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Assessment of the Impact of Biodegradable Coated Fertilizers on Corn Yield

22/10/2025 - The aim of the study was to assess the impact of fertilizer type (urea, compound fertilizer), biodegradable coating type (linseed oil or hemp oil based) and nitrogen dose (135 and 180 kg...

Early Mapping of Farmland and Crop Planting Structures Using Multi-Temporal UAV Remote Sensing

22/10/2025 - Fine-grained identification of crop planting structures provides key data for precision agriculture, thereby supporting scientific production and evidence-based policy making. This study selected a...

Assessment of Cabbage (Brassica oleracea Linnaeus) Insect Pests and Management Strategies in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

23/10/2025 - Cabbage (Brassica oleracea Linnaeus) is an important vegetable crop for food security and income generation for farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, production is severely...

Automated Crop Measurements with UAVs: Evaluation of an AI-Driven Platform for Counting and Biometric Analysis

24/10/2025 - Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are transforming agriculture through enhanced data acquisition, improved monitoring efficiency, and support for data-driven decision-making. Complementing this,...

Effect of Different Light&ndash;Dark Cycles on the Growth and Nutritional Quality of Celery

25/10/2025 - Celery (Apium graveolens L.) is a widely cultivated leafy vegetable of significant agronomic and nutritional importance. Owing to its high nutritional value, global demand for celery has steadily...

An Integrated Strategy of Nitrogen Reduction, Microbial Amendment, and Straw Incorporation Mitigates Soil Degradation and Enhances Cucumber Yield in Northern Chinese Greenhouses

25/10/2025 - Facility agriculture is essential for modernizing the production of horticultural plants, while long-standing over-fertilization and improper tillage in some vegetable facilities in northern China...

Effects of Selection&ndash;Evaluation Density Interaction on Genetic Gain and Optimization Pathways in Maize Recurrent Breeding Systems

21/10/2025 - Breaking the maize yield plateau necessitates the development of density-tolerant varieties, for which recurrent selection is a key breeding strategy. However, a systematic understanding of how the...

Effects of Straw Return on Soil Physicochemical Properties and Microbial Communities in a Cold-Region Alkaline Farmland

21/10/2025 - Straw return is crucial for sustainable agriculture, but its efficiency is limited by low temperatures in cold regions, especially in saline-alkali soils. This study investigates the degradation...

The Contrasting Ecological Effects of Farmland and Alfalfa Grassland Across Different Planting Scales in the North China Plain

20/10/2025 - Purpose: Comparing farmland and alfalfa grassland systems under different planting scales in influencing grain yield and environmental security is crucial to achieving sustainable food development....

Crab Shell Biochar and Compost Synergistically Mitigate Heavy Metal Toxicity in Soil&ndash;Plant System

20/10/2025 - Addressing the threat of heavy metal contamination in agriculture, this study evaluated the efficacy of crab shell biochar (CB) and compost (CO) in immobilizing copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and lead (Pb)....

Optimizing Soil Hydrothermal Parameters Through Furrow Mulching to Achieve High Potato Yield and Water Productivity

22/10/2025 - This study reports a field experiment conducted from 2020 to 2021 to examine the influence of changes in the moisture and temperature of soil on the potato yield under the mulching-based modes of ZM...

GIPA: A High-Throughput Computational Toolkit for Genomic Identity and Parentage Analysis in Modern Crop Breeding

21/10/2025 - Modern crop breeding requires efficient tools for genetic identity and parentage verification to manage large-scale programs. To address this, we present GIPA (Genomic Identity and Parentage...

Coupling Effects of Organic Fertilizer Substituting Chemical Fertilizer on Potato Yield, Quality and Soil Nitrogen Content in the Erhai Lake Basin of China

24/10/2025 - Rational fertilization boosts crop yields and enhances nutritional value, but over-fertilization is counterproductive. Furthermore, water eutrophication caused by excessive use of nitrogen...

Agronomic Potential and Limitations of Factory-Derived Tea Waste in Kale Cultivation Under Drought Stress

25/10/2025 - Plant-derived wastes are increasingly explored as organic matter sources for sustainable agriculture. Tea waste, a by-product of industrial tea processing, is often regarded as an environmental...

Effects of Pig Manure Compost Application Timing (Spring/Autumn) on N2O Emissions and Maize Yields in Northeast China

26/10/2025 - Animal manure application is widely recognized for its agronomic benefits in enhancing soil fertility and crop productivity through organic matter enrichment and nutrient supply, but the critical...

Spectral Index Optimization and Machine Learning for Hyperspectral Inversion of Maize Nitrogen Content

26/10/2025 - Hyperspectral remote sensing provides a powerful tool for crop nutrient monitoring and precision fertilization, yet its application is hindered by high-dimensional redundancy and inter-band...

Competitive adsorption of phytotoxic exchangeable Al3+ and directed enrichment of microbial community introduced by base ion-enriched additive and industrial by-product enhance soil fertility and maize yield

24/10/2025 - Soil acidification seriously threatens sustainable agriculture by promoting phytotoxic exchangeable aluminum ions (Al3+) accumulation and impairing crop growth. However, conventional soil amendments,...

Application of plasma-activated fog (PAF) in postharvest treatments to reduce spoilage by fungal pathogens and pesticide residues in fruits

22/10/2025 - During storage, fruits and vegetables are susceptible to the pathogens responsible for postharvest decay. Various tools are available to manage these issues, but not all are environmentally...

Biochar accelerates straw decomposition and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by driving microbial community dynamics

21/10/2025 - The rational utilization of agricultural straw is crucial for improving soil fertility and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). The purpose of this study was to investigate how rice (RB) and...

Artificial Mutations in the Nuclear Gene Encoding Mitochondrial RNA Polymerase Restore Pollen Fertility in Cytoplasmic Male Sterile Tomato

- ABSTRACTCytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) and restorer of fertility (Rf) are important traits in F1 hybrid breeding. However, the CMS/Rf system has not been used in tomatoes because of the limited...

Enhanced Enzyme Production and Probiotic Viability in Oilseed Cakes Fermented with Bacillus subtilis for Piglet Nutrition

24/10/2025 - The growing consumption of oilseed-pressed cakes (OSCs), a largely underutilized feedstock, plays a significant role in animal feed. The study evaluates the use of three OSCs—flax (FSC), pumpkin...

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