• Exploring Ecological and Conventional Farming Practice on Plum Orchards: Its Impact on Fruit Quality 

  Cara, Irina-Gabriela; Rusu, Mariana; Filip, Manuela; Țopa, Denis-Constantin; Jităreanu, Gerard (MDPI, 2025-02-24)

  Fruit quality is crucial for nutrition and human health and requires emergent cautions in contemporary agricultural techniques. Ecological farming might not be as successful as conventional management systems; however, it ...
• Soil Nutrient Dynamics and Farming Sustainability Under Different Plum Orchard Management Practices in the Pedoclimatical Conditions of Moldavian Plateau 

  Rusu, Mariana; Filip, Manuela; Cara, Irina-Gabriela; Țopa, Denis-Constantin; Jităreanu, Gerard (MDPI, 2025-02-26)

  Soil health is essential for sustainable agriculture, influencing ecosystem health and orchard productivity of plum orchards. Global challenges such as climate change and soil contamination threaten to affect fertility and ...
• Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Heavy Metal Contamination in Agricultural and Protected Areas: A Case Study from Iași County, Romania 

  Luchian, Camelia-Elena; Motrescu, Iuliana; Dumitrașcu, Anamaria-Ioana; Scutarașu, Elena-Cristina; Coroi Cara, Irina-Gabriela; Colibaba, Lucia-Cintia; Cotea, Valeriu V.; Jităreanu, Gerard (MDPi, 2025-05-15)

  Soil contamination with heavy metals poses a significant risk to human health and ecological systems through multiple exposure pathways: direct ingestion of crops, dermal contact with polluted soil, and bioaccumulation ...
• Effects of Tillage Systems and Bacterial Inoculation on Enzyme Activities and Selected Soil Chemical Properties 

  Ursu, Ana; Coroi Cara, Irina-Gabriela; Bireescu, Geanina; Rusu, Mariana; Mihu, Gabriel-Dumitru; Cakpo, Serginho Segla; Țopa, Denis-Constantin; Jităreanu, Gerard (MDPI, 2025-06-14)

  Excessive tillage and chemical fertilization are the primary attributes of conventional farming and the main causes of soil degradation. This research focused on the comparative study of two tillage systems: conventional ...
• Exploring Ecological and Conventional Farming Practice on Plum Orchards: Its Impact on Fruit Quality 

  Coroi Cara, Irina-Gabriela; Rusu, Mariana; Filip, Manuela; Țopa, Denis-Constantin; Jităreanu, Gerard (MDPI, 2025-02-24)

  Fruit quality is crucial for nutrition and human health and requires emergent cautions in contemporary agricultural techniques. Ecological farming might not be as successful as conventional management systems; however, it ...
• Exploring Soil Hydro-Physical Improvements Under No-Tillage: A Sustainable Approach for Soil Health 

  Mihu, Gabriel-Dumitru; Aostăcioaei, Tudor-George; Ghelbere, Cosmin; Calistru, Anca-Elena; Țopa, Denis-Constantin; Jităreanu, Gerard (MDPi, 2025-04-30)

  No-tillage (NT) is a key practice in conservation agriculture that minimizes soil disturbance, thereby enhancing soil structure, porosity, and overall quality. However, its long-term effects on soil pore networks and ...
• Long-Term Effect of Tillage Practices on Soil Physical Properties and Winter Wheat Yield in North-East Romania 

  Cakpo, Serginho Segla; Aostăcioaei, Tudor-George; Mihu, Gabriel-Dumitru; Molocea, Cosmin-Costel; Ghelbere, Cosmin; Ursu, Ana; Țopa, Denis-Constantin (MDPI, 2025-05-02)

  Soil quality, characterized by its physical, chemical, and biological properties, is closely linked to soil management. Reducing soil disturbance can limit soil degradation; however, tillage is still considered essential, ...
• Assessing the Efficiency of Phragmites australis in Wastewater Treatment as a Natural Approach to Water Quality Improvement 

