KL showed the highest susceptibility to CotA oxidation when compared to the other hardwood KLs and the softwood KLs. Therefore, this could be a viable method to produce sustainable resins and adhesives.</p>", "keywords": ["Molecular Weight", "0106 biological sciences", "0301 basic medicine", "03 medical and health sciences", "Bacteria", "Bacterial Proteins", "kraft lignin; lignosulfonate; CotA; laccase; oxidation; purity; isolation; precipitation", "Laccase", "Lignin", "Oxidation-Reduction", "01 natural sciences", "Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/23/13161/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/23/13161/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222313161"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/International%20Journal%20of%20Molecular%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijms222313161", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijms222313161", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijms222313161"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-12-06T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/ijms25105216", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-05-14", "title": "Development of a Robust Read-Across Model for the Prediction of Biological Potency of Novel Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Delta Agonists", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>A robust predictive model was developed using 136 novel peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPAR\u03b4) agonists, a distinct subtype of lipid-activated transcription factors of the nuclear receptor superfamily that regulate target genes by binding to characteristic sequences of DNA bases. The model employs various structural descriptors and docking calculations and provides predictions of the biological activity of PPAR\u03b4 agonists, following the criteria of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for the development and validation of quantitative structure\u2013activity relationship (QSAR) models. Specifically focused on small molecules, the model facilitates the identification of highly potent and selective PPAR\u03b4 agonists and offers a read-across concept by providing the chemical neighbours of the compound under study. The model development process was conducted on Isalos Analytics Software (v. 0.1.17) which provides an intuitive environment for machine-learning applications. The final model was released as a user-friendly web tool and can be accessed through the Enalos Cloud platform\u2019s graphical user interface (GUI).</p></article>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "570", "610", "Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship", "molecular docking", "01 natural sciences", "Isalos Analytics Platform", "in silico modelling", "Article", "0104 chemical sciences", "Molecular Docking Simulation", "Machine Learning", "03 medical and health sciences", "machine learning", "PPAR\u03b4 agonist", "Humans", "PPAR delta", "Software"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/25/10/5216/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25105216"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/International%20Journal%20of%20Molecular%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijms25105216", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijms25105216", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijms25105216"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-05-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/ijms25168599", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-08-07", "title": "Design of Novel Membranes for the Efficient Separation of Bee Alarm Pheromones in Portable Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometric Systems", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Bee alarm pheromones are essential molecules that are present in beehives when some threats occur in the bee population. In this work, we have applied multilevel modeling techniques to understand molecular interactions between representative bee alarm pheromones and polymers such as polymethyl siloxane (PDMS), polyethylene glycol (PEG), and their blend. This study aimed to check how these interactions can be manipulated to enable efficient separation of bee alarm pheromones in portable membrane inlet mass spectrometric (MIMS) systems using new membranes. The study involved the application of powerful computational atomistic methods based on a combination of modern semiempirical (GFN2-xTB), first principles (DFT), and force-field calculations. As a fundamental work material for the separation of molecules, we considered the PDMS polymer, a well-known sorbent material known to be applicable for light polar molecules. To improve its applicability as a sorbent material for heavier polar molecules, we considered two main factors\u2014temperature and the addition of PEG polymer. Additional insights into molecular interactions were obtained by studying intrinsic reactive properties and noncovalent interactions between bee alarm pheromones and PDMS and PEG polymer chains.