Review
Agronomy
Florence Jacquet, Marie-Helene Jeuffroy, Julia Jouan, Edith Le Cadre, Isabelle Litrico, Thibaut Malausa, Xavier Reboud, Christian Huyghe
Summary: Reducing pesticide use is a shared goal and major public policy issue in several European countries. Agricultural research plays a significant role in addressing this problem and should adopt a pesticide-free paradigm. This article outlines five strategies and highlights the importance of interdisciplinary research projects.
AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Dinesh Kumar Vishwakarma, Kusum Pandey, Arshdeep Kaur, N. L. Kushwaha, Rohitashw Kumar, Rawshan Ali, Ahmed Elbeltagi, Alban Kuriqi
Summary: Selecting appropriate reference evapotranspiration (ETo) methods is crucial for managing water resources efficiently. This study evaluated thirty empirical ETo models and found that radiation-based models demonstrated higher accuracy in predicting ETo compared to temperature-based and mass transfer-based models. Among the tested models, the FAO56-PM method performed the best.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Showkat Ahmad Bhat, Nen-Fu Huang, Ishfaq Bashir Sofi, Muhammad Sultan
Summary: Modern-day agriculture supply chains have evolved into a global interconnected system, and the application of blockchain and IoT technologies can improve transparency and security, addressing issues in the agriculture supply chain.
Article
Agronomy
Shehzad Mehmood, Zobia Khatoon, Amna, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Atif Muneer, Muhammad Aqeel Kamran, Javed Ali, Baber Ali, Hassan Javed Chaudhary, Muhammad Farooq Hussain Munis
Summary: The Bacillus sp. PM31 strain isolated from potato demonstrated plant growth-promoting and antagonistic activities against F. solani, suggesting its potential applications in controlling potato diseases and improving global food security.
ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Peng Shi, Peng Li, Zhanbin Li, Jingmei Sun, Dejun Wang, Zhiqiang Min
Summary: Soil erosion is a major challenge globally, but vegetation restoration can help reduce it. This study found that increasing vegetation coverage can decrease runoff and sediment yield, with upslope vegetation contributing more to reducing them compared to downslope vegetation.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Parya Ezati, Jong-Whan Rhim, Rahim Molaei, Ruchir Priyadarshi, Sanghee Han
Summary: Carbon dots were synthesized and used to prepare cellulose nanofiber-based composite films. The films exhibited high UV blocking properties, excellent antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, and minimal impact on mechanical properties. The composite films also showed improved water vapor permeability and water contact angle.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Ruchir Priyadarshi, Zohreh Riahi, Jong-Whan Rhim
Summary: The bioactive pectin/pullulan binary blend film combined with grape seed extract demonstrated antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, as well as UV blocking and gas barrier capabilities. When applied to peanuts, this edible coating was able to prolong shelf life effectively.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Przemyslaw LIczbinski, Bozena Bukowska
Summary: Tea and coffee are rich in polyphenolic compounds that exhibit health-promoting properties, including antioxidant and neuroprotective effects, and can even play a role in treating covid-19 and enhancing fertility. The fermentation of tea and roasting of coffee impact the composition of polyphenols and their antioxidant properties, influencing their biological activities in the human body.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Shan Wan, Tian Zhang, Huikai Chen, Bokai Liao, Xingpeng Guo
Summary: In this study, kapok leaves extract and iodide ions were used as environmentally-friendly corrosion inhibitors for carbon steel in sulfuric acid solution. The results showed that these inhibitors exhibited excellent inhibition performance with high efficiency even after long-term immersion.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Sen Li, Junjie Liu, Qin Yao, Zhenhua Yu, Yansheng Li, Jian Jin, Xiaobing Liu, Guanghua Wang
Summary: The study demonstrated that lime application altered soil properties, increased soil microbial activities, and changed soil microbial compositions and potential functions, which ultimately resulted in the improvement of soybean plant growth.