  Bouchaala, Laid; Charchar, Nabil; Grara, Nedjoud; Ben Amor, Ilham; Zeghoud, Soumeia; Hemmami, Hadia; Houhamdi, Moussa; Szparaga, Agnieszka; Murariu, Otilia-Cristina; Caruso, Gianluca; Bellucci, Stefano (MDPI, 2025-01-29)

  The Oued Zénati, a vital waterway in Algeria, faces severe pollution from urban discharges, hospital wastewater, and agricultural activities, threatening both the ecosystem and public health. This pollution is characterized ...
• Effects of Selenium/Iodine Foliar Application and Seasonal Conditions on Yield and Quality of Perennial Wall Rocket 

  Tallarita, Alessio Vincenzo; Golubkina, Nadezhda; De Pascale, Stefania; Sekara, Agnieszka; Pokluda, Robert; Murariu, Otilia-Cristina; Cozzolino, Eugenio; Cenvinzo, Vincenzo; Caruso, Gianluca (MDPI, 2025-02-17)

  The biofortification of leafy vegetables with selenium (Se) and iodine (I) provides the basis for the Se/I status optimization and preservation of human health. The effect of foliar Se, I, and Se + I supply in three different ...
• Nickel, Cu, Fe, Zn, and Se Accumulation, and the Antioxidant Status of Mushrooms Grown in the Arctic Under Ni/Cu Pollution and in Unpolluted Areas 

  Golubkina, Nadezhda; Plotnikova, Uliana; Koshevarov, Andrew; Sosna, Evgeniya; Hlebosolova, Olga; Polikarpova, Natalia; Murariu, Otilia-Cristina; Tallarita, Alessio Vincenzo; Caruso, Gianluca (MDPI, 2025-04-02)

  Mushrooms play an important role in ecosystem sustainability and are highly valued in medicine and human nutrition. Using AAS and biochemical methods of analysis, the antioxidant status and mineral composition of seven ...
• Effect of Plant Biostimulants on Beetroot Seed Productivity, Germination, and Microgreen Quality 

  Golubkina, Nadezhda; Zayachkovsky, Vladimir; Markarova, Maria; Fedotov, Mikhail; Alpatov, Andrey; Skrypnik, Lyubov; Nadezhkin, Sergei; Murariu, Otilia-Cristina; Tallarita, Alessio Vincenzo; Caruso, Gianluca (MDPI, 2025-04-29)

  Seed productivity and quality are the bases of modern agriculture. To determine the optimal conditions in terms of seed production and quality, the effect of foliar plant biostimulant treatments (at the beginning and in ...
• Non-thermal plasma (NTP) treatment of Trigonella foenum-graecum L. seeds stimulates the sprout growth and the production of nutraceutical compound 

  Motrescu, Iuliana; Lungoci, Constantin; Ciolan, Alexandru; Jităreanu, Gerard (BioMed Central, 2024-01-06)

  The possibility to stimulate the production of some nutraceutical properties of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) sprouts by non-thermal plasma (NTP) processing of the seeds in different conditions was studied. The ...
• Experimental Study on Rats with Critical-Size Bone Defects Comparing Effects of Autologous Bone Graft, Equine Bone Substitute Bio-Gen® Alone or in Association with Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) 

  Ciobanu, Petru; Danciu, Mihai; Pascu, Andrei; Gardikiotis, Ioannis; Forna, Norin; Sîrbu, Mihnea-Theodor; Calistru, Anca-Elena; Puha, Bogdan; Veliceasa, Bogdan; Sîrbu, Paul-Dan (MDPI, 2024-05-24)

  Background: A critical-sized bone defect (CsBD) is considered one that will not heal spontaneously and requires reconstruction. This study aims to compare the results of using different bone reconstructive techniques and ...
• Aging of Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System of the Face-Novel Biomarkers and Micro-CT Relevance of Facial Anti-Gravity Support 

