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CAM-Threshold-Guided Weakly Supervised Lesion Segmentation and Relative Lesion-Burden Stratification of Wheat Stripe Rust Using CF2- WRD and Light-UNet

This paper presents a Grad-CAM-guided weakly supervised framework that leverages a dual-branch classifier (CF2-WRD) to generate pseudo-labels for a compact Light-UNet, enabling accurate wheat stripe rust lesion segmentation and relative burden stratification from 34,694 image-level labeled images without requiring dense pixel-level annotations.

Bojian Guo, Xin LI, Temirbaeva Nazgul Ismanovna, Asel Kartanova2026-09-29
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Gender-responsive versus gender-transformative socio-technical innovation bundles and reported crop-loss buffering under agricultural shocks in Kenya

This study in Kenya finds that gender-transformative socio-technical innovation bundles are associated with a higher probability of farmer-reported crop loss reduction under agricultural shocks compared to gender-responsive bundles, suggesting that the social and gender organization surrounding agricultural technologies plays a significant role in risk management, though causal claims require further objective validation.

Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Oscar Ingasia Ayuya, Dessalegn Molla Ketema, Cosmas Kweyu Lutomia2026-09-29
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Multi-year common-orchard evaluation reveals complementary yield and kernel-quality traits in local almond germplasm from southeastern Türkiye

A multi-year common-orchard evaluation of 13 local almond genotypes from southeastern Türkiye identified DIY 278 as a promising candidate with high yield and superior kernel quality, while highlighting other local genotypes as complementary resources for future breeding programs.

Kenan Çelik¹, Murat Kaya¹, Songül Acar², Mehmet Çiçek¹, Ahmet Kazankaya³, Muttalip Gündoğdu⁴2026-09-29
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Physiological and Photosynthetic Responses of Cotton to Integrated Soil Fertility Management under Legume-Based Systems in Northwestern Tanzania

This study conducted in northwestern Tanzania found that while preceding legume cropping systems and soil fertility amendments induced selective, site-specific variations in cotton physiological and photosynthetic traits across different growth stages, their overall short-term impact on crop performance was limited compared to the substantial variation driven by developmental stage.

Robert Cheleo Alphonce, George Muhamba Tryphone, Paul Sabas Saidia, Eliakira Kisetu Nassary2026-09-29
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A minimum-data-set soil quality index reveals early soil formation in bauxite residue under garbage enzyme-mediated bioweathering

This study demonstrates that garbage enzyme-mediated liquid-phase bioweathering effectively promotes early soil formation in bauxite residue by alleviating alkaline stress and enhancing aggregate stability, while a newly developed minimum-data-set soil quality index successfully identifies aggregate stability as the key predictor for both soil quality improvement and plant establishment.

Jie Ren, Kai Chen, Ting Li, Xiaokun Chang, Ping Du2026-09-29
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Mechanism of Organic Plant Protection Technology in Controlling Apple Bitter Pit: Insights from Integrated Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analyses

This study demonstrates that Organic Plant Protection Technology (OPPT) effectively controls apple bitter pit in 'Qincui' apples by improving fruit quality, repairing cellular damage, and regulating antioxidant systems, with integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses revealing that the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway serves as the core molecular mechanism driving these protective effects.

Zhu Li, Shikui Wang, Rongjing Cai, Yingchun Huang, Bin Xia, Ling Mao, Yanfei Song, Tingmen Jiao, Jiansong Qi, Yue Chen2026-09-29
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Leverage Factors for Sustainable Rice-Fish Farming in Lebak Swamplands: A Participatory Prospective Analysis

Using Participatory Prospective Analysis in South Konawe, Indonesia, this study identifies extension services and water governance as primary leverage factors for sustainable rice-fish farming and proposes a moderate-collaborative intervention pathway to coordinate institutional, technological, and ecological improvements aligned with multiple SDG targets.

Samsul Fyka, Usman Rianse, Lukman Yunus, Muhammad Limi2026-09-29
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Response of Hybrid Maize to NP Fertilizers rates, Nutrient uptake and Nutrient use efficiency in the central rift valley of Ethiopia

This study conducted in Ethiopia's central rift valley demonstrates that applying 69 kg N ha⁻¹ combined with 10 kg P ha⁻¹ maximizes grain yield, biomass production, and economic profitability for hybrid maize variety BH-546, while higher fertilizer rates fail to improve performance and reduce nutrient use efficiency.

Mesfin Hundessa, Gelmesa Gudeta2026-09-29
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Synergistic Influence of Alkaline Pretreatment, Ultrasound, and Pulsed Electric Field on Cellulose Accessibility and Structural Characteristics of Lignocellulosic Biomass

This study demonstrates that an integrated pretreatment strategy combining optimized 10% alkaline treatment with high-power ultrasound (550 W) and pulsed electric field (40 kV/cm) significantly enhances cellulose accessibility and extraction efficiency from rice and wheat straw, achieving yields of up to 84.3% through effective fiber disruption and delignification.

P Rahini, K Nithyadevi, S. Anandakumar, Ashish rawson, R Jagan mohan2026-09-29