Nutritional profile and food safety of raw and value-added food products of sorghum and millets in sub–Saharan Africa and South Asia
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by Tafadzwa J. Musidzaramba Brighton M. Mvumi Loveness K. Nyanga Irene Kadzere Milka Kiboi Makhosi Mahlangu Gracious Chingoma Mgciniwethu Mazula Lesley Macheka a Centre for Innovation and Industrialisation, Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Marondera, Zimbabweb Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Environment and Food Systems, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwec Department of Nutrition Dietetics and Food Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwed Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, Switzerlande Department of Crop Science, Lupane State University, Lupane, ZimbabweTafadzwa Musidzaramba is an Innovation Specialist at Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology and an MPhil student at the same institution. She is a Food Technologist by training.Brighton Mvumi is a Professor of Postharvest Science and Technology at the University of Zimbabwe. His areas of interest include sustainable agricultural and food systems, food value chain analysis, agro-processing, climate change and agriculture, and food and nutrition security.Loveness Kuziwa Nyanga is an Associate Professor in Food Science at the University of Zimbabwe. She is a food microbiologist and food product development specialist. Her research interest are food safety, food and nutrition security including food value chain analysis and food processing.Dr. Irene Kadzere is a senior scientist and Action Research Advisor at the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Switzerland. She has a research and development background in smallholder farming and nutrition and health.Dr. Milka Kiboi is a senior scientist at the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Switzerland. She has vast experience in research and teaching background in soil science.Makhosi Mahlangu is a Lecturer in Food Sciences at Lupane State University. He is currently a fellow at Yale University in the United States of America. His research interests are in food recipe formulations, novel food designs, consumer behaviour and Traditional African Foods (TAFs). He is also a multi award winning food scientist and the founder of the African Food Revolution.Gracious Chingoma is an MPhil (Master of Philosophy) student in Agriculture at the University of Zimbabwe. She is a food technologist by training.Mgciniwethu Mazula is an MPhil (Master of Philosophy) student in Food Science at the Lupane State University. He is a food technologist by training.Lesley Macheka is an Associate Professor in Food Science and the Executive Director, Innovation and Industrialisation at Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology. He is a food quality management specialist and has research interest in traditional food systems, nexus between food and nutrition security and climate change, and in food safety.
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Current approaches to minimize the late blowing defect of cheese
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by Raquel Velasco María Concepción Cabeza Juan Antonio Ordóñez a Department of Galenic Pharmacy and Food Technology. Veterinary Faculty, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, Madrid;b Royal Academy of Veterinary Sciences, Madrid, SpainRaquel Velasco Assistant Professor of Food Technology in Department of Galenic Pharmacy and Food Technology of the Veterinary Faculty, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. She has a degree in Chemistry and in Food Science and Technology, and a PhD from the Complutense University of Madrid. Her research activity has mostly taken place within the Animal Food Origin Technology Group (TECNOLALIMA) of the Moncloa International Campus of Excellence (CEI Moncloa), integrated into the Agri-Food and Health cluster. Her work has been focused on Predictive Microbiology and on the application of non-thermal technologies for food preservation.María Concepción Cabeza Associate Professor of Food Technology in Department of Galenic Pharmacy and Food Technology of the Veterinary Faculty, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. She has a degree in Pharmacy and in Food Science and Technology, and a PhD from the Complutense University of Madrid, with an extraordinary award of Doctorate. Her research activity has mostly taken place within the Animal Food Origin Technology Group (TECNOLALIMA) of the Moncloa International Campus of Excellence (CEI Moncloa), integrated into the Agri-Food and Health cluster. Her work has been focused on the application of emerging technologies such as thermoultrasonication and electron beam irradiation for food sanitation. UNESCO code specificity - Nutritional Sciences: food pathogens (3206.05); Food Technology (3309).Juan Antonio Ordóñez Full Professor of Food Technology in Department of Galenic Pharmacy and Food Technology. Veterinary Faculty, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. Member of the Royal Academy of Veterinary Sciences of Spain since 2015. His research work has focused on many microbiological, biochemical and technological aspects of food of animal origin.
