Trends in the global commercialization of genetically modified crops in 2023
December 2024
The commercialization of genetically modified (GM) crops has increased food production, improved crop quality, reduced pesticide use, promoted changes in agricultural production methods, and become...
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What factors control plant height?
June 2024
Plant height (PH) is one of the most important components of the plant ideotype, and it affects plant biomass, yield, lodging resistance, and the ability to use mechanized harvesting. Since many complex...
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A review of rural transformation studies: Definition, measurement, and indicators
December 2023
The paper reviews studies of rural transformation in three dimensions - definition, measurement, and indicators - and summarises the findings of rural transformation research. The scope of rural transformation...
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Seaweed as a feed additive to mitigate enteric methane emissions in ruminants: Opportunities and challenges
April 2025
•Asparagopsis taxiformis has demonstrated significant potential in reducing enteric methane emissions in ruminants, achieving reductions of up to 99% in vitro and in vivo, primarily due to its bromoform...
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Advances in Effects of Sound Waves on Plants
February 2014
Sound waves technology has been applied to different plants. It has been found that sound waves were at different frequencies, sound pressure levels (SPLs), exposure periods, and distances from the...
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Potato late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans: From molecular interactions to integrated management strategies
December 2022
Over 170 years after the infamous Irish Potato Famine, potato late blight (PLB) caused by Phytophthora infestans remains the single most devastating disease of global potato production, causing up to...
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Integrating artificial intelligence and high-throughput phenotyping for crop improvement
June 2024
Crop improvement is crucial for addressing the global challenges of food security and sustainable agriculture. Recent advancements in high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) technologies and artificial intelligence...
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Impact of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) implementation on agricultural sector in regional countries: A global value chain perspective
January 2025
•The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) boosts the value-added to agricultural exports for most member countries, particularly in competitive industries.•RCEP is conducive to fostering...
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Long-term combined application of organic and inorganic fertilizers increases crop yield sustainability by improving soil fertility in maize–wheat cropping systems
January 2025
•NPKM improves the sustainability of crop grain yield and soil quality.•NPKS accelerates acid soil acidification, reduces soil quality and crop productivity.•Crop grain yield and its sustainability...
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Crop photosynthetic response to light quality and light intensity
January 2021
Under natural conditions, plants constantly encounter various biotic and abiotic factors, which can potentially restrict plant growth and development and even limit crop productivity. Among various...
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Managing forage for grain: Strategies and mechanisms for enhancing forage production to ensure feed grain security
June 2025
•Growing demand for feed grain and the incoordination of crop planting and livestock farming resulted in security risks of feed grain security in China.•Four forage-based approaches were proposed to...
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E-commerce development in rural and remote areas of BRICS countries
April 2021
E-commerce plays an essential role in modern trade today. It is expected that e-commerce volume amounted to 29 trillion USD in the world in 2017, and would grow with the spread of the Internet and information...
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GWAS analysis reveals candidate genes associated with density tolerance (ear leaf structure) in maize (Zea mays L.)
June 2025
•Genome-wide association analysis was performed to identify new loci for density tolerance (ear leaf structure) in maize.•The gene Zm00001d008651 regulating maize density tolerance by ear and leaf structure...
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OsEXO70L2 is required for large lateral root formation and arbuscular mycorrhiza establishment in rice
June 2025
•Formation of large lateral roots is inhibited in Oryza sativa EXO70L2 mutant sr1.•EXO70L2 mutant in indica cultivar Jinhui 10 is unable to establish arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis.•Arbuscular mycorrhizal...
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Creation of purple leaf peanut germplasm through metabolic engineering of the betalain biosynthesis pathway
April 2025
•A novel peanut germplasm with purple leaves has been created.•RUBY can serve as an effective visible reporter in peanut transformation....
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Yield penalty of maize (Zea mays L.) under heat stress in different growth stages: A review
2022
Maize (Zea mays L.) can exhibit yield penalties as a result of unfavorable changes to growing conditions. The main threat to current and future global maize production is heat stress. Maize may suffer...
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Recent advances in nano-enabled plant salt tolerance: Methods of application, risk assessment, opportunities and future prospects
May 2025
•Different nanomaterials application methods in plants and their barriers and advantages are summarized.•Recent trends in nano-enabled plant salt tolerance mechanisms are briefly discussed.•This comprehensive...
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The impact of demographic dynamics on food consumption and its environmental outcomes: Evidence from China
February 2024
With increasing population and changing demographics, food consumption has experienced a significant transition in quantity and quality. However, a dearth of knowledge remains regarding its environmental...
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In vitro meat production: Challenges and benefits over conventional meat production
February 2015
In vitro meat production system is the production of meat outside the food animals by culturing the stem cells derived from farm animals inside the bioreactor by using advanced tissue engineering techniques....
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Tracing the contribution of cattle farms to methane emissions through bibliometric analyses
April 2025
•Methane emissions contribute substantially to climate change. The current study aids in identifying research trends and interests.•Contributions of cattle farms to methane emissions were studied through...
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Antioxidant lignans sesamin and sesamolin in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.): A comprehensive review and future prospects
January 2023
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is a significantly lucrative cash crop for millions of small-holder farmers. Its seeds are an important source of a highly appreciated vegetable oil globally and two clinically...
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What is artificial meat and what does it mean for the future of the meat industry?
February 2015
The meat industry cannot respond to increases in demand by ever increasing resource use. The industry must find solutions to issues regarding animal welfare, health and sustainability and will have...
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Effects of stocking rate on growth performance, energy and nitrogen utilization, methane emission, and grazing behavior in Tan sheep grazed on typical steppe
April 2025
•Higher stocking rates are associated with higher digestibility and lower methane emissions.•Stocking rates influence the grazing behavior of sheep to fulfil their metabolic needs.•Stocking rates are...
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Tiller fertility is critical for improving grain yield, photosynthesis, and nitrogen efficiency in wheat
July 2023
Genetic improvement has promoted wheat’s grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) during the past decades. Therefore, the current wheat cultivars exhibit higher grain yield and NUE than previous...
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