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Huang F, Lei Y, Duan J, Kang Y, Luo Y, Ding D, Chen Y, Li S. Investigation of heat stress responses and adaptation mechanisms by integrative metabolome and transcriptome analysis in tea plants (Camellia sinensis). Sci Rep 2024; 14:10023. [PMID: 38693343 PMCID: PMC11063163 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60411-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024] Open
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Extreme high temperature has deleterious impact on the yield and quality of tea production, which has aroused the attention of growers and breeders. However, the mechanisms by which tea plant varieties respond to extreme environmental heat is not clear. In this study, we analyzed physiological indices, metabolites and transcriptome differences in three different heat-tolerant tea plant F1 hybrid progenies. Results showed that the antioxidant enzyme activity, proline, and malondialdehyde were significantly decreased in heat-sensitive 'FWS' variety, and the accumulation of reactive oxygen molecules such as H2O2 and O2- was remarkably increased during heat stress. Metabolomic analysis was used to investigate the metabolite accumulation pattern of different varieties in response to heat stress. The result showed that a total of 810 metabolites were identified and more than 300 metabolites were differentially accumulated. Transcriptional profiling of three tea varieties found that such genes encoding proteins with chaperon domains were preferentially expressed in heat-tolerant varieties under heat stress, including universal stress protein (USP32, USP-like), chaperonin-like protein 2 (CLP2), small heat shock protein (HSP18.1), and late embryogenesis abundant protein (LEA5). Combining metabolomic with transcriptomic analyses discovered that the flavonoids biosynthesis pathway was affected by heat stress and most flavonols were up-regulated in heat-tolerant varieties, which owe to the preferential expression of key FLS genes controlling flavonol biosynthesis. Take together, molecular chaperons, or chaperon-like proteins, flavonols accumulation collaboratively contributed to the heat stress adaptation in tea plant. The present study elucidated the differences in metabolite accumulation and gene expression patterns among three different heat-tolerant tea varieties under extreme ambient high temperatures, which helps to reveal the regulatory mechanisms of tea plant adaptation to heat stress, and provides a reference for the breeding of heat-tolerant tea plant varieties.
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- Feiyi Huang
- Tea Research Institute in Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Small and Medium Leaf Tea Plant Germplasm Resource Nursery (Changsha)/National Centre for Tea Improvement, Hunan Branch, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Tea Research Institute in Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Small and Medium Leaf Tea Plant Germplasm Resource Nursery (Changsha)/National Centre for Tea Improvement, Hunan Branch, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Tea Research Institute in Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Small and Medium Leaf Tea Plant Germplasm Resource Nursery (Changsha)/National Centre for Tea Improvement, Hunan Branch, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Tea Research Institute in Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Small and Medium Leaf Tea Plant Germplasm Resource Nursery (Changsha)/National Centre for Tea Improvement, Hunan Branch, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Tea Research Institute in Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Small and Medium Leaf Tea Plant Germplasm Resource Nursery (Changsha)/National Centre for Tea Improvement, Hunan Branch, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Tea Research Institute in Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Small and Medium Leaf Tea Plant Germplasm Resource Nursery (Changsha)/National Centre for Tea Improvement, Hunan Branch, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Tea Research Institute in Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Small and Medium Leaf Tea Plant Germplasm Resource Nursery (Changsha)/National Centre for Tea Improvement, Hunan Branch, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Tea Research Institute in Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Small and Medium Leaf Tea Plant Germplasm Resource Nursery (Changsha)/National Centre for Tea Improvement, Hunan Branch, Changsha, 410125, China.
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Lubanga N, Massawe F, Mayes S, Gorjanc G, Bančič J. Genomic selection strategies to increase genetic gain in tea breeding programs. THE PLANT GENOME 2023; 16:e20282. [PMID: 36349831 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] is mainly grown in low- to middle-income countries (LMIC) and is a global commodity. Breeding programs in these countries face the challenge of increasing genetic gain because the accuracy of selecting superior genotypes is low and resources are limited. Phenotypic selection (PS) is traditionally the primary method of developing improved tea varieties and can take over 16 yr. Genomic selection (GS) can be used to improve the efficiency of tea breeding by increasing selection accuracy and shortening the generation interval and breeding cycle. Our main objective was to investigate the potential of implementing GS in tea-breeding programs to speed up genetic progress despite the low cost of PS in LMIC. We used stochastic simulations to compare three GS-breeding programs with a Pedigree and PS program. The PS program mimicked a practical commercial tea-breeding program over a 40-yr breeding period. All the GS programs achieved at least 1.65 times higher genetic gains than the PS program and 1.4 times compared with Seed-Ped program. Seed-GSc was the most cost-effective strategy of implementing GS in tea-breeding programs. It introduces GS at the seedlings stage to increase selection accuracy early in the program and reduced the generation interval to 2 yr. The Seed-Ped program outperformed PS by 1.2 times and could be implemented where it is not possible to use GS. Our results indicate that GS could be used to improve genetic gain per unit time and cost even in cost-constrained tea-breeding programs.
