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Boosting pro-vitamin A content and bioaccessibility in leaves by combining engineered biosynthesis and storage pathways with high-light treatments (OA) https://botany.fyi/ew6nrr Biofortification of green leafy vegetables with pro-vitamin A carotenoids, such as β-carotene, has remained challenging to date. Morelli et al. combined two strategies to achieve this goal. #Botany #PlantScience

Panax notoginseng introduction： Compendium of Materia Medica Supplements (1765) states: "Ginseng is the top herb for qi supplementation, and Panax notoginseng (Sanqi) is the top herb for blood replenishment. Their taste and effects are similar, which is why it’s called 'Ginseng Sanqi,' making it one of the most treasured herbs in traditional Chinese medicine." Panax notoginseng is a hemostatic herb, derived from the dried root and rhizome of the plant belonging to the Araliaceae family. Sanqi has a sweet and slightly bitter taste, is warm in nature, and aligns with the liver and stomach meridians. With its slightly bitter dispersing quality, sweet warming effect, and dual action of dispersing and supplementing, it acts on both the liver and stomach meridians. Sanqi is powerful in stopping bleeding and resolving stasis while tonifying deficiency, making it unique for halting bleeding without leaving stasis and promoting blood circulation without depleting qi. It is effective both internally and externally and can be used for any bleeding or stasis, particularly suitable for individuals with cold and deficiency. For those with excess heat and no deficiency, it should be paired with herbs that clear heat and cool blood. Sanqi contains total saponins, including ginsenoside Rb1 (dammarane type) and ginsenoside Rg1 (oleanane type), as well as flavonoids, starch, and protein. It possesses anti-shock, anti-inflammatory, and anti-arrhythmic properties, enhances adrenal cortex function, dilates coronary arteries, promotes collateral circulation in the myocardium, improves microcirculation, disperses stasis to stop bleeding, reduces swelling, and relieves pain. Sanqi is widely applied in pharmaceutical production for cardiovascular diseases, coronary heart disease, cerebral embolism, hyperlipidemia, traumatic injuries, and more. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is often used to treat cardiovascular diseases, traumatic bleeding, gynecological conditions, and other ailments. Medically, Sanqi can be processed into herbal slices, medicinal wines, and ointments. Sanqi powder offers numerous therapeutic effects, including stopping bleeding, promoting blood circulation, replenishing blood, resolving stasis, generating blood, anti-thrombosis, anti-inflammation, liver protection, and cardiovascular support. Please see some images of our plantation.

【Evaluation of the Potential of Araucaria angustifolia Seeds as Source of Oligosaccharides, Resistant Starch and Growth of Probiotic Bacteria】 Full article: https://lnkd.in/g9jZWHTH (Authored by Rossana Catie Bueno de Godoy, et al., from Embrapa Forestry (Brazil), etc.) “Pinhão”, the seed of Araucaria angustifolia, is a historical and cultural food in Brazil. It has gained the attention by researchers because of its high nutritional value, and contain resistant starch, dietary fiber and minerals such as magnesium and copper. This work investigates the #oligosaccharides and #resistant_starch contents, and the biometric parameters of three varieties of Araucaria angustifolia that differ in the coloration and maturation season of the seeds, and evaluates probiotic bacterial growth using starch as the carbohydrate source.  

Imagine your shrimps acting sluggish, with water quality taking a hit, white faeces everywhere– and let's not forget the unpleasant odour! This might be White Faeces Syndrome, a gut-disrupting condition causing poor growth, lower yields, and unhappy shrimp. At Organica Biotech, our probiotic formula can restore healthy gut bacteria in your shrimp, improve feed efficiency and keep your pond environment balanced. Want to know more? Get in touch with our experts at +91 8976836809. #Organica #OrganicaBiotech #Aquaculture #WhiteFaecesSyndrome #Probiotics #SustainableAquaculture

#Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing industries addressing global food security, but its rapid expansion comes with #environmental and #health challenges. #Probiotics offer a sustainable, #eco-friendly alternative to conventional methods like antibiotics, enhancing aquatic health, improving feed efficiency, and minimizing environmental impacts. Discover how these beneficial microorganisms transform aquaculture practices and support healthier, more resilient aquatic systems. 👉 Read the full article here https://lnkd.in/gPjBUu62

🌟Proud to share a new article recently published related to our unique aquaculture products 🌊The study highlights the benefits of incorporating Zooca® Hydrolysate  to enhance diet attractiveness for Whiteleg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). 🦐🔬The results demonstrate that diets containing 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 were more attractive to the shrimp, leading to increased feed intake compared to diets without it. This suggests that Zooca® Hydrolysate has properties that can enhance the palatability of shrimp feed. These findings have implications for optimizing shrimp aquaculture practices by improving feed intake and potentially enhancing growth performance📈. If you want to learn more, you can find the details in the article⬇️ Isak Bøgwald Alice Marie Pedersen Sileshi G. Wubshet Simon Herrig Karl-Erik Eilertsen Nofima UiT- The Arctic University of Norway Matís Iceland https://lnkd.in/gP45QCUp

At the interface between man, animal and environment, the use of phytobiotics in agroecology practices has been developed as one of the most effective nutritional strategies for animal performance, health, and well-being. Chirine Brinsi and co authors have studied the nutritional value, phytochemical properties of different parts of Dill and their effects on in vitro digestibility in ruminants. Details on Natural Product Communications https://lnkd.in/eBibSYsw

What causes powdery mildew? Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that can infect a variety of plants. It is primarily caused by fungi in the Erysiphales order, with Podosphaera xanthii being the most commonly documented species. Understanding its lifecycle and environmental preferences can help manage this pervasive issue more effectively.

Accumulation of dietary DDE and dieldrin by largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides floridanus https://t.co/vltHeSMhnC #EurekaMag

In this article, we will be discussing about the digestion process in the ruminant animals. The ruminants have a digestive system that is quite different from the monogastric animals.  The rumen consists of pillars, rhythmic contraction of these pillars causes the rumen to contract and expand leading to a mixing of its contents. #Ruminants