Chemical Diversity of UK-Grown Tea Explored Using Metabolomics and Machine Learning by Amanda J. Lloyd, Alina Warren-Walker, Jasen Finch, Jo Harper, Kathryn Bennet, Alison Watson, Laura Lyons, Pilar Martinez Martin, Thomas Wilson, Manfred Beckmann

“…The intraclass variability in leaf composition was similar between the varieties. …”
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Minneola tangelo essential oil exhibits antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant pathogens while maintaining cell safety by Nouran M. Fahmy, Haidy A. Gad, Masarra M. Sakr, Mai I. Shahin, Shaimaa Fayez

“…GC-MS analysis showed differences in the chemical composition of the leaf and fruit peel oils, where 60% of the leaf oil is dominated by linalool (31.6%), cis-β-ocimene (16.1%), and γ-terpinene (14.3%), whereas the fruit peel oil is solely dominated by D-limonene (82%). …”
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GC-MS Assay to Ethanolic and Aquatic Extract of Mentha spicata L. leaves and Detection Effect of Extract as Antibacterial by Ahmed Jameel

“…In addition, their antimicrobial activity was screened. From the leaf M. spicata, were separated, and determined their composition. …”
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Functional Feed with Bioactive Plant-Derived Compounds: Effects on Pig Performance, Muscle Fatty Acid Profile, and Meat Quality in Finishing Pigs by Maria Chiara Di Meo, Ilva Licaj, Romualdo Varricchio, Mauro De Nisco, Romania Stilo, Mariapina Rocco, Anna Rita Bianchi, Livia D’Angelo, Paolo De Girolamo, Pasquale Vito, Armando Zarrelli, Ettore Varricchio

“…This study aims to evaluate the impact of dietary supplementation with <i>Olea europaea</i> L. leaf extract on the fatty acid composition of pig muscle. …”
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Wild Harvesting vs. Cultivation: Total Petasin Content in <i>Petasites hybridus</i> Rhizome Extracts Determines Spasmolytic Effects by Christiane Halbsguth, Verena M. Merk, Jürgen Drewe, Georg Boonen, Veronika Butterweck

“…Although the preparation of <i>P. hybridus</i> leaf extracts from cultivated plant material is already established, the rhizomes used for preparing extracts are still derived from commercial wild collections. …”
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Gainesville's Urban Forest Canopy Cover by Francisco Escobedo, Jennifer A. Seitz, Wayne Zipperer

“…Seitz, and Wayne Zipperer, examines how tree cover changes over time, how tree composition and location influence urban forest canopy and leaf area, and how tree and ground surface covers vary across Gainesville. …”
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Plant traits linked to field-scale flammability metrics in prescribed burns in Eucalyptus forest. by Bianca J Tumino, Thomas J Duff, Jason Q D Goodger, Jane G Cawson

“…In some instances, these traits (e.g. specific leaf area and bulk density) could have cumulative effects on the flammability of a species while in other instances (e.g. moisture and specific leaf area) they may have counteractive effects, assuming trait effects on flammability are akin to previous research. …”
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Phytochemical profiling and antioxidant assessment of Cassia auriculata leaves via GC-MS by Abhishek M Ranaware, Savita P. Nalawade

“…Background: This research aimed to investigate the phytochemical composition, quantify key bioactive compounds such as phenolics and flavonoids, analyze the secondary metabolite profile using GC-MS on methanolic leaf extracts, and evaluate the antioxidant capacity via the DPPH assay. …”
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Effect of the Inoculation Method on the Potential Plant Growth-Promoting Activity of a Microbial Synthetic Consortium by Renée Abou Jaoudé, Anna Grazia Ficca, Francesca Luziatelli, Maurizio Ruzzi

“…The number of leaves per plant and leaf mass per area were also significantly enhanced in RL (+12% and +34%, respectively). …”
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Characterization and Gelling Potential of Macroalgae Extracts Obtained Through Eco-Friendly Technologies for Food-Grade Gelled Matrices by Filipe Vinagre, Maria João Alegria, Andreia Sousa Ferreira, Cláudia Nunes, Maria Cristiana Nunes, Anabela Raymundo

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Functional antioxidative and sensory characteristics of ready-to-drink (RTD) blue wedang uwuh, a traditional beverage from Indonesia by Puspita Sari, Rayya Rumaisha-Zuhriansyah, Didah Nur Faridah

