Cereals

Toward crop variety recommender systems

- AbstractChoosing an optimal crop variety to plant is one of the most important decisions faced by farmers. Nowadays, recommender systems are almost ubiquitous in several human activities, except in...

Innovative manure via hyper-thermophilic fermentation coupled with heat-resistant phosphate-solubilizing Bacillus inoculation promotes phosphorus transformation by assembling keystone taxa in the oat rhizosphere

Two Glutathione S?Transferase Genes Confer Resistance to Gibberella Ear Rot and Stalk Rot in Maize

- ABSTRACTPlant viruses drive widespread crop epidemics, yet the host plant responses across different cell types, particularly how these responses are influenced by cultivars with varying genetic...

Seed Pelleting Technologies: Paving the Way for Resilient and Sustainable Future Farming

- ABSTRACTSeed pelleting is an emerging precision?agriculture technology that transforms small or irregular seeds into uniform units to enhance mechanical sowing, placement accuracy, and early crop...

Agro ecological variability, technology adoption, and livelihoods in the Sundarbans delta: evidence from a baseline study

- This research investigates the socio-economic profile, land resources, cropping patterns, livelihood strategies, and technology adoption of farming households in two contrasting agro-ecological...

Development of an integrated smart farm system for open-field soybean cultivation in a former paddy fields

- IntroductionDespite rapid advancements in smart farming, most technologies remain confined to controlled greenhouse environments, leaving a critical gap in scalable solutions for open-field...

The edible weeds feast: an experiential assignment for agroecology, food systems, and weed science higher education

- IntroductionGiven growing challenges in agriculture and food systems, such as climate change and economic instability, higher education must train professionals to work across disciplines and address...

Agricultural System Resilience of Industrial Hemp: An Exploratory Value Web Analysis in the Swabian Alb

- This study assessed the industrial hemp value web resilience in the Swabian Alb, Southern Germany, where regional implementation remains limited despite hemp's bioeconomy potential. Using an...

Biochar?Based Fertilizer Is Cost?Effective, Reduces Nutrient Input and Improves Nutrient Use Efficiency Without Decreasing Yield

- Co?applying half?rate BMC layer: (i) Reduced nutrient inputs and (ii) produced similar yield.ABSTRACTDeveloping high?efficiency fertilizers with less environmental footprint is essential for...

Cross?Species Transfer of the Maize NAM?ATAF1/2?CUC2 Transcription Factor ZmNAC2 Confers Disease Resistance in Transgenic Rice Without a Yield Penalty

- The maize ZmNAC2 gene, which encodes an NAM?ATAF1/2?CUC2 (NAC2) transcription factor, confers broad?spectrum disease resistance (BSR) when introduced into rice without compromising yield. BSS,...

Genome?wide association and haplotype analyses reveal genetic architecture of seed dormancy in grain sorghum with implications for preharvest sprouting tolerance

- AbstractPreharvest sprouting (PHS), triggered primarily by wet or humid conditions at maturity and further influenced by temperature, causes premature grain germination in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor...

Mixed Impacts of the Mycovirus Fusarium Culmorum Phenuivirus 1 on Fusarium culmorum: Laboratory and In Planta Investigations

- Fusarium culmorum phenuivirus 1 caused no changes in laboratory?based assays and shows mild hypovirulence in a susceptible wheat cultivar under semifield conditions. It is highly transmissible both...

Contaminants of emerging concern in agricultural soils: Current understanding, overlooked issues, and future priorities

- Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in agriculture represent a growing global challenge for food safety and public health. In this review, we synthesized evidence on how substances such as...

Plant biostimulants and their potential role in achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals

- Plant biostimulants are substances that are obtained from a variety of sources and are applied in minute quantities to enhance plant growth and vigor. In this review we detail how the use of plant...

Pangenome graph analysis reveals evolution of resistance breaking in spinach downy mildew

20/01/2026 - Filamentous plant pathogens secrete effectors to successfully establish...

Quantifying the environmental and economic impact of municipal biosolids use in dryland wheat in Washington state

- AbstractThe use of recycled nutrients is critical to reduce the environmental impact of fertilization. It is an integral component of a circular nutrient economy. Here, we look at the impact of...

AtMYB72 as a Biotechnological Tool to Overcome Phenylpropanoid Substrate Limitation and Enhance Coumarin Biosynthesis in Plants

- ABSTRACTLow temperature is a critical abiotic stress that imposes major constraints on the sustainable development of the fruit tree industry. Although exogenous dopamine has been shown to enhance...

The Wheat CRK?RLCK?MAPKs Signalling Module Confers High?Temperature All?Stage Resistance to Stripe Rust

- ABSTRACTAs global warming continues, rising temperatures significantly alter the interactions between wheat and the stripe rust pathogen Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst). Utilising...

The Nicotiana benthamiana Biofactory

- ABSTRACTPotato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a globally important food crop with considerable nutritional and economic value. Heat stress significantly inhibits potato plant growth and tuber development,...

WRKY Transcription Factors: Integral Regulators of Defence Responses to Biotic Stress in Crops

- ABSTRACTCrops are continually challenged by biotic stresses, including fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens and insect pests, which cause substantial yield and quality losses worldwide. WRKY...

Compound Drought and Temperature Events Intensify Wheat Yield Loss in Australia

12/01/2026 - AbstractThe escalation in extreme weather events has raised concerns for agriculture. The quantification of the impacts of extreme events on crop yield has predominantly concentrated on individual...

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