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Effects of sweet pepper straw biochar on soil microbial communities and growth of continuously cropped cucumber

Annals of Microbiology
Purpose This study evaluates biochar from crop residues as a solution to soil degradation in continuous monoculture within greenhouse agriculture, focusing on its impact on soil microbial communities and cucumber plant growth. Methods We analyzed biochar
Hengyu Li, Jie Lou, Xiaolu Chen, Yuwei Dou, Dalong Zhang, Min Wei   +5 more
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Perilla-derived reductive soil disinfestation is associated with the enrichment of Bacillaceae and Chaetomiaceae and the restructuring of disease-related microbial networks to alleviate

Industrial Crops and Products
Continuous cropping obstacles severely limit sustainable Panax ginseng production, mainly driven by soil-borne Fusarium outbreaks and soil microecological degradation.
Pengyuan Lv, Zihao Deng, Jiahui Zhang, Kun Chi, Xinyang Li, Ergang Wang, Yu Zhan, Qiong Li   +7 more
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Biocontrol Potential of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens PP19 in Alleviating Watermelon Continuous Cropping Obstacles

Horticulturae
Continuous cropping obstacles (CCOs) lead to a decline in yield and quality under repeated cultivation in the same farmland. Notably, CCOs caused by fusarium wilt, autotoxicity, or imbalance in rhizosphere microbial communities reduce the productivity of watermelons (Citrullus lanatus).
Li Zheng, Jiehao Huang, Guansheng Li, Quan Chen, Tom Hsiang, Xiulong Chen, Shilian Huang   +6 more
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Interplanetary frontiers: terraforming from an invasion science perspective

Oikos, EarlyView.
The pursuit of a multi‐planetary existence represents one of humanity's greatest frontiers. If applied justly, it offers an opportunity to extend its civilization's lifespan amid escalating sustainability crises on Earth. One approach increasingly gaining traction is terraforming, a hitherto theoretical ecological and evolutionary experiment revolving ...
Teun Everts, Ronaldo Sousa, Phillip J. Haubrock   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resilience for restoration: Insights from the Northern Great Plains native seed system

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Native plants are essential to ecological restoration and culturally important to local and Tribal communities, yet native seed systems across the United States (US) struggle to meet restoration demand. In the US Northern Great Plains, land conversion of native ecosystems means restoration potential is high but constrained by an underdeveloped
Elena Friedman, Lauren Redmore, Lora Perkins, Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek   +3 more
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Development of Biodegradable Talc‐Filled PBAT/PLA and PBSA/PBAT Binary Blend Films: Effects of Multilayer Architecture and Uniaxial Orientation on Performance

Polymer Engineering &Science, EarlyView.
PBAT‐based PLA and PBSA blend films were developed in single‐ and tri‐layer structures with talc and processed via blown film extrusion followed by uniaxial stretching. Multilayer design and MDO significantly enhanced mechanical strength, stiffness, barrier, and UV resistance through chain orientation and strain‐induced crystallization.
Debarshi Nath, Matias Menossi, Ehsan Pesaranhajiabbas, Amar K. Mohanty, Manjusri Misra   +4 more
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Reducing copper inputs through integration of essential oil‐based formulations: laboratory and 2‐year vineyard evaluation against Plasmopara viticola

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Combining an essential oil (EO)‐based formulation with copper effectively controls Plasmopara viticola. Field trials showed a 92–99% protection with lower copper inputs, achieving a 45% copper reduction without compromising efficacy. This approach supports EO‐based products as sustainable alternatives for grapevine downy mildew management.
Greta Dardani, Davide C. Spadaro, Vladimiro Guarnaccia   +2 more
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Why rotation and mixture fail: treatment history and the declining acaricide efficacy in Varroa destructor

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
The effect of IRM strategies (rotation, mixture), one additional year under acaricide treatment (Years treated (+1 year)), and one year without acaricide treatment (Years off treatment (+1 year) on mite mortality relative to an approximately 17% baseline.
Sara Bryant, Alexander S Mikheyev
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Leaf morpho‐anatomical traits as bottom‐up modulators of plant–arthropod interactions: a meta‐analytic synthesis

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Leaf morpho‐anatomical traits act as context‐dependent structural defenses, modulating herbivore preference, feeding, survival, development, and reproduction through complex interactions shaped by plant traits and herbivore functional groups. Abstract BACKGROUND Morpho‐anatomical leaf traits play a central role in the bottom‐up modulation of plant ...
Diego S Souza, Leonardo M Turchen, Antonia Karine M Fernandes, Vinícius F dos Santos, Agustin Zsögön, Raul Narciso C Guedes   +5 more
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Analysis of rhizosphere fungal diversity in lavender at different planting years based on high-throughput sequencing technology.

PLoS ONE
Continuous cropping is a common cultivation practice in lavender cultivation, and the structure of the soil microbial community is one of the main reasons affecting the continuous cropping disorder in lavender; however, the relationship between the ...
Xia Deng, Renzeng Shi, Rehab O Elnour, Zixuan Guo, Junzhu Wang, Wenwen Liu, Guihua Li, Ziwei Jiao   +7 more
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