Germplasm can be effectively stored in the form of synthetic seeds that offer several advantages, easy handling, storability, reduced size of propagules, and transportability. Shoot tips obtained f...
A field experiment was conducted to evaluate sugarcane varieties based on their radiation use efficiencies (RUE) at the Sugarcane Research Institute, Uda Walawe, Sri Lanka. Sugarcane was grown unde...
Variation in red rot pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum Went was studied in detail in relation to host resistance in 12 genotypes belonging to six sugarcane species viz., S. officinarum, S. barberi, ...
Red rot behavior of 50 somaclones of sugarcane variety CoS 88230, was studied by plug and nodal methods of inoculation using a mixture of four isolates of Colletotrichum falcatum. The results revea...
Multiple sugarcane ratooning cultivation is a common agricultural system in the south of China, and induces the decline of sugarcane productivity every year. This phenomenon may be caused by the al...
We investigated the roles of age, vitamin B12 markers, and the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism as determinants of folate forms in serum. We measured the serum co...
PurposeGlutamine and arginine modulate inflammatory responses of epithelial cells and monocytes. Here, we studied the response of human mast cells to pharmacological doses of arginine and glutamine...
Red yeast rice (RYR), sugar cane-derived policosanols (SCdP) and artichoke leaf extracts (ALEs) are currently incorporated alone or in combination into dietary supplements for their potential low-d...
Folate-related nutrient–nutrient and nutrient–gene interactions modify disease risk; we therefore examined synergistic relationships between dietary folic acid, vitamin C and variant folate gen...
Low serum 25(OH)D concentration has been shown to predict the occurrence of several chronic diseases. It is, however, still unclear whether the associations are causal or due to confounding. The ai...
Fruits and nuts may prevent or reverse common human health conditions such as obesity, diabetes and hypertension; together, these conditions are referred to as metabolic syndrome, an increasing pro...
As a diet rich in fructose and an impaired intestinal barrier function have been proposed to be risk factors for the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the aim of the present...
Hypertension is one of the main factors causing cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of Chlorella pyrenoidosa on blood pressure and cardiorenal remodeling in ...
To assess hepatic de novo lipogenesis and mitochondrial energetics as well as whole-body energy homeostasis in sedentary rats fed a fructose-rich diet. Male rats of 90 days of age were fed a high-f...
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and anemia are major challenges among children and expecting and lactating mothers in developing countries. Intervention with locally available dark green leafy vegetable...
