The Open Access journal of the German Society for Quality Research on Plant Foods and the Section Applied Botany of the DBG, published since 1919
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The shelf life of cape gooseberries after harvest can already be influenced during cultivation. Scientists @UPTCoficial have researched how irrigation and calcium supply influence post-harvest behaviour.
Read #openaccess at doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2024.0…
#postharvest #horticulture
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After a year-long hiatus on X, JABFQ is back with a bang!
In 2023, we released 19 original research articles. Read volume 96 at ojs.openagrar.de/index.php/J…
Stay tuned for the latest journal content and updates on our activities.
#research #JABFQ #OpenAccess #ScholarlyPublishing
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Next article on ‚Applied Botany for #Sustainability‘ is online! B. Tompa @UnivBabesBolyai et al. show the effect of triacontanol, a natural #biostimulant found in plant and bees wax, on #spinach growth and composition.
doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2022.0… #openaccess #SDGoals #zerohunger
Your chance to help shaping future EU legislation on the use of modern biotechnology in agriculture.
Public survey is open for institutions and citizens until July 22nd at ec.europa.eu/info/law/better…
#democracy #foodsafety
Modern biotechnology can help make agri-food systems more sustainable, but the protection of the EU's high food safety standards must always come first.
Today, we are launching a public consultation to provide views on New Genomic Techniques for plants.
#EUFoodSafety
Next article on ‚Applied Botany for #Sustainability‘ is online! Bayer et al. @uniGoettingen analysed #kale produced by #urbangardening. Can it be health-promoting when grown on a windowsill inside facing North?
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#openaccess #cropproduction #urbanfarming
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#Urbangardening produces vegetables in the smallest spaces amidst residential areas. They enrich caloric staple foods with vitamins and minerals and help people with low income or limited capacity for self-supply to improve their diet.
@SDGoals #SDG2 #zerohunger #foodsecurity
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The first article in this year’s @JAB_FQ Special “Applied Botany for Sustainability” by Harbart et al. @igz_leibniz is online. They analyse how antifogging agents on polytunnels influence lettuce growth.
doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2022.0…
#openaccess #cropproduction
Polytunnels enable off-season crop production and help to ensure access to safe and nutritious food all year around. They can help to improve food security.
@SDGoals #SDG2 #foodsecurity #zerohunger
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Zhou et al. from Heibei Agricultural University analysed the effect of 1-MCP on storage quality and ethylene signal transduction in a new early-maturing apple variety ‘Taihangzaohong’.
#postharvest #fruitstorage
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In their new article, Zhang et al. describe the complete chloroplast genome sequence of Gentiana triflora, a flowering perennial plant native to higher-elevation meadows and forests of China.
#conservation #biodiversity #openaccess
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In their recent article, M.C. Rodríguez-Hernández and I. Garmendia @UA_Universidad show that Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (iceplant) growth can increase when watered with slightly saline water. A crop suitable for salinized arable land?
#openaccess at doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2022.0…
😲Including tax, that would translate to 28 full-payed articles in the Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality @JAB_FQ + two or three cross-financed articles from low-income countries.
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New Special Section “Applied Botany for Sustainability” – submission open now until August 31. All research that uses botany to help reach the Sustainable Development Goals is welcome.
Details at ojs.openagrar.de/index.php/J…
@SDGActors #sustainability #sdg
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Sustainable Development Goals #SDG are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all people and the world by 2030".
Details at sdgs.un.org/goals
@SDGoals @TheGlobalGoals
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Sylvia Plaschil from @JKI_Bund and co-authors crossed Pelargonium crispum with P. fulgidum and P. grandiflorum. The tetraploid F1 hybrids will bring more phenotypic and genetic variation to #Pelargonium breeding.💐🧬🌺
#plantbreeding #ornamental
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Can you taste in tomatoes what #fertilizer the plant was treated with? Yes, you can! Daoud et al. @uniGoettingen assessed the sensory profile and other attributes in three tomato cultivars influenced by different potassium fertilization.
#OpenAccess at doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2021.0…
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Did you change your dietary habits during the #COVID pandemic? Dragana Pavlovic and co-authors at University of Niš have a look at changes in plant product consumption in #Serbia. 🍵🍎🥦🌱
#plantfood #nutrition #foodasmedicine #plantbased
#OpenAccess at doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2021.0…
In their latest article Gehlken et al. @UniHohenheim and @LVWO review the application of #NearInfrared spectroscopy as time-saving, cheap, easy-to-use and environmentally friendly technique for rapid quality assessment of fruit and wine.
#OpenAccess
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Did you know, you cannot only eat fruits of prickly pear cacti but the pads too? Cruz-de la Cruz et al. from @UniCostaCOL compared the nutritional value of pads from Opuntia and Nopalea species and prepared sweetened nopal flakes.
Read #openaccess at doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2021.0…
Recently, @guerrero_abad et al showed that combined infection with the root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita and Fusarium is more fatal than single infections in inka nut (Plukenetia volubilis), also known as sacha inchi.
Read #OpenAccess at doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2021.0…
Why and how do fruit skins crack? A popular #modelorganism to study plant #cellwall mechanics are Charophyta (freshwater algae). Richardsen et al. from @UniHannover demonstrate why this approach may need to be revised.
Read the full text #OpenAccess at doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2021.0…
M. Bunse et al. at WALA Heilmittel GmbH describe the “Morphology and phytochemistry of Sanguisorba officinalis L. seeds (Rosaceae)”.
S. officinalis (Großer #Wiesenknopf) is flower of the year 2021 in Germany. #blumedesjahres
Read #openaccess doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2021.0…
In the latest JABFQ article, Fähnrich et al. @VetmeduniVienna review „#Medicinal_plants and their secondary metabolites − State of the art and trends in breeding, analytics and use in feed supplementation− with special focus on German #chamomile“.
doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2021.0…
