AHP-Driven Decision Framework for Integrated Management of Parahypopta caestrum in Asparagus officinalis cultivation

: This paper examines the sustainability issues related to integrated pest management (IPM) strategies to combat the asparagus moth, Parahypopta caestrum [Hübner], a growing threat to asparagus cultivation in a leading production area located in the province of Foggia, Italy. P. caestrum inflicts severe damage by boring into roots and stems, particularly during the first 2-3 years post-transplanting, leading to yield reduction and long-term economic losses. Its cryptic behaviour, endophytic l...

Food-Based Therapies in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

The incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases is rising both in adults and children, particularly in regions traditionally considered low-incidence, in parallel with the increasing adoption of Westernized lifestyles, especially dietary habits. Growing evidence implicates harmful dietary patterns, such as the Western diet, in the development and persistence of IBD, fueling interest in dietary modulation as a therapeutic strategy to promote disease remission. Beginning with the exclusive enteral...

Effects of ReclaimedWastewater Containing Pharmaceutical Active Compounds (PhACs) and Tomato–Wheat Crop Succession on Soil Microbial Communities and Crop Productivity

Water scarcity is driving increased use of treated wastewater in agriculture while also leading to an increase in concerns about the presence of active pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) and their impact on soil ecosystems. This study provides novel fieldscale evidence on the combined impact of tertiary-treated wastewater (TWW) irrigation and short-term tomato/wheat crop succession on soil microbial communities, nitrogen-cycling functional groups, and crop productivity. Over two con...

La sostenibilità contrattuale nell’accesso a servizi pubblici essenziali: il caso del bene-energia