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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
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Understanding the Barriers and Enablers of Good Animal Husbandry Practices Among Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Inner Terai of Nepal

This study of 120 smallholder dairy farmers in Nepal's Udayapur district utilizes a recursive seemingly unrelated probit model to reveal that while animal insurance and village animal health worker services promote the adoption of various good animal husbandry practices, dairy cooperatives and specific technology adoptions like artificial insemination can inadvertently hinder others, underscoring the need for coordinated government and private sector interventions to improve milk hygiene and farmer profitability.

ISHWOR BARSHILA, Rishi Ram Kattel, Shanker Raj Barsila, Katsuhito Fuyuki, Niraj Prakash Joshi2026-08-25
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Halotolerant Plant Growth–Promoting Rhizobacteria Enhance Growth, Antioxidant Defense, and Salinity Tolerance in Vitis vinifera Cultivars

This study demonstrates that inoculating grapevine cultivars with halotolerant *Bacillus subtilis* POE26 and *Oceanobacillus* sp. 76 mitigates salinity stress by enhancing growth, boosting antioxidant defense and osmoprotectant accumulation, and improving ion homeostasis.

fatemeh Hossein Zadeh Talaei, M.Mehdi Sharifani, Hassan Sarikhani, Jalal Soltani2026-08-25