Cereals

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...

Two Aquaporins Mitigate Growth?Defence Trade?Offs by Facilitating CO2 and H2O2 Transport in Wheat

- ABSTRACTThe growth?defence trade?offs pose a major challenge to breeding high?yield and disease?resistant crops. Aquaporins are membrane channels that facilitate the transport of water and other...

The TaMADS2?TaTBL21 Module Enhances Wheat Resistance to Stripe Rust by Activating TaGKL?Mediated Immunity

- ABSTRACTWheat stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, Pst) poses a catastrophic threat to global food security. While MADS?box transcription factors regulate development and abiotic stress,...

Wheat TaSPL13?2B Improves Floret Fertility and Enhances Grain Number per Spikelet Through Jasmonic Acid Signalling Pathway

- ABSTRACTFloret fertility is a key determinant of grain number per spike and an important factor in cereal crop yield. However, the mechanisms by which phytohormone signalling and transcription...

Multisite Field Evaluation of Oil Accumulation and Agronomic Performance in Grain and Sweet Sorghums Engineered for Lipid Hyperaccumulation

- ABSTRACTOil sorghum (OS) has been developed by engineering grain (TX430) and sweet (Ramada) genetic backgrounds to accumulate triacylglycerols (TAG) in vegetative tissues as an energy?dense feedstock...

Precision Controlled?Release Urea Blending by Maize Variety: Optimising Nitrogen Release to Reduce Ammonia Emissions and Boost Sustainability

- Precision blending of controlled?release urea tailored to maize variety—JNK728 with N180C1 and ZD958 with N180C2—reduces NH3 emissions by 23.52%–27.83%, increases grain yield by 5.5%–24.5%,...

Technical efficiency analysis of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) production and its determinants in central and southern Oromia region, Ethiopia: stochastic frontiers analysis approach

- BackgroundEnhancing technical efficiency (TE) is a cost-effective pathway to increasing agricultural productivity, particularly in settings where access to modern technologies is limited. This study...

Drivers and barriers to DSS adoption in European crop protection: insights from a machine learning analysis of farmer and advisor surveys

- Integrated pest management (IPM) prioritizes non-chemical alternatives for managing pests and/or diseases, reserving chemicals as last solution, when economically and environmentally justified. The...

Beyond Adoption Rates: Farmer Motivations and Communication Needs in Straw Management Decision?Making

- Farmers' straw management decisions are influenced by manure application, land tenure, and soil humus content, reflecting their expected utility. Motivations differ across farmer profiles and reveal...

Exploring the Role of Intercropping and Mulching on Modulating Lettuce Biomass and Rhizosphere Microbiome

- ABSTRACTModern agriculture faces the dual challenge of maintaining high yields while minimising environmental impact, all under increasingly difficult climatic conditions. Practices such as...

Impacts of Raw and Enriched Biochar Applied by Broadcast or Seed Coating on Spring Wheat Growth

- ABSTRACTBiochar is increasingly recognized for its potential to enhance crop growth and soil health, yet its efficacy on cropping systems in Atlantic Canada remains underexplored. This study...

The Genome of the Rice Variety Mowanggu Provides Insight Into Resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae

- Chromosome?scale Mowanggu genome sequence reveals durable, broad?spectrum rice blast resistance; expansion of RLK/NBS genes at Pi49, with OSAmwg_038136 enhancing defence and interacting with OsDIP1...

Identification of resistance sources and genomic regions regulating spot blotch resistance in Asian bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) via genome?wide association study

- AbstractSpot blotch (SB), caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana, is a major yield?limiting disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the warm, humid agroclimatic zones of South Asia. The development of...

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...

The ZmCOP1s–ZmCOL3 Module Enhances Late Flowering, Grain Yield and Grain Quality in Maize

- ABSTRACTFlowering time is a key determinant of yield and regional adaptation in crops and is largely controlled by light signalling. In this study, we identified two maize orthologs of Arabidopsis...

Three Decades of China's Bt Cotton: Achievements and Insights

- ABSTRACTCotton is a vital natural fibre crop with significant economic value worldwide. In response to the threat of cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera), the China government initiated a research...

The Roles of Agricultural Credit, Financial Development, and Renewable Energy for Food Security

- ABSTRACTAccess to credit and renewable energy adoption are crucial for promoting food security in emerging economies. This study examines the long?term impact of agricultural credit, financial...

Agricultural socialized services, crop structure shift toward grain production, and farmers' cultivated land quality protection: evidence from major grain-producing regions in China

- IntroductionThe protection and improvement of cultivated land quality are at the core of ensuring national food security and promoting sustainable agricultural development. Farmers are the main...

Knowledge graph-based analysis of registered pesticide coverage for medicinal crops: a case study of 10 representative Chinese herbal medicines

- BackgroundThe Chinese medicinal material (CMM) industry faces a persistent dilemma of lacking legally registered pesticides. This study aims to provide data-driven support to resolve this issue and...

CRISPR/Cas gene editing for plant resistance to pests, diseases, and herbicide: application, risk assessment, and safety evaluation

- Volume 17, Issue 1, December 2026.

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