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Alternative splicing (AS) is a crucial post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism in eukaryotes. Plants can cope with complex environmental changes through AS. In this paper, we found that AS plays an important role in plant responses to biotic and ab...

The use of manure as a growing medium for horticultural crop cultivation is a sustainable practice that may allow a reduction in the production costs and the environmental burden of bulky waste management. For this purpose, the current study investig...

Intensive agriculture has intensified soil acidification in southern China, threatening crop productivity and ecosystem sustainability. Biochar can neutralize acidity, improve pH buffering, and enhance nutrient retention and microbial habitat in acid...

Foreign fiber (FF, plural: FFs) contamination has been demonstrated to have a substantial impact on the quality and profitability of cotton textiles. Machine vision technology, characterized by its non-contact approach and high efficiency, has emerge...

Soil erosion is a major threat to the sustainable productivity of arable lands, making the accurate prediction of soil erodibility essential for effective soil conservation planning. Soil erodibility is strongly controlled by intrinsic soil propertie...

Microplastics (MPs) can serve as bearers of microorganisms and additional contaminants. However, the functional composition and assembly processes of plastisphere bacteria in co-contaminated soil–plant systems are not yet well understood. Using...

It has become common to apply multiple drones to conduct plant-protection in large-scale farms, where dual-UAV synchronisation is representative. However, current studies are mainly dedicated to the spray quality of a single UAV, and it remains uncle...

Recently, ornamental plants in urban and unmanaged landscapes were found to be infected with several plant viruses transmitted by Brevipalpus mites. The main purpose of this research was to identify suitable tools for managing Brevipalpus yothersi in...

Surface mulching and nitrogen (N) application are widely used to enhance crop yield and water productivity (WP). However, their combined effects remain unclear. Here, a three-year field experiment was conducted to comprehensively assess the effects o...

White lupin (Lupinus albus) is a very important legume crop, having seeds with high protein content but also quantities of antinutritional alkaloids. Regarding cultivation, it is sensitive to neutral or alkaline soil conditions, although it is well a...