For vegetables to grow well, it is not enough to just give them sunlight and water. They need a whole community of micro-organisms to help them grow healthily.
Plants & Animals
Feb 02, 2021
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Microgreens. They're leafy green vegetables that are relatively new to the dining room, but a study by a Colorado State University team indicates that they will be welcome company at the table.
Social Sciences
Apr 01, 2020
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A critical discovery about how bacteria feed on an unusual sugar molecule found in leafy green vegetables could hold the key to explaining how 'good' bacteria protect our gut and promote health.
Biochemistry
Feb 15, 2016
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When consumers buy fresh fruit and vegetables freshness is of essential importance. Most of us have brought home packaged wild rocket salad or other leafy green vegetables from the supermarket - only to discover upon opening ...
Ecology
Dec 08, 2015
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The effort to improve food safety by clearing wild vegetation surrounding crops is not helping, and in some cases may even backfire, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
Environment
Aug 10, 2015
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Exposing leafy vegetables grown during spaceflight to a few bright pulses of light daily could increase the amount of eye-protecting nutrients produced by the plants, according to a new study by researchers at the University ...
Space Exploration
Mar 04, 2014
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Meticulous attention to food safety is a good thing. As consumers, we like to hear that produce growers and distributers go above and beyond food safety mandates to ensure that healthy fresh fruits and vegetables do not carry ...
Ecology
May 06, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Creating virtual plants could solve real problems, such as reducing vitamin deficiencies in humans, according to University of Florida researchers.
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2012
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Leafy green vegetables such as lettuce, Asian greens, and spinach can accumulate high concentrations of nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N), which are potentially harmful if consumed by humans. To measure NO3-N concentration in plant ...
Ecology
Sep 08, 2009
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