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Published papers
"Biodiversity 2020: Agriculture, Environment and Wellbeing" (published within 2020)
Research
by Elisabetta Daga,Marilena Budroni,Chiara Multineddu,Sofia Cosentino,Maura Deplano,Paolo Romano andRoberta Comunian
Sustainability 2021, 13(15), 8494; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158494 - 29 Jul 2021
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Abstract In the last decades, biodiversity preservation has gained growing attention and many strategies, laws and regulations have been enacted by governments with this purpose. The MicroBioDiverSar (MBDS) project, the first one regarding microbiological resources, funded by the Italian Minister of Agricultural, Food and [...] Read more.
Presented at the Biodiversity 2021 Conference
by Luigi Chessa,Antonio Paba,Elisabetta Daga,Ilaria Dupré,Carlo Piga,Riccardo Di Salvo,Martino Mura,Margherita Addis andRoberta Comunian
Sustainability 2021, 13(15), 8214; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158214 - 22 Jul 2021
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Abstract During Pecorino Romano PDO cheese production, scotta (residual whey from ricotta cheese manufacturing) or siero (whey) can be integrated with autochthonous starters, natural and composed of an indefinite number of species and strains, or commercial selected starters to obtain scotta/siero-innesto. In this [...] Read more.
Presented at the Biodiversity 2021 Conference
by Antonella Calabretti,Stefania M. Mang,Antonella Becce,Donato Castronuovo,Loriana Cardone,Vincenzo Candido andIppolito Camele
Sustainability 2021, 13(7), 3777; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073777 - 29 Mar 2021
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Abstract Mushrooms belonging to Pleurotus genus have been demonstrated to have important nutritional and medicinal value and their regular intake prevent many diseases, reduce the infection probability and increase immunity. In order to investigate the bioactive compounds produced by seven commercial (‘142 F’, ‘142 [...] Read more.
Presented at the Biodiversity 2021 Conference
by Anna Bonasia,Giulia Conversa,Corrado Lazzizera,Giuseppe Gambacorta and Antonio Elia
Sustainability 2021, 13(7), 3940; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073940 - 02 Apr 2021
Abstract The explorations as a part of the regional BiodiverSO Programme of vegetable genetic resource rescue revealed that in the arenili (sandy shores) of “Salterns of Margherita di Savoia” (SMS), a coastal landscape area of Puglia region (southern Italy), along the commercial genotypes of [...] Read more.
Presented at the Biodiversity 2021 Conference
by Enrico Vito Perrino and Robert Philipp Wagensommer
Sustainability 2021, 13(4), 1682; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13041682 - 04 Feb 2021
Abstract The study presents an updated overview of the 14 non-endemic threatened crop wild relatives (CWR) in Italy: Aegilops biuncialis, Ae. uniaristata, Ae. ventricosa, Asparagus pastorianus, Beta macrocarpa, Brassica insularis, B. montana, Crambe hispanica subsp. hispanica, [...] Read more.
Presented at the Biodiversity 2021 Conference
by Andrea Zanellati, Federica Spina, Luca Rollé, Giovanna Cristina Varese and Elio Dinuccio
Sustainability 2020, 12(20), 8549; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12208549 - 15 Oct 2020
Abstract Fungi can run feedstock pretreatment to improve the hydrolysis and utilization of recalcitrant lignocellulose-rich biomass during anaerobic digestion (AD). In this study, three fungal strains (Coprinopsis cinerea MUT 6385, Cyclocybe aegerita MUT 5639, Cephalotrichum stemonitis MUT 6326) were inoculated in the non-sterile [...] Read more.
Presented at the Biodiversity 2021 Conference
by Ram Prasad Acharya, Tek Narayan Maraseni and Geoff Cockfield
Sustainability 2020, 12(19), 8250; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12198250 - 07 Oct 2020
Abstract Forest ecosystem services (ES) valuation research has increased exponentially in recent years, and scholars accept that such research could be useful in reshaping governments’ policies. Despite such scholarly efforts, the research outcomes have had limited application in actual policies and plans. This study [...] Read more.
Preliminary Studies on Fungal Contamination of Two Rupestrian Churches from Matera (Southern Italy)
by Stefania Mirela Mang, Laura Scrano and Ippolito Camele
Sustainability 2020, 12(17), 6988; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12176988 - 27 Aug 2020
Abstract The Sassi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and its rupestrian churches, are richly decorated and visited by thousands of visitors every year. It is important to preserve this heritage which shows signs of deterioration due to abiotic and/or biotic factors. Aiming to carry [...] Read more.