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- Nelson Lubanga
- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Univ. of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
- School of Biosciences, The Univ. of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43500, Malaysia
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- School of Biosciences, The Univ. of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43500, Malaysia
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- School of Biosciences, The Univ. of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Univ. of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Univ. of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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Sossa CLG, Sanogo S, Naab JB, Sintondji LO. Trends and research features on greenhouse gas emissions from rice production: review based on bibliometric analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:73828-73841. [PMID: 36103066 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22921-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Greenhouse gas from rice production has become a great concern and the focus of a lot of research in recent years. The main aim of the study was to explore the research trend of GHG emissions from rice production by exploring the research hotspots and providing suggestions for future research directions over the period 1991 to 2020. A bibliometric analysis was conducted using the Scopus database, and the sample included 2535 articles. The methodology was based on descriptive analysis, co-occurrence analysis, factorial analysis, word dynamic over time, and the author's keyword analysis over time. The results indicate a remarkable increase in the number of articles published on this topic, mainly in the journals of "Agriculture," "Ecosystems," and "Environment." The main authors were Conrad R. and Wassmann R. Relating to the number of published articles, very few were contributed by African countries, whereas China, Japan, and India were the main contributors. The co-occurrence analysis showed that rice, methane, and nitrous oxide are the core keywords of the network. The multiple factorial analysis pointed out that greenhouse gas emissions from rice production depend on the farming practices, the environmental factors, and the plant growth as well. The evolutionary path showed that the current author's keywords are more related to global warming potential, climate change, and biochar. The findings of this review can help researchers and scholars by providing a better overview of development trends that have emerged over the past 30 years and suggestions for the future direction in this field.
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- Coffi Leonce Geoffroy Sossa
- West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) - Graduate Research Program on Climate Change and Agriculture, Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako (USTTB), BP E 423, Bamako, Mali.
- Laboratoire d'Hydraulique et de Maîtrise de l'Eau (LHME), Institut National de l'Eau (INE/UAC), Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526, Abomey-Calavi, Benin.
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- Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FST), Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako (USTTB), BP E 423, Bamako, Mali
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- West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Competence Center, 06 BP 9507 06, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratoire d'Hydraulique et de Maîtrise de l'Eau (LHME), Institut National de l'Eau (INE/UAC), Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
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Shao J, Wang C, Shen Y, Shi J, Ding D. Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors for the Analysis of Tea Components: A Bibliometric Review. Front Chem 2022; 9:818461. [PMID: 35096777 PMCID: PMC8795770 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.818461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Tea is a popular beverage all around the world. Tea composition, quality monitoring, and tea identification have all been the subject of extensive research due to concerns about the nutritional value and safety of tea intake. In the last 2 decades, research into tea employing electrochemical biosensing technologies has received a lot of interest. Despite the fact that electrochemical biosensing is not yet the most widely utilized approach for tea analysis, it has emerged as a promising technology due to its high sensitivity, speed, and low cost. Through bibliometric analysis, we give a systematic survey of the literature on electrochemical analysis of tea from 1994 to 2021 in this study. Electrochemical analysis in the study of tea can be split into three distinct stages, according to the bibliometric analysis. After chromatographic separation of materials, electrochemical techniques were initially used only as a detection tool. Many key components of tea, including as tea polyphenols, gallic acid, caffeic acid, and others, have electrochemical activity, and their electrochemical behavior is being investigated. High-performance electrochemical sensors have steadily become a hot research issue as materials science, particularly nanomaterials, and has progressed. This review not only highlights these processes, but also analyzes and contrasts the relevant literature. This evaluation also provides future views in this area based on the bibliometric findings.
