1162 papers
Based on a study of 618 households in rural Ethiopia, this paper identifies that while irrigated land fragmentation is moderate, it is significantly driven by factors such as household size and market distance, while being reduced by land certification and soil fertility, suggesting that targeted policies addressing these drivers are essential for optimizing land use.
This study characterizes the agro-morphological diversity of ten wild rice accessions (*Oryza rufipogon* and *Oryza nivara*) from Manipur, India, using 102 descriptors and multivariate analyses to reveal distinct species-specific clustering, with *O. rufipogon* exhibiting higher morphological polymorphism and *O. nivara* displaying advantageous agronomic traits, thereby providing a scientific basis for their conservation and utilization in rice breeding programs.
This critical review advocates for integrating traditional breeding methods like diallel analysis with modern genomic tools and high-throughput phenotyping to overcome the limitations of conventional approaches and enhance the climate resilience, yield stability, and fiber quality of cotton.
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 20 studies involving over 13,000 cattle from 2000 to 2025 reveals a substantial pooled seroprevalence of lumpy skin disease (31.2%) across Asia and Africa, with significantly higher rates in Asia and during outbreaks, while identifying age, sex, crossbreeding, and extensive management systems as key risk factors driving the disease's spread.
This study demonstrates that integrating locally available coconut husk residues with high community participation in Mozambique's Larde District offers a viable, low-cost, and sustainable framework for enhancing rural road infrastructure.
This study demonstrates that harvesting 'Red Chief' apples at intermediate maturity (148 days from full bloom) and storing them under refrigerated conditions (2°C, 95% RH) significantly preserves fruit quality and extends shelf life compared to other harvest stages or ambient storage in the North-Western Himalayan region.
This study demonstrates that a double-entrapped Azospirillum formulation, combining alginate beads within a non-woven biodegradable matrix, significantly enhances bacterial storage survivability, enables controlled release, and improves plant growth and yield under both normal and salt-stress conditions compared to conventional carrier systems.
This study reveals that the superior growth performance of Dezhou donkeys is driven by a coordinated network of fiber-degrading gut bacteria and growth-promoting metabolites, whereas slow growth is associated with inflammation-linked microbes and metabolic inefficiency.
This study demonstrates that Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) offers superior nutritional quality, digestibility, and lower enteric methane emissions when harvested at early cutting stages, whereas delayed harvesting leads to reduced protein and energy content alongside increased methane production.
This study demonstrates that environmental spraying of fecal microbiota from lactating cows, unlike that from weaned calves, negatively impacts preweaning calves by inducing intestinal dysbiosis, systemic metabolic and immune disorders, and impaired growth performance.