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0103 physical sciences", "Animals", "Membranes", " Artificial", "Dimethylpolysiloxanes", "Bees", "01 natural sciences", "Article", "Pheromones", "Mass Spectrometry", "Polyethylene Glycols", "0104 chemical sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25168599"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/International%20Journal%20of%20Molecular%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijms25168599", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijms25168599", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijms25168599"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-08-07T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/ijms25137491", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-07-08", "title": "Insects as a Prospective Source of Biologically Active Molecules and Pharmaceuticals\u2014Biochemical Properties and Cell Toxicity of Tenebrio molitor and Zophobas morio Cell-Free Larval Hemolymph", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Insects are of great interest as novel sources of alternative proteins and biologically active compounds, primarily anticancer agents. Protein-rich insect larval hemolymph is a prospective candidate for pharmaceutical and food industry-related research. In this study, selected biochemical properties and cell toxicity of larval hemolymph from two mealworm species, Tenebrio molitor and Zophobas morio, were analyzed. Total proteins and carbohydrates, antioxidant capacity, and the level of lipid peroxidation were determined. Human cancer (U-87) and normometabolic (MRC-5) cells were treated with different concentrations of larval hemolymph proteins, and the effects on cell viability were assayed 24, 48, and 72 h after treatments. Z. morio hemolymph was shown to be richer in total proteins, showing a higher antioxidant capacity and lipid peroxidation level than T. molitor hemolymph, which was richer in total carbohydrates. Cytotoxicity assays showed that T. molitor and Z. morio hemolymphs differently affect the viability of U-87 and MRC-5 cells in cell type-, dose-, and time-dependent manners. Hemolymph from both species was more cytotoxic to U-87 cells than to MRC-5 cells, which was particularly prominent after 48 h. Additionally, a more potent cytotoxic effect of Z. morio hemolymph was observed on both cell lines, likely due to its higher antioxidant capacity, compared to T. molitor hemolymph.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Cell Survival", "Antineoplastic Agents", "Article", "Antioxidants", "3. Good health", "Hemolymph", "Larva", "Cell Line", " Tumor", "Animals", "Humans", "Insect Proteins", "Lipid Peroxidation", "Tenebrio"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25137491"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/International%20Journal%20of%20Molecular%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijms25137491", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijms25137491", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijms25137491"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-07-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/ijms26020673", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2025-01-15", "title": "Biofilm Formation, Modulation, and Transcriptomic Regulation Under Stress Conditions in Halomicronema sp.", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>In nature, bacteria often form heterogeneous communities enclosed in a complex matrix known as biofilms. This extracellular matrix, produced by the microorganisms themselves, serves as the first barrier between the cells and the environment. It is composed mainly of water, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), lipids, proteins, and DNA. Cyanobacteria form biofilms and have unique characteristics such as oxygenic photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, excellent adaptability to various abiotic stress conditions, and the ability to secrete a variety of metabolites and hormones. This work focused on the characterization of the cyanobacterium Halomicronema sp. strain isolated from a brackish environment. This study included microscopic imaging, determination of phenolic content and antioxidant capacity, identification of chemicals interfering with biofilm formation, and transcriptomic analysis by RNA sequencing and real-time PCR. Gene expression analysis was centered on genes related to the production of EPS and biofilm-related transcription factors. This study led to the identification of wza1 and wzt as EPS biomarkers and luxR-05665, along with genes belonging to the TetR/AcrR and LysR families, as potential biomarkers useful for studying and monitoring biofilm formation under different environmental conditions. Moreover, this work revealed that Halomicronema sp. can grow even in the presence of strong abiotic stresses, such as high salt, and has good antioxidant properties.</p></article>", "keywords": ["570", "Extracellular Polymeric Substance Matrix", "Gene Expression Profiling", "Gene Expression Regulation", " Bacterial", "stress resilience", "Cyanobacteria", "cyanobacteria", "Article", "transcriptomics", "Bacterial Proteins", "Halomicronema sp", "Stress", " Physiological", "Biofilms", "biofilm formation", "EPS", "Transcriptome"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Marina Caldara, Henk Bolhuis, Marta Marmiroli, Nelson Marmiroli,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26020673"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/International%20Journal%20of%20Molecular%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/ijms26020673", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/ijms26020673", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/ijms26020673"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-01-15T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/jof7050333", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-04-27", "title": "Resilience of Epiphytic Lichens to Combined Effects of Increasing Nitrogen and Solar