Sweet potato is a crop of high nutritional and functional value widely grown in tropical regions. This study aimed to characterize sweet potato farmer-named cultivars grown by local farmers in Bahia, Brazil, based on physicochemical and color traits, and to evaluate the agreement of farmer-based classifications using multivariate approaches. Twenty samples representing different cultivars, collected in the municipalities of Cr...

Aim We investigate the distribution of dispersal modes — endozoochory (via animal ingestion), synzoochory (via animal seed accumulation) and anemochory (via wind)—and seed mass of woody plants across Brazilian ecosystems, testing whether their relative abundance in local plant communities could be predicted by climate, edaphic factors and dispersal agents (e.g., the main vectors moving seeds). We expected climate to be the mai...

Digital seed phenotyping offers an efficient and objective alternative to conventional, labor-intensive methods for morphological characterization in plant breeding programs. In castor bean, rapid and reliable tools are essential to support genetic improvement. This study evaluated the potential of digital phenotyping for seed characterization and its application in breeding. Seeds from 65 accessions (2023) and 51 accessions (...

Copper-based metallodrugs are promising anticancer agents, but their toxicity limits clinical translation. This study evaluated the toxicological and molecular effects of PEGylated Fluopsin C (PEG-FlpC) in in vitro human non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NCI-H460) cells cultured as 2D monolayer and 3D spheroids. Cells were exposed to PEG-FlpC at its IC 50 (1.0 µM) for 24 h. Flow cytometry revealed G₁-phase arrest and non-apoptoti...