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...
Abiotic stress responses in crop plants: A multi-scale approach
January 2026
•Abiotic stresses reduce crop yield and quality.•Plants adapt to abiotic stresses through morpho-physiological and molecular mechanisms.•Water stress lowers amylose but boosts stress-related proteins...
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...
Important role and benefits of Azolla plants in the management of agroecosystem services, biodiversity, and sustainable rice production in Southeast Asia
August 2025
●An Azolla-based model for sustainable crop production and enhancing agroecosystem services in Southeast Asia is demonstrated.●The identification of Azolla species and several aspects of their benefits...
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...
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...
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...
Intramuscular fat deposition in pig: A key target for improving pork quality
December 2025
•Intramuscular fat deposition is governed by the ratio between lipogenesis and lipolysis.•The PPAR signalling pathway and AMPK signalling pathway is involved in porcine intramuscular fat deposition.•Genetics...
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...
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...
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...
Microbial bioinputs in Brazilian agriculture
February 2026
•Describes major categories, mechanisms of action, and global challenges of microbial bioinputs.•Summarizes Brazil's manufacturing infrastructure for bioinput production.•Discusses Brazilian bioinput...
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...
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...
Interrelations between probiotics, gut microbiota, intestinal barrier, and immune response focusing on diarrhea in dairy calves
January 2026
•Probiotics modulate gut microbiota to reduce diarrhea in dairy calves.•Probiotic intake strengthens the intestinal barrier and immune response.•Multi-strain probiotics are more effective than single-strain...
Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of the cultivated peanut AhPR10 gene family mediating resistance to Aspergillus flavus
January 2026
•Comprehensive identification of 54 AhPR10 genes in cultivated peanut, phylogenetically classified into eight distinct subgroups with supported gene structure and motif conservation.•Segmental duplication...
Optimizing nitrogen application and planting density improves yield and resource use efficiency via regulating canopy light and nitrogen distribution in rice
January 2026
•Nitrogen extinction coefficient (KN), light extinction coefficient (KL) and the ratio of KN to KL (KN/KL) values were significantly influenced by N rate, planting density, and their interaction.•KL...
Cytogenetic characterization and molecular marker development of a novel wheat-Thinopyrum ponticum 5E (5D) disomic substitution line with resistance to powdery mildew and stripe rust
January 2026
•CH97 is a stable wheat-Thinopyrum ponticum 5E (5D) disomic substitution line.•CH97 showed high resistance to powdery mildew and stripe rust, with improved thousand-kernel weight and kernel length.•Development...
Improvement of soil fertility and rice yield after long-term application of cow manure combined with inorganic fertilizers
July 2023
Fertilization is an effective technique to improve soil fertility and increase crop yield. The long-term effects of different fertilizers on soil considerably vary. Over 38 consecutive years of different...
Diagnosis of leg diseases in broiler chickens: A retrospective review
March 2025
•Leg diseases mainly including tibial dyschondroplasia, femoral head necrosis, osteopetrosis, gout, etc., affect the development of poultry industry.•Clinical observation and autopsy/anatomical examination...
Variations and major driving factors for soil nutrients in a typical karst region in Southwest China
February 2026
•SOC, TN, TP, and TK concentrations exhibited moderate variations in soil and obvious positive spatial autocorrelations.•Terrestrial ecosystems in the study area were more vulnerable to soil P and K...
Pathways to improved food and nutrition security: The role of farm production diversity in household dietary outcomes in rural areas of Pakistan
January 2026
•Farm production diversity significantly enhances household dietary diversity in rural Pakistan, primarily through the own-farm consumption pathway.•Each additional crop or livestock species cultivated...
Advances in the study of waterlogging tolerance in plants
September 2024
Waterlogging is one of the major abiotic stresses threatening crop yields globally. Under waterlogging stress, plants suffer from oxidative stress, heavy metal toxicity and energy deficiency, leading...
Shading and waterlogging interactions exacerbate summer maize yield losses by reducing assimilate accumulation and remobilization processes
January 2026
•Shading, waterlogging, and their combination reduced leaf photosynthetic assimilation and inhibited lignin biosynthesis.•Under shading, waterlogging, and their combination, stem vascular system was...