Localisation of iron and zinc in grain of biofortified wheat

Theodora Stewart Paul Anthony Sharp Govindan Velu Malcolm Hawkesford (2022, [Artículo])

Wheat Grain Micronutrients LA-ICP-MS Localization CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA BIOFORTIFICATION IRON TRACE ELEMENTS WHEAT ZINC

Debaryomyces hansenii: una nueva levadura probiótica

Debaryomyces hansenii: A new probiotic yeast

MIRIAM GORETTY ANGULO VILLAVICENCIO MARTHA CANDELARIA REYES BECERRIL Carlos Eliud Angulo Valadez (2022, [Artículo])

"Los probióticos son bichos diminutos cuyo consumo genera efectos benéficos en la salud. De hecho, la palabra probiótico significa 'pro-vida'. Algunas levaduras, como la utilizada para hacer pan o cerveza, pueden ser probióticos para animales y humanos. Desde hace algunos años, los estudios con la levadura Debaryomyces hansenii han demostrado que ésta es un probiótico. Se ha demostrado que, administrada por vía oral, esta levadura tiene efectos estimulantes del sistema de defensa y beneficios para la función digestiva de animales terrestres y acuáticos. Por lo anterior, se describen los hallazgos que revelan que D. hansenii es un probiótico para animales y posiblemente para humanos."

"Probiotics are tiny bugs that when consumed have beneficial effects on health. In fact, the word probiotic means pro-life. Some yeasts, such as that used to make bread or beer, can be probiotics for animals and humans. For some years, studies with the yeast Debaryomyces hansenii indicate that it is a probiotic.

This yeast administered orally has been shown to have stimulating effects on the defense system and beneficial effects on the digestive function of terrestrial and aquatic animals. Therefore, we will try to describe the findings of D. hansenii that indicate that it is a probiotic for animals and possibly also for humans."

probióticos, bienestar, microbios, enfermedad, supervivencia probiotics, wellbeing, microbes, disease, survival BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA MICROBIOLOGÍA MICOLOGÍA (LEVADURAS) MICOLOGÍA (LEVADURAS)

Thermal and mechanical properties of PLA-based multiscale cellulosic biocomposites

MIGUEL ANGEL RUZ CRUZ Pedro Jesús Herrera Franco Emmanuel Alejandro Flores Johnson MARIA VERONICA MORENO CHULIM LUCIANO MIGUEL GALERA MANZANO Alex Valadez González (2022, [Artículo])

In this work polylactic acid (PLA) based multiscale cellulosic biocomposites were prepared with the aim to evaluate the effect of the incorporation of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) on the PLA biocomposites reinforced with cellulose microfibers (MFCs). For this, PLA composite materials reinforced with both MFCs and with a combination of MFCs and CNCs were prepared, while keeping the content of cellulosic reinforcements constant. The thermal and mechanical properties of these multiscale PLA biocomposites were characterized by thermogravimetry (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), flexural mechanical and, dynamic mechanical (DMA) tests. Likewise, they were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that the replacement of MFCs by CNCs in the 1–5% range appreciably modifies the thermal and mechanical properties of multiscale compounds. For example, they increase the thermal stability of the materials, modify the PLA crystallization process and play the role of adhesion promoters since the mechanical properties in flexure increase in the order of 40% and the storage modulus increases in the order of 35% at room temperature. Also, the addition of CNCs increases the relaxation temperature of the material from 50 to 60 °C, thereby expanding the temperature range for its use. © 2022 The Author(s)

MULTISCALE BIOCOMPOSITES CELLULOSE MICROFIBER CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE PROPERTIES INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS TECNOLOGÍA DE MATERIALES PROPIEDADES DE LOS MATERIALES PROPIEDADES DE LOS MATERIALES

Genetic variation of zinc and iron concentration in normal, provitamin A and quality protein maize under stress and non-stress conditions

Nakai Matongera THOKOZILE NDHLELA Angeline van Biljon Casper Nyaradzai Kamutando Jill Cairns Frédéric Baudron Maryke Labuschagne (2023, [Artículo])

Micronutrient Variability Trait Correlations CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA MAIZE ZINC IRON BIOFORTIFICATION TRACE ELEMENTS CORRELATION