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- Jinhua Shao
- School of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou, China
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- School of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou, China
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- School of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou, China
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- School of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou, China
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- School of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou, China
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Santos RM, Bakhshoodeh R. Climate change/global warming/climate emergency versus general climate research: comparative bibliometric trends of publications. Heliyon 2021; 7:e08219. [PMID: 34765769 PMCID: PMC8571708 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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This article presents and discusses the scientific publication record from 1910 to 2020 on two topics: "climate" (CL) and "climate change/global warming/climate emergency" (CC/GW/CE). The goal is to comparatively visualize how these two distinct publication records have evolved over time, from different classification perspectives, using publication ratios as the key indicator. It is found that research output related to the Earth's contemporary changing climate overtook that of general climate research in 2010, and the publication ratio (CC/GW/CE)/(CL) has been expanding in the last decade. There are significant differences in the publication countries and sources between the two topics. Differentiation factors that affect the level of research output and engagement on the climate challenge include island versus landlocked nations, specialized versus general scientific journals, academic versus institutional organizations. The future of the publication records is discussed, such as the emergence of new terms to refer to the climate challenge, such as "climate emergency".
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- Rafael M. Santos
- School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Western Australia, Perth, 6009, Australia
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Samynathan R, Thiruvengadam M, Nile SH, Shariati MA, Rebezov M, Mishra RK, Venkidasamy B, Periyasamy S, Chung IM, Pateiro M, Lorenzo JM. Recent insights on tea metabolites, their biosynthesis and chemo-preventing effects: A review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021:1-20. [PMID: 34606382 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1984871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Tea manufactured from the cultivated shoots of Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze is the most commonly consumed nonalcoholic drink around the world. Tea is an agro-based, environmentally sustainable, labor-intensive, job-generating, and export-oriented industry in many countries. Tea includes phenolic compounds, flavonoids, alkaloids, vitamins, enzymes, crude fibers, protein, lipids, and carbohydrates, among other biochemical constituents. This review described the nature of tea metabolites, their biosynthesis and accumulation with response to various factors. The therapeutic application of various metabolites of tea against microbial diseases, cancer, neurological, and other metabolic disorders was also discussed in detail. The seasonal variation, cultivation practices and genetic variability influence tea metabolite synthesis. Tea biochemical constituents, especially polyphenols and its integral part catechin metabolites, are broadly focused on potential applicability for their action against various diseases. In addition to this, tea also contains bioactive flavonoids that possess health-beneficial effects. The catechin fractions, epigallocatechin 3-gallate and epicatechin 3-gallate, are the main components of tea that has strong antioxidant and medicinal properties. The synergistic function of natural tea metabolites with synthetic drugs provides effective protection against various diseases. Furthermore, the application of nanotechnologies enhanced bioavailability, enhancing the therapeutic potential of natural metabolites against numerous diseases and pathogens.
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, College of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Technology of Food Products, K.G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (The First Cossack University), Moscow, Russian Federation.,Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, China
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- Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, China.,V. M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University Campus (BIT Campus), Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, Ourense, Spain
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- Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, Ourense, Spain.,Área de Tecnología de los Alimentos, Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, Universidad de Vigo, Ourense, Spain
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Marx W, Haunschild R, Bornmann L. Heat waves: a hot topic in climate change research. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY 2021; 146:781-800. [PMID: 34493886 PMCID: PMC8414451 DOI: 10.1007/s00704-021-03758-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Research on heat waves (periods of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity) is a newly emerging research topic within the field of climate change research with high relevance for the whole of society. In this study, we analyzed the rapidly growing scientific literature dealing with heat waves. No summarizing overview has been published on this literature hitherto. We developed a suitable search query to retrieve the relevant literature covered by the Web of Science (WoS) as complete as possible and to exclude irrelevant literature (n = 8,011 papers). The time evolution of the publications shows that research dealing with heat waves is a highly dynamic research topic, doubling within about 5 years. An analysis of the thematic content reveals the most severe heat wave events within the recent decades (1995 and 2003), the cities and countries/regions affected (USA, Europe, and Australia), and the ecological and medical impacts (drought, urban heat islands, excess hospital admissions, and mortality). An alarming finding is that the limit for survivability may be reached at the end of the twenty-first century in many regions of the world due to the fatal combination of rising temperatures and humidity levels measured as "wet-bulb temperature" (WBT). Risk estimation and future strategies for adaptation to hot weather are major political issues. We identified 104 citation classics, which include fundamental early works of research on heat waves and more recent works (which are characterized by a relatively strong connection to climate change).
