Cereals

Legacy effects of 41 years of tillage and fertilization on biological nitrogen fixation and nutritional status of hairy vetch in a continuous cotton system

- Long?term tillage and nitrogen fertilization in a continuous cotton–cover crop system influenced soil organic matter and nitrogen availability, shaping nitrogen acquisition strategies of a vetch...

Unfolding Plant Defence: Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Signalling at the Plant?Pathogen Interface

- ABSTRACTThe endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response, a conserved proteostasis network, has emerged as a central hub that reprograms plant immunity during pathogen attack. This review synthesises...

Rice EMF3 Alleles Adjust Flower Opening Time to Enhance the Seed Setting Rate Under High Temperature Stress

- ABSTRACTTo safeguard global food security against rapid population growth and a warming world, the effective genetic improvement of cereals is imperative. Flower opening time (FOT) critically affects...

Trapped in Irrigation: Future Irrigation Expansion Amplifies Food–Water–Energy Policy Trade?Offs in Germany

11/04/2026 - AbstractClimate change is expected to intensify water stress even in historically overall water?abundant countries like Germany, where expanding irrigation depicts an effective adaptation strategy....

Exploring the Impact of Pilot?Scale Transamidation for Manufacturing an Innovative Gluten?Free Wheat Bread

- ABSTRACTCoeliac disease is an immune?mediated enteropathy triggered by dietary gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Intestinal tissue transglutaminase (tTG) deamidates gluten peptides,...

From waste to wealth: how rearing substrates affect growth and nutritional value of black soldier fly larvae

- IntroductionBlack soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae have emerged as a promising sustainable solution for organic waste management and alternative protein production. However, their growth...

Trace metal accumulation in horticulture production systems (HPS) of Mediterranean agro-ecosystems: origins, impacts on soil health, water resources, and plant uptake with sustainable mitigation strategies

- Intensive horticultural production systems (HPS) in Mediterranean regions face increasing pressure from heavy metals (HMs) buildup in soils, water resources, and crops, raising concerns for...

Stochastic optimization of perishable agricultural supply chains: a hybrid genetic algorithm approach for robust network design under multi-dimensional uncertainty

- IntroductionAgricultural supply chains face significant challenges from uncertainty in crop yields, processing times, and demand, alongside product perishability and sustainability pressures. This...

Evaluating the effects of in-person and virtual agro-advisories dissemination on farmer adoption rates—a case study of Rice Crop Manager, Odisha, India

- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools have proliferated in agriculture, complementing conventional extension services by delivering timely information directly to farmers. In 2012, to...

Harnessing climate-adaptive breeding to accelerate tolerance to extreme temperatures in rice

- Rice is a crucial staple crop for global food security; however, its production is adversely affected by climate change-induced extreme temperatures. High and low extreme temperatures significantly...

Predicting Biochar?Induced Changes in Soil Organic Carbon With Ensemble Machine Learning

- We developed an ensemble machine learning (ML) framework, combining Extremely Randomized Trees (ExtraTrees), Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM), and Categorical Boosting (CatBoost)...

Advancements and trends in UAV utilization for crop protection: a bibliometric analysis

- Volume 24, Issue 1, December 2026.

Functional Validation of the Melon Fom?1 Gene, Controlling Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum Races 0 and 2, by CRISPR/Cas9 Mutagenesis

- A CRISPR/Cas9?induced mutation in an NLR sequence within the melon Prv/Fom?1 locus abolished resistance to Fusarium oxysporum races 0 and 2, proving the function of an important R?gene of this...

The MarR Family Transcriptional Regulator EmrR Negatively Regulates the Type III Secretion System (T3SS) and Positively Modulates Pathogenicity in Dickeya oryzae

- This study revealed that the transcriptional regulator EmrR in Dickeya oryzae modulates virulence by regulating hrpL expression and c?di?GMP levels. It affects motility, biofilm formation, cellulase...

Suitability of slightly saline irrigation for alleviating drought stress in taro and yam in Tonga: Implications for climate?resilient Pacific cropping systems

- There is an increasing risk of drought and salinisation of soil and groundwater globally, including in Pacific Island countries such as Tonga. Irrigating crops with slightly saline water, such as...

From wild to tamed: Reimagining novel crops through omics and local plant diversity

- The global food system faces growing pressure from climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising nutritional demands. Agriculture has increased yields but reduced crop diversity, flavor, and...

Farmers’ perception and role of mobile phone for maize production in Bangladesh

- AbstractThe current study investigates the advantages of the use of mobile phones to improve maize (Zea mays L.) production in Dinajpur Sadar, Bangladesh. A survey of 300 farm households has been...

Azospirillum brasilense positively influences the growth and production of onions grown in a no?till system

- AbstractRegenerative agricultural systems have been successfully implemented for vegetable cultivation, increasing food quality and productivity. However, the increasing use of bioinputs and the...

Perceived sustainability impacts of converting to community?supported agriculture

- AbstractGiven the negative ecological and socioeconomic impacts of agriculture, a transformation toward more sustainable food production is urgently needed. A conversion to community?supported...

First Tetraploa Genome and Multi?Omics Analysis Reveal Key Plant?Microbe?Soil Interactions for Salt Tolerance and Yield Improvement of Wheat

- ABSTRACTSalinity is a major threat to global agricultural productivity of staple crops such as wheat. Although microbial?based solutions hold promise for alleviating salinity stress, practical...

Assessing the Effect of a Deep?Rooted Grass on Belowground Carbon Storage in Cultivated Land: Insights From a Multi?Site US Study

30/03/2026 - AbstractAgriculture depletes soil organic carbon (SOC), partly due to the exclusion of deep?rooted perennials. Reintroducing deep?rooted perennials to cultivated land may help to mitigate SOC loss....

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