Radiation", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Lichens are classified into different functional groups depending on their ecological and physiological response to a given environmental stressor. However, knowledge on lichen response to the synergistic effect of multiple environmental factors is extremely scarce, although vital to get a comprehensive understanding of the effects of global change. We exposed six lichen species belonging to different functional groups to the combined effects of two nitrogen (N) doses and direct sunlight involving both high temperatures and ultraviolet (UV) radiation for 58 days. Irrespective of their functional group, all species showed a homogenous response to N with cumulative, detrimental effects and an inability to recover following sunlight, UV exposure. Moreover, solar radiation made a tolerant species more prone to N pollution\u2019s effects. Our results draw attention to the combined effects of global change and other environmental drivers on canopy defoliation and tree death, with consequences for the protection of ecosystems.</p></article>", "keywords": ["mediterranean ecosystems", "0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "chlorophyll fluorescence", "QH301-705.5", "nitrogen pollution", "Fv/Fm ratio", "Biology (General)", "15. Life on land", "forest decay", "01 natural sciences", "global change", "Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/5/333/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/5/333/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7050333"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Fungi", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/jof7050333", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/jof7050333", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/jof7050333"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-04-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/jox15010002", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-12-26", "title": "Impact of Short-Chain Perfluoropropylene Oxide Acids on Biochemical and Behavioural Parameters in Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826)", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of persistent organic pollutants that pose a growing threat to environmental and human health. Soil acts as a long-term reservoir for PFAS, potentially impacting soil biodiversity and ecosystem function. Earthworms, as keystone species in soil ecosystems, are particularly vulnerable to PFAS exposure. In this study, we investigated the sublethal effects of three short-chain (C4\u2013C6) next-generation perfluoropropylene oxide acids (PFPOAs) on the earthworm Eisenia fetida, using a legacy perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid (PFCA), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), as a reference. We assessed a suite of biochemical endpoints, including markers for oxidative stress (catalase and superoxide dismutase activity), immunity (phenol oxidase activity), neurotoxicity (acetylcholinesterase activity), and behavioural endpoints (escape test). Results indicate that all tested PFAS, even at sub-micromolar concentrations, elicited significant effects across multiple physiological domains. Interestingly, HFPO-DA demonstrated the most substantial impact across all endpoints tested, indicating broad and significant biochemical and neurotoxic effects. Our findings underscore the potential risks of both legacy and emerging PFAS to soil ecosystems, emphasising the need for further research to understand the long-term consequences of PFAS contamination.</p></article>", "keywords": ["poly and perfluoroalkyl substance", "catalase", "acetylcholinesterase", "phenol oxidase", "RM1-950", "superoxide dismutase", "01 natural sciences", "immune response", "Article", "poly and perfluoroalkyl substances", "RA1190-1270", "Toxicology. Poisons", "628", "Therapeutics. Pharmacology", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4713/15/1/2/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/jox15010002"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Xenobiotics", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/jox15010002", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/jox15010002", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/jox15010002"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/land10090964", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:23Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-09-12", "title": "The Impact of Soil-Improving Cropping Practices on Erosion Rates: A Stakeholder-Oriented Field Experiment Assessment", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The risk of erosion is particularly high in Mediterranean areas, especially in areas that are subject to a not so effective agricultural management\u2013or with some omissions\u2013, land abandonment or wildfires. Soils on Crete are under imminent threat of desertification, characterized by loss of vegetation, water erosion, and subsequently, loss of soil. Several large-scale studies have estimated average soil erosion on the island between 6 and 8 Mg/ha/year, but more localized investigations assess soil losses one order of magnitude higher. An experiment initiated in 2017, under the framework of the SoilCare H2020 EU project, aimed to evaluate the effect of different management practices on the soil erosion. The experiment was set up in control versus treatment experimental design including different sets of treatments, targeting the most important cultivations on Crete (olive orchards, vineyards, fruit orchards). The minimum-to-no tillage practice was adopted as an erosion mitigation practice for the olive orchard study site, while for the vineyard site, the cover crop practice was used. For the fruit orchard field, the crop-type change procedure (orange to avocado) was used. The experiment demonstrated that soil-improving cropping techniques have an important impact on soil erosion, and as a result, on soil water conservation that is of primary importance, especially for the Mediterranean dry regions. The demonstration of the findings is of practical use to most stakeholders, especially those that live and work with the local land.