Addressing agricultural labour issues is key to biodiversity-smart farming

Thomas Daum Frédéric Baudron Matin Qaim Ingo Grass (2023, [Artículo])

There is an urgent need for agricultural development strategies that reconcile agricultural production and biodiversity conservation. This is especially true in the Global South where population growth is rapid and much of the world's remaining biodiversity is located. Combining conceptual thoughts with empirical insights from case studies in Indonesia and Ethiopia, we argue that such strategies will have to pay more attention to agricultural labour dynamics. Farmers have a strong motivation to reduce the heavy toil associated with farming by adopting technologies that save labour but can negatively affect biodiversity. Labour constraints can also prevent farmers from adopting technologies that improve biodiversity but increase labour intensity. Without explicitly accounting for labour issues, conservation efforts can hardly be successful. We hence highlight the need for biodiversity-smart agriculture, that is farming practices or systems that reconcile biodiversity with land and labour productivity. Our empirical insights suggest that technological and institutional options to reconcile farmers' socio-economic goals and biodiversity conservation exist but that more needs to be done to implement such options at scale.

Land Sharing Trade-Offs CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION LABOUR SUSTAINABILITY

Retención larvaria en abulón azul Haliotis fulgens mediante análisis de parentesco en B.C.S., México

ADRIANA MAX AGUILAR (2014, [Tesis de maestría])

El abulón azul (Haliotis fulgens) es un molusco gasterópodo de importancia comercial en México. Es un recurso de alto valor comercial (70 M en 2011) debido a su gran demanda a nivel internacional; su pesquería constituye una de las actividades más importantes que se desarrollan en la costa occidental de la península de Baja California. Esta pesquería ha sufrido de manera histórica una disminución significativa, por lo que es necesario reforzar y continuar los programas de investigación y manejo actual para garantizar la recuperación de los bancos abuloneros. Un aspecto crucial en el manejo y administración de las pesquerías, es el claro entendimiento del concepto de unidad de stock, el cual requiere un mejor conocimiento del reclutamiento en función de la dinámica larvaria y la conectividad entre bancos (dados por los niveles de retención y dispersión), lo que ampliaría la precisión de las estrategias de manejo actuales. En el caso del abulón se han propuesto dos modelos de conectividad: (1) Las larvas son transportadas a grandes distancias de sus padres y llegan a sustentar otros bancos; y (2) el intercambio larvario entre bancos es limitado y cada banco es un pequeño stock que es autosustentable. En cualquier caso, es necesario determinar si en un banco lo que ocurre preponderantemente es el auto-reclutamiento, o si por el contrario, las larvas provienen principalmente de otros sitios. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue estimar el índice de retención larvaria del abulón azul Haliotis fulgens en dos sitios de la costa occidental de Baja California Sur, mediante el uso de marcadores genéticos tipo microsatélite en análisis de parentesco. Se estandarizaron y caracterizaron nuevos loci microsatélites específicos para H. fulgens con los cuales se determinó el índice de retención larvaria a través de la asignación genética de juveniles a progenitores que se encontraran en el mismo sitio de muestreo mediante análisis de paternidad con el programa CERVUS 3.0. Se obtuvieron 24 loci microsatélites potenciales para utilizarlos en análisis genéticos, de los cuales se caracterizaron 12 loci polimórficos. Se determinó que 11 de ellos son factibles de utilizar en análisis de parentesco por su alto polimorfismo (Número de alelos: de 5-17; HE de 0.69-0.92; PIC de 0.64-0.90) y presentar Equilibrio de Hardy-Weinberg [...]

