Cereals

Allelopathic effects of Lantana Camara extract on germination and early growth of Bambara groundnut

- Edna A. Mokoena Nicholus M. Mnyambo Nkosingiphile Zulu Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Mbombela, South AfricaEdna A. Mokoena, Honours student from the...

Challenges in Bringing Pangenome Research Into Breeding: A Case Study in Rice

- ABSTRACTCrop breeding has entered the pangenomics era, unlocking a far more comprehensive view of genetic diversity than a single reference genome can capture. In rice (Oryza sativa), a staple crop...

The miR171a?TaSCL6?1 Module Acts Downstream of miR164?Targeted TaNAC21/22 to Regulate Leaf Rust Resistance in Wheat

- ABSTRACTWheat leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina, poses a significant threat to global wheat production. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are critical regulators of plant growth, development and stress...

Loss?of?Function Mutation in CER2?LIKE1 Reduced Accumulation of Cuticular Wax and Susceptibility to Thrips in Welsh Onion

- ABSTRACTCuticular waxes can form a hydrophobic barrier on aerial plant surfaces, which is essential for mediating plant?environment interactions by providing protection against both biotic and...

A Fungal Cysteine?Rich Protein SsSCP Activates Immune Responses and Confers Broad?Spectrum Disease Resistance in Tomato

- ABSTRACTPlant immune systems recognise pathogen?derived molecular patterns to activate defence responses, yet the mechanisms underlying fungal pattern recognition in crops remain largely unclear....

High?Efficiency and Eco?Friendly Management of Multiple Fungal Diseases by a Novel Carbon Dots sCDP Delivered RNA Nano?Pesticides

- ABSTRACTRNA?based pesticides represent a transformative approach in agricultural disease management, offering an environmentally sustainable alternative to conventional chemical fungicides. However,...

Decoding the Temporal Effects of Climate Change on Crop Phenology: Cumulative and Lagged Impacts in China's Major Corn Zones (1990–2020)

21/02/2026 - AbstractUnderstanding how climatic change affects crop phenology is essential for climate adaptation and food security. However, past studies have not effectively separated the influences of...

Treated wastewater irrigation: unlocking sustainability in agriculture and food security—a comprehensive review

- Water scarcity caused by high population growth and climatic change has been a significant challenge particularly in arid regions. This current review explores the potential of treated wastewater...

Aquaponic cultivation of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.), finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.), and quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa L.) for sustainable food and fodder production

- This study investigated the potential of aquaponics, a sustainable food production method that integrates aquaculture and hydroponics, for cultivating pearl millet, finger millet, and quinoa...

Co-designing and evaluating scenarios for New Zealand’s future arable production with an interactive decision support approach

- IntroductionAgriculture in New Zealand (NZ) is facing major disruptions due to the impacts from change drivers, such as climate, environmental regulations, and emerging technologies. Strategies to...

The future of resilient food production—Current challenges and future opportunities

- The climate crisis is heating up, storms and droughts are hitting harder, deserts are growing, fertile land is fading, pollution is everywhere, and resources are running out—sparking mass migration...

Using Preliminary Consumer Insight to Enhance the Perceived Quality of a New Apple Cultivar (Malus domestica Borkh. Cv. ANABP 01) with a View to Maximizing Crop Utilisation

- Volume 26, Issue 1, December 2026.

Exploitation of Host?Derived N?Feruloylputrescine by Fusarium graminearum Promotes DON Biosynthesis and Wheat Rachis Colonisation

- N?Feruloylputrescine (Ferput) enhances wheat and rice resistance to multiple foliar pathogens but paradoxically increases susceptibility to Fusarium head blight (FHB). We reveal a tissue?specific...

Dissecting multi?rust resistance in wheat through genome?wide association study, haplotype analysis, and marker validation

- AbstractWheat is a major global staple food affected by three diseases: leaf rust (LR), stem rust (SR), and stripe rust (YR), all of which can cause substantial yield losses. Identifying genotypes...

Citrus Viroids in Northeastern Argentina: Diversity, Pathogenic Determinants and Host Interactions

- This work presents the first molecular characterisation of citrus viroids in northeastern Argentina, identifying CEVd, HSVd and CDVd variants. Sequence polymorphisms correlated with pathogenicity in...

Past, present and future of local crop evolution

- Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in...

Comparative impact of bio-organic and inorganic fertilizer application on soil health, grain quality and yield stability in nutrient deficient regions

- Soil fertility limitations in arid regions restrict wheat productivity and grain nutritional quality, with zinc (Zn) deficiency being a major concern. Sustainable soil amendments combining organic...

Why raw yield data are better than relative yield in informing agronomic and economic decisions

- AbstractWhile relative yield is widely used for its comparability, normalization can cause significant information loss. This study reframes yield metric selection as a model evaluation problem to...

Growth?stage adaptive ventilation strategy for compact cultivation systems based on airflow simulation

- AbstractAirflow design in compact cultivation systems is often overlooked despite its importance for microclimate and crop performance. This study aimed to determine whether growth?stage?aware...

PlantCTCIP: Chromatin Interaction Prediction Using Convolutional Neural Network and Transformer in Plants

- ABSTRACTChromatin interactions establish spatial proximity between distant regulatory elements and their target genes, significantly influencing gene expression, and phenotypic traits. In this study,...

First Successful Targeted Mutagenesis Using CRISPR/Cas9 in Stably Transformed Grain Amaranth Tissue

- ABSTRACTGrain amaranth is a nutritionally rich, stress?tolerant C4 dicot with considerable potential for climate?resilient agriculture; however, efficient and reproducible protocols for stable...

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