2025 October - 199 articles
Red grapes are recognized as valuable sources of phenolic compounds with nutritional and technological importance. Anthocyanins strongly influence the color, stability, and antioxidant activity of wines, thereby contributing to both quality and poten...
Addressing crop responses to drought and nitrogen stress is crucial for improving resilience and ensuring sustainable agriculture under changing climatic conditions. This study investigates the physiological responses of wheat (Videodur [DU], Sensas...
Modern crop breeding requires efficient tools for genetic identity and parentage verification to manage large-scale programs. To address this, we present GIPA (Genomic Identity and Parentage Analysis), a high-performance toolkit designed for these ta...
To address the challenges in precision seeding of Cyperus esculentus L. seeds caused by their irregular shape and uneven surface, this study investigates the effect of soaking pretreatment on seed germination and adopts rubber-based seed suction hole...
The accurate detection of individual litchi crowns is important for precision management and yield estimation. This study aims to improve the YOLOv8n model for accurate detection of litchi crowns in high-resolution satellite images. For this purpose,...
Closed hydroponics (recirculating) is increasingly recognized as a sustainable approach for conserving water and fertilizer resources. However, concerns remain among growers regarding ionic imbalances and yield instability during nutrient–solut...
Breaking the maize yield plateau necessitates the development of density-tolerant varieties, for which recurrent selection is a key breeding strategy. However, a systematic understanding of how the interaction between selection density (parental scre...
The timely and accurate prediction of flue-cured tobacco yield is crucial for its stable yield and income growth. Based on yield and meteorological data from 2003 to 2023 (from the NASA POWER database) of Yunnan Province, this study constructed a cou...
Biochar shows potential for regulating nitrogen cycling in cold-region soils, but the roles of its different fractions during freeze-thaw cycles (FTCs) remain unclear. To elucidate the regulation of cold-region soil environments by biochar at the fra...
Microbial priming is an emerging strategy in sustainable agriculture that involves the use of beneficial microorganisms to enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability. This innovative approach leverages the natural interactions between plant...
Straw return is crucial for sustainable agriculture, but its efficiency is limited by low temperatures in cold regions, especially in saline-alkali soils. This study investigates the degradation process of maize straw and the response of soil propert...
This study investigates the connection between meteorological variables and the presence of Fusarium species across 26 grain sampling sites over five years. We analyzed average temperatures for May, June, and July, which showed substantial year-to-ye...
Purpose: Comparing farmland and alfalfa grassland systems under different planting scales in influencing grain yield and environmental security is crucial to achieving sustainable food development. This study aims to evaluate the environmental impact...
This study presents the results of scientific research analyzing the resistance to late blight in created potato hybrids of various maturity groups and the possibility of identifying early-maturing forms with increased resistance to both leaf and tub...
Managing eutrophic waterbodies produced large quantity of cyanobacterial sludge (CS), a biomass rich in nitrogen (N) that can be recycled through composting. However, how this management affects the compost fertility and ammonia (NH3) volatilization...
In the context of sustainable agriculture and environmental restoration, this study explores the potential of combining vermicompost with mineral fertilizers to optimize crop production while reducing the environmental footprint of synthetic fertiliz...
Addressing the threat of heavy metal contamination in agriculture, this study evaluated the efficacy of crab shell biochar (CB) and compost (CO) in immobilizing copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and lead (Pb). The objective was to determine the impact of solit...
Rotational grazing and cover crops are conservation practices known to improve soil health, particularly soil organic carbon (SOC) and aggregate stability. Combining both practices may enhance these benefits more than either alone. With grazing lands...
Soil viruses are increasingly recognized as key regulators of microbial communities and biogeochemical cycles, yet their responses to long-term fertilization strategies remain poorly characterized. We conducted a four-year pot experiment in subtropic...
To address the challenges of poor model adaptability and high computational complexity in complex orchard environments characterized by variable lighting, severe occlusion, and dense fruit clusters, an enhanced kiwifruit detection network, Kiwi-YOLO,...
Biochar application can effectively immobilize Cadmium (Cd) in soil. However, it is largely unknown how the biogeochemical processes of sulfur (S) in biochar affect Cd fixation under conditions of decreasing pe + pH. Using two field-contaminated padd...
In Xinjiang, soybean yield potential is constrained by varietal limitations and abiotic stresses. Although plant growth regulators (PGRs) can enhance crop yield, their specific impacts on soybean production, endogenous hormone regulation, and nutrien...
The use of UAVs to detect litchi in natural environments is imperative for rapid litchi yield estimation and automated harvesting systems. However, UAV-based lychee fruit detection bottlenecks arise from complex canopy architecture and leaf occlusion...
In the face of global climate change, resource scarcity, and population growth, ensuring food security [...]
