Agronomy, Volume 15, Issue 5

Heavy metal pollution, particularly cadmium (Cd) contamination in water and farmland, might accumulate in natural insect enemies through the food chain. In response to this heavy metal stress, natural enemy insects adapt by altering their metabolism...

Sweet corn (Zea mays L. saccharata) has emerged as a valuable crop not only for its economic potential but also for its role in sustainable food systems due to its high consumer demand and adaptability. As global agricultural systems face increasing...

In this article, we propose a fuzzy proportional–integral–derivative (Fuzzy-PID) controller that integrates a system-identification-based control strategy. We aim to address the challenge of regulating electrical conductivity (EC) in a fe...

Shrub encroachment in coastal wetlands alters vegetation–soil interactions, yet its impacts on north temperate coastal wetland ecosystems remain poorly quantified. This study investigated the effects of Tamarix chinensis-dominated shrub en...

Monitoring the water status of fruit orchards is required to optimize crop water management and determine irrigation scheduling. For this purpose, capacitance probes are commonly used to measure soil water content (θs). However, when these prob...

Aiming to address a series of problems caused by inefficient nitrogen fixation in soybean within the maize–soybean rotation system under cold-region conditions in Heilongjiang Province, China—such as reduced crop yields, declining soil fe...

Pest control in industrial buildings, such as silos and storage facilities, is critical for maintaining food safety and economic stability. Traditional methods like fumigation face challenges, including insect resistance and environmental concerns, p...

Uncertainties regarding the responses of soil-available nitrogen and phosphorus (i.e., ammonium nitrogen, NH4+–N; nitrate nitrogen, NO3−–N; available phosphorus, AP) to global changes pose significant challenges to predicting future...

The delayed sowing date and basal internode lodging caused by climate change are major constraints on wheat productivity. To investigate the effects of varying sowing dates and fertilization application regimes on wheat yield and lodging resistance,...

Early blight, caused by fungi of the genus Alternaria, is one of the most destructive diseases affecting tomato plants, leading to a decrease in yield and commercial value. Studies so far on Alternaria spp. affecting tomato in Kazakhstan have been li...