1949 papers
This paper proposes a paradigm shift in Striga resistance breeding by redefining pre-attachment resistance as an emergent property of the integrated root–rhizosphere interface and outlines a multi-disciplinary framework to develop resilient crop ideotypes that suppress the parasite while maintaining essential soil functions.
This study demonstrates that combining Eucalyptus-derived biochar, particularly a mineral-enriched formulation, with mineral fertilization creates a supra-additive synergy that significantly enhances soil chemical properties and Eucalyptus globulus growth during early plantation establishment in Mediterranean conditions.
This study demonstrates that while the pVS1-VIR2 helper plasmid hinders GRF4-GIF1-mediated regeneration in hexaploid wheat, the resulting CRISPR-Cas9-generated tri-allelic *TaDOG1L4* mutants reveal the gene's conserved positive role in regulating seed dormancy, offering a potential solution to pre-harvest sprouting.
This paper argues that the failure to isolate sick chickens, compounded by poor biosecurity and limited veterinary access in Banadir's smallholder poultry systems, drives Newcastle disease transmission and threatens household livelihoods, necessitating immediate implementation of low-cost preventive measures like isolation, quarantine, and vaccination.
The application of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and other bioinoculants to soybean plants enhances their nutritional quality, thereby increasing the attractiveness, development, and reproductive success of the two-spotted spider mite (*Tetranychus urticae*), which necessitates careful pest management strategies alongside bioinoculant use.
SolanAPP is an offline-first, native Android framework that leverages lightweight deep learning models for real-time, pixel-level diagnosis of Solanaceae crop diseases and integrates optional LLM-driven agronomic recommendations to enable accurate, accessible, and collaborative disease surveillance in resource-constrained agricultural environments.
Based on a two-year field study, legume intercropping (soybean and alfalfa) significantly outperforms gramineous intercropping (maize and fescue) and monoculture in enhancing soil multifunctionality within oil-tea agroforestry systems by simultaneously boosting nutrient availability, microbial diversity, and enzyme activities.
This study identifies spatial herkogamy, a temporal mismatch between nocturnal flowering and diurnal pollinators, and rapid pollen viability loss as key constraints on the natural reproduction of *Crescentia alata* in Zhanjiang, China, while establishing optimal conditions for in vitro pollen germination and storage to support assisted propagation.
This study in Uganda's semi-arid cattle corridor reveals that while farmer-managed natural regeneration supports diverse woody plant communities, agrosilvocultural systems yield greater structural density and height than silvopastoral ones, with regeneration success significantly shaped by household characteristics and requiring targeted conservation of ecologically important species with poor natural recruitment.
This study demonstrates that climate variability across Cameroon's agroecological zones significantly influences the nutritional and biochemical composition of maize independent of farm management practices, highlighting the need for regionally tailored strategies to safeguard food security under changing climatic conditions.