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View article: Microplastic Uptake in Vegetables: Sources, Mechanisms, Transport and Food Safety
Microplastic Uptake in Vegetables: Sources, Mechanisms, Transport and Food Safety Open
Although microplastic pollution has been recognized as one of the major environmental challenges of the 21st century, its toxicological impact on crops, especially vegetables, has attracted limited scientific attention until recently. Vege…
View article: Microplastic Uptake in Vegetables: Sources, Mechanisms, Transport and Food Safety
Microplastic Uptake in Vegetables: Sources, Mechanisms, Transport and Food Safety Open
Although microplastic pollution has been recognized as one of the major environmental challenges of the 21st century, its toxicological impact on crops, especially vegetables, has until recently attracted limited scientific attention. Vege…
View article: The application of laccase-rich extract of spent mushroom substrates for removing lignin from jute fabric waste: a dual management approach
The application of laccase-rich extract of spent mushroom substrates for removing lignin from jute fabric waste: a dual management approach Open
Spent mushroom substrate (SMS) represents a growing waste from the mushroom cultivation sector due to increased popularity worldwide. SMS is rich in lignocellulolytic enzymes, allowing it to be recycled. Further, these enzymes can be appli…
View article: Spectroscopic Investigation of Tomato Seed Germination Stimulated by Trichoderma spp.
Spectroscopic Investigation of Tomato Seed Germination Stimulated by Trichoderma spp. Open
Seed germination is a complex process that can be negatively affected by numerous stresses. Trichoderma spp. are known as effective biocontrol agents as well as plant growth and germination stimulators. However, understanding of the early …
View article: Chemical Constituents of Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.): A Comprehensive Review on Phenolic and Polyphenolic Compounds and Their Bioactivity
Chemical Constituents of Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.): A Comprehensive Review on Phenolic and Polyphenolic Compounds and Their Bioactivity Open
Polyphenolic compounds are of great interest in today’s science. Naturally, they occur in plants and other sources in many different forms. Their wide range of biological activity has attracted the attention of the scientific community. On…
View article: Non-Destructive Assessment of Leaf Chlorophyll and Epidermal Flavonoids in Two Tomato Cultivars (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) Grown Under Different <i>Trichoderma</i> Spp. Treatments
Non-Destructive Assessment of Leaf Chlorophyll and Epidermal Flavonoids in Two Tomato Cultivars (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) Grown Under Different <i>Trichoderma</i> Spp. Treatments Open
Summary The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of different Trichoderma spp. treatments (T1: Trichoderma harzianum, T2: Trichoderma brevicompactum, and T3: T1 + T2) on two tomato cultivars (‘Narvik’ and ‘Gružanski zlatni’) by …
View article: Artificial Neural Network Prediction of Antiadhesion and Antibiofilm-Forming Effects of Antimicrobial Active Mushroom Extracts on Food-Borne Pathogens
Artificial Neural Network Prediction of Antiadhesion and Antibiofilm-Forming Effects of Antimicrobial Active Mushroom Extracts on Food-Borne Pathogens Open
The problem of microbial biofilms has come to the fore alongside food, pharmaceutical, and healthcare industrialization. The development of new antibiofilm products has become urgent, but it includes bioprospecting and is time and money-co…
View article: Screening of Native Trichoderma Species for Nickel and Copper Bioremediation Potential Determined by FTIR and XRF
Screening of Native Trichoderma Species for Nickel and Copper Bioremediation Potential Determined by FTIR and XRF Open
Soil pollution with heavy metals is a serious threat to the environment. However, soils polluted with heavy metals are considered good sources of native metal-resistant Trichoderma strains. Trichoderma spp. are free-living fungi commonly i…
View article: Yogurt fortified with GABA-producing strain and Ganoderma lucidum industrial waste
Yogurt fortified with GABA-producing strain and Ganoderma lucidum industrial waste Open
This study aimed to produce yogurt with Ganoderma lucidum residues and selected probiotic bacteria. To select the most potent GABA-producing strain (GABA - γ-aminobutyric acid), nine probiotic bacteria were subjected to the glutamate decar…
View article: Soil yeasts promoting plant growth: benefits for the development of common wheat and white mustard
Soil yeasts promoting plant growth: benefits for the development of common wheat and white mustard Open
A large number of soil microorganisms are characterized as plant growth promoting, but there seems to be a lack of comprehensive knowledge regarding plant growth promoting soil yeasts. The aim of the experiment was to analyse the propertie…
View article: Climate Change And Agriculture Management – Western Balkan Region Analysis
Climate Change And Agriculture Management – Western Balkan Region Analysis Open
