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2025
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Laurie C. Hofmann Janina Brakel Inka Bartsch Gabriel Montecinos Arismendi Ricardo Bermejo Manuela I. Parente Emeline Creis Olivier De Clerck Bertrand Jacquemin Jessica Knoop Maike Lorenz Levi Pompermayer Machado Neusa Martins Sotiris Orfanidis Ian Probert Cecilia Rad Menendez Michael Ross Ralf Rautenberger Jessica Schiller Ester A. Serrao Sophie Steinhagen Ronan Sulpice Myriam Valero Thomas WichardAbstract
Biobanking (also known as germplasm banking) of genetic material is a well-established concept for preserving plant genetic diversity and also contributes to food security, conservation and restoration. Macroalgae currently represent a very small percentage of the strains in publicly accessible European germplasm banks, despite the increasing recognition of their contribution to achieving several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. There is no strategic coordination of existing macroalgal strains, which could have severe ecological and economic implications as species and their genetic diversity disappear rapidly due to local and global environmental stressors. In this opinion paper, we stress the importance of a coordinated European effort for preserving macroalgal genetic diversity and suggest the development of a three-pillared system to safeguard European macroalgal genetic material consisting of (1) a European Board of Macroalgal Genetic Resources (EBMGR) to provide supervision, support and coordination, (2) a network of germplasm banks consisting of currently existing and newly established infrastructures and (3) an interoperable databank integrating existing databanks. While it will be the task of the EBMGR to identify and coordinate priorities, we offer initial recommendations for preserving macroalgal genetic material, discuss the risks of inaction, and highlight the challenges that must be overcome. Highlights • A coordinated European effort is crucial to preserve macroalgal genetic diversity, addressing rapid species and genetic loss due to environmental stressors. • The initiative should include a European Board of Macroalgal Genetic Resources for oversight, a network of existing and new germplasm banks and an interoperable databank integrating current resources. • The effort supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Anton Güntsch Jörg Overmann Barbara Ebert Aletta Bonn Yvan Le Bras Thore Engel Knut Anders Hovstad Dora Ann Lange Canhos Peggy Newman Elaine Van Ommen Kloeke Sophia Ratcliffe Marianne Le Roux Vincent S. Smith Dagmar Triebel David Fichtmueller Katja LutherAbstract
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Yanqing Li Yulian Zeng Daojun Li Lijuan Yu Qianwen Ding Yalin Yang Chao Ran Yuanyuan Yao Rolf-Erik Olsen Einar Ringø Jihong Liu Clarke Zhen Zhang Zhigang ZhouAbstract
Butyric acid and its derivatives are widely applied in aquaculture as an alternative to antibiotics, which are beneficial for the growth and health of aquatic animals. However, these products have some disadvantages including poor stability, a bitter taste, and low bioavailability. In this study, a novel butyric acid, namely pentabutyryl glucose ester (PGE), was synthesized, and the effects of PGE on the growth, liver and intestinal health, and gut microbiota of zebrafish were evaluated. We found that the supplementation of PGE at a level of 0.05% promoted the growth performance of zebrafish, decreased the level of serum LPS, ALT, and AST, and improved liver health. The expression levels of pro-inflammatory factors (NF-κBp65 and IL-6) were notably downregulated, while those of anti-inflammatory factors (TGF-β and IL-10) were upregulated, in the intestines of zebrafish fed 0.05% PGE compared with the control group. Additionally, inclusion of PGE in the diet of zebrafish increased the relative abundance of probiotic bacteria such as Bacillus and Lentilactobacillus. Overall, this study demonstrated that PGE is beneficial for the growth, liver and intestinal health, and the gut microbiota of zebrafish, providing a novel pathway to improve the application of butyric acid as a feed additive in aquaculture.
