Deficiency of vitamin-D is prevalent globally and can lead to negative health consequences. The fat-soluble nature vitamin-D, coupled with its sensitivity heat, light oxygen limits incorporation into foods. Mixed micelles (MM) have potential enhance bioavailability vitamin-D. This study explores the stability MM food processing regimes their ability protect Subjecting a range shearing speeds (8...

Plants are confronted on a regular basis with a range of environmental stresses. These include abiotic insults caused by, for example, extreme temperatures, altered water status or nutrients, and biotic stresses generated by a plethora of plant pathogens. Many studies have shown that the cellular responses to these environmental challenges are rather similar, which might be why plants resistant...

Root systems are critical for water and nutrient acquisition by crops. Current methods measuring root biomass and length are slow and labour-intensive for studying root responses to environmental stresses in the field. Here, we report the development of a method that measures changes in the root DNA concentration in soil and detects root responses to drought in controlled environment and field ...