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Biology and Life Sciences Forum, Volume 54, Issue 1

IOCAG 2025 2025 - 6 articles

The 3rd International Online Conference on Agriculture

Online | 22–24 October 2025

Volume Editor:
Bin Gao, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA

Cover Story: The 3rd International Online Conference on Agriculture (IOCAG2025) is organized by the journal Agriculture. IOCAG2025 provides a global forum for researchers to address key challenges in modern agriculture, focusing on balancing productivity with environmental sustainability. It features discussions on critical topics including climate-smart agriculture, ecosystem management, smart farming, water and soil management, crop and animal production, and sustainable food systems. The event facilitates accessible knowledge exchange through live webinars with invited and contributed speakers.

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Proceeding Paper

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Yield Stability of Selected Potato Cultivars Under Mulch and Fungicide Applications Across Different Environments

Nosipho Precious Minenhle Phungula,
Sandile Thamsanqa Hadebe,
Lucky Sithole,
Morgan Nadioo and
Nomali Ziphorah Ngobese

Biol. Life Sci. Forum2025, 54(1), 6;https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2025054006

31 December 2025

Smallholder farmers’ yields fluctuate yearly due to the variability of climate, resources, and diseases. The study aimed to assess genotypes-by-environment interactions under different management practices using additive main effects and multip...

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Proceeding Paper

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Comparative Evaluation of UAV Nozzle Geometries for Sustainable Water and Pesticide Management in Rice Cultivation

Shefali Vinod Ramteke,
Pritish Kumar Varadwaj and
Vineet Tiwari

Biol. Life Sci. Forum2025, 54(1), 5;https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2025054005

22 December 2025

This study evaluates the influence of four unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) spray nozzle geometries—flat-fan, hollow-cone, air-induction, and ultra-fine electrostatic—on water and pesticide use, canopy coverage, and greenhouse gas emissions...

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Proceeding Paper

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Comparative Assessment of UAV Nozzle Type and Flight Height for Efficient Rice Canopy Spraying in Northern India

Shefali Vinod Ramteke,
Pritish Kumar Varadwaj and
Vineet Tiwari

Biol. Life Sci. Forum2025, 54(1), 4;https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2025054004

16 December 2025

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based spraying is transforming precision agriculture by enabling targeted, uniform agrochemical application. This study evaluates four nozzle types across three flight heights for rice crop canopy, analyzing spray metric...

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Proceeding Paper

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Mapping Soil Salinity by Integrating Field EC Measurements and Landsat-Derived Spectral Indices by Cloud-Based Geospatial Analysis

Saffi Ur Rehman,
Tingting Chang,
Zahid Maqbool and
Muhammad Adnan Shahid

Biol. Life Sci. Forum2025, 54(1), 3;https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2025054003

9 December 2025

Soil salinity is an essential constraint on sustainable crop production, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, due to its effects on soil fertility. This study presents a data-driven approach for mapping soil salinity by integrating field-based...

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Proceeding Paper

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Fruit Storage of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia) to Enhance Its Seedling Vigor

Mariz Dahilig,
Raymund Julius Rosales,
Christian Butch Andrew Balbas,
Glisten Faith Pascua and
Micah Benize Gregorio-Balbas

Biol. Life Sci. Forum2025, 54(1), 2;https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2025054002

8 December 2025

A study was conducted on the fruit storage (0, 2, 4, and 6 days) of bitter gourd (half-ripe stage) under ambient conditions (temperature: 28 ± 2 °C and relative humidity: 65 ± 5%). It was conducted to evaluate the impact of fruit st...

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Proceeding Paper

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Evaluation of the Antifungal Effect of Carvacrol-Rich Essential Oils: In Vitro Study on the Phytopathogenic Fungi Alternaria and Fusarium

Vasileios Papantzikos,
Georgios Patakioutas and
Paraskevi Yfanti

Biol. Life Sci. Forum2025, 54(1), 1;https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2025054001

21 November 2025

Certain essential oils (EOs) from aromatic plants have shown potent antifungal effects. In this work, an in vitro study was conducted to examine the antifungal effect of EOs obtained from Greek flora aromatic plants that belong to the Lamiaceae famil...

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