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Arsenic speciation dynamics in paddy rice soil-water environment: sources, physico-chemical, and biological factors - A review by Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Seneweera, Saman, Meharg, Andrew, Bundschuh, Jochen

“…Rice is the main staple carbohydrate source for billions of people worldwide. Natural geogenic and anthropogenic sources has led to high arsenic (As)…”
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Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide on Photosynthesis and Carbon Partitioning: A Perspective on Root Sugar Sensing and Hormonal Crosstalk by Thompson, Michael, Gamage, Dananjali, Hirotsu, Naoki, Martin, Anke, Seneweera, Saman

“…Plant responses to atmospheric carbon dioxide will be of great concern in the future, as carbon dioxide concentrations ([CO ]) are predicted to continue to…”
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Arsenic in cooked rice foods: Assessing health risks and mitigation options by Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Seneweera, Saman, Ok, Yong Sik, Meharg, Andrew, Bundschuh, Jochen

“…Human exposure to arsenic (As) through the consumption of rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a worldwide health concern. In this paper, we evaluated the major causes…”
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Manipulating the Phytic Acid Content of Rice Grain Toward Improving Micronutrient Bioavailability by Perera, Ishara, Seneweera, Saman, Hirotsu, Naoki

“…Myo- inositol hexaphosphate, also known as phytic acid (PA), is the most abundant storage form of phosphorus in seeds. PA acts as a strong chelator of metal…”
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Mitigation of arsenic accumulation in rice: An agronomical, physico-chemical, and biological approach - A critical review by Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Seneweera, Saman, Ok, Yong Sik, Meharg, Andrew A., Bundschuh, Jochen

“…Human exposure to As through rice consumption is a worldwide health concern. There is an urgent need to either remediate As contaminated paddy soils, or to…”
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Genome editing as a promising tool to address global food security by Seneweera, Saman

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Impact of elevated carbon dioxide and temperature on strawberry polyphenols by Balasooriya, Himali N, Dassanayake, Kithsiri B, Seneweera, Saman, Ajlouni, Said

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The strawberry cultivars ‘Albion’ and ‘San Andreas’ (‘SA’) were grown under various combinations of day temperature (25 and 30 °C) and…”
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Medical geology in the framework of the sustainable development goals by Bundschuh, Jochen, Maity, Jyoti Prakash, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Vithanage, Meththika, Seneweera, Saman, Schneider, Jerusa, Bhattacharya, Prosun, Khan, Nasreen Islam, Hamawand, Ihsan, Guilherme, Luiz R.G., Reardon-Smith, Kathryn, Parvez, Faruque, Morales-Simfors, Nury, Ghaze, Sara, Pudmenzky, Christa, Kouadio, Louis, Chen, Chien-Yen

“…Exposure to geogenic contaminants (GCs) such as metal(loid)s, radioactive metals and isotopes as well as transuraniums occurring naturally in geogenic sources…”
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Identification of low phytic acid and high Zn bioavailable rice (Oryza sativa L.) from 69 accessions of the world rice core collection by Perera, Ishara, Fukushima, Ayaka, Arai, Mako, Yamada, Kenta, Nagasaka, Seiji, Seneweera, Saman, Hirotsu, Naoki

“…Improving the micronutrient content and reducing the phytic acid (PA) in major staple food crops through plant breeding techniques are considered sustainable…”
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Value Proposition of Different Methods for Utilisation of Sugarcane Wastes by Hamawand, Ihsan, da Silva, Wilton, Seneweera, Saman, Bundschuh, Jochen

“…There are four main waste products produced during the harvesting and milling process of sugarcane: cane trash, molasses, bagasse and mill mud–boiler ash…”
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Understanding crop physiology to select breeding targets and improve crop management under increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations by Tausz, Michael, Tausz-Posch, Sabine, Norton, Robert M., Fitzgerald, Glenn J., Nicolas, Marc E., Seneweera, Saman

