ARTICLES CIENTÍFICS: Recent submissions
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Validation of a Warning System to Control Brown Rot in Peach and Nectarine
(Agronomy, 2023-01-14)Monilinia spp. is the main pathogen that affects stone fruit, causing significant production losses, especially in seasons with favorable climatic conditions for disease development. Currently, the ... -
XCR1+ DCs are critical for T cell-mediated immunotherapy of chronic viral infections
(Cell Reports, 2023-02-14)The contribution of cross-presenting XCR1+ dendritic cells (DCs) and SIRPα+ DCs in maintaining T cell function during exhaustion and immunotherapeutic interventions of chronic infections remains poorly ... -
Paleolimnological responses of Ecuadorian páramo lakes to local and regional stressors over the last two millennia
(Journal of Paleolimnology, 2023-01-11)Increasing surface air temperatures and human influences (e.g., agriculture, livestock grazing, tourism) are altering lacustrine ecosystems in the South American Andean páramo, and these influences are ... -
Identification and Biosynthesis of DHN-melanin Related Pigments in the Pathogenic Fungi Monilinia laxa, M. fructicola, and M. fructigena
(Journal of Fungi, 2023-01-19)Monilinia is the causal agent of brown rot in stone fruit. The three main species that cause this disease are Monilinia laxa, M. fructicola, and M. fructigena, and their infection capacity is influenced ... -
A matter of body weight and sex type: Pig carcass chemical composition and pork quality
(Meat Science, 2022-12-16)This study compares minced carcass chemical composition and meat quality of castrated (CM), immunocastrated (IM) and entire male (EM), and female (FE) pigs at 70, 100 and 120 kg target body weights (TBW) ... -
Understanding Drainage Dynamics and Irrigation Management in a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Basin
(Water, 2022-12-21)Irrigation is one of the main users of water worldwide and its overuse may affect the natural regimes of water systems. To avoid this, drainage and irrigation management needs to be improved. This study ... -
Development and Evaluation of an AxiomTM 60K SNP Array for Almond (Prunus dulcis)
(Plants, 2023-01-05)A high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array is essential to enable faster progress in plant breeding for new cultivar development. In this regard, we have developed an Axiom 60K almond SNP ... -
Global analysis of the association between pig muscle fatty acid composition and gene expression using RNA-Seq
(Scientific reports, 2023-01-11)Fatty acids (FAs) play an essential role as mediators of cell signaling and signal transduction, affecting metabolic homeostasis and determining meat quality in pigs. However, FAs are transformed by the ... -
Thorough Characterization of ETHQB3.5, a QTL Involved in Melon Fruit Climacteric Behavior and Aroma Volatile Composition
(Foods, 2023-01-13)The effect of the QTL involved in climacteric ripening ETHQB3.5 on the fruit VOC composition was studied using a set of Near-Isogenic Lines (NILs) containing overlapping introgressions from the Korean ... -
Algae as Nutritional and Functional Food Sources
(Foods, 2022-12-26)Algae are a large and diverse group of autotrophic eukaryotic and photosynthetic aquatic organisms [1]. They can be divided into multi-cellular seaweeds, and unicellular microalgae (including cyanobacteria) ... -
Lipid and fatty acid composition of muscle, liver, ovary, and peritoneal fat in wild flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) according to ovarian development
(Theriogenology, 2022-12-30)Wild adult females of a low trophic omnivore teleost species, the flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus), caught in the western Mediterranean were sampled. The lipid and fatty acid composition of ovaries, ... -
Uptake and Survival of African Swine Fever Virus in Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) and Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae
(Pathogens, 2022-12-28)Insect production offers a sustainable source of nutrients for livestock. This comes with a risk for transmission of pathogens from the insects into the livestock sector, including viruses causing serious ... -
Inheritance of Fruit Red-Flesh Patterns in Peach
(Plants, 2023-01-14)Fruit color is an important trait in peach from the point of view of consumer preference, nutritional content, and diversification of fruit typologies. Several genes and phenotypes have been described ... -
Bile salt dietary supplementation promotes growth and reduces body adiposity in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)
(Aquaculture, 2022-12-26)The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation using bile salts (BSs) on several key performance indicators like growth and feed performance, fat accumulation and tissue ... -
Use of wood and cork in biofilters for the simultaneous removal of nitrates and pesticides from groundwater
(Chemosphere, 2022-12-07)About 13% and 7% of monitored groundwater stations in Europe exceed the permitted levels of nitrates (50 mg NO3− L−1) or pesticides (0.1 μg L−1), respectively. Although slow sand filtration can remove ... -
Impact Of Chill And Heat Exposures Under Diverse Climatic Conditions On Peach And Nectarine Flowering Phenology
(Plants, 2023-01-29)The present study aims to generalize cultivar-specific tree phenology responses to winter and spring temperatures and assess the effectiveness of the Tabuenca test and various chill and heat accumulation ... -
Sensory Complexity: From Sensory Measurement to Consumption Behavior
(Foods, 2022-12-21)Sensory analysis is a multidisciplinary field that includes the measurement, interpretation, and understanding of human responses to the sensory properties of products and it is essential to explore ... -
Drinking water chlorination in dairy beef fattening bulls: water quality, potential hazards, apparent total tract digestibility, and growth performance
(Animal, 2022-11-21)The first study aimed to evaluate the effect of drinking water disinfection (chlorination: NaClO 15%) and conditioning (acidification: H3PO4 diluted 1:5 in water) on water quality, water and feed ... -
Milk fat globule membrane plus milk fat increase docosahexaenoic acid availability in infant formulas
(European Journal of Nutrition, 2022-10-25)Purpose Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) has components with emulsifier properties that could affect the provision of substrates to the brain. We evaluated the effects of MFGM plus milk fat addition ... -
Phenotypic diversity and distinctiveness of the Belltall garlic landrace
(Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023-01-04)Among the Mediterranean horticultural landraces, garlic is one of the crops most threatened by genetic erosion. Due to its sexual sterility and to the incidence of seed-borne diseases, historical varieties ...