Agriculture, Volume 15, Issue 21

Soybeans are of strategic importance to China, yet the country’s heavy reliance on imports leaves it highly exposed to policy and market disruptions. Existing studies have largely focused on the initial 2018 tariff episode, while the evolving i...

Multiplier onion (Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum) is an important bulbous vegetable widely utilized for culinary, condimental, and medicinal purposes. However, limited research on its genetic diversity and phenotypic variation has hindered the develo...

Coal-derived soil amendments have been shown to improve soil physicochemical properties and promote plant growth; however, their effects on rhizosphere microbial communities remain insufficiently understood. In this study, a comprehensive assessment...

Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) is one of the most cultivated Lamiaceae species because of its medicinal, aromatic and ornamental properties. In the late summer of 2023, symptoms of desiccation were observed in a rosemary field located in southern...

Understanding how organic amendments affect microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) and necromass C (MNC) is crucial for understanding soil organic C (SOC) formation and accrual in paddy fields, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unclear. In...

This study aimed to characterize behavioral differences between true estrus (TE) and false estrus (FE) in cows using neck-mounted six-axis inertial measurement unit sensors to reduce false positives in automated detection systems. A retrospective ana...

To address the issue of existing automatic irrigation systems’ excessive reliance on electrical power and communication networks, a one-inlet, four-outlet Hydraulically Actuated Irrigation Control Valve (HAICV) was designed that operates based...

The European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) network represents the EU’s first program for accelerating digital technology adoption by SMEs and public organizations. However, academic literature on EDIHs remains fragmented with notable sectoral i...

Automatic Section Control (ASC) promises to minimize spray overlap areas. The idea is to (i) switch off spray nozzles on areas that have already been sprayed, and (ii) to dynamically adjust nozzle flow rates along the boom bar that holds the spray no...

Plant pathogenic fungi pose a persistent global threat to food security, causing severe yield losses in staple crops and increasing dependence on chemical fungicides. However, the ecological and toxicological drawbacks of synthetic fungicides have in...