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- Werner Marx
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Science Policy and Strategy Department, Max Planck Society, Administrative Headquarters, Hofgartenstr. 8, 80539 Munich, Germany
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Baruah P, Handique G. Perception of climate change and adaptation strategies in tea plantations of Assam, India. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2021; 193:165. [PMID: 33675435 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-08937-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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There is increasing evidence that climate change will strongly affect tea cultivation. It will be one of the challenging issues, particularly for the tea plantations of Assam, India. Based on a questionnaire survey carried out in four major tea-growing regions of Assam, viz., Upper Assam, South Bank, North Bank and Cachar, the study analyses tea growers' awareness of climate change, its impact on tea, adaptive approaches undertaken and future strategies. Majority of respondents were aware of climate change and its effect on tea production. Tea growers attributed prolong drought, excessive precipitation within a short period, temperature extremes, increase in insect and disease infestation, the emergence of new insect pest species, increased weed infestation and wind velocity as underlying effects of climate change. Results also specified that tea growers had a positive approach towards adaptive management strategies to mitigate climate change. Adaptive measures executed to combat climate change included rainwater harvesting, irrigation, afforestation, biodiversity conservation, soil mulching and creation of wind barriers. As future management strategies, tea growers have opted to gradually replace synthetic fertilisers with organic manures and pesticides, construct anti-erosion measures along riversides and embankments, generate awareness programs among the workers and other residents on conserving biodiversity, generate clean energy for tea production and cultivate climate tolerant/resistant cultivars. The present study will be helpful to make more informed future strategies regarding best practices for tea cultivation under a changing climate for tea-growing regions all over the world.
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- Pradip Baruah
- Advisory Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Tea Research Association, Jorhat, 785008, Assam, India
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- Advisory Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Tea Research Association, Jorhat, 785008, Assam, India.
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Enhancing Vietnam’s Nationally Determined Contribution with Mitigation Targets for Agroforestry: A Technical and Economic Estimate. LAND 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/land9120528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of several non-Annex I countries mention agroforestry but mostly without associated mitigation target. The absence of reliable data, including on existing agroforestry practices and their carbon storage, partially constrains the target setting. In this paper, we estimate the mitigation potential of agroforestry carbon sequestration in Vietnam using a nationwide agroforestry database and carbon data from the literature. Sequestered carbon was estimated for existing agroforestry systems and for areas into which these systems can be expanded. Existing agroforestry systems in Vietnam cover over 0.83 million hectares storing a 1346 ± 92 million ton CO2 equivalent including above-, belowground, and soil carbon. These systems could be expanded to an area of 0.93–2.4 million hectares. Of this expansion area, about 10% is considered highly suitable for production, with a carbon sequestration potential of 2.3–44 million ton CO2 equivalent over the period 2021–2030. If neglecting agroforestry’s potential for modifying micro-climates, climate change can reduce the highly suitable area of agroforestry and associated carbon by 34–48% in 2050. Agroforestry can greatly contribute to Vietnam’s 2021–2030 NDC, for example, to offset the greenhouse gas emissions of the agriculture sector.
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AbstractBibliometric information retrieval in databases can employ different strategies. Commonly, queries are performed by searching in title, abstract and/or author keywords (author vocabulary). More advanced queries employ database keywords to search in a controlled vocabulary. Queries based on search terms can be augmented with their citing papers if a research field cannot be curtailed by the search query alone. Here, we present another strategy to discover the most important papers of a research field. A marker paper is used to reveal the most important works for the relevant community. All papers co-cited with the marker paper are analyzed using reference publication year spectroscopy (RPYS). For demonstration of the marker paper approach, density functional theory is used as a research field. Comparisons between a prior RPYS on a publication set compiled using a keyword-based search in a controlled vocabulary and three different co-citation RPYS analyses show very similar results. Similarities and differences are discussed.
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Virani A, Wellstead AM, Howlett M. Where is the policy? A bibliometric analysis of the state of policy research on medical tourism. Glob Health Res Policy 2020; 5:19. [PMID: 32391438 PMCID: PMC7201815 DOI: 10.1186/s41256-020-00147-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background It is imperative that researchers studying medical tourism connect their work with policy, so that its real-world challenges can be better understood, and more effectively addressed. This article gauges the scope and evolution of policy thinking in medical tourism research through a bibliometric review of published academic literature, to establish the extent to which researchers apply public policy theories and frameworks in their investigation of medical tourism, or consider the policy imperatives of their work. Methods A Boolean search of the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection was performed to identify policy-related publications on medical tourism. We analyzed the results using bibliometrics and a data visualization software called VOSviewer to identify patterns in knowledge production and underlying network linkages in policy research on the subject. Results Our findings suggest that only a small proportion of medical tourism research explicitly addresses policy issues or applies policy paradigms in their study approach. Field-specialized journals serving practitioners publish less research as compared to interdisciplinary social and health policy journals. Moreover, there are significant geographical and disciplinary disparities in the policy-orientation of research, and a predilection towards select policy areas such as reproductive and transplant tourism to the neglect of more holistic governance and health system considerations. Conclusion This article is a call to action for greater engagement by policy scholars on medical tourism, and for health researchers to more explicitly consider how their research might contribute to the understanding and resolution of contemporary policy challenges of medical tourism. Failure to clearly and consistently make the policy connection is a lost opportunity for researchers to frame the public debate, and influence policy thinking on medical tourism.
