Bees are essential for ecosystem functioning, pollinating many wild and crop plant species. Predicting which species are most vulnerable to global changes, and how their loss may impact ecosystems and human well-being, is critical. Comprehensive information on bee response and effect traits is fundamental to these assessments. However, the Raunkiærian shortfall—insufficient trait data—remains significant for bees, particularly...

Climate change is a growing threat that requires collective action to alter the technologies, consumption, and production methods. Circular economy aims to enhance resource efficiency and reduce waste, but its synergies and antagonists with climate mitigation and innovative policy approaches remain unknown. This study illustrates the antagonisms and synergy paths between climate mitigation and circular practices via a systemat...

Iron is a fundamental element for virtually all forms of life. Despite its abundance, its bioavailability is limited, and thus, microbes developed siderophores, small molecules, which are synthesized inside the cell and then released outside for iron scavenging. Once inside the cell, iron removal does not occur spontaneously, instead this process is mediated by siderophore-interacting proteins (SIP) and/or by ferric-siderophor...

Protein content is a key quality trait for the potato starch industry. The objective of this study was to identify allele-specific quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for tuber protein content in cultivated potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) at the tetraploid level. We analysed 496 full-sib F 1 clones in a 3-year field trial to dissect the complex genetic architecture of soluble tuber protein content. Genotypic data from a 60K single n...