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Understanding poultry vaccine delivery systems in low-resource settings: a systems analysis from Uganda

This study employs a systems analysis of Uganda's poultry vaccine delivery to reveal that underperformance is driven by interconnected structural bottlenecks and reinforcing feedback loops rather than mere access issues, highlighting the need to strengthen governance and key leverage points like cold-chain integrity and post-market surveillance to improve disease prevention and reduce antimicrobial reliance.

Dreck Ayebare, Dishon M Muloi, Wilfred Eneku, Anders Miki Bojesen, Theodore Knight-Jones, Arshnee Moodley2026-10-01
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Dynamic RGB-depth phenotyping and association mapping reveal candidate loci for soybean plant height variation under contrasting light environments

This study developed a dynamic RGB-depth phenotyping strategy to accurately assess soybean plant height under contrasting light environments, identifying an optimal measurement stage (DAS20) and revealing stable and environment-specific genetic loci, including three candidate genes, that govern height variation.

Yihan Zhang, Yanan Yang, Zhulian Chen, Linjin Wu, Hailin Peng, Qi Wang, Jing Gao, Jingru Wang, Yanlin Liao, Xianming Tan (…)2026-10-01
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Transplanting date shifts the model-derived P optimum in lowland rice on P-deficient acid soil

A two-year field experiment in Meghalaya, India, demonstrates that delaying lowland rice transplanting from early July to early August significantly reduces yield and phosphorus uptake, necessitating a modest downward adjustment in the model-derived agronomic phosphorus optimum from 25.5 to 21.8 kg P ha⁻¹.

Sushree Pandaᵃ, Vishram Ramᵇ, Preetinanda Patiᶜ, Somanath Mishraᵃ, Dwipendra Thakuriaᵇ, Preety Rajkumariᵈ, Shantanu Chai (…)2026-10-01
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Phenology-Driven, Crop-Consistent Dynamics of Natural Enemies in Egyptian Legume Agroecosystems

This study in Upper Egypt demonstrates that the population dynamics of key natural enemies in legume agroecosystems are primarily driven by the growing season and crop developmental stage rather than specific crop type, with *Chrysoperla carnea* being the most abundant predator and March–April identified as critical periods for biological pest regulation.

Ahmed H. EL Kenawy, Hasnaa A.S. Sleem, Wael E.A. El-Sheikh2026-10-01
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Nitrogen Rate Affects Stalk Brix, Nutrient Partitioning and Sodium Accumulation in Sweet Sorghum Grown on Coastal Saline Soil

A two-year field study in China's Yellow River Delta demonstrates that while no nitrogen fertilization (N0) maximizes sugar concentration and nutrient accumulation in sweet sorghum grown on saline soil, a moderate application rate of 90 kg ha⁻¹ (N2) optimizes biomass and nitrogen content, suggesting distinct nitrogen management strategies for bioenergy production versus phytoremediation.

Jianwei Hou2026-10-01
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Functional 16S rRNA Genomic Analysis of Herbicide-treated Soil Inocula from Legume and Cereal-based Cropping Systems in Smallholder Agroecosystems of Northern Ghana

This study demonstrates that herbicide application in Northern Ghana's smallholder agroecosystems significantly reduces soil microbial taxonomic richness and depletes beneficial plant growth-promoting bacteria while enriching stress-tolerant and xenobiotic-degrading taxa, thereby threatening key ecosystem functions like nitrogen fixation and phosphate solubilization.

Alban Nubazung Kpemuonye, Titus Yeliku-ang Ngmenzuma, Richard Oteng-Frimpong, Tiisetso Mpai, Puffy Soundy, Felix Dapare (…)2026-10-01
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Persistence monitoring and mechanisms of insecticide resistance in brown plant hopper (Nilaparvata lugens (Stål)), and its associated risk on mirid bugs, Cyrtorhinus lividipennis Reuter, in North India

This study reveals that brown planthopper populations in North India have developed moderate resistance to neonicotinoids and other insecticides through enhanced detoxifying enzyme activities, while highlighting that pymetrozine and buprofezin offer safer alternatives for integrated pest management by effectively controlling the pest with minimal toxicity to the beneficial predator *Cyrtorhinus lividipennis*.

Swoyam Singh, Ajay Kumar Pandey, Surendra Nath Tiwari, Pradyot Nalini, Rupak Jena2026-10-01