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View article: Evaluating Maize Hybrids for Yield, Stress Tolerance, and Carotenoid Content: Insights into Breeding for Climate Resilience
Evaluating Maize Hybrids for Yield, Stress Tolerance, and Carotenoid Content: Insights into Breeding for Climate Resilience Open
To ensure food and feed security, modern maize hybrids must not only perform well under changing climate conditions but also consistently achieve higher and stable yields, exhibit maximum tolerance to stress factors, and produce high quali…
View article: HPLC Profiling of Soluble Carbohydrates for Unveiling Low-Flatulence Potential Soybean Genotypes
HPLC Profiling of Soluble Carbohydrates for Unveiling Low-Flatulence Potential Soybean Genotypes Open
Soybean is a globally significant crop, holding multifaceted importance due to its diverse applications in food, feed, and fuel production, along with its utilization in the synthesis of various chemicals [...]
View article: Cultivar-Driven Variations in the Production of Apple Cider Vinegar
Cultivar-Driven Variations in the Production of Apple Cider Vinegar Open
Apple cider vinegar has gained widespread popularity for its numerous health benefits and versatile applications in human consumption [...]
View article: Comparative Study on Beta-Glucan Content and Proximate Composition of Spring Barley Seeds Genotypes Obtained in Different Crop Systems
Comparative Study on Beta-Glucan Content and Proximate Composition of Spring Barley Seeds Genotypes Obtained in Different Crop Systems Open
This paper explores the proximate composition of spring barley seeds and the b-glucan’s content in various two-rowed spring barley genotypes cultivated using different agricultural systems. The genotypes originated from both autochthonous …
View article: VARIATION OF CHLOROPHYLL AND CAROTENOID PIGMENTS IN SOME WINTER WHEAT FLAG LEAF UNDER DIFFERENT FERTILIZER REGIMES
VARIATION OF CHLOROPHYLL AND CAROTENOID PIGMENTS IN SOME WINTER WHEAT FLAG LEAF UNDER DIFFERENT FERTILIZER REGIMES Open
Five Romanian winter wheat genotypes were analyzed during two experimental years (2019-2020) under four different regime fertilizers for chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoid contents from flag leaf, respectively, number of grains/sp…
View article: Effect of Thermal Processing on Carotenoids in Fortified Bread
Effect of Thermal Processing on Carotenoids in Fortified Bread Open
Bread is a staple food that provides essential nutrients to millions of people worldwide, hence its fortification with provitamin A carotenoids can help combat vitamin A deficiencies effectively. This study investigates fortified bread mad…
View article: HPLC Screening of Phytoestrogens from Soybeans in Conjunction with Chemometric Data Analysis: A Tool for Selecting the Best Raw Materials for Producing Dietary Supplements for Menopausal Health
HPLC Screening of Phytoestrogens from Soybeans in Conjunction with Chemometric Data Analysis: A Tool for Selecting the Best Raw Materials for Producing Dietary Supplements for Menopausal Health Open
Soybeans are one of the primary dietary sources of isoflavones - phytoestrogens with numerous benefits to human health, including alleviating menopausal symptoms, reducing the risk of certain types of cancer and many others. This research …
View article: Soluble Carbohydrates in Several Transylvanian Potato Cultivars
Soluble Carbohydrates in Several Transylvanian Potato Cultivars Open
This paper is the first to report the soluble carbohydrate content at harvest for eight Transylvanian potato cultivars: Christian, Cumidava, Kronstadt, Riviera, Roclas, Rustic, Tampa and Zamolxis. The aim of this study is to explore the so…
View article: The Influence of Flag Leaf Removal and Its Characteristics on Main Yield Components and Yield Quality Indices on Wheat
The Influence of Flag Leaf Removal and Its Characteristics on Main Yield Components and Yield Quality Indices on Wheat Open
The flag leaf can be an important vehicle for high grain yield due to its position and photosynthetic characteristics. To identify the most adaptive and stable yielding genotype, three winter wheat genotypes were studied during two experim…
View article: Screening of the Romanian maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm for crtRB1 and lcyE alleles enhancing the provitamin A concentration in endosperm
Screening of the Romanian maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm for crtRB1 and lcyE alleles enhancing the provitamin A concentration in endosperm Open
Maize occupies a significant place in the world agriculture. Yellow kernel maize contains mainly non-provitamin A carotenoids: lutein and zeaxanthin. The accumulation of provitamin A carotenoids is regulated by favourable alleles of lcyE a…
View article: EFFECT OF FERTILIZERS ON YIELD COMPONENT ATTRIBUTES, YIELD AND QUALITY IN SOYBEAN CROP
EFFECT OF FERTILIZERS ON YIELD COMPONENT ATTRIBUTES, YIELD AND QUALITY IN SOYBEAN CROP Open
The paper aimed to present the effects of different types of fertilizers on several soybean quantitative traits (plantheight, first pod height, number of pods per plant, number of grain per plant, grain yield per plant, 1000-grain weightan…
View article: Improving the Carotenoid Content in Maize by Using Isonuclear Lines
