• Transpiration rate of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) cultivars in drying soil 

  Egan, Lucy M.; Hofmann, Rainer; Nichols, S.; Hadipurnomo, Jonathan T.; Hoyos-Villegas, V. (Frontiers Media SA, 2021-03)

  Determining the performance of white clover cultivars under drought conditions is critical in dry climates. However, comparing the differences in cultivar performance requires equivalent soil water content for all plants, ...

• Quality differences between fresh and dried buckwheat noodles associated with water status and inner structure 

  Wang, Ruibin; Li, M.; Wei, Y.; Guo, B.; Brennan, Margaret A.; Brennan, Charles S. (MDPI, 2021-01)

  Buckwheat noodles are mainly sold in the form of fresh and dried noodles in China. Among the noodles with varied proportions of extruded buckwheat flour (20% to 80%), the cooking or textural qualities of fresh and dried ...

• Food security for the Asia-Pacific: Smart farming to feed the world 

  Gooneratne, Sarojith R. (2050Science Publishers, 2015-09)

  The world population is predicted to increase by one billion by 2025 and another billion by 2050. That is nine billion people on the planet by 2050. Distribution of this increase will be unequal, and for developing countries ...

• Sophoridine inhibits the tumour growth of non-small lung cancer by inducing macrophages M1 polarisation via MAPK-mediated inflammatory pathway 

  Zhao, B.; Hui, Xiaodan; Zeng, H.; Yin, Y.; Huang, J.; Tang, Q.; Ge, G.; Lei, T. (Frontiers Media SA, 2021-02-24)

  Lung cancer is one of the most common and lethal neoplasms for which very few efficacious treatments are currently available. M1-like polarised tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs) are key mediators to modulate the tumour ...

• Gut microbiome and immune system changes in heat-stressed pigs : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University 

  Patil, Yadnyavalkya D. (Lincoln University, 2020)

  Rising global atmospheric temperatures are expected to negatively affect farmed animals, especially pigs. To study the likely effects, pigs were exposed to chronic heat stress and their growth, changes to the intestinal ...

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