“…A novel ready-to-drink (RTD) blue wedang uwuh, a traditional Indonesian beverage with potential antioxidant benefits, was developed using dried butterfly pea flower as a replacement for sappan wood, along with various dried spices, including ginger, cinnamon bark, lemongrass, cardamom, clove flower bud, star anise, fenugreek, black cumin seeds, black pepper, chia seeds, bay leaf, clove leaf, nutmeg leaf, cinnamon leaf in varying proportions. …”
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Functional Trait Trade-Offs for the Tropical Montane Rain Forest Species Responding to Light from Simulating Experiments by Peili Mao, Runguo Zang, Hongbo Shao, Junbao Yu

“…Under each light intensity level, the pioneer species, Endospermum chinense (Euphorbiaceae), had higher relative growth rate (RGR), stem mass ratio (SMR), specific leaf area (SLA), and morphological plasticity while the shade tolerant climax species, Parakmeria lotungensis (Magnoliaceae), had higher root mass ratio (RMR) and leaf mass ratio (LMR). …”
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The nature of changes in carbohydrate content of tobacco upon storage of cigarettes in different climatic conditions by I. M. Ostapchenko, T. A. Zaitseva, T. I. Pokrovskaya

“…Tobacco raw materials of various botanical, commercial varieties grown in different climatic conditions have significant differences in chemical composition. In the manufacture of smoking products tobacco bags are used that contain various crops of tobacco with different chemical composition. …”
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Influence of Host Sex on Mycobiome Structure in Porcellio laevis Using Metabarcoding Analysis by Seung-Yoon Oh, Yehyeon Cha

“…In the present study, we examined the mycobiome of P. laevis to investigate sex-specific differences in the fungal composition using a metabarcoding approach. The results revealed significant differences in fungal community composition between sexes, despite no variation in alpha diversity. …”
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Assessing eco-physiological patterns of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle and differences with native vegetation using Copernicus satellite data on a Mediterranean Island by Flavio Marzialetti, Vanessa Lozano, André Große-Stoltenberg, Maria Laura Carranza, Michele Innangi, Greta La Bella, Simonetta Bagella, Giovanni Rivieccio, Gianluigi Bacchetta, Lina Podda, Giuseppe Brundu

“…Most significant differences between invaded and non-invaded cells were observed during summer, with invaded cells featuring higher productivity, canopy biomass, and leaf water content, while leaf carotenoid content and bare soil cover was lower. …”
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Gainesville's Urban Forest Canopy Cover by Francisco Escobedo, Jennifer A. Seitz, Wayne Zipperer

“…Seitz, and Wayne Zipperer, examines how tree cover changes over time, how tree composition and location influence urban forest canopy and leaf area, and how tree and ground surface covers vary across Gainesville. …”
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Gainesville's Urban Forest Canopy Cover by Francisco Escobedo, Jennifer A. Seitz, Wayne Zipperer

“…Seitz, and Wayne Zipperer, examines how tree cover changes over time, how tree composition and location influence urban forest canopy and leaf area, and how tree and ground surface covers vary across Gainesville. …”
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Growth and productivity of top onion depending on the conditions of plant nutrition by A. V. Lyubchenko, V. A. Semenov

“…The results of the chemical composition of onions of different variants of test are presented.…”
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Chemotypic and Seasonal Variations in Essential Oils from <i>Mespilodaphne cymbarum</i> (Kunth) Trofimov and Their Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activities by Amanda Galdi Boaretto, Darlene Gris, Jéssica Scherer, Katyuce Souza Farias, Jean Carlo Quadros, Alexandre José Macedo, Carlos Alexandre Carollo, Denise Brentan Silva

“…This study investigated the essential oils (EOs) from leaf, bark, and fruit of <i>Mespilodaphne cymbarum</i> (Kunth) Trofimov (Lauraceae), focusing on their chemical composition and antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities. …”
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Screening of drought resistance indices and evaluation of drought resistance in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) by Jie ZOU, Wei HU, Yu-xia LI, Jia-qi HE, Hong-hai ZHU, Zhi-guo ZHOU

“…Eighteen physiological indices including root, stem, and leaf water contents (RWC, SWC, and LWC), net photosynthetic rate (Pn), the maximum photochemical quantum yield (Fv/Fm), the actual photochemical quantum yield (ϕPSII), non-photochemical quenching coefficient (NPQ), leaf water potential (LWP), osmotic potential (ψs), leaf relative conductivity (REC), leaf proline content (Pro), leaf and root soluble protein contents (LSPC and RSPC), leaf and root malondialdehyde (MDA) contents (LMDA and RMDA), root superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and catalase activities (RSOD, RPOD, and RCAT) were measured. …”
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