</p></article>", "keywords": ["ISLAND", "Environmental Studies", "Environmental Sciences & Ecology", "VINEYARDS", "soil-improving crop systems", "COVER CROPS", "3301 Architecture", "PARAMETERS", "4104 Environmental management", "EQUATION", "RUNOFF", "0502 Environmental Science and Management", "sustainable land management", "2. Zero hunger", "Science & Technology", "soil erosion", "S", "3304 Urban and regional planning", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "GIS", "6. Clean water", "sustainable agriculture", "13. 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Compaction can restrict crop growth and increase waterlogging, which can increase the production of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide. Cultivation can be used to alleviate compaction, but this can have negative impacts on earthworm abundance and increase the production of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. In this study, a field was purposefully compacted using trafficking, then in a replicated plot experiment, ploughing, low disturbance subsoiling and the application of a mycorrhizal inoculant were compared as methods of compaction alleviation, over two years of cropping. These methods were compared in terms of bulk density, penetration resistance, crop yield, greenhouse gas emissions and earthworm abundance. Ploughing alleviated topsoil compaction, as measured by bulk density and penetrometer resistance, and increased the crop biomass in one year of the study, although no yield differences were seen. Earthworm abundance was reduced in both years in the cultivated plots, and carbon dioxide flux increased significantly, although this was not significant in summer months. Outside of the summer months, nitrous oxide production increased in the non-cultivated treatments, which was attributed to increased denitrifying activity under compacted conditions.</p></article>", "keywords": ["CO<sub>2</sub>", "2. Zero hunger", "nitrous oxide", "S", "nitrous oxide; N<sub>2</sub>O; carbon dioxide; CO<sub>2</sub>; greenhouse gas; compaction; earthworms; direct drilling; bulk density", "carbon dioxide", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "N<sub>2</sub>O", "12. Responsible consumption", "greenhouse gas", "13. 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Land Suitability Analysis (LSA) is used to measure the level of suitability of growing a specific crop in the area and can also be used to evaluate future scenarios as a means for sustainable agriculture. LSA was employed to calculate current land suitability, as well as four scenarios of Soil-Improving Cropping Systems (SICS): (a) Conservation Tillage (CT), (b) Cover Crop (CC), (c) Crop Residue Management (CRM), and (d) Manure Application (MA). The scenarios of SICS were derived by increasing soil organic matter and cation exchange capacity values depending on the SICS hypothetically applied for a period of 100 years in the future. LSA was evaluated for maize in three sites: (a) Flanders (BE), (b) Somogy (HU), and (c) Hengshui (CH). LSA was performed using the Agricultural Land Use Evaluation System (ALUES) considering soil and climatic and topographic parameters. Weighing factors of input parameters were assigned using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The results show that in Flanders, the highly suitable (S2) class covered 3.3% of the total area, and the best scenario for improving current LS was CRM, in which S2 expanded to 9.1%. In Somogy, the S2 class covered 18.3% of the total area, and the best scenarios for improving current land suitability were CT and CC, in both of which the S2 class expanded to 70.5% of the total area. In Hengshui, the S2 class covered 64.7% of the total area, and all SICS scenarios performed extremely well, converting almost all moderately suitable (S3) areas to S2. The main limiting factor that was recognized from a limiting factor analysis in all cases was the climatic conditions. This work proves that LSA can evaluate scenarios of management practices and recognize limiting factors. The proposed methodology is a novel approach that can provide land suitability maps to efficiently evaluate SICS scenarios by projecting soil characteristics and LSA in the future, thus facilitating management decisions of regional policy makers.