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Transcriptome and Proteome Analysis Identifies Salt Stress Response Genes in Bottle Gourd Rootstock-Grafted Watermelon Seedlings

open access: yesAgronomy, 2023
Soil salinization poses a huge challenge to the development of agriculture and seriously decreases crop yield and quality. In recent years, grafting has become one of the key agronomic techniques used to enhance plant abiotic stress tolerance.
Yu Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Next‐Generation Sustainable Food Production Through Integrative Biotechnology, AI, and Climate‐Resilient Innovations

open access: yesFood and Energy Security, Volume 15, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT By 2050, the global population is projected to reach ~10 billion, leading to 50% increase in food demand. This growth will place immense pressure on agricultural systems that are already struggling with the impacts of climate change and resource depletion.
Chaquayla Katam   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Powdery Mildew Resistant Rootstocks that Impart Tolerance to Grafted Susceptible Watermelon Scion Seedlings

open access: yes, 2018
Powdery mildew (PM) is a major foliar disease causing serious economic losses of cucurbit crops grown in the United States. The pathogen Podosphaera xanthii, which causes PM, is known to infect seedlings, stems, foliage, petioles, and fruit of cucurbit ...
Mihir Mandal   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Polyhydroxyalkanoates as Sustainable Agricultural Plastics: Processing Strategies, Performance, and Environmental Perspectives

open access: yesMacromolecular Materials and Engineering, Volume 311, Issue 5, May 2026.
This review highlights polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) as biodegradable materials for agricultural plastics. It outlines how composition, processing, and formulation strategies shape material properties and end‐of‐life behavior. Applications in films and foams are discussed alongside current limitations in cost and scalability, emphasizing emerging ...
Giulia de Simão de Sousa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interfacial Chemistry‐Tailored Silica&Metal‐Based Heterostructures: from Rational Design to Antibacterial Applications

open access: yesSmall, Volume 22, Issue 26, 8 May 2026.
This review explores how interfacial engineering of silica&metal‐based nanohybrids enables precise architectural control, leveraging the structural and functional contributions of silica to overcome the inherent limitations of meta‐based materials. The antibacterial performance of these nanohybrids including membrane disruption, stimuli‐responsive ...
Dan Cheng, Yuchao Gu, Chengzhong Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Unlocking the Functional Properties of Plant Proteins in Designing Food Formulations for Senior Adults

open access: yesComprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 25, Issue 3, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The aging population presents an increasing need for protein‐rich food that supports health, functionality, and quality of life in senior adults. Plant proteins, with their sustainability and nutritional potentials, are emerging as promising yet complex alternatives to animal proteins in this context.
Kinza Mukhtar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rootstock Affected In- and Poststorage Performance of Grafted Watermelon Seedlings at Low Temperature

open access: yes, 2017
Low-temperature storage is a technique to hold seedlings for a short period of time to adjust the production schedule of young seedlings. Labor-intensive grafting propagation can potentially benefit from the effective use of this technique to minimize ...
Hans Spalholz, Chieri Kubota
core   +1 more source

Yield, Evapotranspiration, Production Functions, Crop Coefficients, Water Productivity and Soil‐Water Extraction of Three Watermelon Varieties

open access: yesIrrigation and Drainage, Volume 75, Issue 2, Page 479-497, April 2026.
ABSTRACT While watermelon is an important commodity in the United States and worldwide, some of the fundamental watermelon productivity indices (crop evapotranspiration [ETc], transpiration [Tr], evaporation [E], ET‐yield production functions [ETYPF], basal crop coefficients [Kcb], crop water productivity [CWP], soil‐water extraction [SWE]) have not ...
Suat Irmak
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Using Low Tunnel and Grafted Plants for Watermelon Production under Low Temperature Stress in Indiana

open access: yes, 2021
This study evaluated the effect of using low tunnel and grafted plants for early-season watermelon production in Indiana. Results of the study indicated that grafted seedless watermelon plants can better tolerate cold stress in the early watermelon ...
Guan, Wenjing
core  

Modification Strategies of Carbon‐Based Electrodes From Structural Regulation to Multifunctional Integration

open access: yesAdvanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 14, 9 March 2026.
Tracing the evolution from structural regulation to multifunctional integration, this paper systematically analyzes modification strategies for carbon‐based electrodes. It evaluates how element doping, surface functionalization, and composite material design affect the electrode performance, and offers perspectives on future applications and challenges
Yunlei Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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