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- Analysis of the environmental impact of botanical pesticides in soilPublication . Pereira, Verónica; Castilho, Paula C.; Pereira, Jorge A. M.; Augusto Machado Pereira, JorgePlant-based pesticides are considered viable complements of conventional synthetic pesticides in agriculture. Their environmentally benign nature and potential to mitigate ecological impacts render them advantageous options for sustainable farming practices. However, the long-term effects of botanical pesticides on soil ecosystems remain unclear. This review aims to examine current evidence concerning the persistence of botanical pesticides in soil environments and their potential effects. Specifically, it addresses their biodegradation pathways in soil as well as their impact on soil enzymes and biology. The methodologies available to perform these studies are also briefly discussed, particularly focusing on how they can be tailored to improve the analysis of the impacts and challenges posed by the use of botanical pesticides in ecosystems.
- Grape pomace as a renewable natural biosource of value-added compounds with potential food industrial applicationsPublication . Abreu, Teresa; Sousa, Patrícia; Gonçalves, Jéssica; Hontman, Nance; Teixeira, Juan; Câmara, José S.; Perestrelo, Rosa; De Abreu Abreu, Maria Teresa; Gonçalves, Jéssica; Câmara, José; Perestrelo, Rosa; Hontman, NanceGrowing consumer demand for environmentally conscious, sustainable, and helpful products has prompted scientists and industry experts worldwide to look for inventive approaches to mitigate the environmental impact, particularly concerning agricultural and industrial waste. Among the by-products of winemaking, grape pomace (skins, seeds, stems) has the potential to be economically valuable as it is rich in value-added compounds (e.g., phenolic compounds, fibers, flavonoids, anthocyanins, terpenoids) related to health (e.g., antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective effects) and technological issues (e.g., extraction of value-added compounds). These value-added compounds can be extracted using emerging green extraction techniques and then used in the food industry as preservatives, colorants, and for the formulation of functional foods, as well as in the development of smart food packaging. This review provides an overview of the value-added compounds identified in grape pomace, the emerging green extraction, and integrated approaches to extract value-added compounds based on the literature published in the last five years. The potential applications of these value-added compounds have been extensively researched for the food industry.
- Impact of Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica Newman) on the chemical composition of two grape varieties (Nebbiolo and Erbaluce) grown in ItalyPublication . Selli, Serkan; Perestrelo, Rosa; Kelebek, Hasim; Sevindik, Onur; Travaglia, Fabiano; Coïsson, Jean Daniel; Câmara, José S.; Bordiga, Matteo; Perestrelo, Rosa; Câmara, JoséThe effect of Japanese beetles (P. japonica) on critical quality indicators of Nebbiolo and Erbaluce grapes, spe cifically on their phenolic and volatile composition, was assessed. Adult beetle symptoms include extended skeletonization of leaves. Leaves are frequently left with their mid-vein intact but, when severely damaged, quickly turn brown. However, the plant tends to recover by generating a new leaf apparatus and the grapes reach ripeness. It emerged that the phenolic content of grapes produced by plants attacked by P. japonica (396 and 550 mg/kg, Nebbiolo and Erbaluce respectively) was generally higher when compared to healthy plants (266 and 188 mg/kg, Nebbiolo and Erbaluce respectively). Similarly, in the (red) Nebbiolo cultivar, the anthocyanin content was significantly lower in grapes produced with healthy plants. The influence of P. japonica on the volatile composition of Nebbiolo and Erbaluce grapes showed a total volatile fraction of affected grapes (433 and 439 µg/kg, respectively) significantly higher than the one related to healthy grapes (391 and 386 µg/kg, respectively). In response to the attack by P. japonica the plant significantly increases the content of some volatile compounds such as hexanal, (E)-2-hexenal, 1-hexanol, (E)-2-hexen-1-ol and phenyl ethyl alcohol.
- Machine learning system for commercial banana harvestingPublication . Hayat, Ahatsham; Baglat, Preety; Mendonça, Fábio; Mostafa, Sheikh Shanawaz; Dias, Fernando Morgado; Baglat, Preety; Silva Mendonça, Fábio Rúben; Morgado-Dias, FernandoAbstract The conventional process of visual detection and manual harvesting of the banana bunch has been a known problem faced by the agricultural industry. It is a laborious activity associated with inconsistency in the inspection and grading process, leading to post-harvest losses. Automated fruit harvesting using computer vision empowered by deep learning could significantly impact the visual inspection process domains, allowing consistent harvesting and grading. To achieve the goal of the industry-level harvesting process, this work collects data from professional harvesters from the industry. It investigates six state-of-the-art architectures to find the best solution. 2,685 samples were collected from four different sites with expert opinions from industry harvesters to cut (or harvest) and keep (or not harvest) the banana brunch. Comparative results showed that the DenseNet121 architecture outperformed the other examined architectures, reaching a precision, recall, F1 score, accuracy, and specificity of 85%, 82%, 82%, 83%, and 83%, respectively. In addition, an understanding of the underlying black box nature of the solution was visualized and found adequate. This visual interpretation of the model supports human expert’s criteria for harvesting. This system can assist or replace human experts in the field.
