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Adaptation and evaluation of the SARRA-H crop model for yield forecasting in West Africa [PDF]

, 2012
Alhassane, Agali, Baron, Christian, Muller, Bertrand, Sultan, Benjamin, Traoré, Seydou B.   +4 more
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Novel applications of the tomato microbiome: Roles and considerations for agriculture, human health, and society

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Plants, like humans, have a microbiome that helps them grow, defend themselves against pathogens, acquire nutrients, and protect themselves against environmental stresses. The microbiome of tomatoes, a staple crop grown worldwide, could be utilized not only to reduce fertilizer and pesticide applications, but also to clean up harmful pollutants ...
Sean Lindert, Kathryn Kingsley, Peerapol Chiaranunt, James F. White   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating indigenous crops in agroforestry systems: Lesser yam and teak mixed systems are more profitable than monocultures in Indonesia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Major staple crops are often introduced and cultivated in monocultures. Yams are staple crops native to the majority of low‐ and middle‐income countries and can provide an alternative to introduced staple crops. We showed that lesser yams cultivated together with teak trees (planted at the border of the farm) are more profitable than lesser yam ...
Budiadi, Sawitri, Enggal Primananda, Aqmal Nur Jihad, Marco Campera, Rika Bela Rahmawati   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptomic stress responses in Vaccinium spp. F1 hybrids: Implications for temperature‐resilient cranberry breeding using a crop wild relative

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Climate extremes threaten the sustainability of cranberry production, a culturally and economically important North American crop. This study demonstrates that wild cranberries (Vaccinium oxycoccos) harbor genetic variation that may enhance cold stress resilience when introduced into cultivated cranberry through hybridization.
Audrey Dickinson, Jackson Kubal, Nicholas Allsing, Emily Murray, Todd P. Michael, James J. Polashock   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Controlling banana bunchy top disease in Benin: Crop protection strategies with socio‐economic perspectives

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Banana and plantain are vital for food security and income in West Africa, yet banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) threatens production. This study combined remote sensing, field surveys, modelling and socio‐economic analysis to assess BBTV spread and control strategies in Benin.
Renata Retkute, Martine Zandjanakou‐Tachin, Bonaventure Aman Omondi, Ulrich Roland Agoi, Yaovi Marc Vodounou, Hermine Akofodji, Evrard Akpla, Laurence Dossou, Emiline Médénou, Alban Etchiha, Alphonse Attadéou, P. Lava Kumar, John E. Thomas, Christopher A. Gilligan   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant biostimulants and their potential role in achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Plant biostimulants are substances that are obtained from a variety of sources and are applied in minute quantities to enhance plant growth and vigor. In this review we detail how the use of plant biostimulants may contribute to efforts to achieving a number of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Patrick Quille, Joanna Kacprzyk, Shane OConnell, Carl K.‐Y. Ng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and adoption of Kernza—A perennial grain crop for sustainable agriculture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Annual cereal grains account for ~50% of human food calories, but cultivation of these crops has resulted in major environmental and social issues worldwide. For nearly three decades, researchers have been breeding intermediate wheatgrass—a perennial cool‐season grass—to serve as the world's first commercial‐scale perennial grain crop to improve ...
Jessica L. Gutknecht, James A. Anderson, George Annor, Prabin Bajgain, Timothy E. Crews, Colin Cureton, Lee DeHaan, Erin Meier, Tessa Peters, Valentín Picasso, Evelyn C. Reilly, Aaron Reser, Tara Ritter, Aubrey Streit Krug, Nicole Tautges, Jacob M. Jungers   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Sclerotinia risk forecasting for winter rapeseed in Germany: integrating crop phenology and disease development into a decision support system

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Integrating crop phenology and sclerotia germination models into SkleroPro improved Sclerotinia risk prediction accuracy from 34% to 66%, optimizing fungicide timing and supporting sustainable winter rapeseed production. Abstract BACKGROUND Sclerotinia stem rot, caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, threatens winter rapeseed (Brassica napus) production ...
Vera Krause, Nazanin Zamani‐Noor, Lena Müller, Hella Kehlenbeck, Anto Raja Dominic   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combined effects of canola plant density and insecticide management strategies on flea beetle abundance, canola defoliation, and yield across the Canadian prairies

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Increasing canola plant density reduced flea beetle abundance per plant and increased yield, independent of region or insecticide use, highlighting its potential as a component of integrated pest management. Abstract The crucifer flea beetle, Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze), and the striped flea beetle, Phyllotreta striolata (Fabricius) (Coleoptera ...
Shayla Woodland, Héctor A Cárcamo, Tyler Wist, Jennifer Otani, John Gavloski, Rob W Duncan, Tharshinidevy Nagalingam, Alejandro C Costamagna   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source