Cereals

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...

A national crop wild relative checklist for Zimbabwe reveals edible crop wild relative diversity of regional and global importance

- Crop wild relatives (CWR) in Zimbabwe are reservoirs of beneficial agronomic traits, yet they remain under?documented and poorly conserved. This study developed Zimbabwe's first national CWR...

Weeds in a changing climate: Competitors or service plants?

- Reducing herbicide use and preparing agroecosystems for climate change are two top priorities on the global policy agenda. Here, we explore whether these two challenges can be tackled simultaneously....

The BAHD Acyltransferase Gene Family: Evolutionary Dynamics, Biochemical Mechanisms, and Roles in Plant Stress Adaptation

- BAHD acyltransferases drive metabolic diversification in plants by coupling conserved catalytic scaffolds with regulatory flexibility, enabling stress adaptation and ecological...

Improving Agricultural Spatial Sustainability: Spatial Optimization and Zoning Control Through the Integration of Industrial Advantages and Agricultural Multifunctionality

- ABSTRACTAccurately identifying regional agricultural advantageous industries and optimizing their spatial layout are critical for advancing sustainable peri?urban land systems. However, existing...

A Review of the Role of Sensor in the Vertical Farms: Superiority and Prospects

- Sensor networks in vertical farmsThis study comprehensively reviews the current application status of sensors in vertical agriculture, discovers and deeply analyzes their benefits in enhancing...

Paying attention to other animal detections improves camera trap classification models

- AbstractIn ecological studies, automated species classification models are increasingly used to process large volumes of camera trap images. Most current classification models rely on a two?step...

Past, present and future of local crop evolution

- Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in...

Aphid adaptation to plant secondary metabolites: adaptive mechanism of resistance evolution and future prospects

28/09/2025 - Aphids are demonstrated to be voracious phloem feeders, among the most damaging insect pests, due to their capacity to decrease crop production and vector plant viruses. Plant secondary metabolites...

Genetic Basis of UV Bullseye Size Variations in Turnip Rape (Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera)

- ABSTRACTFloral ultraviolet (UV) patterns are visible to bee pollinators and can affect crop yields by impacting pollinator visitation. However, the mechanisms underlying the intraspecific variations...

Alpha, beta and gamma diversity in relatively natural, mixed and transformed landscape scenarios

- Biodiversity losses and biotic homogenisation associated with human?induced land?cover changes are key issues for ecology. However, the effects of human?caused land?use changes on biodiversity change...

Rice and food security amidst agricultural transformation in the highlands of northern Thailand

- Transformation of the highlands of northern Thailand holds lessons for agricultural development in other parts of the world, especially for the agroecosystems that sustain local populations while...

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...

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...

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...

Environmental Impacts of Agri?Photovoltaics Systems on Local Ecosystems

- ABSTRACTAgri?photovoltaic (Agri?PV) systems integrate agricultural production with solar energy generation on the same land, offering a promising response to the dual global challenges of food...

Integrating agronomy into the framework of Sustainable Development Goals: a review

- Agronomy plays a foundational role in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by providing effective solutions to some of the most critical problems facing the world today,...

Cover Crops as Nature?Based Climate Solutions in the Midwestern US: Potential Benefits, Knowledge Gaps, and Opportunities for Transdisciplinary Work

30/12/2025 - AbstractLess than 6% of US farmlands are cover cropped, an on?farm management practice with potential to sequester carbon and provide environmental co?benefits (e.g., improved soil health and water...

Incentivizing Sustainability or Intensification? Evaluating the Impact of Pakistan's Kissan Card Subsidy on Farming Practices

- ABSTRACTIn the wake of mounting environmental pressures and growing demands for food security, agricultural subsidy programs have emerged as critical policy tools in developing countries. In...

Rhizosphere Microbiome Dynamics in Hydroponics: Core Taxa, Fungal Pathogen Infestations and Probiotic?Based Management

- Pathogen colonisation under biotic and abiotic stress can cause hydroponic lettuce crop failure. Understanding core and system?specific microbiota enables development of plant probiotics and...

Fine-root morphology in cacao-based systems responds to soil penetration resistance rather than macroporosity

- Danny Dwi Saputra Rika Ratna Sari a Agriculture Faculty, Soil and Forestry Department, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesiab Tropical Agroforestry Research Group, Brawijaya University, Malang,...

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