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) have a wide range of applications in agriculture and environmental management. They act as biostimulants and biofertilizers to enhance crop quality and yields in a more sustainable way. The present research aime...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of 2.45 GHz microwave application in inhibiting the germination of Portulaca oleracea seeds. Four different soil substrate types were used to establish whether their different properties and com...
Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is a key cereal crop for malting and brewing, where grain plumpness and optimal grain protein concentration (GPC) are essential quality traits. This study investigated the combined effects of nitrogen fertilization strateg...
Originating from the practical demands of digital irrigation district construction, this study aims to provide support for precise irrigation management. This study developed a reinforcement learning-based intelligent irrigation decision-making model...
Drosophila suzukii is a key invasive pest, and infestation in peach orchards can lead to significant economic losses. This study monitored the spatial distribution and reproductive biology of D. suzukii in central Italy to inform integrated pest mana...
Despite the extensive cultivation of Moringa trees in tropical regions, understanding of accession-specific performance across diverse agroecological zones remains inadequate. Thus, this study evaluated the growth, adaptability, and leaf yield perfor...
Salinization of irrigation areas is a key environmental challenge faced by arid and semi-arid regions worldwide, and the complexity of natural environment and human activities increases the uncertainty of salinization distribution. This study takes t...
Herbicide resistance in weeds has become a critical challenge in worldwide and Mexican agriculture. Many of these cases involve single, cross and multiple resistance to herbicides that inhibit Acetyl CoA Carboxylase (ACCase), Acetolactate Synthase (A...
To address the severe challenge of soil salinization, effective soil amelioration methods are urgently needed; however, current research on the microbial mechanisms of the combined application of multiple amendments is insufficient. Therefore, this s...
Banana is a globally important food crop. As a large herbaceous plant with a shallow root system, its yield is highly susceptible to drought stress. ANP family genes play crucial roles in plant drought resistance. However, the ANP gene family has not...
RipenessGAN is a novel Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) designed to generate synthetic images across different ripeness stages of jujubes (green fruit, white ripe fruit, semi-red fruit, and fully red fruit), aiming to provide balanced training da...
This study investigated the effects of combined biochar and biogas slurry application on Acrisols in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Biochar was applied at 0–2% (C0–C3) with or without slurry substitution (B0, B1) to evaluate changes in soil...
Huanglongbing (HLB), associated with the bacterial pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), is one of the most destructive diseases affecting citrus. Although some citrus cultivars are tolerant of the disease, no commercially resistant vari...
The genus Agave (family Asparagaceae) represents the second-most important group of plants in Mexico. Several fungal species have been identified as causal agents of leaf spot disease affecting Agave salmiana and A. lechuguilla, producing necrotic le...
Efficient water and nitrogen management is essential for maintaining soil fertility and achieving sustainable agricultural production, especially in arid oasis regions where soil degradation and nutrient loss are common challenges. However, the inter...
Food legumes play a pivotal role in China’s food security, nutritional health, and green development strategies due to their unique advantages. This paper presents an empirical study on the economic evaluation of scientific research on pest and...
Grassland degradation stems from disordered energy flow and material cycling caused by heavy grazing pressure. Fertilization is an effective measure to restore degraded grasslands. However, the mechanisms through which organic fertilizers influence s...
Sustainable Weed Management Practices (SWMPs) are currently underrepresented in European cropping systems despite considerable attention from the research and policymaking communities. In public discourse, their adoption is associated with low yields...
Nitrate transporter 1/peptide transporter family (NPF) proteins play pivotal roles in nitrogen uptake, translocation, and stress adaptation in plants. To comprehensively investigate this gene family in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), we conducted the geno...
This study aims to assess the environmental profile and identify environmental hotspots of indoor hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) cultivation through environmental impact analysis under four scenarios combining two nutrient solutions and two lighting inten...
RNA interference (RNAi) represents a promising pest control strategy, applicable to both insect-resistant genetically modified (IRGM) crops and sprayable RNAi insecticides. These products can achieve sequence-specific gene silencing and require rigor...
Anaerobic digestate from manure, a byproduct of biogas production, is increasingly used as an organic fertilizer in circular agriculture systems. This study assessed the microbiological impact of maize fertigation with anaerobic digestate, focusing o...
Hungary faces increasing water challenges, including frequent droughts and a growing dependence on irrigation, which necessitate alternative water sources for agriculture. This study evaluated the use of saline aquaculture effluent—characterize...
Despite its high inulin content, Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) remains an underutilized vegetable for human consumption. Organic field trials of two biotypes adapted to Northern Patagonia, Argentina, were conducted. Since no cultivars...
Chemical fertilizers are commonly used to supply phosphorus and other nutrients to crops, but due to high affinity of soils for P fixation, over-application of P fertilizer is common, which may result in groundwater and surface water pollution. To in...
In numerous coffee-producing areas, coffee plants are routinely exposed to a low chilling temperature on a seasonal cycle. Despite the well-established significance of NAC transcription factors in mediating plant responses to abiotic stresses, their...
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