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Agriculture, Volume 15, Issue 4

February-2 2025 - 88 articles

Cover Story: While microplastics can reduce the bioavailability of pesticides due to adsorption, they also increase the persistence of pesticides and alter their toxicity. Subsequent desorption, influenced by microplastic types and pesticide hydrophobicity and partitioning, replenishes the pesticides in the soil. This permits the gradual release of pesticides and potential sustained actions on target organisms and non-target organisms. As microplastic pollution increases, the frequency or amount of pesticide applications will need to increase to achieve the desired level of crop protection, resulting in negative costs and environmental impacts. Future studies can quantify how microplastic–pesticide interactions affect target pests to more precisely understand the effects of microplastics on pesticide applications. View this paper
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Articles (88)

  • Article
  • Open Access
911 Views
31 Pages

19 February 2025

The agricultural equipment market has the characteristics of rapid demand changes and high demand for machine models, etc., so multi-variety, small-batch, and customized production methods have become the mainstream of agricultural machinery enterpri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,468 Views
13 Pages

19 February 2025

This paper investigates the influence of vegetable oils (sunflower oil (SO), rapeseed oil (RO), and linseed oil (LO)) supplemented into broiler diets on the fatty acids profile and quality of lipids in breasts and thighs, expressed through qualitativ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,326 Views
13 Pages

19 February 2025

Effective thinning methods that balance yield, fruit quality, and ripening dynamics are essential to ensure efficient and sustainable apple production. This study examined the effects of various thinning treatments on ‘Gala Vill’ apples (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,508 Views
17 Pages

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Supplementation Improves Growth Performance and Heat Stress Tolerance in Angus Steers

  • Chang-Xiao Shi,
  • Shun-Ran Yang,
  • Ying-Qi Li,
  • Hui-Li Wang,
  • Sheng-Nan Min,
  • Shuo Zhang,
  • Hong-Liang Zhang,
  • Ya-Wen Luo,
  • Wen-Xi Zhao and
  • Yang He
  • + 2 authors

19 February 2025

Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) can be incorporated into ruminant diets as a postbiotic product. This study aimed to explore the effects of supplementing different levels of SC in the diets of mid-fattening Angus steers under heat stress conditions. A...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,952 Views
21 Pages

Use of Bacterial-Enzymatic Inoculant Improves Silage Quality and Reduces Fermentation Losses in Intercropped Systems

  • Bruno de Souza Marques,
  • Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Costa,
  • Luciana Maria da Silva,
  • Adriano Carvalho Costa,
  • Gerson Carlos Ferrari,
  • João Francisco de Lima,
  • Amilton Ferreira da Silva,
  • Wildo Pereira Matos,
  • Lucas Ferreira Gonçalves and
  • Divino Antonio Santana Lima
  • + 3 authors

19 February 2025

The ensiling potential of Tamani guinea grass (Panicum maximum cv. BRS Tamani) and Stylosanthes cv. Bela in monoculture or intercropped systems, and the effect of two treatments on ensiling (with and without inoculant) on fermentation quality and nut...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,267 Views
16 Pages

19 February 2025

One of the methods used to improve the durability of blueberry fruits is the application of nutrients through foliar feeding with calcium, which can improve the post-harvest mechanical parameters. This study proposed an optimal selection of calcium s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
692 Views
13 Pages

Nematicidal Extracts of Chinaberry, Parsley and Rocket Are Safe to Eisenia fetida, Enchytraeus albidus, Daphnia magna and Danio rerio

  • Pelagia Anastasiadou,
  • Nikoletta Ntalli,
  • Katerina Kyriakopoulou and
  • Konstantinos M. Kasiotis

19 February 2025

In the frame of a “greener agriculture”, the development of new natural pesticides that are safer than their synthetic counterparts is gaining ground. Nonetheless, the origin of their nature does not necessarily imply their eco-friendline...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,897 Views
15 Pages

Characterization of Phytophthora and Pythium Species Associated with Root Rot of Olive Trees in Morocco

  • Ikram Legrifi,
  • Abderrahim Lazraq,
  • Jamila Al Figuigui,
  • Zineb Belabess,
  • Moussa El Jarroudi and
  • Rachid Lahlali

19 February 2025

The olive tree is one of the most important fruit crops grown in Morocco, yet extensive decline associated with the root rot of this crop has been observed in many regions. This study aimed to identify and characterize the oomycetes associated with r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,085 Views
25 Pages

A Semi-Supervised Diffusion-Based Framework for Weed Detection in Precision Agricultural Scenarios Using a Generative Attention Mechanism

  • Ruiheng Li,
  • Xuaner Wang,
  • Yuzhuo Cui,
  • Yifei Xu,
  • Yuhao Zhou,
  • Xuechun Tang,
  • Chenlu Jiang,
  • Yihong Song,
  • Hegan Dong and
  • Shuo Yan

19 February 2025

The development of smart agriculture has created an urgent demand for efficient and accurate weed recognition and detection technologies. However, the diverse and complex morphology of weeds, coupled with the scarcity of labeled data in agricultural...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4,427 Views
17 Pages

Addressing Cadmium in Cacao Farmland: A Path to Safer, Sustainable Chocolate

  • Gina Alexandra García Porras,
  • Jéssica Aires dos Santos,
  • Mariana Rocha de Carvalho,
  • Elberth Hernando Pinzón-Sandoval,
  • Aline Aparecida Silva Pereira and
  • Luiz Roberto Guimarães Guilherme

19 February 2025

Cacao cultivation is an important economic and social activity for tropical regions worldwide. Elevated cadmium (Cd) concentrations in soil and cacao beans have become a serious concern for producers and consumers, particularly following the implemen...

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