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Effects of Different Excitation Parameters on Mechanized Harvesting Performance and Postharvest Quality of First-Crop Organic Goji Berries in Saline–Alkali Land
27/06/2025 - Efficient and low-loss harvesting methods are crucial for preserving the postharvest quality of the first crop of goji berries grown in saline–alkali soils. However, as a brittle...
Field Study of UAV Variable-Rate Spraying Method for Orchards Based on Canopy Volume
27/06/2025 - The use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pesticide spraying technology in precision agriculture is becoming increasingly important. However, traditional spraying methods struggle to address the...
A Japanese Plum Breeding Core Collection Capturing and Exploiting Genetic Variation
26/06/2025 - The optimal exploitation of genetic variability is essential for the success of breeding programs and for identifying quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in genetic association studies. These benefit from...
ZIF-93-Based Nanomaterials as pH-Responsive Drug Delivery Systems for Enhanced Antibacterial Efficacy of Kasugamycin in the Management of Pear Fire Blight
25/06/2025 - Kasugamycin (KSM) is easily affected by photolysis, acid–base destruction, and oxidative decomposition in the natural environment, leading to its poor durability and low effective...
Exogenous Sugar Alcohols Enhance Peach Seedling Growth via Modulation of Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities
25/06/2025 - Excessive fertilizer input and low output are currently problems for peach production in China. Sugar alcohols such as sorbitol and mannitol represent promising eco-friendly fertilization strategies...
Foliar Application of Silicon: An Innovative and Effective Strategy for Enhancing Tomato Yield in Hydroponic Systems
26/06/2025 - Hydroponic cultivation offers a promising solution to water scarcity by using less water than traditional soil-based agriculture. Although the integration of silicon (Si) in hydroponic systems is...
Candidate Gene Variants Linked to Brown Rot Susceptibility in the European Plum Genome
26/06/2025 - European plum (Prunus domestica) is among the most important stone fruits cultivated worldwide. However, its production is significantly affected by fungal brown rot disease, caused by Monilinia spp....
Biocontrol Potential of Microfighter: A Zeolite-Based Product Enriched with Pseudomonas synxantha DSL65
27/06/2025 - Particle film technology is an environmentally sustainable crop protection method, offering an alternative to chemical pesticides for disease control. Copper-based compounds have long been central to...
The Causative Agent of Soft Rot in Plants, the Phytopathogenic Bacterium Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum: A Brief Description and an Overview of Methods to Control It
28/06/2025 - This review presents information obtained over the past 10 years on the methods to control the widespread worldwide phytopathogen Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum (Pcc). This bacterium...
YOLOv8-MSP-PD: A Lightweight YOLOv8-Based Detection Method for Jinxiu Malus Fruit in Field Conditions
28/06/2025 - Accurate detection of Jinxiu Malus fruits in unstructured orchard environments is hampered by frequent overlap, occlusion, and variable illumination. To address these challenges, we propose...
Modeling of Droplet Deposition in Air-Assisted Spraying
28/06/2025 - Air-assisted spraying is the primary method of plant protection in orchards, and precision spraying according to the canopy characteristics of fruit trees can reduce waste and pollution due to...
The Antioxidant and Skin-Brightening Effects of a Novel Caffeic Acid Derivative, Caffeic Acid-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylpropanolester
29/06/2025 - Caffeic acid (CA) is a naturally occurring polyphenol antioxidant found in coffee, tea, fruits, and vegetables, known for its strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-aging properties....
A module with multiple transcription factors positively regulates powdery mildew resistance in grapevine
- SummaryErysiphe necator, the causal agent of powdery mildew (PM), is a fungal pathogen that can severely reduce crop yields. In this study, stable overexpression and silencing demonstrated that the...
Identification of PpTHE1, a cell wall integrity sensor regulating the increased duration of harvest window in slow?melting flesh peach, through the assembly of a chromosome?level reference genome of Prunus persica
- SummarySlow?melting flesh (SMF) in peaches offers many advantages, including easy transportation, maintaining flavour after ripening, an extended harvest window, and reduced losses caused by fruit...
A telomere?to?telomere gap?free assembly integrating multi?omics uncovers the genetic mechanism of fruit quality and important agronomic trait associations in pomegranate
- SummaryPomegranate is an important perennial fruit tree distributed worldwide. Reference genomes with gaps and limit gene identification controlling important agronomic traits hinder its functional...
The IQ67?domain protein IQD1 regulates fruit shape through complex multiprotein interactions in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)
- SummaryNatural genetic variation can be used to improve important crop agronomic traits, and understanding the genetic basis of natural variation in fruit shape can help breeders develop pepper...
Pest categorisation of Eulecanium excrescens
- AbstractFollowing the commodity risk assessments of Acer spp., Malus spp. and Prunus spp. plants for planting from the United Kingdom (UK), in which Eulecanium excrescens (Ferris) (Hemiptera:...
Updated peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance pydiflumetofen
- AbstractThe conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State,...
Collection, Evaluation, and New Cultivar Breeding of Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis in Wudang Mountains, China
26/06/2025 - To develop new kiwifruit cultivars (Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis) with desirable traits, we conducted wild resource surveys in the Wudang Mountains region of China. Seven promising accessions...
Characterization of Polyploid Embryoid Lines Induced via Unfertilized Ovule Culture of Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.)
23/06/2025 - Polyploidy plays a significant role in loquat breeding, particularly in triploid breeding for seedless fruit production. Currently, loquat polyploid breeding primarily relies on natural seedling...
Plum Trees' Leaf Area Response to Fertilization and Irrigation in the Nursery
25/06/2025 - This study addressed a significant and relevant issue, specifically the production of high-quality fruit planting material linked to an economically viable nursery operation. The process considered...