Development and adoption of Kernza—A perennial grain crop for sustainable agriculture
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1517-1532, September 2026.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 +15 more
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Intraspecific Hybridization Improves Performance of the Biological Control Agent <i>Hypena opulenta</i>. [PDF]
Evol ApplFoster B, Hufbauer RA, Szűcs M.
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1563-1566, September 2026.Many plant species worldwide are struggling to regenerate due to the ongoing effects of climate change. These effects appear to be further exacerbated by the loss of keystone megafauna, which were important seed dispersers. By identifying the traits commonly seen in seeds spread by modern elephants, it is possible to predict which species likely ...
Andrew J. Tighe
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Integrated taxonomy and genomic analysis of Marssonina zanthoxyli, the causal agent of prickly ash leaf defoliation. [PDF]
BMC GenomicsJiao J +5 more
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Managing pests by increasing predators through late termination of cover crops
Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 9, Page 8477-8487, September 2026.Adding cover crops to crop rotations can improve the sustainability and ecosystem functioning of agroecosystems. By delaying cover‐crop termination, growers can effectively increase natural enemy populations and reduce the need for chemical controls. Abstract BACKGROUND Adding cover crops to crop rotations can improve the sustainability and ecosystem ...
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Sublethal effects of potato plant defenses induced via synthetic elicitors against the Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). [PDF]
J Insect SciButcher AM, Lee J, Rondon SI.
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Bt agave: why it is time to explore a new biotechnological frontier
Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 9, Page 8053-8063, September 2026.Drylands cover 41% of Earth, requiring sustainable crops. Agave, drought‐ and heat‐adapted, offers high‐value products with low water needs. Pests limit yield, yet Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry proteins, successful in other plants, remain unexploited in Agave.
Aline Vitória Corim Marim +3 more
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Satellite data show trees delay budburst across landscapes to escape herbivores. [PDF]
Nat Ecol EvolMallick S +12 more
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Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 12, Issue 5, September/October 2026.Abstract Late Triassic forests in Central Europe developed under a seasonal sub‐tropical climate while the supercontinent Pangea was breaking up. Although permineralized fossil wood from this interval is abundant, its palaeoclimatic and palaeoecological significance has so far remained largely unexplored.
Aowei Xie +3 more
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Influence of salicylic acid on plant defense, growth and biochemical composition of Salix alba infected with Lymantria obfuscata in Kashmir. [PDF]
Sci RepWagay OA +5 more
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