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Challenges and interventions in water resource management for horticultural crop production in rural and tribal communities in India
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by Muganyizi J. Bisheko Rejikumar G a Amrita School for Sustainable Futures, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam, Indiab Department of Management, Amrita School of Business, Kochi, IndiaMuganyizi J. Bisheko, the first author of this paper, is a Ph.D. candidate at Amrita School for Sustainable Futures (ASF), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, India. His research interests cover a wide range of areas related to agricultural sustainability, including agricultural water management, indigenous knowledge, postharvest management, and high-tech agricultural solutions.Rejikumar G, a Professor, Amrita School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India.
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Production of probiotic kefir from different plant-based milks
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by Berra Ceylan Nilgün Öncül a Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Institute of Health Sciences, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkeyb Faculty of Fethiye Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Fethiye/Muğla, TurkeyNilgün ÖNCÜL (Ph.D.) has expertise in food microbiology, natural antimicrobials, functional food, and traditional food. Her research activities focus on improving new natural antimicrobials and evaluating traditional food for new functionalities. Berra CEYLAN continues her work with the awareness that nutrition is one of the most important factors that form the basis of diseases in nutrition and dietetics. Her areas of interest are functional foods, probiotic, and mother-child nutrition. Plant-based milk has the potential to improve new food with functional properties. Future studies may concentrate on the development of non-dairy products fortified with natural components.
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Socio-economic factors affecting the adoption of improved orchard management practices of mandarin in Sankhuwasabha, Nepal
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by Anup Timsina Subodh Paudel Shiva Chandra Dhakal a Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepalb Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, NepalMr. Anup Timsina has completed his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) at the College of Natural Resource Management (CNRM) Pakhribas, Dhankuta. His research interests include production economics, food policy and sustainable agriculture.Mr. Subodh Paudel has completed his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) at the College of Natural Resource Management (CNRM) Bardibas, Mahottari. His research interests include climate change, remote sensing, and natural resource management.Dr. Shiva Chandra Dhakal is a Professor of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Faculty of Agriculture, in Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal. His research interests include climate change, production and marketing economics, and agribusiness.
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Phenotypic analysis of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench] genotypes for drought responsive traits
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by Atnafu Kebede Geleta Dugassa Barka Mulugeta Kebede Temesgen Matiwos Menamo Taye Tadesse a Department of Applied Biology, School of Applied Natural Sciences, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopiab Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopiac Department of Plant Biology & Biodiversity Management, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopiad Department of Horticulture and Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopiae Crop Research Directorate, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Addis Ababa, EthiopiaAtnafu Kebede, Assistant professor at Biology Department of Dire Dawa University. Specialized in plant biotechnology. PhD candidate at Adama Science and Technology University.Geleta Dugassa Barka, Assistant professor at Adama Science and Technology University. Specialized in Plant Biotechnology.Mulugeta Kebede, is an Associate Professor of plant genomics and phenomics at Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management of Addis Ababa University.Temesgen Matiwos Menamo, Assistant Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Horticulture and Plant Sciences Department of Jimma University.Taye Tadesse, Director for Crop Research Directorate at Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research. Researcher in Plant Breeding and Genetics.
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Nano-enhanced diets: advancing sustainability in aquaculture - a review
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by Anisa Mitra Folasade Damilola Amulejoye Prabal Barua Sheu G. Odu-Onikosi Payoja Mohanty Hala Saber Khalil Sahya Maulu a Department of Zoology, Sundarban Hazi Desarat College, Pathankhali, West Bengal, Indiab Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeriac Department of Knowledge Management for Development, Young Power in Social Action, Chittagong, Bangladeshd School of Biological and Marine Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UKe College of Fisheries Science, Gumla-Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, Indiaf Aquaculture Department, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University, Suez, Egyptg College of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology, Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypth Department of Research and Development, Centre for Innovative Approach Zambia (CIAZ), Research and Development, Lusaka, ZambiaDr. Anisa Mitra, M.Phil., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology at Sundarban Hazi Desarat College, India. Her research interests include fish nutrition, fish developmental biology, fisheries, aquatic toxicology, and sustainable aquaculture.Dr. Folasade Damilola Amulejoye, BSc., MSc., Ph.D., is a Lecturer at the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Nigeria. Her areas of interest include fish nutrition, fish breeding, and fisheries management.Dr. Prabal Barua, M.Phil., Ph.D., is a Program Manager at Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), Bangladesh. His research focuses on climate change, aquatic biodiversity, and environmental management.Sheu G. Odu-Onikosi, B.Sc., M.Sc., is a Ph.D. researcher in Fish Health and Nutrition at the University of Plymouth, UK. His research interests include fish nutrition, fish health, aquaculture sustainability, and fisheries management.Payoja Mohanty holds a bachelor’s degree in Fisheries Science from the College of Fisheries Science under Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, India. Her research interests include aquaculture, climate change, fish nutrition, and fisheries management.Dr. Hala Saber Khalil, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., is a Lecturer in Aquaculture at Suez University and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, Egypt. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Wageningen University & Research and the WorldFish Center (2019–2021) under the Sustainable Aquaculture Program. Her expertise includes fish nutrition, aquaculture, fish physiology, and fisheries.Sahya Maulu, B.Sc., M.Sc., is a Ph.D. researcher in Fish Nutrition and Health at the University of Plymouth, UK. His research interests include fish nutrition, fish health, aquaculture, fisheries, climate change, and food systems.
