Cereals

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...

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...

Biological Pesticides as Viable Alternative to Synthetic Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition: A Systematic Review

- ABSTRACTThe overuse of synthetic pesticides in agriculture has raised significant environmental and health concerns. Biopesticides have emerged as viable, environmentally compatible alternatives....

Combining phenomic and genomic selection for pea breeding improvement

- AbstractPea (Pisum sativum L.) is a strategic crop in the development of sustainable agriculture. However, the genetic gain remains limited despite advances in breeding. Genomic selection holds...

Soil C–N–P status and pea yield under organic and conventional farming in a long-term field experiment

- Viacheslav Eremeev Jaan Kuht Ivo Voor Anne Luik Evelin Loit-Harro Liina Talgre a Crop Science, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estoniab Plant Health, Estonian University of Life...

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...

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...

Systemic Delivery of Functional Proteins Into Plants Using an Engineered Membrane Translocation Domain

- ABSTRACTProtein?based biopesticides and biostimulants are critical for the future of sustainable agriculture, yet their utility is severely limited by inefficient delivery into plant cells....

Food, Health, Nutrition, Energy and Environment (FHNEE) Security Nexus: Future Mission for Sustainable Agriculture

- ABSTRACTWorld agriculture faces several challenges that include an increase in population, rising incidences of chronic human diseases, zoonosis, malnutrition, rapid depletion of fossil fuels,...

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...

Mechanistic Insights for Microbiome Application in Plant Disease Resistance

- This review summarises the mechanisms underlying plant?guided microbiome modulation and probiotic?mediated disease suppression. Additionally, it highlights the challenges to be addressed for a better...

Challenges in Bringing Pangenome Research Into Breeding: A Case Study in Rice

- ABSTRACTCrop breeding has entered the pangenomics era, unlocking a far more comprehensive view of genetic diversity than a single reference genome can capture. In rice (Oryza sativa), a staple crop...

Enhancing Cropping System Productivity and Soil Properties Through Cotton/Peanut Intercropping With Optimized Row Configurations

- Compared to monoculture, the cotton?peanut intercropping system outperforms in improving the SQI (soil quality index) and crop productivity through enhanced soil physical, chemical, and biological...

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)...

Variation of Durum Wheat Rhizosphere Fungal Pathobiome From Conventional to Sustainable Agronomic Strategies Across Growth Stages

- Conservation tillage and compost fertilisation boost rhizosphere microbial diversity and beneficial fungi while reducing pathogenic species in durum wheat. These sustainable practices significantly...

Mycorrhizal Allies in a Warming World: Reducing Fusarium Wilt in Tomato Under Simulated Heat and Water Stress

- Mycorrhizal inoculation with Micoseeds Plus suppressed Fusarium wilt severity and fungal colonisation in tomato, particularly under combined heat and drought stress. The treatment improved shoot...

Development and adoption of Kernza—A perennial grain crop for sustainable agriculture

- Annual cereal grains account for ~50% of human food calories, but cultivation of these crops has resulted in major environmental and social issues worldwide. For nearly three decades, researchers...

Seed Pelleting Technologies: Paving the Way for Resilient and Sustainable Future Farming

- ABSTRACTSeed pelleting is an emerging precision?agriculture technology that transforms small or irregular seeds into uniform units to enhance mechanical sowing, placement accuracy, and early crop...

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...

Plant biostimulants and their potential role in achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals

- Plant biostimulants are substances that are obtained from a variety of sources and are applied in minute quantities to enhance plant growth and vigor. In this review we detail how the use of plant...

Adoption drivers and diversification barriers in Indian rice cultivation: pathways to sustainable agriculture

- IntroductionRice cultivation is of significant importance to India’s agrarian economy; however, its prolonged dominance has led to serious sustainability concerns, viz., groundwater depletion, soil...

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