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    • The presence of wild Senegalese sole breeders improves courtship and reproductive success in cultured conspecifics 

      Fatsini, Elvira; González, Wendy; Ibarra-Zatarain, Zohar; Napuchi, Juvenal; Duncan, Neil J. (Aquaculture, 2020-01-03) Aqüicultura
      The life cycle of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) is not closed in captivity due to a reproductive dysfunction related to the lack of participation of cultured male breeders in the courtship. To ...

    • The productive efficiency of organic farming: the case of grape sector in Catalonia 

      Guesmi, B.; Serra, T.; Kallas, Z.; Gil Roig, J.M. (Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2012-06-07) Economia Agroalimentària
      Knowledge about productivity and efficiency differences between conventional and organic farms has important implications for the evaluation of the economic viability of these two agricultural practices. ...

    • The public health risk posed by Listeria monocytogenes in frozen fruit and vegetables including herbs, blanched during processing 

      EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos; Alvarez‐Ordóñez, Avelino; Bolton, Declan; Bover‐Cid, Sara; Chemaly, Marianne; Davies, Robert; De Cesare, Alessandra; Herman, Lieve; Hilbert, Friederike; Lindqvist, Roland; Nauta, Maarten; Peixe, Luisa; Ru, Giuseppe; Simmons, Marion; Skandamis, Panagiotis; Suffredini, Elisabetta; Jordan, Kieran; Sampers, Imca; Wagner, Martin; Da Silva Felicio, Maria Teresa; Georgiadis, Marios; Messens, Winy; Mosbach‐Schulz, Olaf; Allende, Ana (EFSA Journal, 2020-04-20) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
      A multi‐country outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes ST6 linked to blanched frozen vegetables (bfV) took place in the EU (2015–2018). Evidence of food‐borne outbreaks shows that L. monocytogenes is the ...

    • The Pupal Parasitoid Trichopria drosophilae Is Attracted to the Same Yeast Volatiles as Its Adult Host 

      Đurović, Gordana; Van Neerbos, Francine A.C.; Bossaert, Sofie; Herrera-Malaver, Beatriz; Steensels, Jan; Arnó, Judit; Wäckers, Felix; Sobhy, Islam S.; Verstrepen, Kevin J.; Jacquemyn, Hans; Lievens, Bart (Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2021-07-16) Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      There is increasing evidence that microorganisms, particularly fungi and bacteria, emit volatile compounds that mediate the foraging behaviour of insects and therefore have the potential to affect key ...

    • The relationship between ethylene- and oxidative-related markers at harvest with the susceptibility of pears to develop superficial scald 

      Lindo-García, Violeta; Giné-Bordonaba, Jordi; Leclerc, Chloé; Ubach, Dolors; Larrigaudière, Christian (Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2020-01-28) Postcollita
      To better understand the specific biochemical pathways involved in superficial scald susceptibility, changes in ethylene biosynthesis, antioxidant, oxidative related processes and sugar metabolism were ...

    • The rise of blockchain technology in agriculture and food supply chains 

      Kamilaris, Andreas; Fonts, Agusti; Prenafeta-Boldύ, Francesc X. (Trends in Food Science and Technology, 2019-07-30) Sostenibilitat en Biosistemes
      Blockchain is an emerging digital technology allowing ubiquitous financial transactions among distributed untrusted parties, without the need of intermediaries such as banks. This article examines the ...

    • The Role of Birds of Prey in West Nile Virus Epidemiology 

      Vidaña, Beatriz; Busquets, Núria; Napp, Sebastian; Pérez-Ramírez, Elisa; Jiménez-Clavero, Miguel Ángel; Johnson, Nicholas (Vaccines, 2020-09-21) Sanitat Animal
      Reported human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in Europe increased dramatically in 2018. Lineage 1 strains had been circulating in Euro-Mediterranean countries since the early 1990s. The subsequent ...

    • The role of forest maturity in extreme hydrological events 

      Belmar, Oscar; Barquín, José; Álvarez‐Martínez, Jose Manuel; Peñas, Francisco J.; Del Jesus, Manuel (Ecohydrology, 2018-02-10) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      This study aims to clarify the influence of forests, as well as other prevalent land cover types, on extreme hydrological events through a land cover gradient design. We selected 10 catchments within a ...

    • The role of life cycle assessment in supporting sustainable agri-food systems: A review of the challenges 

      Notarnicola, Bruno; Sala, Serenella; Antón Vallejo, Maria Asunción; McLaren, Sarah J.; Saouter, Erwan; Sonesson, Ulf (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016-06-15) Sostenibilitat en Biosistemes
      Life cycle thinking is increasingly seen as a key concept for ensuring a transition towards more sustainable production and consumption patterns. As food production systems and consumption patterns are ...

    • The role of rice fields and constructed wetlands as a source and a sink of pesticides and contaminants of emerging concern: Full-scale evaluation 

      Matamoros, V.; Caiola, Nuno; Rosales, Victoria; Hernánez, Oliver; Ibáñez, Carles (Ecological Engineering, 2020-07-17) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      Urban, industrial, and agricultural development in river basins has resulted in the pollution of estuarine and coastal ecosystems with a great amount of organic microcontaminants (OMCs) such as pesticides ...

    • The role of rootstocks for grape growing adaptation to climate change. Meta-analysis of the research conducted in Spanish viticulture 

      Gonzaga Santesteban, Luis; Rekarte, Isabel; Torres, Nazareth; Galar, Mónica; Villa-Llop, Ana; Visconti, Fernando; Intrigliolo, Diego S.; Escalona, José M.; de Herralde, Felicidad; Miranda, Carlos (OENO One, 2023-05-30) Fructicultura
      Rootstock election is one of the key decisions when designing a vineyard. Although the research performed to determine the effect they induce in the behaviour of scion varieties is not scarce, it is not ...