Article
Agronomy
Dinesh Kumar Saini, Puja Srivast, Neeraj Pal, P. K. Gupta
Summary: In this study, meta-analysis was conducted using 2852 major QTLs out of 8998 known QTLs in wheat for yield and related traits. A total of 141 meta-QTLs were identified, including breeder's MQTLs and ortho-MQTLs. Additionally, 1202 candidate genes and 50 homologues of genes from other cereals for yield were identified. The findings of this study have important implications for wheat breeding and future research in cereals.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Kai Wang, Shishuai Gao, Chenhuan Lai, Yitong Xie, Yu Sun, Jifu Wang, Chunpeng Wang, Qiang Yong, Fuxiang Chu, Daihui Zhang
Summary: This study presents a simple and effective biorefinery strategy to prepare reactive lignin with lower molecular weight and enhanced reactivity for the fabrication of high-strength self-healing adhesives. The role of 2-naphthol in suppressing lignin condensation during organosolv pretreatment was demonstrated, leading to increased enzymatic hydrolysis and modification efficiency. The resulting lignins were used to generate copolymers with tunable properties and self-healing adhesive properties through reversible Diels-Alder reactions. The adhesive shear strength reached 6.3 MPa, significantly higher than previous adhesives used on wood chips, and after 10 times self-healing, the shear strength still maintained 39.6% of the original strength.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
D. E. Cursi, H. P. Hoffmann, G. V. S. Barbosa, J. A. Bressiani, R. Gazaffi, R. G. Chapola, A. R. Fernandes Junior, T. W. A. Balsalobre, C. A. Diniz, J. M. Santos, M. S. Carneiro
Summary: Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of sugarcane and has been continuously improving yields through sugarcane breeding. The country's breeding programs have made significant advancements, including the use of biotechnological approaches, to maintain its global leadership in the sugarcane industry.
Review
Agronomy
Ali Raza, Sidra Charagh, Pedro Garcia-Caparros, Md Atikur Rahman, Vincent H. Ogwugwa, Faisal Saeed, Wanmei Jin
Summary: Global climate changes result in extreme temperatures and decreased crop production, causing food insecurity worldwide. Melatonin (MET) acts as a defense molecule to protect plants from temperature stress, and its interaction with other molecules supports plant adaptation. Genetic engineering of MET biosynthetic genes enhances MET levels and improves temperature stress tolerance in transgenic plants.
GM CROPS & FOOD-BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE AND THE FOOD CHAIN
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Hui-Qian Cheng, Bhoopander Giri, Qiang-Sheng Wu, Ying-Ning Zou, Kamil Kuca
Summary: This study showed that inoculation with Funneliformis mosseae can improve plant growth and root exudate compositions, increase soil glomalin concentrations, and enhance soil aggregate stability. The mycorrhizal fungi can mitigate drought damage by altering root exudate components and soil protein levels in the rhizosphere.
ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Agronomy
Isabel Corkley, Bart Fraaije, Nichola Hawkins
Summary: Effective crop protection is crucial for food security, but growers face challenges in managing diverse and evolving pathogens. Developing new protection methods and prolonging the effectiveness of existing products through resistance management are important. Core principles like using different modes of action and limiting repeat applications are established, but other aspects like dose rates and application strategies are still debated and require further research.
Article
Agronomy
Amjad Rehman, Tanzila Saba, Muhammad Kashif, Suliman Mohamed Fati, Saeed Ali Bahaj, Huma Chaudhry
Summary: With the emergence of IoT, the productivity of agricultural and farming activities can be significantly improved through automation and eliminating human intervention. This research aims to evaluate the applications, benefits, obstacles, and potential solutions of smart agriculture using IoT approaches.
Article
Agronomy
Anil Bhujel, Na-Eun Kim, Elanchezhian Arulmozhi, Jayanta Kumar Basak, Hyeon-Tae Kim
Summary: Plant disease recognition is crucial for protecting crops from losses. In this study, a lightweight convolutional neural network with attention modules was developed to improve accuracy. The results showed that attention mechanisms enhanced the precision, recall, and overall accuracy of the models, and the lightweight model outperformed the standard model.
Article
Agronomy
Ali Ahmad, Zubair Aslam, Talha Javed, Sadam Hussain, Ali Raza, Rubab Shabbir, Freddy Mora-Poblete, Tasbiha Saeed, Faisal Zulfiqar, Muhammad Moaaz Ali, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Rafiq, Hany S. Osman, Mohammed Albaqami, Mohamed A. A. Ahmed, Muhammad Tauseef
Summary: Water scarcity poses a significant challenge to wheat productivity, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Breeding new varieties adapted to drought is an effective approach to overcome drought stress.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Wei Liao, Xiong Zhang, Shujia Ke, Jingai Shao, Haiping Yang, Shihong Zhang, Hanping Chen
Summary: This study investigated the preparation process, physicochemical characteristics, cost, adsorption properties, and stability of biochar prepared from agricultural wastes. The results showed that the stability and adsorption capacity of biochar increased with increasing pyrolysis temperature. Biochar prepared from rice husks exhibited the highest adsorption stability and economic value.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