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- Altaf Virani
- 1Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 259772 Singapore
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- 2Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, USA
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- 3Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
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Kokol P, Blažun Vošner H, Završnik J. Application of bibliometrics in medicine: a historical bibliometrics analysis. Health Info Libr J 2020; 38:125-138. [DOI: 10.1111/hir.12295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Peter Kokol
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Maribor Maribor Slovenia
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- Community Healthcare Centre Dr. Adolf Drolc Maribor Slovenia
- Faculty of Health and Social Sciences Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec Slovenia
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- Community Healthcare Centre Dr. Adolf Drolc Maribor Slovenia
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Ahmed S, Griffin TS, Kraner D, Schaffner MK, Sharma D, Hazel M, Leitch AR, Orians CM, Han W, Stepp JR, Robbat A, Matyas C, Long C, Xue D, Houser RF, Cash SB. Environmental Factors Variably Impact Tea Secondary Metabolites in the Context of Climate Change. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:939. [PMID: 31475018 PMCID: PMC6702324 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Climate change is impacting food and beverage crops around the world with implications for environmental and human well-being. While numerous studies have examined climate change effects on crop yields, relatively few studies have examined effects on crop quality (concentrations of nutrients, minerals, and secondary metabolites). This review article employs a culturally relevant beverage crop, tea (Camelia sinensis), as a lens to examine environmental effects linked to climate change on the directionality of crop quality. Our systematic review identified 86 articles as relevant to the review question. Findings provide evidence that shifts in seasonality, water stress, geography, light factors, altitude, herbivory and microbes, temperature, and soil factors that are linked to climate change can result in both increases and decreases up to 50% in secondary metabolites. A gap was found regarding evidence on the direct effects of carbon dioxide on tea quality, highlighting a critical research area for future study. While this systematic review provides evidence that multiple environmental parameters are impacting tea quality, the directionality and magnitude of these impacts is not clear with contradictory evidence between studies likely due to confounding factors including variation in tea variety, cultivar, specific environmental and agricultural management conditions, and differences in research methods. The environmental factors with the most consistent evidence in this systematic review were seasonality and water stress with 14 out of 18 studies (78%) demonstrating a decrease in concentrations of phenolic compounds or their bioactivity with a seasonal shift from the spring and /or first tea harvest to other seasons and seven out of 10 studies (70%) showing an increase in levels of phenolic compounds or their bioactivity with drought stress. Herbivory and soil fertility were two of the variables that showed the greatest contradictory evidence on tea quality. Both herbivory and soil fertility are variables which farmers have the greatest control over, pointing to the importance of agricultural management for climate mitigation and adaptation. The development of evidence-based management strategies and crop breeding programs for resilient cultivars are called for to mitigate climate impacts on crop quality and overall risk in agricultural and food systems.
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- Selena Ahmed
- Food and Health Lab, Sustainable Food Systems Program, Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
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- Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Food and Health Lab, Sustainable Food Systems Program, Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
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- Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Food and Health Lab, Sustainable Food Systems Program, Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
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- Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Food and Health Lab, Sustainable Food Systems Program, Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
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- Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States
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- Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States
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- Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education, and College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
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- Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States
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Blažun Vošner H, Kokol P, Železnik D, Završnik J. Identifying historical roots of knowledge development in cardiovascular nursing using bibliometrics. Int J Nurs Pract 2019; 25:e12726. [DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Helena Blažun Vošner
- Department for Science and ResearchCommunity Healthcare Center Dr. Adolf Drolc Maribor Maribor Slovenia
- Faculty of Health and Social Sciences Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec Slovenia
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Laboratory for System DesignUniversity of Maribor Maribor Slovenia
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- Faculty of Health and Social Sciences Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec Slovenia
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- Pediatric DepartmentCommunity Healthcare Center Dr. Adolf Drolc Maribor Maribor Slovenia
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The Role of Climate in the Collapse of the Maya Civilization: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Discourse. CLIMATE 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/cli5040088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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