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Consequences of Market Disruptions on Fertilizer Intensification, Farm Productivity, Profitability, and Food Security in Egypt

- ABSTRACTFertilizers play a crucial role in feeding the world's population and achieving food security, yet recent disruptions in the global fertilizer market have affected pricing, usage, response,...

Stage-specific drought impacts and the mitigating role of irrigation on maize yield: evidence from satellite remote sensing

- In the context of global warming, frequent agricultural droughts pose a severe threat to food security. Henan Province, as a primary maize-producing hub in China, is highly susceptible to these...

Carbon availability mediates differences in rhizosphere denitrification potential between intercropped plants

- Denitrification is an important loss pathway for nitrogen (N) in agricultural systems; however, it is at times unpredictable. Some of the uncertainty surrounding denitrification rates is due to soil...

Effectiveness and feasibility of regenerative agricultural practices in the root vegetable sector in the UK

- Regenerative agriculture (RA) offers a holistic framework for restoring soil health, enhancing biodiversity, and increasing the resilience of food systems. While RA principles have gained traction...

Compost?Based Organic Amendments and Synthetic Fertilisers Enhance Soil Health and Crop Yield Worldwide

- ABSTRACTFertiliser management is central to achieving sustainable increases in crop productivity while maintaining soil health. Yet, it remains unclear how chemical fertilisers, organic amendments...

Capsicum chinense as an African traditional vegetable: Culture, resilience, and opportunity

- Capsicum chinense is central to everyday diets, cultural identity, and smallholder livelihoods across Sub?Saharan Africa, yet remains overlooked in agricultural research and policy. This paper...

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...

Sweet Potato Gene Clusters Control Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Leaf Morphology

- ABSTRACTSweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) exhibits diversity in pigmentation and leaf morphology, yet the genetic architecture and regulatory organisation underlying these traits remain poorly resolved,...

A Bioluminescent Reporter System for Real?Time Monitoring of the Unfolded Protein Response in Plants

- ABSTRACTThe unfolded protein response (UPR) is a critical mechanism for maintaining endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis under stress. Here, we developed a bioluminescent reporter system,...

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%,...

Temporal Variation of Nutrient Ratios Within Hydroponic Nutrient Solutions

- ABSTRACTIndoor hydroponic farming enables pesticide?free food production with significantly lower water use than conventional agriculture. However, standard practices often involve frequent...

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...

Cultivating biophilia: Domestic gardens foster positive emotions towards wildlife, with gardening influence shaped by species' ecological functions

- AbstractUnderstanding how different types of nature interactions influence emotional responses to animal species is especially important in the context of the biodiversity crisis, as these emotions...

Optimum recombination rates for genetic gains in simulated recurrent selection in empirical maize populations

- AbstractMeiotic recombination creates new allelic combinations, but it also disrupts favorable parental haplotypes. Our objective was to assess if optimum recombination rates exist in elite maize...

Azadirachtin A as a Candidate for Postharvest Control of Potato Soft Rot Caused by Pectobacterium atrosepticum: Promising Pathogenicity Effects and Mechanistic Insights From Molecular Docking and DFT Studies

- Azadirachtin A demonstrated the ability to reduce pathogenicity on potato slices. In silico studies indicated that this biopesticide interacts with the PbaSvx protein and the Pel3 pectate lyase,...

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...

Engineering a Gibberellin?Switchable Dual?Use Line Based on Ent?Kaurene Oxidase Gene ZmKO1 Enables Two?Line Hybrid Seed Production in Maize

- ABSTRACTMale?sterile systems are pivotal for maize hybrid seed production, yet existing systems are constrained by significant limitations. Here, we identified a novel single?gene?controlled...

SlMYB17 Antagonises the SlCBF Pathway to Negatively Regulate Tomato Chilling Tolerance

- ABSTRACTLow temperature is a significant environmental constraint, impeding the extensive cultivation of tropical plants. Here, we identify the transcription factor SlMYB17 as an important negative...

UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS profiling of resin glycosides and their lipase inhibitory activity in leaves of selected sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) cultivars

- IntroductionResin glycosides (RGs) found in the aerial parts of sweet potato are health promoting agents that can be reclaimed from the by-products of sweet potato plantation as agriceuticals for...

Screening method for detection of genetically modified soybean and maize events using multiplex PCR combined with capillary electrophoresis

- Volume 17, Issue 1, December 2026.

Sustainable Substrate Management in Soilless Tomato Cultivation: Combined Effects of Biochar and Wood Distillate on Plant Growth and Fruit Mechanical Properties

- ABSTRACTTomato production increasingly requires high?yield plants and fruits with enhanced firmness and resistance to mechanical damage in order to reduce post?harvest losses. Pre?harvest treatments?...

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