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The potential and differences between mulch and organic matter in reducing drought stress in plants – a review
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by Hidayat Saputra Mochamad Arief Soleh Jajang Sauman Hamdani Andy Saryoko a Doctorate Program of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jatinangor, Indonesiab Department of Food Crop Production Technology, Politeknik Negeri Lampung, Bandarlampung, Indonesiac Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jatinangor, Indonesiad Politeknik Enjiniring Pertanian Indonesia, Pagedangan Regency, Tangerang, Banten, IndonesiaHidayat Saputra is a doctoral student in Agricultural Science at the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. He is also a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Food Crop Production Technology at Politeknik Negeri Lampung, Indonesia. He obtained his master’s degree from the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at IPB University, Indonesia. His research focuses on plant ecophysiology and optimizing crop production.Mochamad Arief Soleh, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. His research focuses on plant physiology and crop production.Prof. Jajang Sauman Hamdani is a professor and the head of the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. His area of research interest is improving the cultivation of horticulture crops and postharvest treatment.Andy Saryoko, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer at Politeknik Enjiniring Pertanian, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia. His research focuses on plant physiology and crop production.
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Leaf reflectance and physiological attributes monitoring differentiate rice cultivars under drought-stress and non-stress conditions
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by Kossi Lorimpo Adjah Maxwell Darko Asante Michael Frei Aboubacar Toure Mawuli Aziadekey Linbo Wu Andriele Wairich Daniel Dzorkpe Gamenyah Shailesh Yadav a West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use/Climate Change and Agriculture Program, IPR/IFRA, Katibougou, Malib Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute, Fumesua- Kumasi, Ghanac University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Malid International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Bamako, Malie High School of Agriculture, University of Lomé (UL), Lomé, Togof Institute of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Giessen, Germanyg Department of Plant Resources Development, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- College of Science and Technology, Fumesua-Kumasi, Ghanah Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), M’bé Research Station 01 BP 2551 Bouaké 01, Cote d’IvoireKossi Lorimpo Adjah: PhD; Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), M’bé Research Station 01 BP 2551 Bouaké 01, Cote d’Ivoire; Plant breeding, molecular breeding, plant genetics and physiology, gene expression, transcriptomics, genomic selection, abiotic and biotic stress.Maxwell Darko Asante: PhD; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute, Rice Breeding, Fumesua- Kumasi, Ghana; Rice breeding and geneticsMichael Frei: PhD; Institute of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany; Michael does research in crop physiology and genetics, focusing on environmental stress tolerance of cereal crops.Aboubacar Toure: PhD; International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Bamako, Mali; Sorghum breederMawuli Aziadekey: PhD; High School of Agriculture, University of Lomé (UL), Lomé, Togo; Plant breeding and genetics Linbo Wu: PhD; Institute of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany; Linbo is interested in the resistance/tolerance mechanisms to abiotic/biotic stresses in cereal crops. Through genetic mapping, candidate gene investigation, genome-editing techniques with a focus to elucidate tolerance mechanisms to excess iron in rice, Oryza sativa.Andriele Wairich: PhD; Institute of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany; Plant Fertilization, Animal and Human Nutrition, Agronomy, Agricultural Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biotechnology, Spectroscopy, Biochemistry.Daniel Dzorkpe Gamenyah: MSc; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute, Rice Breeding, Fumesua- Kumasi, Ghana; Rice Breeding ShaileshShailesh Yadav: PhD; Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), M’bé Research Station 01 BP 2551 Bouaké 01, Cote d’Ivoire; Shailesh does research in rice breeding and genetics, focusing on the upland rice breeding.