</p></article>", "keywords": ["IMPACT", "AHP", "Environmental Studies", "land use planning", "Environmental Sciences & Ecology", "3301 Architecture", "01 natural sciences", "4104 Environmental management", "CARBON SEQUESTRATION", "AGROECOLOGY", "MANAGEMENT", "BINH THUAN PROVINCE", "0502 Environmental Science and Management", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Science & Technology", "DESERTIFICATION", "S", "Agricultural Land Use Evaluation System", "soil fertility", "3304 Urban and regional planning", "Agriculture", "sustainability; soil fertility; land use planning; AHP; ALUES", "ALUES", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "sustainability", "Analytical Hierarchy Process", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Life Sciences & Biomedicine"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/12/2200/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/12/2200/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122200"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Land", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/land11122200", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/land11122200", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/land11122200"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-12-04T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/land11010055", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:23Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-01-04", "title": "A Multivariate Approach to Evaluate Reduced Tillage Systems and Cover Crop Sustainability", "description": "<p>The evaluation of the effects of conservation agriculture during the transition from conventional tillage to no-tillage requires numerous indicators to be considered. For this purpose, we monitored changes in a multi-parameter dataset during a three-year experiment that combined three tillage intensities (conventional tillage\uffe2\uff80\uff94CT; minimum tillage\uffe2\uff80\uff94MT; and no tillage\uffe2\uff80\uff94NT) with three soil covering managements (tillage radish cover crop, winter wheat cover crop and bare soil). Using a multivariate analysis, we developed a Relative Sustainability Index (RSI) based on 11 physical (e.g., bulk density and penetration resistance), chemical (e.g., soil organic carbon and pH) and biological soil properties (e.g., earthworm density) to evaluate cropping systems sustainability. The RSI was most affected by tillage intensity showing higher RSI values (i.e., better performances) in reduced tillage systems. Specifically, the RSI under NT was 42% greater than that of CT and 13% greater than that of MT. Soil covering had little impact on the RSI. Among the tested parameters, the RSI was increased most by saturated hydraulic conductivity (+193%) and earthworm density (+339%) across CT and NT treatments. Our results suggest that conservation agriculture and, particularly, reduced tillage systems, have the potential to increase farm environmental and agronomic sustainability.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "principal component analysis", "S", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "soil quality index", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "conservation agriculture", "no tillage", "minimum tillage", "scoring function", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "conservation agriculture; no tillage; minimum tillage; principal component analysis; soil quality index; scoring function"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/1/55/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.research.unipd.it/bitstream/11577/3462062/1/land-11-00055-v2.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/1/55/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/land11010055"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Land", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/land11010055", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/land11010055", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/land11010055"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-12-31T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/land11020223", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:23Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-02-03", "title": "Opportunities for Mitigating Soil Compaction in Europe\u2014Case Studies from the SoilCare Project Using Soil-Improving Cropping Systems", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Soil compaction (SC) is a major threat for agriculture in Europe that affects many ecosystem functions, such as water and air circulation in soils, root growth, and crop production. Our objective was to present the results from five short-term (&lt;5 years) case studies located along the north\u2013south and east\u2013west gradients and conducted within the SoilCare project using soil-improving cropping systems (SICSs) for mitigating topsoil and subsoil SC. Two study sites (SSs) focused on natural subsoil (\u02c325 cm) compaction using subsoiling tillage treatments to depths of 35 cm (Sweden) and 60 cm (Romania). The other SSs addressed both topsoil and subsoil SC (\u02c325 cm, Norway and United Kingdom; \u02c330 cm, Italy) using deep-rooted bio-drilling crops and different tillage types or a combination of both. Each SS evaluated the effectiveness of the SICSs by measuring the soil physical properties, and we calculated SC indices. The SICSs showed promising results\u2014for example, alfalfa in Norway showed good potential for alleviating SC (the subsoil density decreased from 1.69 to 1.45 g cm\u22121) and subsoiling at the Swedish SS improved root penetration into the subsoil by about 10 cm\u2014but the effects of SICSs on yields were generally small. These case studies also reflected difficulties in implementing SICSs, some of which are under development, and we discuss methodological issues for measuring their effectiveness. There is a need for refining these SICSs and for evaluating their longer-term effect under a wider range of pedoclimatic conditions.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "S", "degree of compaction", "Soil Science", "straw incorporation", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "910", "15. Life on land", "6. 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