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Land Suitability Evaluation for Sustainable Tea Cultivation: A Machine Learning and AHP Integrated Approach

This study integrates Random Forest soil modeling with AHP-based multi-criteria decision analysis in a GIS framework to evaluate land suitability for sustainable tea cultivation in Ganyange Ward, Tanzania, revealing that climate is the most influential factor and identifying that over 68% of the area is suitable for cultivation with recommendations for soil management improvements.

Finias F. Mwesige, Boniface H. J. Massawe, Hilda G. Sanga, Braison E. Mjanja, Erasto Focus2026-09-03
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Modelling of variability and relationships of plant parameters for sustainability of groundnut pod and haulm yield under APCNF and ICM in arid alfisolsY

This study evaluates the sustainability of groundnut pod and haulm yields under arid alfisols by comparing Integrated Crop Management (ICM) and Andhra Pradesh Cashew Nut Farming (APCNF) systems, revealing that while ICM significantly outperforms APCNF in overall yield and biomass production, APCNF offers superior harvest efficiency, with regression models and sustainability indices identifying specific plant parameters and treatment combinations (T3 for ICM, T12 for APCNF) that optimize productivity in these conditions.

Pavan Kumar Reddy, B. Sahadeva Reddy, P. Radhika, P. Venkata Ramana2026-09-03
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Effects of the Mating Disruption Strategy on In-Season Damage and Overwintering Population of Cydia pomonella (L.) in Karaman Province

This study demonstrates that deploying Isomate C Plus pheromone dispensers for mating disruption in Karaman Province apple orchards significantly reduced both in-season fruit damage and overwintering codling moth populations compared to conventional management, supporting its potential as a sustainable component of integrated pest management despite limitations regarding experimental replication and direct mating status assessment.

Said Efe DOST2026-09-03
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Comparative Nutrient Removal and Biomass Production by Chaetoceros neogracile, Isochrysis galbana, and Tetraselmis chuii in Saline Aquaculture Wastewater

This study demonstrates that while *Tetraselmis chuii* at 50% wastewater concentration yields the highest biomass productivity, *Isochrysis galbana* at 75% concentration achieves superior nutrient removal, indicating that optimal conditions for biomass production and nutrient remediation differ among microalgae species.

Aisha Khan2026-09-03
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Bovine Papillomatosis Shows a Persistent, Non-Regressive Course with High-Rate Coinfection in a Long-Term Study of a Dairy Herd

A 24-month longitudinal study of a Brazilian dairy herd revealed that mild cutaneous papillomatosis follows a persistent, non-regressive course characterized by high rates of coinfection with multiple Bovine papillomavirus types, particularly BPV-2 and BPV-3, with no observed link between viral profiles and lesion severity.

Patrícia Gallindo Carrazzoni, Morse Edson Pessoa-Junior, Fernando Tenório-Filho, Ryan Vieira Alves, Antonio Carlos de Fr (…)2026-09-03
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Root-associated bacterial community shifts accompany salt-stress mitigation by Bacillus velezensis SGTSH 0811 in sunflower

This study demonstrates that the salt-tolerant rhizobacterium *Bacillus velezensis* SGTSH 0811 mitigates salt stress in sunflowers by enhancing physiological resilience and modulating root-associated bacterial community composition and function, alongside altering the expression of key stress-responsive genes.

SaiSai Wang, Ying Gao, Yucheng Ma, Guangyu Yu, Xuefang Yan, Qun Wang, Yiming Lu, Yu Long, Yanna Huang, Xueming Tang2026-09-03