2024 July - 259 articles
Plant height is an important grain yield-associated trait in maize. To date, few genes related to plant height have been characterized in maize. To better understand the genetic mechanisms of plant height in maize, we revealed the transcriptional cha...
Leaves are the nutritive organs of rice. Leaf shape influences rice photosynthesis, subsequently impacting yield. Gibberellins, GAs, are important hormones, but the way in which GAs regulate leaf width is largely unknown. This study focuses on the d1...
Broiler farming is a significant source of gaseous emissions. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of different litter additives on the emission of NH3, N2O, CO2, and CH4 during broiler housing and subsequent manure storage. The gaseous em...
Soil salinization is a global agro-ecological problem and a major factor impeding agricultural development. Planting salt-tolerant plants to improve saline soils offers both ecological and economic benefits. Currently, there are few studies addressin...
This study introduces a You Only Look Once (YOLO) model for detecting diseases in tomato leaves, utilizing YOLOV8s as the underlying framework. The tomato leaf images, both healthy and diseased, were obtained from the Plant Village dataset. These ima...
This study was conducted at El-Sabahia Research Station (latitude 31°12′ N, longitude 29°58′ E) in Alexandria, Egypt to evaluate the effect of Spirulina platensis algae extract on the growth, yield, and juice quality of four sugar...
(1) Background: Cyperaceae weeds have become a major type of weed in local paddy fields in China. (2) Methods: We assessed the impact of environmental factors, including temperature, light, salinity, water stress and soil depth, on the germination an...
Plant growth and food security depend heavily on phosphorus (P). Recovering and recycling P from animal, municipal, and food waste streams can significantly reduce dependency on traditional mineral P. This is particularly pertinent in the EU regions...
Elucidating the characteristics and underlying mechanisms of soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen mineralization in the context of sludge addition is vital for enhancing soil quality and augmenting the carbon sink capacity of soil. This study exami...
Crop diseases significantly impact crop yields, and promoting specialized control of crop diseases is crucial for ensuring agricultural production stability. Disease identification primarily relies on human visual inspection, which is inefficient, in...
The use of man-made nanoparticles (NPs) has increased exponentially in recent years, many of which accumulate in significant quantities in soil, including through use in agriculture as nanofertilizers and nanopesticides. ZnO NPs are more environmenta...
The accurate identification of corn leaf diseases is crucial for preventing disease spread and improving corn yield. Plant leaf images are often affected by factors such as complex backgrounds, climate, light, and sample data imbalance. To address th...
Soybean insect pests can seriously affect soybean yield, so efficient and accurate detection of soybean insect pests is crucial for soybean production. However, pest detection in complex environments suffers from the problems of small pest targets, l...
The use of polymer-coated urea (PCU) can improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), compared to the application of rapid-release urea (RU). However, the effect of PCU-based nitrogen management on grain yield and the NUE of rice and its underlying mechani...
Soil tillage and maize residues return are important practices for tackling and promoting soil quality and improving crop yield in the North China Plain (NCP), where winter wheat production is threatened by soil deterioration. Although maize residues...
The distinctive quality of Sichuan south-road dark tea (SSDT) is gradually disappearing with processing innovation. Here, near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy (NIRS) and spectrofluorometric techniques were utilized to determine the spectral characteristi...
South China has a climate characteristic of high temperature and high humidity, and the temperature and relative humidity inside a Venlo greenhouse are higher than those in the atmosphere. This paper studied the effect of ventilation conditions on th...
Agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Biochar has been recommended as a potential strategy to mitigate GHG emissions and improve soil fertility and crop productivity. However, few studies have investigated the potential of...
Soybean plants cultivated using mulched drip irrigation planting technology have the following characteristics during the harvest period: green stems and leaves, and a high straw/grain ratio. Moreover, the threshing device of a soybean combine harves...
Exploring the growth and physiological response mechanisms of rice under continuous drought stress circumstances can provide a significant scientific foundation and technological assistance for meeting drought difficulties, improving drought resistan...
Cuelure, an effective lure specifically targeting Tephritid fruit flies, has been widely adopted and applied in the monitoring and control of these pests, providing significant support for agricultural pest management. However, its uncontrollable rel...
Plant microbiota composition changes with the environment and host state, suggesting potential for engineering. However, engineering plant microbiomes is promising but currently undeveloped. This study investigated the role of root-associated bacteri...
To meet the growing population’s demand for food, humans have introduced large amounts of nitrogen fertilizers into agricultural systems, resulting in highly nitrified environments in most farmland soils. In highly nitrified environments, the a...
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important tuber crop consumed globally. However, stable yam production faces challenges from a variety of diseases caused by fungi, nematodes, viruses, and bacteria. Prominent diseases such as anthracnose, leaf spot, yam wi...
Granule size distribution of wheat starch is an important characteristic that could affect the functionality of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) products. Lodging is a major limiting factor for wheat production. Few studies have been conducted to clarify...