Presented at the Biodiversity 2021 Conference
by Jinkwan Son, Changhyun Kim,Minjung Park, Dukkyu Choi and Sung-Wook Yun
Sustainability 2020, 12(15), 5963; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12155963 - 24 Jul 2020
Abstract This study surveyed the most commonly observed plants at 40 pond wetlands in rural villages in Korea and assessed their use patterns in traditional medicine (TM) with reference to the contents of the Korea Traditional Knowledge Portal (KTKP). In this survey, 457 taxa [...] Read more.
by Ileana Iocola, Frederique Angevin, Christian Bockstaller,Rui Catarino, Michael Curran,Antoine Messéan, Christian Schader, Didier Stilmant, Florence Van Stappen, Paul Vanhove, Hauke Ahnemann, Jérémy Berthomier, Luca Colombo, Giovanni Dara Guccione, Emmanuel Mérot,Massimo Palumbo, Nino Virzì and Stefano Canali
Sustainability 2020, 12(13), 5434; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12135434 - 06 Jul 2020
Abstract Crop diversification represents a key lever to support the development of sustainable agri-food systems. Knowledge on trade-offs and carry over effects from different crop diversification strategies is essential to inform agricultural stakeholders of potential costs and benefits. This knowledge is limited by existing [...] Read more.
Presented at the Biodiversity 2021 Conference
by Chiara Roberta Girelli,Roberta Schiavone, Sebastiano Vilella and Francesco Paolo Fanizzi
Sustainability 2020, 12(12), 5009; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125009 - 18 Jun 2020
Abstract Honey is a natural sweet substance produced by honeybees from the nectar of flowers, plant secretions or plant-sucking insect excretions. Sugars and water constitute the major components, other minor components characterize the organoleptic and nutritional properties. To date, Salento (Apulia region, Italy) honey [...] Read more.
Presented at the Biodiversity 2021 Conference
by Giulia Conversa, Corrado Lazzizera, Anna Bonasia, Paolo La Rotonda and Antonio Elia
Sustainability 2020, 12(9), 3842; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12093842 - 08 May 2020
Abstract The study of nutritional properties in landrace products and the general context of its cultivation site are crucial to designing a sustainable on-farm strategy for landrace conservation. The present study describes the main nutritional aspects of two Brassica rapa subspecies rapa landraces collected [...] Read more.
Presented at the Biodiversity 2021 Conference
by Thomas Sawe,Anders Nielsen and Katrine Eldegard
Sustainability 2020, 12(6), 2228; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062228 - 12 Mar 2020
Abstract Global economic value of agriculture production resulting from animal pollination services has been estimated to be $235–$577 billion. This estimate is based on quantification of crops that are available at the global markets, and mainly originates from countries with precise information about quantities [...] Read more.
Review
by Silvia Medda and Maurizio Mulas
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 8785; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13168785 - 06 Aug 2021
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Abstract Interest in myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) by food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutic industries generated the integration of biomasses harvested from wild populations as raw materials with yields of cultivated orchards. The domestication process is reviewed considering shoot, fruit, and leaf biometric characters of [...] Read more.
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biodiversity 2020: Agriculture, Environment and Wellbeing)
Assessment and Valorization of Non-Wood Forest Products in Europe: A Quantitative Literature Review
by Sandro Sacchelli,Costanza Borghi,Roberto Fratini and Iacopo Bernetti
Sustainability 2021, 13(6), 3533; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063533 (registering DOI) - 22 Mar 2021
Abstract This article presents a quantitative review of non-wood forest products (NWFPs) at the regional scale in Europe. A text mining approach was applied to titles, abstracts, and keywords extracted from articles in the Scopus database. Different investigations, such as concept mapping and specificity [...] Read more.
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biodiversity 2021: Agriculture, Environment and Wellbeing)
To be presented at the Biodiversity 2021 Conference
by Chengxiang Zhang, Li Wen,Yuyu Wang, Cunqi Liu, Yan Zhou and Guangchun Lei
Sustainability 2020, 12(4), 1442; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041442 - 15 Feb 2020
Abstract The degradation of wetland ecosystems is currently recognized as one of the main threats to global biodiversity. As a means of compensation, constructed wetlands (CWs), which are built to treat agricultural runoff and municipal wastewater, have become important for maintaining biodiversity. Here, we [...] Read more.
Other
Changing Agricultural Systems and Food Diets to Prevent and Mitigate Global Health Shocks
by Cécile Détang-Dessendre, Hervé Guyomard, Vincent Réquillart and Louis-Georges Soler
Sustainability 2020, 12(16), 6462; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12166462 - 11 Aug 2020
Abstract No one would dispute that agricultural systems and food diets are not sustainable from an environmental and health point of view, and that increasing their sustainability must be a major objective of farm and food policies. Simultaneously, climatic, environmental, and health shocks are [...] Read more.