Cereals

Natural Variation in GmSL20 Improves Seed Size and Quality in Soybean

- ABSTRACTSeed size plays an important role in determining crop yield, yet the genetic mechanisms underlying the regulation of this agronomic trait remain incompletely understood in soybean. Here, we...

Multi?Induction Strategies in Crops: Mechanisms, Synergistic Effects, and Sustainable Applications for Enhanced Secondary Metabolite Production

- This review analyzes single/combined abiotic (light, water, nutrients, hormones) and biotic (microbes, yeast) elicitors regulating signaling, gene expression, and metabolism to boost plant secondary...

Does fertilizer mixing enhance nutrient availability or poison plant-soil ecosystems?

- Fertilizer mixing the simultaneous or sequential co-application of two or more fertilizer types is a fundamental yet underexamined practice in global agriculture. While mixing strategies can unlock...

Transforming global food systems for a warming world: climate-smart innovations, governance, and investment pathways

- Climate change is fundamentally reshaping the biophysical and socioeconomic foundations under which food is produced, processed, traded, and consumed. Simultaneously, the global agri-food system...

Microbial nutrient management approaches for sustainable rice (Oryza sativa L.) productivity and soil health under field conditions

- Green technologies exert a significant impact on agricultural systems, providing a promising pathway to enhance sustainable crop production, yield, and soil microbial activity, thereby strengthening...

Determinants of management practices for resource-limited small-to-medium scale farms in the Black Belt of Alabama: a baseline study

- IntroductionExisting agricultural studies in Alabama have explored state-level factors that impact commercial agricultural systems but often overlook specific structural and socio-economic...

Long?Term Cultivation of Perennial Energy Crops Enhance Ecosystem Multifunctionality on Marginal Red Soil Without Trade?Offs

- Switchgrass (SG) and Miscanthus (MS) boost ecosystem multifunctionality in marginal soils. Strong synergies, not trade?offs, exist among ecosystem services under SG and MS. MS surpasses SG in...

Contrasting Carbon–Water–Energy Dynamics in Perennial and Annual Bioenergy Agroecosystems Using Eddy Covariance and Interpretable Machine Learning

- Environmental drivers regulate carbon, water, and energy fluxes differently in perennial and annual bioenergy agroecosystems. Long?term eddy covariance data and interpretable machine learning reveal...

Integrating high-throughput phenomics and GWAS unravels the HaCBF4-HaHAK11 module to regulate salt stress tolerance in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

04/03/2026 - Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is one of the pioneer crops with extremely strong adaptability to adverse stresses, and its stress (such as high salinity) tolerance improvement will contribute to...

A small-scale CRISPR mutant library in rapeseed of commercial cultivar Zhongshuang 11

05/03/2026 - Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is one of the most important oil crops worldwide. In our previous work, we generated a high-throughput CRISPR library whereby a knockout collection was established for...

H2S generated by L-cysteine desulfhydrase (SlLCD1) enhances heat tolerance in tomato via antioxidant capacity and stomatal modulation

09/03/2026 - Global warming is increasing the frequency of heat stress, a major abiotic constraint on crop growth and productivity. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a novel gasotransmitter, has been reported to enhance...

Integrative GWAS and transcriptomic analyses reveal markers and candidate genes associated with resistance to Botrytis cinerea fruit rot in blueberry

13/03/2026 - Botrytis cinerea is a broad host range fungal pathogen causing gray mold disease and crop losses worldwide. In blueberries, symptoms include blossom blight in the field and postharvest fruit rot,...

The CsBES1-14-CsCOR413 module mediated by brassinolide positively regulates cold resistance in tea plant

13/03/2026 - Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze exhibits severely restricted growth at low temperatures, resulting in reduced tea leaf yield and quality. BRI1-EMS-suppressor (BES) transcription factors, as key...

The grapevine LysM receptor kinase VvLYK4-2 is a key player in chitosan-triggered immune responses

13/03/2026 - Chitooligosaccharides, such as chitin, are essential components of fungal cell walls and have thus naturally been selected as microbe-associated molecular patterns detected by plants to initiate...

Spotted-wing Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae): the southernmost records affecting wild and cultivated fruits and vegetables in the Chilean Patagonia

18/06/2026 - The spotted wing Drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura 1931), is an invasive species of ripening soft fruit, first reported in Japan in 1916 and widely distributed worldwide in the past 20...

First report on detection of Thrips parvispinus from multiple locations in Texas, USA

15/06/2026 - Thrips parvispinus (Karny) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is an invasive thrips species native to Southeast Asia, affecting ornamental and vegetable crops. Over the past three decades, this species has...

A Malectin?Like Receptor Kinase and Bacterial Motility Shape Tissue?Specific Maize–Xanthomonas vasicola Interactions

- Dual RNA?seq reveals that ZmCrRLK1L19 and bacterial motility drive tissue?specific maize–Xanthomonas interactions, distinguishing mesophyll from vascular colonization...

Assessing trade?off risk between crop production and vertebrate biodiversity in three African countries

- AbstractGovernments worldwide are committed to eliminating hunger and conserving biodiversity, reflected in United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2 (Zero Hunger) and 15 (Life on Land)....

Population Structure and Genomic Diversity of Fusarium poae Associated With Barley and Oat in Canada

- Population genomics of Fusarium poae from Canadian barley and oat revealed high genetic diversity, weak geographic structure and a hierarchical population comprising two major groups. A distinct,...

Septoria Tritici Blotch in Commercial Wheat Crops in England: The Use of Varietal Resistance in Disease Control

- We analyse a long?term data set to answer the question: what determines the trends in the Septoria tritici blotch resistance rating of the wheat cultivars grown in England.ABSTRACTVariety choice is...

Organic Tillage and Vegetables EIP project showcased at Wicklow farm walk

- An Organic Tillage and Vegetables Open Day took place on 18 June 2026 at the farm of Tommy Delahunt, Ballinaclogh, County Wicklow. The event marked the official launch of the Organic Tillage and...

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