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SolanAPP: An Offline-First Mobile Framework for Segmentation-Based Diagnosis of Solanaceae Crop Diseases

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.

Dunia Pineda Medina, Mino Sportelli, Ileana Miranda Cabrera, Stefano Giordano, Antonino Crivello2026-08-25
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Legume intercropping outperforms gramineous intercropping in improving soil multifunctionality of oil-tea agroforestry systems

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.

Jialing Wu, Jia Lu, Yuhong Li, Falin Liu, Yalin Liu, Tida Ge2026-08-25
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Reproductive Biology Observations and Pollen Viability Study of Crescentia alata

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.

Rantian Zhu, Xiaodan Ye, Huachen Wang, Chongcheng Yang, Zhenjuan Quan, Jie Chen2026-08-25
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Woody plant species composition and structure under farmer-managed natural regeneration in agrosilvocultural and silvopastoral systems in a semi-arid landscape

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.

Enock Ssekuubwa, Andrew Ssenkungu, Sarah Akello Esimu, Edward Nector Mwavu, Mnason Tweheyo2026-08-25
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Climate-associated nutritional variability of maize across agroecological zones in Cameroon: implications for food security

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.

Shey Ndogmi Yoniwo, Alec Forsyth, Naeem Syed, Joseph Hubert Yamdeu Galani2026-08-25
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Humic Substances as Master Regulators of Plant Stress Resilience: From Supramolecular Chemistry to Climate-Smart Agriculture

This review synthesizes recent advances to position humic substances as master regulators of plant stress resilience, elucidating their supramolecular chemistry, signaling mechanisms involving ROS and phytohormones, and tripartite interactions with the microbiome to guide the development of climate-smart agricultural biostimulants.

Mehedi Amin, Md Motasim Billah Sagor, Muhammad Abdul Mannan, Sayed Mohammad Mohsin, Abu Noman Faruq Ahmmed2026-08-25
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Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria alleviate drought-stress in upland rice

This study demonstrates that inoculating the drought-sensitive upland rice landrace Samambaia Branco with specific plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) significantly mitigates drought stress by inducing robust root architectural changes, enhancing water status through osmotic adjustment, and optimizing water use efficiency, ultimately preserving grain yield.

Niedja Bezerra Costa, Geovanni de Oliveira Pinheiro Filho, Gustavo de Andrade Bezerra, Maria Rita da Silva Andrade Leone (…)2026-08-25
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High-Quality Field Care Improves Outcomes in Downer Beef Cattle with Severe Myonecrosis Due to Senna obtusifolia Poisoning

This study demonstrates that intensive field-based supportive care and physiotherapy can enable nearly half of beef cattle with severe *Senna obtusifolia*-induced myonecrosis to fully recover, while identifying progression to lateral recumbency as a definitive indicator of fatality.

João P. da S. Cavasani, Fernanda Norberto Viana, Lucas A. D. Pavelegini, Marlon Ribeiro, Larissa Sabino, Fabrício A. Gom (…)2026-08-25
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Biogenic selenium nanoparticles from marine Pseudoalteromonas shioyasakiensis VB17: Physicochemical characterization and preliminary stimulation of seed germination

Marine bacterium *Pseudoalteromonas shioyasakiensis* VB17 was utilized to synthesize stable, protein- and polysaccharide-coated biogenic selenium nanoparticles that exhibit no toxicity toward specific microbes and effectively enhance seed germination and early seedling growth in wheat and buckwheat.

Le Thi My Hiep, I. A Beleneva, U. V Kharchenko, Nguyen Duc Anh, Sidorenko M. Marina L.2026-08-25
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Potential of UAV-derived RGB spectral indices for the early selection of cotton genotypes based on fiber quality traits

This study demonstrates that UAV-derived RGB spectral indices, particularly GLI and NGRDI, show moderate potential as complementary tools for the early, large-scale phenotyping and preliminary selection of cotton genotypes based on fiber quality traits, though they cannot yet replace conventional laboratory analyses.

Gabriel Aragão Fernandes, Filipe Inácio Matias, Isabela Lorrane Abreu Dias, Ana Luiza Gonçalves Costa, Marcello Matheus (…)2026-08-25