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Organic Fertilization vs. the Quality of Basil Raw Material

19/11/2025 - Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is one of the most widely cultivated herbal plants, valued in the food and pharmaceutical industries for its abundance of bioactive compounds, and also as an ornamental...

Intercropping Medicinal and Aromatic Plants with Other Crops: Insights from a Review of Sustainable Farming Practices

22/11/2025 - Intercropping medicinal and aromatic plants with other crops has demonstrated substantial potential for improving sustainable agricultural systems. Across a wide range of species, including yarrow,...

Early Vegetative Response and Fruit Quality Modulation by Fruit Thinning and Weed-Control Mesh in Citrus sinensis CV. &lsquo;Navelina'

18/11/2025 - Cultivation practices such as fruit thinning and soil management with ground covers are commonly applied in Citrus orchards, yet their physiological impact on young trees remains poorly documented....

Seasonal Variation in Soil Nematode Communities Associated with Different Plants in Sovenga Hills, Limpopo Province, South Africa

20/11/2025 - Soil nematodes are sensitive indicators of soil ecosystem functioning, yet their seasonal dynamics across tree hosts and edaphic gradients are poorly documented in southern Africa. We sampled...

Combining Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing to Enhance the Estimation of Peanut Pod Maturity

03/11/2025 - The mechanized harvesting of peanut crops results in both visible and invisible losses. Therefore, monitoring and accurately determining pod maturation are essential to minimizing such losses. The...

Planting Date and Cultivar Selection Effects on Cauliflower Growth, Physiology, and Yield Performance in North Dakota Growing Conditions

01/11/2025 - Investigating the optimal planting strategies for brassica vegetables under variable climatic conditions is essential for developing sustainable production systems in northern agricultural regions....

Multi-Omics Investigation into Why Viable Oogonial Stem Cells Can Still Be Isolated and Cultured from Post-Mortem Paralichthys olivaceus

02/11/2025 - The cryopreservation and transplantation of germline stem cells (GSCs) have become the key to conserving fish genetic resources and safeguarding species diversity. This study aimed to investigate the...

Organic-matter-mediated leaching of alkalinity in limed acid soils is affected by dissolved organic carbon adsorption and soil structure

- Subsurface soil acidity severely limits crop growth and is challenging to adjust by surface liming. There have been several proposals for subsurface liming using the combination of lime and an...

A Deployment-Oriented Benchmarking of You Look Only Once (YOLO) Models for Orange Detection and Segmentation in Agricultural Robotics

20/10/2025 - The deployment of autonomous robots is critical for advancing sustainable agriculture, but their effectiveness hinges on visual perception systems that can reliably operate in natural, real-world...

Yield Performance and Physicochemical Properties of Selected Honey Berry (Lonicera caerulea L. var. kamtschatica Sevast.), Under Central Polish Conditions

24/10/2025 - Until recently, the blue honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea L. var. kamtschatica Sevast.) was considered a niche species, but Poland is now one of the largest producers of this fruit in the world. The...

Competitive adsorption of phytotoxic exchangeable Al3+ and directed enrichment of microbial community introduced by base ion-enriched additive and industrial by-product enhance soil fertility and maize yield

24/10/2025 - Soil acidification seriously threatens sustainable agriculture by promoting phytotoxic exchangeable aluminum ions (Al3+) accumulation and impairing crop growth. However, conventional soil amendments,...

High-resolution frequency-domain electromagnetic mapping for the hydrological modeling of an orange orchard

- While aboveground precision agriculture technologies provide spatial and temporal datasets that are ever increasing in terms of density and precision, belowground information lags behind and has...

Phytochemical Composition, Sensory Acceptance, and Cultivation Potential of Sanguisorba verrucosa, Eruca vesicaria, and Scorzonera laciniata

01/09/2025 - Three wild edible plant species native to the Mediterranean region, Sanguisorba verrucosa, Eruca vesicaria, and Scorzonera laciniata, were investigated to evaluate their potential for cultivation and...

Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate Effects of Sugar, Acid, and Calcium Accumulation During Fruit Development in Prunus humilis Bunge

25/08/2025 - Prunus humilis is rich in various minerals, organic acids, proteins, and carbohydrates, but its sour taste limits fresh consumption and industry growth. Methyl jasmonate, a plant growth regulator...

Effects of Replacing Soybean Meal with Enzymatically Fermented Citric Waste Pellets on In Vitro Rumen Fermentation, Degradability, and Gas Production Kinetics

11/08/2025 - This study evaluated the effects of replacing SBM with CWYWEP on in vitro rumen fermentation, nutrient degradability, and gas production kinetics. Citric waste was co-fermented with yeast waste and a...

Circular Fertilization Strategy Using Sulphur with Orange Waste Enhances Soil Health and Broccoli Nutritional and Nutraceutical Quality in Mediterranean Systems

15/08/2025 - Fertilization strategies are pivotal in sustainable agriculture, affecting both soil health and crop quality. This study investigated the impact of a circular fertilization approach based on...

Phytosomal delivery enhances bioactivity of Hylocereus costaricensis phenolic extract

- IntroductionConsuming foods rich in bioactive compounds can delay chronic non-communicable diseases. Dragon fruit, known for its bioactive compounds with typically low bioavailability—attributed to...

Investigation, Prospects, and Economic Scenarios for the Use of Biochar in Small-Scale Agriculture in Tropical

06/08/2025 - This study investigates the production and economic feasibility of biochar for smallholder and family farms in Central Amazonia, with potential implications for other tropical regions. The costs of...

Effects of Pre-Emergence Application of Organic Acids on Seedling Establishment of Weeds and Crops in Controlled Environments

28/07/2025 - Within the framework of organic acid alternatives to chemical herbicides, pre-emergence weed control research is scarce. Citric acid (CA) and lactic acid (LA), considered significantly less effective...

Survey of Weed Flora Diversity as a Starting Point for the Development of a Weed Management Strategy for Medicinal Crops in Pan&#269;evo, Serbia

31/07/2025 - Similarly to conventional field crops, weeds often pose significant problems in the cultivation of medicinal plants. To date, no comprehensive documentation exists regarding weed infestation levels...

Characterizing the structural variations in the genome of the mandarin variety, IrM2, induced by gamma irradiation

- SummaryFruits with few or no seeds are favoured by consumers because they provide an improved eating experience alongside other important quality traits such as taste and shelf?life. Gamma...

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