The green abalone (Haliotis fulgens) is a marine gastropod mollusk in Mexico with a high commercial value (70 M in 2011) because of its high demand in the international market. Its fishery is an important commercial activity in the west coast of Baja California Sur, and has historically suffered a significant decline in its captures. Thus it is necessary to continue research and current management programs to ensure the recovery of abalone in reef systems. A crucial consideration in management and administration of this fishery is a clear understanding of the concept of a stock unit, which requires a better understanding of recruitment on defined spatial scales, depending on the larval dynamics and connectivity among reefs (given by the levels of retention and dispersal). This knowledge will extend the accuracy of current management strategies. Two different models on connectivity have been proposed for abalone: (1) the larvae can be transported for long distances from their parent’s reef and supply other distant reefs; and (2) larval exchange between reefs is limited, and each one is a small self-replenishing bank. In any case, it is necessary to determine whether a reef is mainly maintained by self-recruitment, or if larvae come mainly from other sites. The objective of this work was estimate the proportion of green abalone Haliotis fulgens larval retention in two sites on the western coast of Baja California Sur, using microsatellite markers in paternity analysis. New microsatellite markers in H. fulgens were standardized and characterized. The larval retention was estimated by the proportion of juveniles genetically assigned to the possible parents in the same site by paternity analysis using CERVUS 3.0. Twenty-four microsatellite loci potentially useful in genetic analysis were obtained, from which 12 polymorphic loci were characterized. From these, 11 were useful in paternity analysis due to their high polymorphism (number of alleles: 5-17; HE: 0.69-0.92; PIC: 0.64-0.90) and because they were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium [...]

Retención larvaria; microsatélites; auto-reclutamiento BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA GENÉTICA GENÉTICA DE POBLACIONES GENÉTICA DE POBLACIONES

Bacterial communities in the rhizosphere at different growth stages of maize cultivated in soil under conventional and conservation agricultural practices

Yendi Navarro-Noya Bram Govaerts Nele Verhulst Luc Dendooven (2022, [Artículo])

Farmers in Mexico till soil intensively, remove crop residues for fodder and grow maize often in monoculture. Conservation agriculture (CA), including minimal tillage, crop residue retention and crop diversification, is proposed as a more sustainable alternative. In this study, we determined the effect of agricultural practices and the developing maize rhizosphere on soil bacterial communities. Bulk and maize (Zea mays L.) rhizosphere soil under conventional practices (CP) and CA were sampled during the vegetative, flowering and grain filling stage, and 16S rRNA metabarcoding was used to assess bacterial diversity and community structure. The functional diversity was inferred from the bacterial taxa using PICRUSt. Conservation agriculture positively affected taxonomic and functional diversity compared to CP. The agricultural practice was the most important factor in defining the structure of bacterial communities, even more so than rhizosphere and plant growth stage. The rhizosphere enriched fast growing copiotrophic bacteria, such as Rhizobiales, Sphingomonadales, Xanthomonadales, and Burkholderiales, while in the bulk soil of CP other copiotrophs were enriched, e.g., Halomonas and Bacillus. The bacterial community in the maize bulk soil resembled each other more than in the rhizosphere of CA and CP. The bacterial community structure, and taxonomic and functional diversity in the maize rhizosphere changed with maize development and the differences between the bulk soil and the rhizosphere were more accentuated when the plant aged. Although agricultural practices did not alter the effect of the rhizosphere on the soil bacterial communities in the flowering and grain filling stage, they did in the vegetative stage.

Community Assembly Functional Diversity Intensive Agricultural Practices Plant Microbiome CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TILLAGE SOIL BACTERIA MAIZE

Publisher Correction: Gut microbiota mediate caffeine detoxification in the primary insect pest of coffee (Nature Communications, (2015), 6, 1, (7618), 10.1038/ncomms8618)

Javier A. Ceja-Navarro Fernando E. Vega Ulas Karaoz Zhao Hao Petr Kosina Francisco Infante Trent Northen Eoin Brodie (2023, [Artículo])

Antibiotic Frass Non Antibiotic CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA MICROBIAL FLORA PEST INSECTS HYPOTHENEMUS HAMPEI CAFFEINE

Influencia de las fases lunares en fertilidad, tasa de preñez y partos de vacas mestizas en el trópico seco.

