The cultivation of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.), a popular and nutritious vegetable, is majorly threatened by the downy mildew disease. This disease is caused by the host-specific pathogen Peronospora effusa, which has ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 31, 2023
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Different market products give very different results when it comes to liberating the antioxidant lutein from spinach in smoothies. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have examined 14 common dairy and plant-based ...
Biochemistry
May 1, 2023
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Chlorophyll, the green molecule that makes photosynthesis possible, may provide underappreciated dietary benefits, offering up yet one more reason to eat those leafy green vegetables.
Biochemistry
Oct 13, 2022
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Most of us are familiar with "spinach teeth," the harmless but gritty-chalky mouthfeel caused by the vegetable.
Evolution
Dec 22, 2021
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Spinach, a cost-efficient and environmentally friendly scaffold, provided an edible platform upon which a team of researchers led by a Boston College engineer has grown meat cells, an advance that may accelerate the development ...
Other
Mar 31, 2021
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Downy mildew is the biggest threat to spinach production around the world. While the pathogen has a short life cycle (approximately a week), it can produce millions of spores during the spinach growing season. Overhead sprinkler ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2020
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"Eat your spinach," is a common refrain from many people's childhoods. Spinach, the hearty, green vegetable chock full of nutrients, doesn't just provide energy in humans. It also has potential to help power fuel cells, according ...
Materials Science
Oct 5, 2020
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Eat your spinach in the form of a smoothie or juice – this is the best way to obtain the antioxidant lutein, according to research from Linköping University, Sweden. High levels of lutein are found in dark green vegetables, ...
Other
Dec 21, 2018
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In the Pacific Northwest, spinach seed is a tiny crop with huge value. And it's in big trouble.
Ecology
Feb 22, 2018
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"I'm strong to the finich, 'cause I eats me spinach!" said Popeye the Sailor Man.
Biotechnology
May 24, 2017
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