- O projecto Interfruta II e os problemas fitossanitários que afectam as fruteiras na ilha Terceira, AçoresPublication . Lopes , D. J. H.; Cabrera, R.; Aguin-Pombo, D.; Aguin-Pombo, Dora; Borges, P.; Pimentel, R.; Zorman, M.; Macedo, N.; Carvalho., M. C. F.; Ornelas, L.; Martins, J. T.; Mumford, J. D.; Mexia, A. M. M.O Projecto Interfruta II é um projecto apoiado pelo programa Interreg III-B, desenvolvido nas Ilhas da Madeira, Tenerife (Canárias) e Terceira (Açores) destinado a contribuir para a promoção da fruticultura e viticultura nestas três regiões insulares, aplicando técnicas que contribuam decisivamente para o conhecimento e procura de soluções, numa vertente de prospecção das pragas-chave, fauna auxiliar, doenças e vírus que afectam essas culturas. Dentro dos problemas fitossanitários que afectam as culturas estudadas, através da identificação das pragas-chave de cada cultura foi utilizada a observação visual e a monitorização através de armadilhas com feromona sexual e placas cromotrópicas. Na prospecção da fauna auxiliar foi utilizada a técnica das pancadas e a armadilha Malaise. Após a identificação das pragas-chave, centrou-se a investigação sobre as mais importantes. Na mosca-do-Mediterrâneo (C. capitata Wied.), usando os SIG, foi montada uma rede de armadilhas em toda a ilha. Na bananeira, centrou-se a investigação no gorgulho-da-bananeira (Cosmopolitus sordidus Germar) e nas tripes. No castanheiro, o bichado-da-castanha (Cydia splendana Hubner) procedeu-se à sua monitorização utilizando armadilhas com feromona sexual e a quantificação dos prejuízos que causa nos frutos. Nas macieiras, os principais problemas decorrem da presença de aranhiço vermelho (Panonychus ulmi Koch), traça-oriental (Cydia molesta Busck), bichado (Cydia pomonella L.), afídeos e tripes. Os resultados obtidos permitiram construir uma base de dados fitossanitários de diagnóstico da Macaronésia (PROFITOMAC) que se encontra disponível on-line em www.interfruta.net Neste trabalho apenas se apresentam os resultados obtidos nos estudos realizados sobre as pragas e fauna auxiliar.
- Tracing the volatilomic fingerprint of the most popular italian fortified winesPublication . Jasmins, Gonçalo; Perestrelo, Rosa; Coïsson, Jean Daniel; Sousa, Patrícia; Teixeira, José A.; Bordiga, Matteo; Câmara, José S.; Jasmins, Gonçalo; Perestrelo, Rosa; Câmara, JoséThe aim of the current study was to provide a useful platform to identify characteristic molecular markers related to the authenticity of Italian fortified wines. For this purpose, the volatilomic fingerprint of the most popular Italian fortified wines was established using headspace solid-phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (HS-SPME/GC-MS). Several volatile organic compounds (VOCs), belonging with distinct chemical groups, were identified, ten of which are common to all the analyzed fortified Italian wines. Terpenoids were the most abundant chemical group in Campari bitter wines due to limonene’s high contribution to the total volatilomic fingerprint, whereas for Marsala wines, alcohols and esters were the most predominant chemical groups. The fortified Italian wines VOCs network demonstrated that the furanic compounds 2-furfural, ethyl furoate, and 5-methyl-2-furfural, constitute potential molecular markers of Marsala wines, while the terpenoids nerol, α-terpeniol, limonene, and menthone isomers, are characteristic of Vermouth wines. In addition, butanediol was detected only in Barolo wines, and β-phellandrene and β-myrcene only in Campari wines. The obtained data reveal an adequate tool to establish the authenticity and genuineness of Italian fortified wines, and at the same time constitute a valuable contribution to identify potential cases of fraud or adulteration to which they are subject, due to the high commercial value associated with these wines. In addition, they contribute to the deepening of scientific knowledge that supports its valorization and guarantee of quality and safety for consumers.