“…► Maximum crop yield response to elevated CO2 is needed for food security. ► Source–sink relations may determine CO2 response and provide selection targets. ►…”
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Luxury Zinc Supply Prevents the Depression of Grain Nitrogen Concentrations in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Typically Induced by Elevated CO2 by Nakandalage, Niluka, Milham, Paul James, Holford, Paul, Seneweera, Saman

“…Rice (Oryza sativa L.) has inherently low concentrations of nitrogen (N) and zinc (Zn), and those concentrations are falling as the atmospheric concentration…”
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Seed vigor of contrasting rice cultivars in response to elevated carbon dioxide by Chen, Chen, Jiang, Qian, Ziska, Lewis H., Zhu, Jianguo, Liu, Gang, Zhang, Jishuang, Ni, Kang, Seneweera, Saman, Zhu, Chunwu

“…Although a number of studies have shown that rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, [CO2], can differentially affect the growth and yield potential…”
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Current and Future Approaches to Mitigate Conflict between Humans and Asian Elephants: The Potential Use of Aversive Geofencing Devices by Cabral de Mel, Surendranie Judith, Seneweera, Saman, de Mel, Ruvinda Kasun, Dangolla, Ashoka, Weerakoon, Devaka Keerthi, Maraseni, Tek, Allen, Benjamin Lee

“…Asian elephants are a principal cause of human-wildlife conflict. This results in the death/injury of elephants and humans and large-scale crop and property…”
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Elevated atmospheric [CO2] stimulates sugar accumulation and cellulose degradation rates of rice straw by Zhu, Chunwu, Xu, Xi, Wang, Dan, Zhu, Jianguo, Liu, Gang, Seneweera, Saman

“…Rice straw can serve as potential material for bioenergy production. However, the quantitative effects of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration…”
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Leaf photosynthesis and yield components of mung bean under fully open-air elevated[CO2] by GAO Ji, HAN Xue, Saman Seneweera, LI Ping, ZONG Yu-zheng, DONG Qi, LIN Er-da, HAO Xing-yu (State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, P.R.China)

“…Mung bean（Vigna radiata L.） has the potential to establish symbiosis with rhizobia,and symbiotic association of soil micro flora may facilitate the…”
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Investigation of Ethanol Production Potential from Lignocellulosic Material without Enzymatic Hydrolysis Using the Ultrasound Technique by Kandasamy, Manoj, Hamawand, Ihsan, Bowtell, Leslie, Seneweera, Saman, Chakrabarty, Sayan, Yusaf, Talal, Shakoor, Zaidoon, Algayyim, Sattar, Eberhard, Friederike

“…This research investigates ethanol production from waste lignocellulosic material (sugarcane bagasse). The bagasse was first pretreated using chemicals and…”
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Attitudes towards causes of and solutions to conflict between humans and Asian elephants by Cabral de Mel, Surendranie J., Seneweera, Saman, Dangolla, Ashoka, Weerakoon, Devaka K., King, Rachel, Maraseni, Tek, Allen, Benjamin L.

“…Many Asian elephant populations inhabit fragmented human‐dominated landscapes. Human–elephant conflict (HEC) has intensified in such regions, resulting in the…”
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Attitudes towards the Potential Use of Aversive Geofencing Devices to Manage Wild Elephant Movement by Cabral de Mel, Surendranie J, Seneweera, Saman, Dangolla, Ashoka, Weerakoon, Devaka K, Maraseni, Tek, Allen, Benjamin L

“…Aversive geofencing devices (AGDs) or animal-borne satellite-linked shock collars might become a useful tool to mitigate human-elephant conflict (HEC). AGDs…”
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Assessment of grain quality in terms of functional group response to elevated [CO2], water, and nitrogen using a meta‐analysis: Grain protein, zinc, and iron under future climate by Al‐Hadeethi, Ikhlas, Li, Yan, Odhafa, Abdul Kareem H., Al‐Hadeethi, Hanan, Seneweera, Saman, Lam, Shu K.

“…The increasing [CO2] in the atmosphere increases crop productivity. However, grain quality of cereals and pulses are substantially decreased and consequently…”
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