Background: The aim of this paper is to analyze the possibilities of the agricultural sector of the Western Balkans, to assess compliance with the European Green Deal, which provides for the implementation of activities, which should enabl…
View article: Determination of Heavy Metal Content in Plants Rhizosphere Grown Under Organic Agriculture
Determination of Heavy Metal Content in Plants Rhizosphere Grown Under Organic Agriculture Open
: Heavy metals in the environment when present in excess have negative effect on survival of plants causing diminished physiological and molecular activities. As they are hard to degrade, their exchangeable fraction is accumulated in plant…
View article: Bacterial inoculation: A tool for red clover growth promotion in polluted soil
Bacterial inoculation: A tool for red clover growth promotion in polluted soil Open
Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) seeds were inoculated with several plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) and sown in the substrate contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organome…
View article: Characterization of Microorganisms Using Raman Microscopy
Characterization of Microorganisms Using Raman Microscopy Open
Raman spectroscopy has recently gained popularity as an attractive approach for the biochemical characterization, rapid identification, and an accurate classification of a wide range of prokaryotes and eukaryotes organisms.In the case of e…
View article: Polymer-Based Nanocomposites: <i>In Situ</i> Generation and Immobilization of Gold Nanoparticles on Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) and Poly(<i>ε</i>-caprolactone) Thin Films
Polymer-Based Nanocomposites: <i>In Situ</i> Generation and Immobilization of Gold Nanoparticles on Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) and Poly(<i>ε</i>-caprolactone) Thin Films Open
Copyright © 2017 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved. In this work, we report an interesting method for simultaneous obtaining and immobilization of gold nanoparticles onto polymer thin films. Polymer-based nanocomposites we…
View article: Use of overburden waste for London plane (Platanus × acerifolia) growth: the role of plant growth promoting microbial consortia
Use of overburden waste for London plane (Platanus × acerifolia) growth: the role of plant growth promoting microbial consortia Open
Overburden waste dumps represent a huge threat to environmental quality. The reduction of their negative impact can be achieved by vegetation cover establishment. Usually, this action is complicated due to site-specific characteristics, su…
View article: Formation of porous wollastonite-based ceramics after sintering with yeast as the pore-forming agent
Formation of porous wollastonite-based ceramics after sintering with yeast as the pore-forming agent Open
In this paper, synthesis of porous wollastonite-based ceramics was reported. Ceramic precursor, methylhydrocyclosiloxane, together with micro-sized CaCO3, was used as starting material. After 20 min of ultrasound treatment, and calcination…
View article: Microbial diversity of soil contaminated with high content of heavy metals
Microbial diversity of soil contaminated with high content of heavy metals Open
Except of benefits for human population, several industrial activities have a negative consequences i.e. increasing of heavy metal content and changes in diversity of living organisms in environment. The aim of this work was to examinated …
View article: Raman spectroscopy and determination of soil yeasts
Raman spectroscopy and determination of soil yeasts Open
In this paper, two isolates of yeasts, members of the genus Candida, have been examined using Raman spectroscopy. The yeasts were isolated from soils sampled at the town park in Tivat (Montenegro) and experimental farm Radmilovac (Serbia),…
View article: Isolation and characterization of bacteria and yeasts from contaminated soil
Isolation and characterization of bacteria and yeasts from contaminated soil Open
Plant growth promoting (PGP) bacteria and yeasts play an important role in bioremediation processes. Thirty bacterial and ten yeast isolates were obtained from PAH and PCB contaminated soil with an aim of determining the presence of PGP me…
View article: Synthesis, characterization and molecular dynamics simulation of dendronized poly(3,5-diphthalimidoalkylphenyl methacrylate)s
Synthesis, characterization and molecular dynamics simulation of dendronized poly(3,5-diphthalimidoalkylphenyl methacrylate)s Open
Dendronized methacrylates containing 3,5-diphthalimidoalkylphenyl moieties (with ethyl, propyl or butyl spacer groups) were synthesized. These monomers were then polymerized using radical polymerization. Monomers and polymers were characte…
View article: Study of the dielectric relaxation of poly(phenylpropyl acrylate) and poly(phenylpropyl methacrylate): effect of slight differences in chemical structure
Study of the dielectric relaxation of poly(phenylpropyl acrylate) and poly(phenylpropyl methacrylate): effect of slight differences in chemical structure Open
A comparative study of the dielectric relaxational behaviour of two structurally close polymers, containing aromatic side groups, was carried out in order to analyse how slight differences in the chemical structure affect the molecular res…