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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 13, 12 February 2026.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indigenous Management Practices to Reduce Pests and Pathogens of Cash Crops in Agroforestry Systems

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.
The crop with the highest damages was cocoa (63.9% plants affected by black pod disease), followed by Fusarium stem rot was the second highest damage in crops (30.0% of vanilla plants infected). Insecticides and fungicides do not have a significant impact in reducing pest and pathogen infestation.
Marco Campera, Jake Skull, Lizzie H. Morton, Charlotte A. Grant, Diogo De Almeida Santos, Dylan Wimble, Aislinn Olthoff, Lilli Stenger, Joel Bowden‐Pickstock, I. Made Setiawan, I. Ketut Maliawan, Angel Sangha, Jessica Chavez, Mia Garza, Jenna Sleath‐Probets, Aikaterina Karageorgiadi, Made Dwi Sadnyana, I. Putu Leo Ardhiyanto, Michela Balestri, Andrew K. Jones, Sophie Manson, Muhammad Syirazi, Zefanya Ajiningrat Wibowo, Kuntayuni, Vincent Nijman, Matthew W. Bulbert, Vinni Jain, Desak Ketut Tristiana Sukmadewi   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caste-specific RNA editomes in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior. [PDF]

Nat Commun, 2014
Li Q, Wang Z, Lian J, Schiøtt M, Jin L, Zhang P, Zhang Y, Nygaard S, Peng Z, Zhou Y, Deng Y, Zhang W, Boomsma JJ, Zhang G.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Vulnerability of New Zealand Forage Plants to Incursions by New Pests, Pathogens and Weeds, and the Case for Greater Protection

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 69, Issue 1, February 2026.
We outline the diversity of pests, weeds and plant pathogens absent from New Zealand that threaten forage production, examine their potential import pathways, and outline the challenges of managing them should they arrive. The number and diversity of threats and pathways indicates ongoing incursions are inevitable.
Craig B. Phillips, Gary Barker, Nigel Bell, Chris E. Buddenhagen, Lee Aalders, Mark Braithwaite, Trevor James, Sofia Orre‐Gordon, William Dyck, Dave Hodges   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in Bioinspired Interfacial Adhesion with Frictional Enhancement: From Fundamental Research to Biomimetic Applications

Small Structures, Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2026.
Biological models in nature reveal remarkable friction‐adhesion mechanisms, driven by intermolecular forces and suction. Researchers leverage these principles to design advanced materials with enhanced adhesion properties. By optimizing these materials under stimuli like light and electricity, new solutions emerge for regulating interface interactions ...
Yunfang Sun, Xuemin Yang, Guang Liu, Liwen Zhang, Yue Fu, Ping Li, Weiteng Li, Guang Yang, Huanyu Cheng, Huawei Chen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seed fossil record of Solanaceae revisited

TAXON, Volume 75, Issue 1, Febuary 2026.
Abstract The fossil record for Solanaceae has a complex taxonomic history, with many species originally described in the family being subsequently shown to belong in other plant families. In this work, we present an in‐depth analysis of the nightshade seed fossil record, which corresponds to the largest amount of fossil material for the family.
Rocío Deanna, Aleksej Vladimirovič Hvalj, Edoardo Martinetto, Sandra Knapp, Eva‐Maria Sadowski, Steven Manchester, Abel Campos, Vincent Fernandez, Gloria E. Barboza, Hervé Sauquet, Ellen Dean, Tiina Särkinen, Franco Chiarini, Gabriel Bernardello, Stacey D. Smith   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Geranium sylvaticum*

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 2, February 2026.
Geranium sylvaticum is a perennial forb of upland grasslands, woodlands and riverbanks in northern Britain, with scattered native occurrences also in Wales, central England and Northern Ireland. It has an extensive native range in Europe and Asia. The species is gynodioecious, with individual plants typically female or hermaphrodite.
Markus Wagner, Richard G. Jefferson, Ruth E. Starr‐Keddle, Sandra Varga, Irina Tatarenko, Duncan B. Westbury, Lucy Hulmes   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Communication or Toxicity: What Is the Effect of Cycloheximide on Leaf-Cutting Ant Workers?

Insects, 2017
Andrade Sousa KK, da Silva Camargo R, Forti LC.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

An integrated social–ecological–evolutionary–phenotypic (SEEP) approach to understanding animal responses to urbanization

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 1, Page 419-436, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Humans play key roles in shaping the structure and processes of ecosystems globally, especially in cities. This recognition has prompted a recent focus on understanding urban systems via interactions between human social systems and ecological and evolutionary processes.
Kevin E. McCluney, Pierre Deviche, Karen L. Sweazea, Elizabeth J. Carlen, Jeffrey A. G. Clark, Aaron M. Grade, Jeffrey D. Haight, Chase Niesner, Shaylynn Trego, Katherine C.B. Weiss   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foraging of Psilocybe basidiocarps by the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex lobicornis in Santa Fé, Argentina. [PDF]

Springerplus, 2013
Masiulionis VE, Weber RW, Pagnocca FC.
europepmc   +1 more source