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Comparison of Results from AMMI and REML/BLUP Methods in Assessing the Adaptability and Stability of Wheat Genotypes Yield

This study demonstrates that integrating AMMI and REML/BLUP methods provides a more comprehensive and reliable framework than conventional AMMI alone for assessing the yield stability and adaptability of bread wheat genotypes across diverse environments in Iran, particularly when interaction variance is distributed across multiple principal components.

Ashkboos Amini, Ali Akbar Asadi, Hamidreza Nikkhah Chamanabad, Mehrdad Chaichi, Alireza Eivazi, Masoud Ezzat -Ahmadi, Ma (…)2026-09-04
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Management Practices and Breeding Objectives of Indigenous Chicken Keeping Farmers in Awi Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

This study characterizes the management practices and breeding objectives of indigenous chicken farmers in Ethiopia's Awi Zone, revealing that while most households provide housing and supplementary feed, production is constrained by disease and predation, necessitating improved health services, housing, and targeted genetic selection to enhance productivity.

Ayana Birhanu, Mengistie Taye, Kefyalew Alemayehu2026-09-04
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Red Light Induces Metabolic Reprogramming and Enhances Secondary Metabolite Accumulation in Tea Leaves (Camellia sinensis)

This study reveals that red light irradiation reprograms tea plant metabolism by activating phenylpropanoid and flavonoid biosynthesis pathways while suppressing primary growth routes, thereby enhancing the accumulation of secondary metabolites and flavor compounds through the modulation of hormone signaling and ABC transporter networks.

Yifu Liu, Duo Huang, Luxian Zeng, Qian Shi, Dandan Yu, Jiazhen Wang2026-09-04
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Biogas slurry sustains biochar-mediated crop resilience through enhanced soil pore connectivity

A six-year field trial demonstrates that replacing synthetic nitrogen with biogas slurry enhances crop resilience and yield by reconditioning aged biochar to reorganize soil pore networks into connected pathways, thereby coupling hydraulic buffering with efficient nitrogen redistribution.

lifeng Ping, Zewen Jin, Yiling Zheng, Li Guo, Guopeng Liang, Weimin Xing, Haiying Tao, Shengdao Shan, Ming Hung Wong, Ge (…)2026-09-04
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A qualitative risk assessment of climate-driven aquatic health risks in Australian oyster aquaculture

This study employs a qualitative risk assessment to determine that while climate change is expected to significantly increase the risk of *Vibrio harveyi* infections in Australian oyster aquaculture by 2040, the impacts of QX disease, harmful algal blooms, and *P. minimum* will vary by region and agent, highlighting critical knowledge gaps that must be addressed to support industry resilience.

Georgia Macaulay, Francisca Samsing, Marta Hernandez-Jover, Lynne Hayes, Lachlan P. Dennis, Elizabeth A. Fulton, Joy A. (…)2026-09-04
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Functional analysis of HvRHF9870 in barley resistance to Pyrenophora graminea

This study identifies the nuclear RING-H2 E3 ubiquitin ligase HvRHF9870 as a crucial positive regulator of barley resistance to *Pyrenophora graminea* by demonstrating its upregulation in resistant accessions, its ability to enhance antioxidant enzyme activities via interaction with peroxidase, and its necessity for disease resistance confirmed through VIGS silencing.

Jiao Pan, Ming Guo, Wenjuan Yang, Chengdao Li, Yaxiong Meng, Xiaole Ma, Baochun Li, Lirong Yao, Hong Zhang, Ke Yang, Erj (…)2026-09-04