    • The roses ocean and human health chair: A new way to engage the public in oceans and human health challenges 

      Lloret, Josep; Abós-Herràndiz, Rafael; Alemany, Sílvia; Allué, Rosario; Bartra, Joan; Basagaña, Maria; Berdalet, Elisa; Campàs, Mònica; Carreño, Arnau; Demestre, Montserrat; Diogène, Jorge; Fontdecaba, Eva; Gascon, Mireia; Gómez, Sílvia; Izquierdo, Angel; Mas, Lluïsa; Marquès, Montse; Pedro-Botet, Juan; Pery, Maria; Peters, Francesc; Pintó, Xavier; Planas, Marta; Sabatés, Ana; San, Joan; Sanchez-Vidal, Anna; Trepat, Martí; Vendrell, Cristina; Fleming, Lora E. (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020-07-14) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      Involving and engaging stakeholders is crucial for studying and managing the complex interactions between marine ecosystems and human health and wellbeing. The Oceans and Human Health Chair was founded ...

    • The Salt-Stress Response of the Transgenic Plum Line J8-1 and Its Interaction with the Salicylic Acid Biosynthetic Pathway from Mandelonitrile 

      Bernal-Vicente, Agustina; Cantabella, Daniel; Petri, Cesar; Hernández, José Antonio; Diaz-Vivancos, Pedro (International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018-11-08) Postcollita
      Salinity is considered as one of the most important abiotic challenges that affect crop productivity. Plant hormones, including salicylic acid (SA), are key factors in the defence signalling output ...

    • The Susceptibility Trends of Respiratory and Enteric Porcine Pathogens to Last-Resource Antimicrobials 

      Vilaró, Anna; Novell, Elena; Enrique-Tarancon, Vicens; Baliellas, Jordi; Migura-García, Lourdes; Fraile, Lorenzo (Antibiotics, 2023-10-28) Sanitat Animal
      Monitoring the antimicrobial susceptibility of last-resource antimicrobials for veterinary pathogens is urgently needed from a one-health perspective. The objective of this study was to analyze the ...

    • The taxonomy and diversity of Proschkinia (Bacillariophyta), a common but enigmatic genus from marine coasts 

      Kim, So-Yeon; Witkowski, Andrzej; Park, Jong-Gyu; Gastineau, Romain; Ashworth, Matt P.; Kim, Byoung‐Seok; Mann, David G.; Li, Chunlian; Igersheim, Anton; Płociński, Tomasz; Yoo, Yeong-Du; Chung, Sang-Ok; Theriot, Edward C. (Journal of Phycology, 2020-04-07) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      Detailed morphological documentation is provided for established Proschkinia taxa, including the generitype, P. bulnheimii, and P. complanata, P. complanatula, P. complanatoides and P. hyalosirella, and ...

    • The Temporal Distribution of Cyclic Imines in Shellfish in the Bays of Fangar and Alfacs, Northwestern Mediterranean Region 

      Barreiro Crespo, Lourdes; Fernández-Tejedor, Margarita; Diogène, Jorge; Rambla Alegre, Maria (Toxins, 2023-12-23) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      Spirolides (SPXs), gymnodimines (GYMs), and pinnatoxins (PnTXs) have been detected in shellfish from the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Spain. Several samples of bivalves were collected from Fangar ...

    • The Use of a DNA-Intercalating Dye for Quantitative Detection of Viable Arcobacter spp. Cells (v-qPCR) in Shellfish 

      Salas Massó, Nuria; Linh, Quyen Than; Chin, Wai Hoe; Wolff, Anders; Andree, Karl B.; Furones, M. Dolors; Figueras, María José; Bang, Dang Duong (Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019-02-28) Aqüicultura
      The genus Arcobacter (Vandamme et al., 1991), comprised of Campylobacter-related species, are considered zoonotic emergent pathogens. The presence of Arcobacter in food products like shellfish, has an ...

    • The use of a whole inactivated PRRS virus vaccine administered in sows and impact on maternally derived immunity and timing of PRRS virus infection in piglets 

      Martín-Valls, Gerard Eduard; Mortensen, Preben; Clilvert, Hepzibar; Li, Yanli; Cortey, Martí; Sno, Melanie; Barna, Timea; Terré, Marisa; Guerra, Nicolas; Mateu, Enric (Veterinary Record (VetRecord), 2022-04-05) Sanitat Animal
      Background: Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) vaccination is usually based on administering periodically PRRS modified live virus (MLV) in sows throughout their life. Using ...

    • The use of artificial intelligence and automatic remote monitoring for mosquito surveillance 

      González, María I.; Encarnação, Joao; Aranda Pallero, Carles; Osório, Hugo; Montalvo, Tomás; Talavera, Sandra (Ecology of diseases transmitted by mosquitoes to wildlife, 2022-07-01) Sanitat Animal
      Mosquito surveillance consists in the routine monitoring of mosquito populations: to determine the presence/absence of certain mosquito species; to identify changes in the abundance and/or composition ...

    • The use of H-index to assess research priorities in poultry diseases 

      Bertran, Kateri; Cortey, Martí; Díaz, Ivan (Poultry Science, 2020-09-15) Sanitat Animal
      Identifying which diseases represent a priority is crucial to optimize resources for diagnostics, control, and prevention. Here, the impact of 111 poultry pathogens belonging to Viruses (n = 31), Bacteria ...