Cereals

Cereals

Paving the Way for Plant?Based Bioproduction of (Z)?13?Octadecenoic Moth Pheromone Compounds
- ABSTRACTSex pheromones are eco?friendly agents to control pest insects. Yet, the cost of synthetic pheromone production has restricted their use essentially to high value crops. Plant?based...
Haplotypes and Machine Learning Improve Genomic Prediction in Brassica napus
- ABSTRACTGenomic selection (GS) is a crop and livestock improvement method suited for predicting complex agronomical traits, while genomic prediction (GP) is the development of GS models prior to...
Setting of import tolerance for folpet in bananas and modification of the existing maximum residue level in honey
- AbstractIn accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant ADAMA Agriculture BV submitted a request to the competent national authority in Austria to set an import tolerance...
Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance 8?methyldecan?2?yl propanoate
- AbstractThe conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State...
Cropping systems effect on the agronomic performance of neglected legumes under rainfed conditions
- IntroductionCropping systems are critical in modifying micro-environments, improving land-use efficiency, and enhancing crop adaptability to marginal conditions. However, the interaction between...
Assessment of relative soil moisture during fallow from Sentinel-1 and -2 to support crop management decisions for sorghum in Northeastern Australia
14/07/2026 - Informed decision-making ahead of planting is essential for minimizing sorghum production risk, particularly under increasing climate variability. Antecedent soil moisture status during the fallow...
Association mapping for canopy temperature under irrigated and rainfed conditions at 12 environments identified both known and novel genetic loci
- AbstractSoybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) is the most widely cultivated oilseed crop and faces significant yield challenges due to drought stress. Canopy temperature has been proposed as an...
Geographical Distribution of Major Fusarium Species Causing Wheat Head Blight and Crown Rot in the North China Plain Is Influenced by Latitude and Cropping System
- Fusarium species associated with FHB and FCR in the NCP of China are structured by latitude and crop rotation, with distinct interspecific differences.ABSTRACTFusarium graminearum,...
Yield Losses and Photosynthetic Damage From Pepper Yellow Mosaic Virus in Sweet Pepper
- Field and greenhouse evaluations revealed severe yield losses caused by a resistance?breaking isolate of pepper yellow mosaic virus on sweet pepper cultivars Heloísa and Dahra R. However, fruit...
Fire Blight: Scientific Progress and Control Strategies
- Erwinia amylovora causes the most devastating bacterial disease in pome fruits worldwide. Despite the absence of curative treatments, advancing research on pathogenicity mechanisms is essential....
Grape (Vitis L.) biodiversity: Historical uses, current status, and future potential
- Grapes (Vitis L. ? Vitaceae) are among the most important fruit crops globally, consumed in the form of wine, fresh fruit, raisins, and in many products. Complex and fascinating biocultural processes...
Conservation gap analysis for wild grapevines (Vitis L.) of the Americas
- Wild grapevines (Vitis L.) native to the Americas are ecologically and culturally important plants that are also critical to the global cultivated grape industry as sources of traits for crop...
Response of PIP aquaporins to long-term cold stress in two citrus rootstocks
31/07/2026 - Cold is one of the most impactful abiotic stresses causing significant...
Lobeniza: The outcome of an agroecological adaptive pathway in a rural food system undergoing transformation
- AbstractLocal food systems in southern Mexico are increasingly affected by water scarcity, climate variability, and peri?urban change. Despite growing scholarship on adaptive strategies and...
Negative Regulators of Rice Agronomic Traits: Functional Insights and Applications in Genome Editing?Based Breeding
- ABSTRACTRice is the staple crop for more than half of the global population, and improving grain yield, grain quality, and stress resistance remain central goals of modern rice breeding. Among...
A comparative analysis of agricultural and environmental determinants of food availability: implications for sustainable food systems
- Food availability remains a persistent global challenge despite notable progress in recent decades. This article focuses on the availability dimension of food security, proxied by dietary energy...
Unveiling the ecological dividend of smart cities: a multi-period difference-in-differences assessment of urban ecological resilience in China
- Under the dual pressures of climate warming and accelerated urbanization, agricultural ecosystems face severe challenges including shrinking land resources and intensifying non-point source...
Restoration of degraded cropland in the Pearl River Delta, China, through integrated agronomic measures: a modeling approach
- IntroductionGuangdong Province is an important grain and agricultural product production area in China, but part of the cultivated land in the Pearl River Delta has long been faced with complex...
Impact of Climate Change on the Potential Distribution of Macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata, Acrocomia totai, Acrocomia intumescens) in Brazil
- Climate change is projected to drive contrasting responses among Brazilian macaúba palms, ranging from relative stability and expansion to severe suitability loss. Ensemble ecological distribution...