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Physiochemical Mechanisms of Post Drought Recovery and Yield Stability in Wheat – Unfolding the Resilience Dynamics

This study identifies cultivars C-306 and RSP-561 as the most drought-resilient wheat varieties due to their superior antioxidant defense, osmotic adjustment, and post-stress recovery capabilities, with RSP-561 highlighted as a promising genetic resource for breeding programs.

Gyanendra Kumar Rai, Danish Mushtaq Khanday, Gayatri Jamwal, Ranjeet Ranjan Kumar, Suman Bakshi, Pradeep Kumar Rai2026-08-10
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Exploring the role of pre-existing structural silicification in the colonisation of excised wheat roots by Bipolaris sorokiniana

This study demonstrates that while silicon supplementation in wheat roots induces structural silicification and alters nutrient composition, pre-existing silica deposition alone does not significantly restrict the colonization or performance of the fungal pathogen *Bipolaris sorokiniana* in excised roots.

Marie-Emma Denarié, Uffe N. Nielsen, Susan E. Hartley, Jonathan M. Plett, Richard Wuhrer, Scott N. Johnson2026-08-10
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Rooting characteristics, nutrient dynamics and mobilization of nitrogen in drip irrigated aerobic rice ​

A field experiment conducted in Hyderabad demonstrated that the rice variety DRR Dhan-42, when grown under drip irrigation at 1.5 Epan with 100% nitrogen, yields the best results by significantly enhancing root characteristics, nutrient uptake, and grain production while optimizing nitrogen distribution in the soil.

KRISHNASREE R K, Suresh K, Latheef Pasha, Aruna Kumari Ch, Pavan Chandra Reddy2026-08-10
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Effect of salinity on the performance of a sequencing batch reactor during the remediation of agricultural wastewater with duckweed as vegetation: Effect on the dominant microbial species

Increasing salinity levels from 0 to 30 g/L NaCl significantly impair the performance of a duckweed-based sequencing batch reactor for agricultural wastewater remediation by reducing pollutant removal efficiencies, decreasing biomass productivity, and inhibiting dominant microbial species.

Lipsa Patnaik, Subrat Kumar Mallick2026-08-10
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An Explainable AI-Driven Probabilistic Rainfall Forecasting and Harvest Optimization Framework for Precision Agriculture

This paper proposes XAI-PRFHO, an explainable AI framework that integrates a TCN–BiLSTM model with conformal prediction and multi-layer interpretability to generate calibrated probabilistic rainfall forecasts, which are then optimized via NSGA-III to significantly reduce weather-induced crop losses and increase yields in precision agriculture.

Mohammad Zahangir Alam2026-08-10
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Study on the Impact of Digital Literacy on the Adoption Behavior of Intelligent Agricultural Machinery among Large-Scale Rice Producers

Based on survey data from 858 large-scale rice producers in Jiangxi Province, this study demonstrates that digital literacy significantly promotes the adoption of intelligent agricultural machinery through mediating social networks and cognitive levels, with effects varying by resource endowments, location, and farming type.

Xuanzhou Yan, Mingyang Zuo, Junhua Zou, Xingtong Wu2026-08-10
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Mapping the Chemical Language of Bacillus Consortia: Toward the Rational Design of Microbial Biostimulants

This computational metabolomics study utilizes LC-MS/MS and machine learning to characterize the distinct chemical landscapes of three *Bacillus* consortia across growth stages, providing a foundational chemical lexicon for the rational design of next-generation microbial biostimulants that support sustainable agriculture.

Musiwalo Samuel Mulaudzi, Lerato Pertunia Tshehlane, Fidele Tugizimana2026-08-10
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Comparative Effectiveness of Zeolite- and Biochar-Coated Urea Formulations with Nitrogen Dose Optimization for Enhanced Wheat Productivity and Nitrogen Use Efficiency

This study demonstrates that applying zeolite- or biochar-coated urea formulations at 75% of the recommended nitrogen dose significantly enhances wheat growth, yield, and nitrogen use efficiency to levels comparable to conventional urea at full dose, offering a sustainable strategy to reduce nitrogen application by 25% without compromising productivity.

Hassnain Haider, Mukkram Ali Tahir, Noor Us Sabah, Iqra Zainab, Narjis Bano, Fakher Abbas2026-08-08