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Operationalizing Cattle–Environment Interactions in a Traditional Silvopastoral System: CEII (Cattle–Environment Interaction Index) and SWAI (Silvopastoral Water Accessibility Index) for Assessing Vegetation and Topographic Controls in Türkiye

This study introduces the Cattle–Environment Interaction Index (CEII) and Silvopastoral Water Accessibility Index (SWAI) to quantify how traditional silvopastoral systems in Türkiye's Beşparmak Mountains function as resilient socio-ecological mechanisms where water accessibility and vegetation heterogeneity drive livestock behavior to regulate key ecosystem functions.

Orhan KARACA, Onur YILMAZ, Özkan EREN, Nezih ATA, İbrahim CEMAL2026-07-15✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
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Retained pine density shapes short-term carbon reallocation after thinning and broadleaved enrichment in a Pinus massoniana plantation

This study demonstrates that in *Pinus massoniana* plantations, retaining 450 pine stems per hectare while enriching with broadleaved seedlings (MP450) optimally balances mature pine carbon retention with increased soil organic carbon and microbial activity, thereby maintaining overall ecosystem carbon stocks through short-term carbon reallocation rather than uniform gain.

Zeyao Zhao, Ning An, Wenjun Xie, Nan Jiang, Zhaogui Yan, Li Mei2026-07-15
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The impact of dietary supplementation with zinc and vitamin A on production performance, immune response, blood biochemical markers and carcass characteristics of Japanese quails in a tropical climate

This study demonstrates that supplementing the diet of growing Japanese quails with 80 mg/kg of zinc and 3200 IU/kg of vitamin A optimizes production performance, carcass characteristics, immune response, and blood biochemical markers in a tropical climate, whereas lower vitamin A levels (1600 IU/kg) significantly impair growth and immunity.

Chandra Deo, Divya Sharma, Avishek Biswas2026-07-15
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Herbal Intervention in Aquatic Toxicology: Histopathological Assessment of Bacopa monnieri Against Imidacloprid-Driven Cardiac Damage in Labeo rohita

This study demonstrates that while sub-lethal Imidacloprid exposure causes severe cardiac damage in *Labeo rohita*, the botanical extract *Bacopa monnieri* not only prevents this toxicity but also actively drives post-traumatic myocardial regeneration, challenging the paradigm that phytogenic compounds are solely prophylactic.

Jagjeet Singh, Ishita Gairola, Aakriti Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Neetu Tripathi, Gaurav Mittal, Swati Soren, Ankita Singh, Aj (…)2026-07-15
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Pre-Symptomatic Crop Intelligence: A Closed-Loop Framework for Anticipatory, Confidence-Aware Decision-Making in Site-Specific Crop Protection

This review proposes a closed-loop "Pre-Symptomatic Crop Intelligence" framework that shifts crop protection from reactive symptom management to anticipatory decision-making by optimizing the trade-off between physiological lead time, detection confidence, and response latency through heterogeneous sensor fusion and field-robust inference.

Prabakaran S, Vimal Raja M, Sanjula S, Neethirajan P, Akshaya M2026-07-15
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Dietary copaiba oil and propolis improve innate immunity, intestinal integrity and resistance to streptococcosis in Oreochromis niloticus

This study demonstrates that dietary supplementation with copaiba oil and propolis, particularly in combination, enhances innate immunity and intestinal integrity in Nile tilapia, significantly improving their resistance to *Streptococcus agalactiae* infection while remaining safe for liver health.

Janaina Graça de Oliveira Carvalho, Hugo Leandro Santos, João Pedro Silva Ramos, Cleni Mara Marzocchi Machado, Gustavo d (…)2026-07-15
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Qualitative and Quantitative Trait Diversity, Correlation and Path Analysis in Finger Millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.]

This study evaluated thirty finger millet genotypes to characterize their diversity and genetic relationships, identifying harvest index and biological yield as key direct contributors to grain yield and confirming that a Smith–Hazel selection index is more efficient than direct selection for improving yield, with genotypes KMR 656 and GPU 104 emerging as the most promising candidates for breeding programs.

Rashmi Banoriya, R. P. Joshi, A.K. Jain, Arpit Choubey, Rakesh Kumar Yadav2026-07-15
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Phenotyping of genotypes and diagnosis of water status in cowpea using thermographic images and machine learning

This study demonstrates that integrating infrared thermography with machine learning algorithms, particularly SVM combined with VGG16, enables accurate, non-invasive high-throughput phenotyping of cowpea genotypes and effective diagnosis of water stress, with the vegetative stage proving more reliable for detection than the reproductive stage.

Semako Ibrahim Bonou, Rosana Araujo Martins Lucena, Agda Malany Forte de Oliveira, Igor Eneas Cavalcante, Tulio William (…)2026-07-15
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Compound Chinese Herbal Formulations enhance Growth and Reduce Hepatic Lipid Deposition in Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂× E. fuscoguttatus ♀)

This study demonstrates that dietary supplementation with a compound Chinese herbal formulation enhances growth performance, reduces hepatic lipid deposition, and improves lipid metabolism and intestinal morphology in juvenile hybrid groupers, offering a promising strategy for sustainable aquaculture.

Bo Zhang, Huiyuan Lv, Junwei Li, Ting Li, Kunpeng Lan, Liangzheng Jiang2026-07-15