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Rotating intercrops in continuous maize cultivation: effect on the soil macronutrient content and aggregate stability

- Aust?ja Švereikait? Ugnius Ginelevi?ius Jovita Balandait? Aušra Sinkevi?ien? Rasa Kimbirauskien? Lina Juodyt? Rendy Anggriawan K?stutis Romaneckas a Department of Agroecosystems and Soil Sciences,...

A Novel AP2/ERF Transcription Factor Controls Trichome Initiation and Fruit Development in Cucumber

- ABSTRACTTrichomes, the hair?like outgrowths of the plant epidermis, are critical for defence, reproduction and development. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms governing their initiation...

Projected Reductions in Staple Crop Production and Nutritional Quality Under Climate Change: Machine Learning Evidence From China

18/05/2026 - AbstractStaple crops are essential sources of sustenance and macronutrients. While previous studies have overlooked the combined impacts of climate extremes, elevated CO2?induced nutrient penalties,...

Metabolic Atlas and Multi?Omics Analysis of Maize Pericarp: Coordinated Regulatory Mechanism of Morphogenesis and Flavonoid Metabolism

- ABSTRACTThe maize pericarp serves not only as a physical protective barrier of the seed but also as a critical functional interface involved in environmental response and physiological regulation....

Mitigated nitrous oxide and ammonia emissions in the composting of tail vegetables by co-application of biochar and complex microbial agents: performance and microbial mechanisms

- IntroductionAerobic composting is a mainstream strategy for harmless disposal and resource recycling of massive tail vegetables generated in the global vegetable industry. However, substantial...

Model of multiperiod allocation and prioritization of crops for production units of family agriculture via the CRITIC-TOPSIS mixed method

- Family agriculture faces multiple challenges that affect the performance of its production chains, including climate change, pests, diseases, and production costs, highlighting the need for...

Electrochemical biosensors for food spoilage, quality monitoring, and food safety: recent advances, sensor performance, and smart packaging integration

- Ensuring food safety and preventing spoilage are major challenges in today’s globalized food supply chain. Conventional detection methods, such as microbial culture, dye reduction tests, and...

Cucumber Mosaic Virus Coat Protein Sequesters Host CDPK7?Like Into Phase?Separated Condensates to Promote Viral Infection

- This study reveals a tripartite pesticide–pathogen–host interaction in which the host kinase CDPK7?like in Nicotiana benthamiana interacts with cucumber mosaic virus coat protein (CMV CP) to form...

Pan?NLRome analysis uncovers genetic diversity and evolutionary dynamics among rice, maize and sorghum

- AbstractNucleotide?binding leucine?rich repeat (NLR) genes constitute one of the largest families of plant immune receptors and are central to crop disease resistance. Rice (Oryza sativa L.), maize...

Genome?wide association study reveals the genetic architecture of drought tolerance in maize using yield?based resistance indices and transcriptomic evidence

- AbstractDrought is a major environmental factor limiting maize (Zea mays L.) production worldwide. Unraveling the genetic basis of drought tolerance and pinpointing key loci and candidate genes are...

Genome?wide association and genomic prediction of anthracnose (Colletotrichum dematium) resistance in spinach

- AbstractAnthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum dematium, has emerged as a major foliar disease that threatens spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) production. In this study, a diverse panel of 266...

Pathogenicity of Fusarium xylarioides, the Causal Pathogen of Coffee Wilt Disease, in Coffee Seedlings and an Alternate Host, Tomato Fruit

- Fusarium xylarioides can colonise tomato fruits (Solanum lycopersicum) as an alternative host to coffee. Alternative hosts such as solanaceous weeds surrounding coffee fields could help pathogens...

Soybean and Common Bean as Silent Amplifier Hosts of Tomato Severe Rugose Virus in the Field

- The ability of soybean plants to sustain asymptomatic ToSRV infections while supporting Bemisia tabaci populations positions soybean as a key epidemiological bridge between infected tomato plants to...

Designed Alleles of ZmRap2.7 Decouple the Trade?Off Between Early Flowering and Yield Penalty

- ABSTRACTFlowering time genes often exhibit pleiotropic effects. In particular, early flowering is frequently associated with reduced grain yield due to a shorter growth period. This trade?off poses a...

Irrigation Expansion in the US Corn Belt: Patterns and Yield Impacts

14/05/2026 - AbstractAgricultural irrigation is steadily expanding in the traditionally non?irrigated US Corn Belt, a globally important region for maize and soybean production. While irrigation boosts crop...

On the impact of light spectrum on lettuce biophysics: a dynamic growth model for vertical farming

12/05/2026 - Current crop growth models, whether process-based or data-driven, rarely incorporate spectral light composition, limiting their applicability in highly controlled environments such as vertical...

Optimization of weighted ensembles of genomic prediction models in maize

27/04/2026 - Ensembles of multiple genomic prediction models have demonstrated improved prediction performance over the individual models contributing to the ensemble. The outperformance of ensemble models is...

Correction to “The Big BIT maize experiment: A large multi?location, multi?year, multi?tester, multi?population predictive breeding validation study”

- AbstractThe APETALA2/ethylene?responsive factor (AP2/ERF) superfamily plays a central role in plant metabolism, stress responses, and hormone signaling. Rheum officinale Baill. is an important...

Development and Application of Prime Editors for the Induction of Site?Specific, Heritable Edits in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]

- ABSTRACTPlant viruses are recognized as rapid and effective vectors to deliver CRISPR?Cas reaction components into plants, a strategy termed virus?induced gene editing (VIGE). However, VIGE is...

Linking Genetic Merit and Multi?Trait Indices With Meteorological Controls to Maize Performance Across Multi?Environment Trials

- ABSTRACTAccurate evaluation of maize performance across diverse environments is essential for improving yield stability and cultivar adaptation under a changing climate. However, conventional...

Strengthening livelihoods of smallholder farm women through pluralistic extension approaches–case studies from Karnataka, India

- Women play a critical role in India’s agricultural sector, particularly in horticulture, yet remain inadequately served by extension services and excluded from decision-making and access to key...

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