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Elucidating the impact of organic amendments on soil bacterial communities and strawberry yield in North Carolina

- Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier) is an important small fruit grown worldwide. Organic amendments can alter microbial communities and increase crop productivity. While research on...

D-YOLO: A Lightweight Model for Strawberry Health Detection

07/03/2025 - In complex agricultural settings, accurately and rapidly identifying the growth and health conditions of strawberries remains a formidable challenge. Therefore, this study aims to develop a deep...

Detection of Apple Trees in Orchard Using Monocular Camera

06/03/2025 - This study proposes an object detector for apple trees as a first step in developing agricultural digital twins. An original dataset of orchard images was created and used to train Single Shot...

Pollen&ndash;Pistil Interactions in Autochthonous Balkan Sweet Cherry Cultivars—The Impact of Genotype and Flowering Temperature

04/03/2025 - The efficacy of sweet cherry production is highly dependent on the regularity of flowering events and genetic-determined relations between female sporophyte and male gametophyte, which became even...

Influence of Compost and Biological Fertilization with Reducing the Rates of Mineral Fertilizers on Vegetative Growth, Nutritional Status, Yield and Fruit Quality of &lsquo;Anna' Apples

06/03/2025 - A field trial was conducted on eight-year-old &lsquo;Anna' apple (Malus domestica) trees from 2021 to 2023 in northern Egypt. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of...

An Approach for Detecting Tomato Under a Complicated Environment

07/03/2025 - Tomato is one of the most popular and widely cultivated fruits and vegetables in the world. In large-scale cultivation, manual picking is inefficient and labor-intensive, which is likely to lead to a...

Constraints and opportunities on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) production in Ethiopia: a review

- Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is an important vegetable in Ethiopia due to its nutritional value and culinary uses. However, its production is hindered by several challenges. Key issues include...

Genome-Wide Analysis of NPH3/RPT2-like (NRL) Genes in Grape (Vitis&nbsp;vinifera L.): Their Identification, Characterization, and Different Responses to Light Quality

03/03/2025 - NRL (NPH3/RPT2-Like) proteins, which are exclusive to plants, serve as critical mediators in phototropic signaling by dynamically regulating light-dependent cellular processes. We identified 24 NRL...

Managing the Microbiome on the Surface of Tomato Fruit by Treatment of Tomato Plants with Non-Thermal Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma During Cultivation

04/03/2025 - The treatment of plants with non-thermal atmospheric-pressure plasma impacts several aspects of plant life. However, the effects of long-term plasma irradiation on crop cultivation are not enough...

Genome-Wide Identification of Watermelon Trihelix Genes and Their Expression Patterns Under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

04/03/2025 - Trihelix transcription factors (TFs) play crucial roles in plant growth, development, and environmental adaptation. However, there have been no systematic studies on the trihelix gene family in...

Metabolic Response Induced by Methyl Jasmonate and Benzothiadiazole in Vitis vinifera cv. Monastrell Seedlings

04/03/2025 - This study evaluates the effects of the elicitors methyl jasmonate (MeJ) and benzothiadiazole (BTH) on the synthesis of phenolic compounds in Vitis vinifera cv. Monastrell seedlings over 72 h....

Neopestalotiopsis spp.: A Threat to Strawberry Production and Management

06/03/2025 - Neopestalotiopsis spp. are emerging fungal pathogens associated with leaf spot, fruit rot, crown rot, and root rot in strawberries. Despite their endophytic lifestyle, global outbreaks of these...

Evaluation of Ascophyllum nodosum and Sargassum spp. Seaweed Extracts' Effect on Germination of Tomato Under Salinity Stress

06/03/2025 - Abiotic stresses like salinity are proven to be crucial limiting factors in the seed germination of many plant species and the later establishment of cultivation regarding plant growth, yield and...

Development of Double Haploid Lines from Cucumber mosaic virus Resistant Pepper Germplasm by Anther Culture

07/03/2025 - Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) is one of the most dangerous viral diseases threatening Solanaceae crops, in particular Capsicum sp. This study aims to develop double haploid (DH) pepper lines from...

Genome-Wide Characterization of the ABA Receptor Pyrabactin Resistance 1-like (PYL) Gene Family in Strawberry and Functional Assessment of FaPYL3 and FaPYL4 in Fruit Ripening

07/03/2025 - The ABA receptor pyrabactin resistance 1-like (PYR/PYL) protein family is among the key regulators of plant growth and development, participating in ABA signaling. However, information on this family...

Exploring the Benefits of Greek Tomato Landraces for Development of High Yield and Quality Hybrids in Organic Farming Systems

09/03/2025 - Nowadays, there is a lack of high-performing genetic materials specifically developed to thrive under low-input conditions and meet the demands of organic agriculture. This study aims to evaluate...

Efficacy of Indigenous Strains of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Controlling the Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer Leucinodes orbonalis

05/03/2025 - The growing reliance on chemical pesticides in agriculture has raised significant concerns about their environmental and health impacts. This study investigates the potential of Indigenous...

Topical RNA Interference Induces Mortality in the Cotton&ndash;Melon Aphid Aphis gossypii with No Adverse Effect on the Predator Propylea japonica

05/03/2025 - The cotton&ndash;melon aphid (Aphis gossypii Glover), a globally distributed polyphagous pest, primarily infests cucurbit crops and leads to significant reductions in both crop yield and...

The Effects of Iridin and Irigenin on Cancer: Comparison with Well-Known Isoflavones in Breast, Prostate, and Gastric Cancers

07/03/2025 - Cancer, a worldwide problem and one of the leading causes of death due to uncontrolled cell proliferation, can be caused by various factors, such as genetic and environmental factors. Apoptosis is a...

Molecular Networking from Volatilome of Theobroma grandiflorum (Copoazu) at Different Stages of Maturation Analyzed by HS-SPME-GC-MS

08/03/2025 - Theobroma grandiflorum (copoazu) is a plant native to South America, widely cultivated in countries within the Amazon region. Its unique phytochemical composition imparts distinctive organoleptic...

Different Soil Properties, Wolfberry Yields, and Quality Responses to Organic Fertilizer Levels in Two Fields with Varying Fertility Levels in Qaidam

04/03/2025 - (1) Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of organic fertilizer dose on soil nutrients, wolfberry fruit nutrient compositions, and fruit yields. (2) Methods: We conducted a two-year...

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