Organic waste utilization stands as a pivotal approach to ecological and economic sustainability. This study aimed to assess the stability, maturity, and evolution of co-composts comprising various blends of green waste (GW) and sheep manure (SM). Em...
The Clearfield® technology is an useful tool for controlling weedy rice due to the effectiveness of imazamox and the cultivation of rice varieties resistant to imidazolines. However, residual imazamox in the soil probably causes phytotoxicity to...
Citrus pests pose a major threat to both citrus yield and fruit quality. The early prevention of pests is essential for sustainable citrus cultivation, cost savings, and the reduction of environmental pollution. Despite the increasing application of...
Potato production systems present various phytosanitary problems. Among these, potato early dying (PED) caused by Verticillium spp. is a disease that is difficult to detect in its early stages and whose expression occurs in critical growing phases of...
A seeding machine for planting potatoes in double rows on large ridges in the cold and arid regions of northwest China was designed and built at Gansu Agricultural University. The machine is capable to achieve the integrated operations of ridge forma...
In this eight-year grassland field trial, we compared the fertilization effects of biomass ashes (BMAs) and carbonated lime (CaCO3) in combined application with cattle slurry (CS). Our study focused on plant coverage, forage yield, and quality, as we...
The desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk., 1775), stands as one of the most pervasive pests globally, inflicting extensive damage across Asia and Africa. Facilitated by intercontinental migration, the desert locust engages in population exchan...
This study introduced the application of concepts and methods from extreme value theory (EVT) to estimate the probability that daily minimum temperatures exceed springtime critical temperature thresholds for Pinot noir buds and young shoots as a func...
Excessive fertilizer use has led to environmental pollution and reduced crop yields, underscoring the importance of research into variable-rate fertilization (VRF) based on digital image technology in precision agriculture. Current methods, which rel...
In nature, the ability to avoid self-fertilization has evolved to prevent the deleterious effects of inbreeding. However, under cultivation conditions, self-incompatibility can reduce the pollination efficiency of Coffea canephora. The objective of t...
With the global energy crisis and the decline of fossil fuel resources, biofuels are gaining attention as alternative energy sources. China, as a major developing country, has long depended on coal and is now looking to biofuels to diversify its ener...
Leaf angle (LA) is a major agronomic trait of rice plant architecture, which is determined by the development of the leaf lamina joint (LJ) and closely related to plant yield. The LJ is formed by the leaf collar belt (ligule band), leaf tongue (ligul...
Cover crops (CCs) offer ecosystem benefits, yet their impact on subsequent crop yields varies with climate, soil, and management practices. Using the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln&rs...
This research focuses on the seasonal patterns of the ecophysiological recovery of four olive cultivars (Arbequina, Coratina, Frantoio, and Urano), both micropropagated and self-rooted, grown in a mature, irrigated, super high-density (SHD) orchard u...
Brazil, the world’s largest soybean producer, owes its success to the cultivation of glyphosate-resistant (GR) cultivars. However, the soybean yields lag behind those obtained in areas managed for high productivity. Glyphosate-induced hormesis...
Interest in biological pest control using ants in agroforestry and agricultural systems has increased in recent decades due to the diversity and abundance of these insects in different ecosystems. Biological pest control has emerged as an alternative...
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold et Zucc.) Endl. is cultivated in the temperate region of East Asia for its high-quality and profitable timber. The timber-processing industry produces a large amount of waste, such as tree bark, branches, and leaves, and...
Plants play a crucial role in soil fixation and enhancement of slope stability, and saline–alkaline stress is one of the main restrictions inhibiting plant growth and development. At present, there is a lack of research on the effects of saline...
Fruit development and maturation rely on intrinsic genetic programs involving hormone biosynthesis and signalling and environmental cues, integrating phenological cycles and climatic issues encompassing abiotic stresses and climate change. In persimm...
Grasslands have been increasingly impacted by human activities, gradually becoming one of the most threatened ecosystems globally. Advanced geographic information technology and remote sensing techniques allow for a fresh perspective on studying the...
Saline soils are characterized by organic matter and nutrient deficiencies, and their mineral fraction consists almost exclusively of fine sand particles, resulting in an unstable soil formation process. Due to the high amount of soluble salts in the...
The key role of soil quality improvement in achieving sustainable agricultural development based on highly intensive use of farmland is increasingly being recognized, as is the ponderance of suitable evaluation of the soil quality. The overarching go...
To increase Europe’s self-sufficiency for protein sources, boosting plant protein production is a prerequisite. Yield variability is one of the main problems regarding the cultivation of protein crops. In this light, cereal–legume intercr...
Straw returning may stimulate soil microbial activity, thereby influencing microbial-mediated soil nitrification, which can lead to nitrate leaching and nitrogen (N) loss. However, its effects under long-term nitrogen fertilization remain unclear. At...
Sucrose transporters (SUTs) play vital roles in phloem sucrose unloading and transportation in wheat grains. However, the genomic information regarding the SUT gene family and their expression patterns in response to heat stress in grains of male-ste...
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