Cereals

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...

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...

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...

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...

Perspectives and behaviors surrounding planting practices in North America inform genetic conservation realities for American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)

- American ginseng is a shade?obligate, North American medicinal plant that is widely traded and used internationally. To meet global demand, ginseng is cultivated in forest farms in the Appalachian...

Challenges and limitations of introducing pigeonpea as a new crop into smallholder farming systems through farmer?to?farmer education in Zambia

- Legume plants offer generous benefits for both the planet and people by supporting sustainable farming, food and feed systems through their ability to symbiotically fix atmospheric nitrogen. While...

Drought and Diversification?Mediated Soil Legacies Influence Plant Growth and Rhizosheath Formation

- ABSTRACTWhile drought legacy effects are widely reported, how distinct soil biological legacies created by diversification of crops through rotation influence plant performance remains largely...

Chemical Priming by Neonicotinoids Unveils CaNEN4 as a Susceptibility Gene Against Phytophthora capsici in Pepper

- IMI/TMX priming induces resistance to Phytophthora capsici by balancing ROS and suppressing RNA?seq?identified susceptibility genes, including CaNEN4, for sustainable management of pepper...

Ustilago hordei Delivers Heterologous Fungal Effectors for Screening and Characterisation in Wheat

- Ustilago hordei, a barley pathogen, has been engineered to deliver effectors of fungal pathogens in wheat. Necrosis?inducing activities of Parastagonospora nodorum effectors SnTOX1 and SnTOX3 can...

Tomato crop resilience via grafting by improving the yield stability and nutritional quality under drought conditions

- IntroductionWater scarcity is a major abiotic stress that restricts tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) productivity and fruit quality, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Grafting, by combining...

Functional Dissection of a Wheat NLR Protein Reveals a Minimal Active Region and Key Regulatory Sites for Immune Signalling

- The coiled?coil domain functions as the core signalling module of wheat NLRMoro, with residues 62–116 forming a minimal active region whose activity is fine?tuned by intramolecular NBS and LRR...

Plant species and field site shape root endosphere microbiomes of wild inoculum plants used in traditional cereal?based fermentation

- Traditional fermented foods worldwide depend on naturally occurring microbes, yet the environmental sources shaping these microbes and their effects on food quality remain poorly understood. We...

Harnessing the nutritional potential of Cape wild edible plants: Insights, gaps and priorities

- Wild edible plants hold significant potential to strengthen food systems by enhancing nutrition, dietary diversity, climate resilience, sustainability and deeper connection of people to their food....

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...

Disentangling the contribution of trait plasticity to improve the productivity of a maize–soybean intercrop system for the Midwest, USA

10/02/2026 - Crop yields in intercropping systems are the result of a combination of factors dominated by plastic responses in plant traits due to the heterogeneity associated with the intercrop design and row...

Breeding for multi?stress resilience in crops: Myth or possibility?

- Climate change threatens millions of farmers worldwide by exposing crops to multiple concurrent or sequential environmental stresses such as drought, heat, waterlogging, and diseases. Although crops...

Aquaponic cultivation of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.), finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.), and quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa L.) for sustainable food and fodder production

- This study investigated the potential of aquaponics, a sustainable food production method that integrates aquaculture and hydroponics, for cultivating pearl millet, finger millet, and quinoa...

Exploitation of Host?Derived N?Feruloylputrescine by Fusarium graminearum Promotes DON Biosynthesis and Wheat Rachis Colonisation

- N?Feruloylputrescine (Ferput) enhances wheat and rice resistance to multiple foliar pathogens but paradoxically increases susceptibility to Fusarium head blight (FHB). We reveal a tissue?specific...

Citrus Viroids in Northeastern Argentina: Diversity, Pathogenic Determinants and Host Interactions

- This work presents the first molecular characterisation of citrus viroids in northeastern Argentina, identifying CEVd, HSVd and CDVd variants. Sequence polymorphisms correlated with pathogenicity in...

Growth?stage adaptive ventilation strategy for compact cultivation systems based on airflow simulation

- AbstractAirflow design in compact cultivation systems is often overlooked despite its importance for microclimate and crop performance. This study aimed to determine whether growth?stage?aware...

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