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Green-synthesized silver and metal oxide nanoparticles for in vitro antifungal activity against Alternaria solani in tomato

- Research Open access 13 August 2026

In Planta Expression of Thermophilic GtGBE Mimics BEIIb and Modifies Rice Starch Structure Without Yield Penalties

- ABSTRACTEnzymatic modification using glycosyltransferases offers a green route to produce highly branched starch to enhance starch functionality in the food industry, yet this approach faces...

Correction to “Climate Risk Perception and Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Hybrid Rice Technology in Southern Togo”

- ABSTRACTExploring crop climatic yield potential under changing environments provides critical insights for enhancing land productivity and guiding agricultural adaptation. Recent studies demonstrate...

Artificial intelligence and digital twins in postharvest food systems: transforming quality prediction, shelf-life management, and food loss reduction

- BackgroundPostharvest food loss and waste account for 13 to 14 percent of global food production and nearly 400 billion US dollars annually, driven by the reactive nature of conventional quality...

A novel pyrimidine–guanidine derivative YYH-6 confers tomato resistance to TYLCV via multitarget regulation of host defense genes and proteins

06/04/2026 - Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) poses a serious threat to global tomato production. Current management strategies remain limited, highlighting the need for novel antiviral agents. In this...

REF1 peptides significantly enhance transformation efficiency but inhibit shoot regeneration in citrus agrobacterium-mediated transformation

07/04/2026 - Agrobacterium-mediated transformation remains challenging for economically important citrus crops because of low transformation and regeneration efficiencies. REGENERATION FACTOR1 (REF1), a plant...

Tomato SPAK and OFPs act as promising targets for fine-tuning fruit elongation by affecting cell division patterns at the proximal end

07/04/2026 - United States Department of Agriculture, AFRI-NIFA2017-67013-26199Green and High-Efficiency Vegetable Industry Technology Collaborative Innovation Team202501TDK04Hebei Agriculture Research SystemHBCT...

A transposable element-derived regulatory variation in RsOFP2.3 underlies morphological diversification of radish taproots through the conserved OVATE family protein-TONNEAU1-recruiting motif module

07/04/2026 - Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) represents a major root vegetable crop exhibiting remarkable variation in taproot morphology, yet the underlying genetic and molecular mechanisms remain poorly...

Telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) facilitates QTL identification of fruit traits

16/04/2026 - Cucurbita moschata, commonly known as pumpkin, is highly valued for its nutritional content, stress tolerance, fruit phenotypic diversity, excellent characteristics of easy-planting and...

Loss of the nuclear factor Y subunit B3 gene causes chlorosis and chloroplast development defects in cucumber

08/05/2026 - Chlorophyll, the pigment in plant leaves, is crucial for capturing light during photosynthesis. Mutations that disrupt chlorophyll production or chloroplast development frequently lead to changes in...

Using P?Mobilization Traits in Modern Maize Varieties for Optimizing the P Fertiliser Use Efficiency of Struvite Under P Limitation: First Evidence From a Pot and Field Trial

- ABSTRACTIntroductionCurrent recycling measures for closing the phosphorus (P) cycle are limited by the lower fertiliser use efficiencies of recycled products. Increasing P use efficiency (PUE)...

Nitrogen?Starved Wheat: A Multi?Omics Perspective From Epigenome Regulation to Grain Quality

- This review establishes epigenetic regulation, specifically H3K27ac and H3K27me3 dynamics at nitrogen transporter, assimilation, and storage protein loci, as a principal determinant of...

Pathogenic and Molecular Characterisation of Hyaloperonospora sp. Isolates Causing Downy Mildew on Wild Rocket

- Downy mildew causes rapid and severe foliar losses in D. tenuifolia. The existence of pathotype diversity hinders resistance breeding. This study identified H. diplotaxidis pathotypes and analysed...

Watch: AI-powered laser weeding in organic vegetables: A first-of-its-kind in Ireland

- Lasers and artificial intelligence (AI) have long been the stuff of science fiction, but now writes William Deasy, Specialised Vegetable Advisor, some growers are using state-of-the-art commercially...

Correction to “Impact of agricultural intervention on income and employment in hoar wetland areas of Bangladesh”

- AbstractAs more people worldwide live in cities, food insecurity is increasingly becoming an urban issue. Urban agriculture is often viewed as a way to make city residents more food?secure, among...

Natural and CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Variations of Dual?uORFs Synergistically Increase the Nutritional Value of Silage Maize Feed

- ABSTRACTThe precise enhancement of nutritional quality in silage maize is a core strategy for increasing livestock production efficiency. Through evolutionary analysis of multiple plant species, we...

Grain Expansion in China's Drylands Secures Food but Intensifies Environmental Trade?Offs

05/08/2026 - AbstractDrylands are increasingly crucial for global food supply, and grain cultivation there continues to expand. Newly cultivated croplands in these regions are often assumed to be biophysically...

Scientific assessment of the 2024 post?market environmental monitoring report on the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810 in the EU

- AbstractAt the request of the European Commission, EFSA assessed the 2024 post?market environmental monitoring (PMEM) report on the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810, which expresses...

Scientific assessment of the 2024 post-market environmental monitoring report on the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810 in the EU

Agroecological workforce education: a case study of registered apprenticeship as an agroecology education model

- Agriculture and food systems across the United States face overlapping challenges related to an aging farmer population, labor shortages, inequitable access to agricultural pathways, and limited...

Performance, fruit quality, and shelf life of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) grown using charred and uncharred eggshells

- BackgroundDespite its widespread cultivation, challenges persist in producing tomato fruits with high quality and extended shelf life. This study focuses on the potential of eggshells as a...

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