Pesticide butachlor exposure perturbs gut microbial homeostasis

Agricultural production relies heavily on the use of pesticides, which may accumulate in soil and water, posing a significant threat to the global ecological environment and biological health.Butachlor is a commonly used herbicide and environmental pollutant, which has been linked to liver and kidney damage, as well as neurological abnormalities.Ho

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Using Partial Budgeting Analyses to Analyze Profitability of Commercial Pumpkin Production, Standardize Bin Size Categories, and Understand Bin Sorting Accuracy

Pumpkins (Cucurbita sp.) are currently sold in retail commercial bins categorized based on fruit size.There are no standards for these fruit sizes, thus creating discrepancies across the industry.Furthermore, there is not a published partial budget analysis for pumpkin fruit yield based on plant area.An observational study was conducted to quantify

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