Cereals

Tuning Rice Gene Expression via In Situ Promoter Truncations Using a Prime Editing Library

- ABSTRACTPromoter engineering holds immense potential for fine?tuning gene expression and optimising agronomic traits, yet conventional genome?editing tools face limitations in precision, scalability,...

Lily Transcription Factors LlPLATZ1 and LlMYB4 Orchestrate the Homeostasis of Heat Stress Responses via Antagonistic Regulation of LlHSF24

- ABSTRACTHeat stress significantly damages crop yield and quality. PLATZ (PLANT A/T?RICH SEQUENCE?AND ZINC?BINDING PROTEIN) transcription factors play pivotal roles in plant growth, development, and...

Rational Design of Hyoscyamine 6??Hydroxylase for the Efficient Production of Scopolamine

- ABSTRACTThe escalating global temperatures and intensifying heat stress events pose significant threats to maize productivity worldwide. Uncovering key thermotolerance genes and their functional...

Pro?Vitamin A Biofortified Cavendish Banana: Trait Stability in the Field

- ABSTRACTVitamin A deficiency (VAD), a major global health concern, has driven efforts to develop staple crops with enhanced pro?vitamin A (pVA) content. Delivering meaningful nutritional benefits,...

Updated peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance dichlorprop?P and variant dichlorprop?P?2?ethylhexyl

- AbstractThe conclusions of the EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State, Ireland and co?rapporteur Member...

Genome?Wide Association Study and RNA Sequencing Identify Candidate Genes Regulating Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Associated Traits in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)

- ABSTRACTSorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is a resilient cereal crop with remarkable adaptability to diverse environments. Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is critical for improving sorghum yields,...

Improving the Land Use Efficiency of Farmland by Using Agrivoltaics

- ABSTRACTThe design and performance analysis of agrivoltaics installations for a tomato farm in the hot and dry climate of Botswana is presented. The study investigates unique agrivoltaics solutions...

Interspecies Prediction of Nitrogen Content in Processed Plant Samples Using Spectroscopic Modeling and Transfer Learning

- ABSTRACTEmploying machine learning models on preprocessed samples is an effective alternative for leaf nitrogen quantification, reducing analysis time and improving fertilizer efficiency. This study...

Analysis of Maize Farming Systems in Cameroon and Drivers of Productivity

- Conceptual framework illustrating key factors influencing maize productivity.ABSTRACTMaize is a staple crop critical for food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Cameroon. However,...

Editorial: Impact of soil health on nutritional quality of crops and human health

Co?Application of Biochar and Organic Matter With Synthetic Fertilisers Improves Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Rice Yield and Benefit–Cost Ratio: A Meta?Analysis

- Co?applying biochar and organic matter with synthetic fertilisers improves nitrogen use efficiency, nitrogen uptake, crop yield, and economic return.ABSTRACTOptimising the efficiency of applied...

Aster yellows integrated management in Western Canada and the United States Upper Midwest

05/02/2026 - The aster leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Macrosteles quadrilineatus Forbes) is considered to be a significant pest in the Western Canadian Prairies and the United States Upper Midwest due to...

A Systematic Approach to Field Testing of Biological Products for Horticulture Is Required to Improve Food Security

- ABSTRACTFood security challenges require immediate action to increase food production. Many biological products derived from plant, animal or microbial sources claim they sustainably increase yield,...

Nanocomposite Reduces Volatile and Aqueous Reactive Nitrogen Losses From Soil Compared to Conventional and Alternative Fertilisers

- ABSTRACTReactive nitrogen losses from agriculture contribute substantially to greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution and ecosystem degradation. Controlled?release fertiliser technologies offer...

The Recognition of YopJ Family Effectors Depends on ZAR1/JIM2 Immune Complex in Nicotiana benthamiana

- The cell death triggered by different YopJ family effectors in Nicotiana benthamiana results from NbZAR1 and/or NbPtr1 activation and is differentially suppressed by the deacetylase...

Aphelenchoides besseyi Causing Green Stem and Foliar Retention Syndrome on Soybean Major Production Fields Across China

- Molecular and morphobiometric analysis of symptomatic specimens confirmed the parasitic nematode Aphelenchoides besseyi as the causal agent of Green Stem and Foliar Retention (GSFR) syndrome in...

Multiple ortho?mosaicking software pipelines produce comparable imagery?derived wheat phenotypes

- AbstractUnmanned aerial systems (UAS) equipped with multispectral and RGB sensors offer valuable data for monitoring crop health and assessing disease severity. However, the wide range of available...

Transcriptomic stress responses in Vaccinium spp. F1 hybrids: Implications for temperature?resilient cranberry breeding using a crop wild relative

- Climate extremes threaten the sustainability of cranberry production, a culturally and economically important North American crop. This study demonstrates that wild cranberries (Vaccinium oxycoccos)...

Which indicators are most effective at detecting rapid shifts in soil health?

- AbstractFarmers are showing a growing interest in soil health. Therefore, it is necessary to understand how and when indicators respond to changes in land management. Measurements of soil carbon (C)...

Correction to “Machine learning?based prediction of cereal rye cover crop biomass across diverse agroecosystems”

- AbstractImproving nitrogen (N) efficiency is essential for sustainable high?biomass sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) production. This study evaluated leaf and stem N dynamics, canopy N...

High yield production of the antifungal proteins PeAfpA and PdAfpB by vacuole targeting in a TMV?based expression vector

- SummaryAntifungal proteins (AFPs) derived from filamentous fungi show great potential against economically significant fungi that cause plant diseases and consequently threat food safety and...

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