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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mechanism of mitigating on Deoxynivalenol-induced intestinal toxicity in swine and its dietary regulation strategy
July 2025
•Deoxynivalenol (DON) disrupts intestinal barrier integrity, immune responses, and microbiota balance in swine through pathways involving MAPKs, NF-κB, and oxidative stress, leading to growth retardation...
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...
PDL1-dependent trans-acting siRNAs regulate lateral organ polarity development in rice
September 2025
•The pdl1 mutant exhibits twisted leaves and malformed floral organs due to disrupted adaxial–abaxial polarity.•PDL1 encodes a cytoplasmic located SGS3 protein, which regulates tasiR-ARF synthesis to...
Drought priming enhances wheat grain starch and protein quality under drought stress during grain filling
August 2025
●Drought priming (DP) is a strategic intervention to protect grain quality under drought stress.●DP mitigates starch loss and enhances starch functionality under drought.●DP modulates protein composition...
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...
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...
Biochar application enhances soil quality by improving soil physical structure under particular water and salt conditions in arid region of Northwest China
August 2025
●Deficit and brackish water irrigation significantly reduce soil quality index.●Biochar enhances soil quality index by improving soil physical structure under full irrigation.●Biochar shows positive...
Fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of a major QTL for grain length on chromosome 5BS in bread wheat
July 2025
•QGl.caas-5BS was delimited into an interval of approximately 2.2 Mb by phenotyping and genotyping a secondary mapping populations.•Five genes were predicted as candidates of QGl.caas-5BS based on sequence...
Genome-wide characterization of soybean malate dehydrogenase genes reveals a positive role for GmMDH2 in the salt stress response
July 2025
•This study identified 17 members of the MDH gene family in soybean and indicated that the GmMDHs family members manifested obvious spatio-temporal specificity under abiotic stress and hormone treatments.•GmMDH2...
Genetic analysis of maize crude fat content by multi-locus genome-wide association study
July 2025
•The genetic architecture of crude fat content in maize kernels was studied by genome-wide association studies using six models.•A total of 744 significant quantitative trait nucleotides (QTNs) and...
Optimizing planting density and nitrogen application to mitigate yield loss and improve grain quality of late-sown wheat under rice–wheat rotation
July 2025
•Optimizing planting density and nitrogen rate mitigates yield losses from late sowing and enhances grain protein and wet gluten content.•Achieving high-yield and good-quality wheat requires sowing...
Genome wide linkage mapping for black point resistance in a recombinant inbred line population of Zhongmai 578 and Jimai 22
September 2025
•Genotype and environment both contributes to extensive variation of the incidence of black point.•QTL mapping identified six stable QTLs and five of them were developed into KASP markers.•Pyramiding...
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...
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...
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...