CANUTO MUÑOZ GARCIA ROSENDO CUICAS HUERTA JUAN GONZALEZ MALDONADO EFREN ESTRADA PAQUI ISIDRO JAUREGUI PLATA JULIO CESAR GOMEZ VARGAS (2023, [Artículo])

There is speculation about moon phases influencing animal reproductive performance. A study was carried out to shed light on the influence of moon phases on estrus presentation, pregnancy rate, calving presentation, and offspring sex in cows from the Mexican dry tropical region. The reproductive data of 580 crossbred cows from 2010 to 2021 was organized according to reproductive events (estrus presentation, gestation, calving presentation, and offspring sex) occurrence during moon phases (new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter). The data were analyzed by Chi-squared test and logistic regression. The full moon reduced the estrus presentation (p0.05). It is concluded that the full moon reduces estrus presentation in crossbred cows. Moon phases do not influence the gestation, calving presentation, and offspring sex.

estrus calving offspring sex CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS AGRARIAS CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS FISIOLOGÍA ANIMAL

Determinación de la frecuencia de anormalidades nucleares en aves marinas de la península de Baja California

Determination of the frequency of nuclear abnormalities in seabirds of the Baja California peninsula

Jorge Andrés Morales Rico (2023, [Tesis de maestría])

En la actualidad, la creciente contaminación en los ecosistemas marinos que, derivada de las actividades humanas, ha puesto en riesgo a una gran cantidad de especies. Las aves marinas son un grupo especialmente afectado por la contaminación. Además de que, por sus características ecológicas, como su elevada posición en la cadena trófica y longevidad, se han usado como un grupo de organismos bioindicadores. El objetivo de este trabajo de tesis consistió en determinar la frecuencia de anormalidades nucleares (AN) presentes en cuatro especies de aves marinas de la península de Baja California: la fragata tijereta, el albatros de Laysan, la gaviota bajacaliforniana y el pelícano café. Así como identificar posibles diferencias en las frecuencias asociadas al año, la edad y la especie. La frecuencia de anormalidades nucleares fue determinada mediante la prueba de micronúcleos y anormalidades nucleares, por microscopia de fluorescencia. Posteriormente se empleó la prueba U de Mann-Whitney para determinar diferencias significativas entre dos grupos comparados. No se encontró un efecto de la edad sobre la frecuencia de AN, tampoco se encontraron variaciones interanuales. Sin embargo, se observaron diferencias significativas al comparar la frecuencia de AN de pollos de fragata tijereta con pollos de gaviota bajacaliforniana, siendo mayores en las gaviotas. En aves adultas se encontraron diferencias al comparar las frecuencias de albatros de Laysan con la fragata tijereta, siendo mayor en los albatros. Dentro de los factores que podrían estar implicados en estas diferencias, la zona de forrajeo podría ser el más importante. La prueba de micronúcleos y anormalidades nucleares permitió establecer valores de referencia para las cuatro especies analizadas, además el monitoreo de estas aves a través de esta prueba permitirá la detección temprana de contaminantes genotóxicos.

Currently, the increasing pollution in marine ecosystems, resulting from human activities, has endangered many species. Seabirds are a group particularly affected by pollution. Moreover, due to their ecological characteristics, such as their high position in the food chain and longevity, they have been used as a group of bioindicator organisms. The objective of this thesis work was to determine the frequency of nuclear abnormalities (NA) present in four species of seabirds from the Baja California Peninsula: the magnificent frigatebird, Laysan albatross, yellow-footed gull, and brown pelican. Additionally, to identify possible differences in the frequencies associated with the year, age, and species. The frequency of nuclear abnormalities was determined using the micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities test, by fluorescence microscopy. Subsequently, the Mann-Whitney U test was used to determine significant differences between two compared groups. No age effect on the frequency of NA was found, nor were there interannual variations. However, significant differences were observed when comparing the frequency of NA in magnificent frigatebird chicks with yellow-footed gull chicks, with higher values in the gulls. In adult birds, differences were found when comparing the frequencies of Laysan albatrosses with frigatebirds, with higher values in the albatrosses. Among the factors that could be involved in these differences, foraging areas could be the most important. The micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities test allowed for the establishment of reference values for the four analyzed species. Furthermore, monitoring these birds through this test will allow for the early detection of genotoxic contaminants.

bioindicador, contaminación, genotoxicidad, micronúcleos bioindicator, contamination, genotoxicity, micronuclei BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA OTRAS ESPECIALIDADES DE LA BIOLOGÍA OTRAS OTRAS