Improving the Carotenoid Content in Maize by Using Isonuclear Lines Open
Carotenoids are important biologically active compounds in the human diet due to their role in maintaining a proper health status. Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the main crops worldwide, in terms of production quantity, yield and harvested…
View article: Major Inorganic Ions in Polish Beers
Major Inorganic Ions in Polish Beers Open
Reliable determination of various components of beers is still a challenge due to their complex matrices. Inorganic ions are very important components of beer; their content depends mainly on the quality of water and additional substances …
View article: Yield Performance of Spring Oats Varieties as a Response to Fertilization and Sowing Distance
Yield Performance of Spring Oats Varieties as a Response to Fertilization and Sowing Distance Open
The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the yield potential of 25 different varieties of oat as a reaction to seeding distance and fertilization for improvement of crop technology and identification of the most adapted varieties. B…
View article: Carotenoids in Several Transylvanian Maize Hybrids
Carotenoids in Several Transylvanian Maize Hybrids Open
The increased interest in the biotechnology of carotenoids has been mainly generated by their health-related properties: carotenoids can act as free radical scavengers and antioxidants, while an inverse relationship exists between the diet…
View article: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Commercial Herbal Teas
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Commercial Herbal Teas Open
The presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in medicinal plants may result in health risk to consumers, which are generally hoping that a natural remedy may be helpful in the healing process. Contamination of herbal teas with P…
View article: Isoflavones in red clover tea infusions
Isoflavones in red clover tea infusions Open
Red clover (Trifolium pretense L.) is highly appreciated in traditional medicine for its content in biologically active substances, that make it helpful in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome, menopausal symptoms, mastalgia, dysmenorrhe…
View article: Heavy Metals in Several Soybean Varieties Cultivated in the Transylvanian Plain, Romania
Heavy Metals in Several Soybean Varieties Cultivated in the Transylvanian Plain, Romania Open
Soybeans are species of legume that has become one of the most widely consumed food in the world, because they are easy to cultivate and very beneficial for human health. The quality of the cultivated plants, including the content of toxic…
View article: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Corn Grains
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Corn Grains Open
Contamination of crop plants with organic pollutants raises a growing interest in recent years; among the investigated pollutants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are of special concern because some of them are toxic and carcinogen…
View article: Major Inorganic Ions in Bottled Waters from Several Polish and Romanian Mineral Waters
Major Inorganic Ions in Bottled Waters from Several Polish and Romanian Mineral Waters Open
Mineral waters are important sources of micro- and macroelements for humans, thus its composition ought to be supported with good knowledge on their chemical composition and be controlled systematically. The aim of the study was to analyze…
View article: COMPARATIVE MP-AES DETERMINATION OF SELECTED METALS IN POLISH AND ROMANIAN HERBAL TEAS
COMPARATIVE MP-AES DETERMINATION OF SELECTED METALS IN POLISH AND ROMANIAN HERBAL TEAS Open
A Microwave Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectroscopy method for the determination of selected metals and metalloids (Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Al, Pb, Co) in herbal tea infusions has been developed and validated. The limits of detection wer…
View article: CHEMICAL RISK DUE TO THE CONTAMINATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHEMICAL RISK DUE TO THE CONTAMINATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS Open
The content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) of some commercially available herbal teas was assessed by high performance liquid chromatography using an Agilent 1100 system with fluorescence detection; naphthalene, acenaphthene, f…
View article: CHEMICAL RISK DUE TO HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
CHEMICAL RISK DUE TO HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS Open
The paper highlights some features related with the quality of medicinal plants, the focus being directed towards the heavy metal content of some commercially available products between 2013-2015: basil, chamomile, mulberry, plantain, d…
View article: GROUNDWATER QUALITY STUDIES IN TWO TRANSYLVANIAN RURAL COMMUNITIES USING PARALLEL ION CHROMATOGRAPHY
GROUNDWATER QUALITY STUDIES IN TWO TRANSYLVANIAN RURAL COMMUNITIES USING PARALLEL ION CHROMATOGRAPHY Open
Groundwater originating from two rural communities from Cluj and Bistrita Nasaud counties was analyzed using parallel ion chromatography, the focus being on major anions (chloride, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate and sulphate) and cations (pot…