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Morphophysiological approach to heterosis in phosphorus use efficiency in popcorn
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by Rosimeire Barboza Bispo Antônio Teixeira do Amaral Junior Talles de Oliveira Santos Valter Jário de Lima Bruna Rohem Simão Marta Simone Mendonça Freitas Samuel Henrique Kamphorst Carolina Macedo Carvalho Danielle Leal Lamêgo Flávia Nicácio Viana Wallace de Paula Bernardo Eliemar Campostrini Ricardo Bressan-Smith a Plant Breeding Laboratory, Center for Agricultural Science and Technologies (CCTA), Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminence Darcy Ribeiro—UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazilb Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics Research (QGG) - Aarhus University, Forsøgsvej 1, Slagelse, 4200, Denmarkc Plant Science Laboratory, Center for Agricultural Science and Technologies (CCTA), Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, BrazilRosimeire Barboza Bispo holds a PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), where her research focused on popcorn maize breeding with an emphasis on abiotic stresses. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics at Aarhus University, Denmark. Her current research interests include ryegrass breeding and genetic improvement.Antônio Teixeira do Amaral Junior holds a Ph.D. in Genetics and Breeding from the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) and is a professor at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF). His research focuses on the adaptation of popcorn genotypes to abiotic stresses.Talles de Oliveira Santos holds a PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), and is a postdoctoral researcher at UENF. His research focuses on nitrogen use efficiency in popcorn maize and plant responses to abiotic stresses, including heavy metal toxicity, drought, salinity, high temperatures, and low soil phosphorus, using physiological and molecular approaches.Valter Jário de Lima holds a Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), where his research focused on popcorn maize breeding with an emphasis on abiotic stresses and phenomics. He is currently a professor and researcher at the Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú (UVA) in Ceará, Brazil. His research interests include the conservation and valorization of landrace seeds, maize breeding for abiotic stresses, and digital agriculture.Bruna Rohem Simão holds a Master’s degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), where her research focused on popcorn maize breeding with an emphasis on abiotic stresses and interactions with plant growth-promoting bacteria. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding at UENF. Her current research interests include improving the interaction of different genotypes.Marta Simone Mendonça Freitas holds a Ph.D. in Plant Production from the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), where she is also a professor. Her research focuses on plant mineral nutrition.Samuel Henrique Kamphorst holds a Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF). He is a postdoctoral researcher at the Plant Breeding Laboratory (UENF), where his research focuses on the genetic improvement of popcorn for drought-stressed environments, emphasizing genotype selection through phenomics, proteomics, and DNA markers.Carolina Macedo Carvalho is an agronomist and a master’s student in Genetics and Plant Breeding at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF). Her research focuses on the genetic improvement of popcorn maize, with an emphasis on abiotic stresses, particularly drought and high-temperature stress.Danielle Leal Lamêgo is a Biologist with a Master’s degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Plant Biotechnology at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF). Her research focuses on popcorn maize breeding, with an emphasis on abiotic stresses, particularly drought.Flávia Nicácio Viana holds a Ph.D. from the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), where her research focused on breeding popcorn maize with an emphasis on abiotic stress tolerance. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at UENF, continuing her work on the genetic improvement of popcorn maize under stress conditions.Wallace de Paula Bernardo is a Ph.D. student in Plant Production, specializing in the ecophysiology of tropical and subtropical plants at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro. His current research interests include photosynthesis, climate change, semi-arid conditions, whole-plant physiology, and heat stress.Dr. Eliemar Campostrini is a professor of Plant Physiology and Ecophysiology of Tropical and Subtropical Crops at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF). His research focuses on the environmental physiology of tropical and subtropical crops, with a special emphasis on papaya, maize, coffee, pineapple, hops, and grapevine.Ricardo Bressan-Smith is an Associate Professor at Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), with a postdoctoral degree from the University of California, Davis. His research investigates dormancy break and flowering in tropical grapevines, as well as hydraulic conductivity between berries and the mother plant. 
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