1212 papers
This study demonstrates that soil-applied potassium phosphite effectively suppresses tomato bacterial wilt by directly inhibiting *Ralstonia* and reshaping the rhizosphere microbiome toward beneficial taxa, albeit at the cost of reduced plant biomass.
This study conducted in El-Khattara, Egypt, during 2023–2024 characterized the seasonal dynamics of the cowpea aphid *Aphis craccivora* and identified a diverse community of 18 predatory species and 6 parasitoid species, highlighting their potential as key components for integrated biological control despite low parasitism rates.
This study characterizes the unique phenolic and alkaloid profile of Tibetan Berberis honey, demonstrating its superior total phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, and selective antibacterial activity against specific pathogens compared to commercial Manuka honey, thereby highlighting its potential as a functional food.
This study demonstrates that no-till management significantly enhances soil structural integrity and water retention capacity compared to conventional tillage by increasing soil organic matter, porosity, and water-holding capacity while reducing bulk density.
This study demonstrates that co-creating adaptation-stories with dairy stakeholders in North Karelia, Finland, effectively enhances climate change communication by transforming abstract future risks into locally meaningful, emotionally engaging narratives that stimulate dialogue and reflection on long-term adaptation pathways.
This study demonstrates that chitinase produced by the native isolate of *Beauveria bassiana* is a critical virulence factor against the rice earhead bug *Leptocorisa oratorius*, exhibiting stage-dependent mortality and ovicidal activity while achieving optimal enzyme production under specific cultural conditions and partial purification yielding a 60 kDa protein.
This study demonstrates that integrating specific medicinal plants into multi-tier cropping systems under mature coconut plantations in Telangana significantly enhances economic profitability, land-use efficiency, and climate resilience without compromising coconut yields, with the Coconut + Cassia + Solanum nigrum + Peppermint model emerging as the most productive and profitable strategy.
Late-gestation feed restriction in Awassi ewes under semi-arid conditions induces negative energy balance, reduces lamb birth weight, and significantly impairs colostrum quality—particularly in twin-bearing ewes—highlighting the critical need for targeted nutritional supplementation to support productivity in low-input systems.
This cluster-randomised field trial demonstrates that a shortened 3-day apramycin treatment for post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets achieves clinical outcomes comparable to the standard 7-day course by Day 8 and reduces resistance gene abundance, supporting its potential as a stewardship strategy despite failing to meet non-inferiority criteria at the end of treatment.
This study develops and validates the ABCD approach, a rapid multi-criteria assessment method using consumption and dietary data to generate robust qualitative and quantitative indicators of household food well-being, offering a practical tool for emergency interventions and development projects in rural settings.