2026 May-1 - 97 articles
The immature stages and biology of Neoplinthus tigratus porculus (Fabricius, 1801) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) associated with common hop (Humulus lupulus L.) are described for the first time. Biological observations show that the species...
Commercial production of sweet cherries is possible up to approximately 60° N latitude in Norway and is among the most economically important fruit crops in the country. The harvest is late, but yields are very high, and the fruit is intended sol...
Weed interference and herbicide-induced phytotoxicity, particularly from HPPD inhibitors such as tembotrione, represent significant limitations to yield stability in grain sorghum. Developing strategies to enhance crop tolerance without compromising...
Elevated temperatures due to global climate change adversely affect plant growth and development, which has become a major factor restricting wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production. Despite the introduction of dwarfing genes that have enhanced lodgi...
Long-term simplification of cropping systems and crop protection practices promotes increased weed infestation and may lead to yield decline. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of crop sequence systems and levels of crop protection on wee...
Mycorrhizae utilization is an integral part of the strategy for adapting to climate change in semi-arid regions. A controlled experiment was conducted at the University of Limpopo, South Africa, to determine the effects of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi...
Maize is one of the most widely grown and used crops in the world. Nowadays, weather anomalies such as drought and sudden heavy rains due to climate change bring up serious challenges to maize production. One environmentally conscious approach that c...
The clover cutworm, Anarta trifolii (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), constitutes a polyphagous pest known for causing sporadic, local outbreaks that significantly damage Beta vulgaris, Gossypium hirsutum, Brassica oleracea and others. Evidence supports the...
Agricultural pests can rapidly adapt to chemical pressures, and expression-based surveys of chemosensory genes may not fully capture the associated genomic variation. We hypothesized that the molecular profiles of chemosensory and detoxification gene...
Creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera), a widely used cool-season turfgrass, is highly susceptible to heat stress, which severely impairs its growth and physiological functions. In this study, two cultivars with contrasting heat tolerance, the hea...
Vanilla planifolia, a high-value tropical orchid, is significantly impacted by viral pathogens that threaten its cultivation and productivity. This study employs metagenomic techniques to detect and characterize the viral communities associated with...
This study aims to enhance the early warning and monitoring of frost damage in triticale (×Triticosecale Wittmack), as well as to identify frost-tolerant materials. To this end, this work focused on phenotyping the dynamics of triticale under d...
Invasive polyphagous insects are an increasing concern in agricultural landscapes, particularly where forest and crop habitats occur in close proximity. The invasive planthopper Metcalfa pruinosa (Say, 1830) has expanded widely across Europe, yet its...
The Mediterranean Basin faces increasing risks from extreme weather events, particularly heat stress, which severely threatens the productivity of sensitive crops, like processing tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). This study evaluated the agronomic,...
Empirical parameter settings in steam-based soil disinfestation for Panax notoginseng (a valuable medicinal plant) often hinder the simultaneous optimization of pathogen control and energy efficiency. To address this limitation, this study aims to de...
Effective weed control is essential for sustainable and safe rice production, particularly under the long-term and widespread use of chemical herbicides. Oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) is one of the most important oil crops worldwide, and the oilse...
Traditional leaf area index (LAI) measurement methods are destructive, time-consuming, and labor-intensive. In this study, 282 four-year-old central-leader apple trees were used as research subjects. Canopy reflectance spectra in the range of 4000&nd...
The global demand for Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge in the botanical medicine market is steadily increasing. However, its production has long relied on asexual root propagation, making it highly susceptible to germplasm degradation. Transitioning to seed...
To investigate how steam-explosion pretreatment affects humification during sawdust composting, an aerobic composting experiment was conducted using sawdust, chicken manure, and spent mushroom substrate as feedstocks. Two treatments were established&...
Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), or medfly, is an invasive pest widespread in Argentina, where standardized management methods, such as cultural and chemical controls, are commonly implemented. The success in controlling medfly populations...
In this study, we aimed to examine the multiplicative interaction model as a tool to assess the impact of plant extracts and fermentation products on the growth of mycelium of selected fungi. The materials used in the study included a total of 16 pro...
Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) is an important fruit crop, but its production is severely threatened by ripe rot, a fungal disease caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. However, V. pseudoreticulata ‘Dongan-1’ has been reported to have sign...
Lolium rigidum is among the most prevalent and noxious weeds in cereal and perennial cropping systems worldwide and has developed resistance to several herbicide modes of action. This study employed a sensor-based smart farming method for the early s...
Tomato landraces possess distinct flavors, colors, textures and aromas, making them suitable for traditional cuisine. Tomato landraces contain a wide range of genes, including those involved in fruit quality, that can be isolated and used in local br...
