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Elucidating the impact of organic amendments on soil bacterial communities and strawberry yield in North Carolina

- Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier) is an important small fruit grown worldwide. Organic amendments can alter microbial communities and increase crop productivity. While research on...

Climate smart management practices add value to mature organic almond production system

- This study assessed the impact of compost applications and multispecies cover crops on almond production and soil health with the working hypothesis that one or both practices would improve soil...

A new level of RNA-based plant protection: dsRNAs designed from functionally characterized siRNAs highly effective against Cucumber mosaic virus

19/03/2025 - RNA-mediated crop protection increasingly becomes a viable alternative to agrochemicals that threaten biodiversity and human health. Pathogen-derived double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) are processed into...

Syn-tasiR-VIGS: virus-based targeted RNAi in plants by synthetic trans-acting small interfering RNAs derived from minimal precursors

19/03/2025 - Synthetic trans-acting small interfering RNAs (syn-tasiRNAs) are 21-nucleotide (nt) small RNAs designed to silence plant transcripts with high specificity. Their use as biotechnological tools for...

Gendered impacts of climate change on integrated crop-dairy goat farming in Kenya

- Agriculture is the economic engine of Kenyan economy since it contributes to about 24% of the real GDP. However, its contribution has significantly reduced due to climate change that has impacted...

Long-term conservation agriculture improves water-nutrient-energy nexus in maize-wheat-greengram system of South Asia

- Contemporary crop management practices are labor, water, and energy inefficient. Identifying a sustainable, productive, and resource-efficient alternate crop production system to the present crop...

Multidimensional Perspective of Sustainable Agroecosystems and the Impact on Crop Production: A Review

09/03/2025 - Agroecosystems form a natural ecosystem component, allowing the proper classification of a regional biome at a global scale. It is important to view agroecosystems from a micro-environmental...

D-YOLO: A Lightweight Model for Strawberry Health Detection

07/03/2025 - In complex agricultural settings, accurately and rapidly identifying the growth and health conditions of strawberries remains a formidable challenge. Therefore, this study aims to develop a deep...

Willingness to Pay to Adopt Conservation Agriculture in Northern Namibia

06/03/2025 - This paper aims to explore the willingness of farmers in the northern Namibia to adopt conservation agriculture (CA), employing the conditional logit model to estimate the probability of farmers...

Quantification of Soil Water Retention Capacity in the Protected Water Management Area &#381;itn&yacute; Ostrov (Slovakia)

06/03/2025 - Water is a crucial resource in agriculture, but climate change has led to more frequent droughts, particularly at the start of the growing season, adversely affecting crop yields. This paper...

Energy-Efficient Smart Irrigation Technologies: A Pathway to Water and Energy Sustainability in Agriculture

05/03/2025 - The agricultural sector faces challenges such as water scarcity, energy inefficiency, and declining productivity, particularly in arid regions. Traditional irrigation methods contribute to resource...

Dissipation of Two Acidic Herbicides in Agricultural Soil: Impact of Green Compost Application, Herbicide Rate, and Soil Moisture

04/03/2025 - The residues of the herbicides aminopyralid and iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium are phytotoxic to rotational crops. Their behaviour therefore needs to be studied under different agronomic practises and...

Effects of Sewage Sludge Compost and Vermicompost on Wheat Yield and Vitality

04/03/2025 - This study investigates the effects of compost and vermicompost derived from sewage sludge and moulded pulp on wheat yield, nutrient uptake, photosynthetic activity, and drought resistance. Optimal...

Effects of Organic Fertilizer Substitution for Mineral Fertilizer on Soil Fertility, Yield, and Quality of Muskmelons

03/03/2025 - The excessive use of chemical fertilizers has resulted in a decline in soil quality, crop yield, and crop quality. Partial substitution of chemical fertilizers with organic fertilizers is a...

Evaluating the Impact of Nano-Silica and Silica Hydrogel Amendments on Soil Water Retention and Crop Yield in Rice and Clover Under Variable Irrigation Conditions

05/03/2025 - The use of water-efficient soil amendments has gained increasing importance in agriculture, particularly in regions facing water scarcity. So, this study evaluates the impact of silica and...

Soil Bacterial Communities in a Tobacco Field Plantation and Under Different N Fertilizations in Central Yunnan, China

06/03/2025 - Soil microbial communities contribute to the growth, health, and productivity of crops during agricultural production, and yet it is not clear how different fertilization practices affect the...

Influence of Walnut Shell Biochar and Fertilizer on Lettuce Production in Hydroponic and Conventional Systems

06/03/2025 - Water scarcity and soil fertility loss are major limitations for agricultural production. This study evaluated the effects of walnut shell biochar (WSB) and fertilizer on the growth of lettuce...

Sustainable Forage Production in Crop&ndash;Livestock Systems

06/03/2025 - This Special Issue, &ldquo;Sustainable Forage Production in Crop&ndash;Livestock Systems&rdquo;, explores the urgent need for diversified and sustainable farming practices,...

Within-Field Temporal and Spatial Variability in Crop Productivity for Diverse Crops—A 30-Year Model-Based Assessment

06/03/2025 - Within-field soil physical and chemical heterogeneity may affect spatio-temporal crop performance. Managing this heterogeneity can contribute to improving resource use and crop productivity. A...

A Ray-Tracing-Based Irradiance Model for Agrivoltaic Greenhouses: Development and Application

07/03/2025 - A key challenge in designing agrivoltaic systems is avoiding or minimizing the negative impact of photovoltaic-induced shading on crops. This study introduces a novel ray-tracing-based irradiance...

Development of a Short-Range Multispectral Camera Calibration Method for Geometric Image Correction and Health Assessment of Baby Crops in Greenhouses

07/03/2025 - Multispectral imaging plays a key role in crop monitoring. A major challenge, however, is spectral band misalignment, which can hinder accurate plant health assessment by distorting the calculation...

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