Gerard Dumancas, PhD’s Post

A new scientific article has been published with interesting results: "Seed Priming with Vegetal Protein Hydrolysate Enhances Germination and Early Seedling Growth in Cucumis sativus L" It shows the benefits of using Trainer as seed priming treatment for enhancing early seedling growth and seed germination in cucumbers especially under salinity conditions. The whole article is here: https://lnkd.in/dG9RsXG3

[✍️ PUBLICATION] 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗰𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻-𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻. 🌽 Considering the great potential of black soybean seed coat as a source of bioactive compounds, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of anthocyanin-rich brine from the seed coat on the functional properties of pickled baby corn, as well as its sensory properties. Given that the ears of sweet corn, popping corn and semi-flint corn were used for pickling in the pre-pollination phase, the effect of genotype and its growing stage on the chemical composition of Baby corn product was also taken into consideration. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/deuEtKNW or visit ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dTaRhHky

Hi.. I am sharing the link of my recently published paper on inhibitory activity of lImosilactobacillus fermentum on Microsporum canis. https://lnkd.in/gh7Gymii

Phylogenetic analysis of rice cultivars for CYP93G1 and functional evaluation for apigenin and biofilm formation - https://smpl.is/9uw5d

◾The following image showing siderophore production test. Siderophores are organic compounds that bacteria and fungi produce to sequester iron from their environment. ◾The CAS (Chrome Azeurol S) assay detects siderophores by their ability to bind to ferric iron, changing the color of the agar from blue to orange or yellow. ◾Endophytic bacteria, Bacillus velezensis reacts positively in siderophore production test which I used to control rice blast pathogen, Pyricularia oryzae.

🍃 New paper published! 📑 The Antifungal and Inhibitory Effects of Massoia Essential Oil and C10 Massoia Lactone on #Mycotoxin Production in Fusarium graminearum KACC 41047 ✍️ by Jieun Lee et al. 👇 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gQAuy2yU #AgricultureMdpi #Fusariumheadblight #Fusariumgraminearum #Massoiaessentialoil #C10Massoialactone

📄This study investigated the effects of ethanol extracts of oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) and thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) on #mycotoxin concentrations and their ability to improve the hygienic quality of maize (Zea mays L.) silage ⬇️To read the full paper: https://lnkd.in/gZuFh7TD

As a microbial natural products chemist, I’ve often found myself reflecting on an intriguing and longstanding debate regarding diketopiperazines (DKPs), a diverse group of metabolites. Even though it is generally accepted that these compounds are produced by microbes as chemical signals during cultivation, some studies suggest that some diketopiperazines could be products of heat sterilization during the preparation of culture broths. The origin of these small cyclic peptides remains a subject of controversy. I’m curious to hear others’ perspectives in the field. Do your findings support one side or the other, or perhaps both on the origin of DKPs like cyclo (Pro-Val) and cyclo (Pro-Leu)? #LCMS #HRMS #marinenaturalproducts #microbialmetabolites #metabolomics

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Biopriming of seeds with microbial biostimulant (Bacillus megaterium ) on improvement of seedling growth, biochemical and root traits of rice (Oryza sativa L.) - https://smpl.is/9yw74