  Hînganu, Marius-Valeriu; Cucu, Ramona-Paula; Costan, Victor-Vlad; Lozneanu, Ludmila; Tamas, Camelia; Calistru, Anca-Elena; Hristian, Liliana; Hînganu, Delia (MDPI, 2024-05-24)

  The soft superficial tissues of the face are against gravity through an intricate network of ligaments and ligamentous attachments. The aim of this investigation is to delineate the relationship between the muscular, ...
• Effects of Water Stress and Mulch Type on Linseed Seed Yield, Physiological Traits, and Oil Compounds 

  Moazzamnia, Elnaz; Rezaei-Chiyaneh, Esmaeil; Dolatabadian, Aria; Murariu, Otilia-Cristina; Sannino, Maura; Caruso, Gianluca; Siddique, Kadambot H. M. (MDPI, 2025-06-10)

  This study investigated the effects of three mulch types (straw, vermicompost and “plastic”) plus an untreated control, and three irrigation regimes (RFD: rainfed conditions; SIF: one supplemental irrigation at the flowering ...
• The Fatty Acid Content, Health Lipid Indices, and Instrumental, Histological, and Sensory Quality of Hare Meat (Lepus europaeus Pallas) 

  Frunză, Gabriela; Ciobanu, Marius-Mihai; Murariu, Otilia-Cristina; Radu Rusu, Răzvan-Mihail; Boișteanu, Paul-Corneliu (MDPI, 2025-01-17)

  The aim of this work was to characterize the quality of meat from hares (Lepus europaeus Pallas), namely, the fatty acid content, health lipid indices, and instrumental, histological, and sensory profiles by gender and ...
• Exploring Sensory Attributes in Spinach- and Offals-Filled Chicken Roulades: An Empirical Analysis 

  Boișteanu, Paul-Corneliu; Anchidin, Bianca-Georgiana; Ciobanu, Marius-Mihai (MDPI, 2025-01-17)

  One of the most significant industries in the world is the meat sector, and development into new goods is ongoing due to high customer demand and fierce market competition. Products made from chicken are widely favored. ...
• Red Beetroot Skin Powder Addition as a Multifunctional Ingredient in Nougat 

  Constantin, Oana-Emilia; Lazăr (Mistrianu), Silvia; Stoica, Florina; Rațu, Roxana-Nicoleta; Andronoiu, Doina-Georgeta; Stănciuc, Nicoleta; Banožic, Marija; Cujic Nikolic, Nada; Mutavski, Zorana; Râpeanu, Gabriela (MDPI, 2025-06-01)

  Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) is a plant grown for its roots, which are used to obtain sugar, feed animals, and for human use. Beetroot skin, a by-product of food processing, is a significant source of bioactive compounds, ...
• A Sustainable Approach: Repurposing Red Beetroot Peels for Innovative Meringue Products 

  Constantin, Oana-Emilia; Stoica, Florina; Lazăr (Mistrianu), Silvia; Andronoiu, Doina-Georgeta; Turturică, Mihaela; Stănciuc, Nicoleta; Rațu, Roxana-Nicoleta; Croitoru, Constantin; Râpeanu, Gabriela (MDPI, 2025-01-18)

  With the increasing global demand for sustainable and eco-friendly food items, it is imperative to investigate alternate sources of natural pigments. The red beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) is a traditional food in many countries ...
• Valorization of Betalain Pigments Extracted from Phytolacca americana L. Berries as Natural Colorant in Cheese Formulation 

  Veleșcu, Ionuț-Dumitru; Crivei, Ioana-Cristina; Balint, Andreea-Bianca; Arsenoaia, Vlad-Nicolae; Robu, Alexandru-Dragoș; Stoica, Florina; Rațu, Roxana-Nicoleta (MDPI, 2025-01-02)

  In response to consumer demand for more sustainable and health-conscious products, the food sector is increasingly shifting towards the use of natural additives. Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana L.) is a medicinal plant that ...

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