This study has investigated the occurrence characteristics and population damage of weeds in double-cropping direct-seeded rice fields in Hunan, and has identified efficient and safe pre- and post-emergence herbicides to enhance resistance management...
Intercropping systems involving sorghum, grasses, and legumes can enhance forage production and improve sustainability under no-tillage systems. In the context of agricultural systems, the effective selection of rotational species is essential, as th...
Water scarcity is the primary constraint on the development of the potato industry in Northwest China. Improving water use efficiency (WUE) under limited water supply is, therefore, an urgent priority to promote the green and sustainable development...
Peanut leaf disease detection in complex field environments faces two major challenges: distinguishing visually similar symptoms and identifying severely occluded lesions. This study presents YOLOv8-MSDH, a lightweight detection model built upon an i...
Spectral remote sensing enables efficient acquisition of large-scale land surface information and is a key approach for monitoring soil salinity content (SSC). However, surface mulching significantly alters the spectral reflectance responses of cropl...
Urban agriculture plays a critical yet increasingly complex role in sustainable urban development, especially in high-density regions undergoing rapid transformation. Accurate mapping of its spatial distribution and functional composition remains a m...
To address water-heat constraints and environmental risks associated with plastic film mulching in winter wheat production in the semi-arid region of Northwest China, a two-year field experiment (2021–2023) was conducted in Tongwei County, Gans...
The Soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) is a destructive pest that threatens soybeans. In order to develop green and effective control strategies, we propose an EQPAL epidemic model that integrates four developmental stages (1st–2nd stage nymphs, 3r...
To solve the problems of low seeding precision and the poor operational adaptability of traditional no-till seeders under dense planting mode, and meet the agronomic requirements for high maize yield, this study carried out optimization and experimen...
The demand for sustainable weed management and the limited discovery of new herbicide molecules have led to high interest in plant-derived bioherbicides, such as the water residues (WRs) from the hydrodistillation of aromatic plants, which contain bi...
Common bean grain yield is strongly influenced by nitrogen availability and can be improved through biological nitrogen fixation (BNF), which among cultivars and Rhizobium strains. This study evaluated the BNF ability of 15 common bean cultivars and...
Purpose: Black soils in Northeast China are declining in fertility under intensive fertilization, motivating strategies that integrate crop residue return with microbial inoculation. We conducted a field experiment to test whether maize straw return...
Miscanthus lutarioriparius exhibits strong potential for cadmium (Cd) accumulation, making it a promising candidate for the phytoremediation of Cd-contaminated soils. However, its full remediation potential remains underexploited, highlighting the ne...
Increasing freshwater scarcity alongside growing irrigation demand poses a major challenge for agricultural production. One potential response is the use of drought adaptation amendments: materials of natural or synthetic origin that, when applied to...
Copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient, but poorly controlled inputs may increase phytotoxicity risks and alter soil–plant nutrient dynamics. Therefore, Cu formulations that regulate rhizosphere Cu availability are of agronomic interest. Thi...
Grain number and size are important agronomic traits determining grain yield, and yield improvement depends on exploring functional variations of key regulatory genes. Mitogen-activated protein kinase 6 (MAPK6) plays a key role in crop development; h...
Salinity is a critical environmental stressor that inhibits seed germination and seedling growth globally. This study aimed to determine the optimal priming conditions for hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seeds to alleviate salt stress-induced germina...
Accurate identification of plant numbers is crucial for evaluating the effectiveness of mechanical rice seedling transplanting, which directly affects yield estimation and replanting decisions in precision agriculture. Conventional manual counting me...
Drought stress is one of the most critical abiotic stresses restricting global crop production, and sorghum plays an important role in arid and semi-arid areas due to its inherent drought tolerance compared to many other cereals. However, significant...
Soil salinization constrains the sustainability of irrigated oasis agriculture in arid regions. Using repeated post-harvest monitoring of 125 fixed cropland sites in Bachu County, southern Xinjiang, from 2018 to 2021, this study investigated the shor...
Regulated deficit irrigation is a vital method for developing water-saving agriculture. The degree of and the period of water deficit are two key factors determining the effectiveness of regulated deficit irrigation. In this study, winter wheat was u...
Ledum palustre (L. palustre) is widely used in drug development because of its antibacterial and analgesic effects. However, wild L. palustre is often affected by wildfires, resulting in unstable yields. Forest fires represent a major disturbance in...
Leaf water content (LWC) is a key physiological indicator for assessing crop water status. However, its spectral response may vary under different irrigation practices, which limits the general applicability of existing models. This study aims to dev...
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