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agriculture

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Compost substitution lowers the carbon and water footprints of wheat and faba bean under deficit irrigation in arid Upper Egypt: a novel cradle-to-farm-gate life cycle assessment in the scope of peaceful agricultural and environmental sustainability

This cradle-to-farm-gate life cycle assessment in arid Upper Egypt demonstrates that substituting mineral fertilizer with compost, particularly under deficit irrigation, significantly reduces the carbon and water footprints of wheat and faba bean by increasing yields and lowering emissions, while highlighting that decarbonizing diesel-powered irrigation remains a critical priority for sustainable agriculture in the region.

Zuhair N.A. Mahmoud2026-07-01
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First Report: Phloeotribus scarabaeoides (Bernard, 1788) in Czech Republic - could the new lifestyle of the population cause the spread of another bark beetle to Central Europe?

This paper reports the first detection of the bark beetle *Phloeotribus scarabaeoides* in the Czech Republic, discovered in olive stems in South Moravia in 2023, and investigates whether its emerging lifestyle could facilitate the spread of other bark beetle species into Central Europe.

Otakar Holuša, Tomáš Fiala, Kateřina Holušová2026-07-01
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Dual Optimization for Enhanced Micrografting Efficiency of Chaenomeles japonica L.: Rootstock Selection, Medium Injection, and Leaf Fall Mitigation Strategies

This study demonstrates that optimizing *Chaenomeles japonica* micrografting efficiency requires selecting compatible rootstocks, injecting culture medium at the graft union to enhance callus formation, and applying silver nitrate to effectively mitigate post-subculture physiological disorders like leaf abscission.

Mina Taghizadeh, Negin Sadat Hosseini2026-07-01
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Micropropagation of Banana cv. BRS Terra-Anã: Evaluation of Genetic Stability Across Successive Subculture Cycles

This study establishes that a benzyladenine concentration of 1.0 mg L⁻¹ optimizes the micropropagation of banana cv. BRS Terra-Anã while maintaining genetic stability, recommending a limit of three to four subculture cycles to prevent mixoploidy and associated morphological changes.

Alexssandro Rodrigues de Souza, Alana Jeniffer Alves dos Santos, Gabrielle Balbo Crepaldi, Elyabe Monteiro de Matos, Ota (…)2026-07-01
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Harnessing machine learning assisted speed molecular breeding technology to improve yield and flowering time in ethnic ready-to-eat rice

This study demonstrates the successful integration of molecular breeding techniques, including marker-assisted selection and phenotypic markers, with a machine learning-based artificial neural network model to accelerate the development of high-yielding, early-flowering ethnic Assamese ready-to-eat rice varieties.

Suraj Panja, Kongkong Mondal, Sandip Pal, Dip Pal, Pranay Senapati, Pradip Chandra Dey, Narottam Dey2026-07-01
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Sociodemographic characteristics and drivers of banana productivity in the Mountainous Bushi agrosystem, eastern D.R. Congo

This study of 425 farms in eastern D.R. Congo reveals that while banana cultivation is predominantly intercropped, monocropping yields are significantly higher, and productivity is positively driven by farmer age, cooperative membership, mineral fertilizer use, and salaried labor, despite being constrained by biotic and abiotic stresses as well as limited access to resources.

SAFINA BORA FRANCINE, MUSHAGALUSA NACHIGERA GUSTAVE, CHUMA BASIMINE GÉANT, BAWELA MULUNGULA DAVID, MAJALIWA MWANJALOLO J (…)2026-07-01
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Bioeconomic Optimization of Multi-Batch Production Strategies for Sea Bass (Lateolabrax japonicus) Pond Culture Under Regional Temperature Heterogeneity

This study develops a temperature-driven bioeconomic model optimized by particle swarm algorithms to determine region-specific multi-batch production strategies for sea bass pond culture, demonstrating how tailoring stocking and harvest schedules to local thermal conditions significantly enhances economic returns by mitigating the impacts of temperature variability.

Daqing Wu, Yanrong Wang, Zhengyong Yang, Yongjiang Xu, Yan Jiang2026-07-01