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Arne Verstraeten Andreas Schmitz Aldo Marchetto Nicholas Clarke Anne Thimonier Char Hilgers Anne-Katrin Prescher Till Kirchner Karin Hansen Tamara Jakovljevic Carmen Iacoban Wim de Vries Bernd Ahrends Henning Meesenburg Gunilla Pihl Karlsson Per Erik Karlsson Peter WaldnerAbstract
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Heidi Kreibich Murugesu Sivapalan Amir AghaKouchak Nans Addor Hafzullah Aksoy Berit Arheimer Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen Cynthia Vail-Castro Christophe Cudennec Mariana Madruga de Brito Giuliano Di Baldassarre David C. Finger Keirnan Fowler Wouter Knoben Tobias Krueger Junguo Liu Elena Macdonald Hilary McMillan E. Mario Mendiondo Alberto Montanari Marc F. Muller Saket Pande Fuqiang Tian Alberto Viglione Yongping Wei Attilio Castellarin Daniel Peter Loucks Taikan Oki María J. Polo Huub Savenije Anne F. Van Loon Ankit Agarwal Camila Alvarez-Garreton Ana Andreu Marlies H. Barendrecht Manuela Brunner Louise Cavalcante Yonca Cavus Serena Ceola Pedro Chaffe Xi Chen Gemma Coxon Zhao Dandan Kamran Davary Moctar Dembélé Benjamin Dewals Tatiana Frolova Animesh K. Gain Alexander Gelfan Mohammad Ghoreishi Thomas Grabs Xiaoxiang Guan David M. Hannah Joerg Helmschrot Britta Höllermann Jean Hounkpè Elizabeth Koebele Megan Konar Frederik Kratzert Sara Lindersson Maria Carmen Llasat Alessia Matanó Maurizio Mazzoleni Alfonso Mejia Pablo Mendoza Bruno Merz Jenia Mukherjee Farzin Nasiri Saleh Bertil Nlend Rodric Merime Nonki Christina Orieschnig Katerina Papagiannaki Gopal Penny Olga Petrucci Rafael Pimentel Sandra Pool Elena Ridolfi Maria Rusca Nivedita Sairam Adarsh Sankaran Namboothiri Ana Carolina Sarmento Buarque Elisa Savelli Lukas Schoppa Kai Schröter Anna Scolobig Mojtaba Shafiei Anna E. Sikorska-Senoner Magdalena Smigaj Claudia Teutschbein Thomas Thaler Andrijana Todorovic Faranak Tootoonchi Roshanak Tootoonchi Elena Toth Ronald van Nooijen Franciele Maria Vanelli Nicolás Vásquez David W. Walker Marthe Wens David J. Yu Heidar Zarei Changrang Zhou Günter BlöschlAbstract
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João Carlos de Moraes Sá Rattan Lal Klaus Lorenz Yadunath Bajgai Carla Gavilan Manan Kapoor Ademir De Oliveira Ferreira Clever Briedis Thiago Inagaki Lutecia Beatriz Canalli Daniel Ruiz Potma Gonçalves Jeankleber BortoluzziAbstract
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Iuliana Caras Irina-Elena Ionescu Ana-Maria Pantazica Andre van Eerde Hege Særvold Steen Inger Heldal Sissel Haugslien Catalin Tucureanu Raluca-Elena Chelmus Vlad-Constantin Tofan Adriana Costache Adrian Onu Hang Su Norica Branza-Nichita Jihong Liu Clarke Crina StavaruAbstract
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Warmer temperatures due to global warming and use of climate-enhancing fbre covers makes it important to gain specifc knowledge of the temperature response in potato cultivars grown under Midnight Sun in northern Scandinavia. The temperature response was therefore studied in climate-controlled growth chambers under constant temperatures from 9 to 21 °C under a natural 24-h photoperiod in a greenhouse in Tromsø (69.7°N, 18.9°E), Norway, for the potato cultivars Gullauge (medium late) and Mandel (late). There was a strong response in both cultivars to temperature, with reduced developmental time from emergence and leaf formation to visible fower buds at increasing temperature intervals. Emergence was earlier for Gullauge than for Mandel, followed by no diference in development time between cultivars for subsequent developmental stages. Shoot dry matter weight per plant was highest at 12 °C and 15 °C for both cultivars, although with higher shoot biomass at harvest in Mandel than in Gullauge. Tuber yields and tuber dry-matter percentages were higher for Gullauge than for Mandel. Fresh weight yields and dry matter percentage for both cultivars were highest at 15 °C. Optimum temperature for above-ground vegetative development-rate was estimated to be 24.0 °C and 22.6 °C, for Gullauge and Mandel, respectively. In contrast, the respective temperature optima for developing tuber dry matter content were 16.6 °C and 15.6 °C. Lower temperature optima for below-ground developme below ground with optimumsa of around nt make potato a suitable crop for temperate and boreal climates with cooler autumn temperatures. Diferent temperature response for above- and below-ground development may be used for decision about when to remove climate-enhancing covers in response to the temperature during the season. This diference may also be important for developing temperature-based growth models for potato cultivars from emergence to tuber yields.
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