PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 530-555, March 2026.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 +3 more
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the GARP superfamily in response to abiotic stresses in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). [PDF]
BMC Plant BiolWu Y +5 more
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Salicylic acid: a key natural foundation for next‐generation plant defense stimulators
Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 3, Page 2165-2176, March 2026.Salicylic acid is emerging as a key natural molecule in sustainable crop protection, supporting diverse strategies to stimulate and sustain plant immunity for a greener agricultural future. Abstract The field of crop protection is undergoing a major transition.
Ruth Oussou +3 more
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Genome-wide analysis of Alfalfa AP2/ERF gene family and abiotic stress response. [PDF]
Front Plant SciQiu R +6 more
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Field size as a determinant of common vole population density
Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 3, Page 2740-2745, March 2026.Population densities of the common vole, an agricultural pest, increase nonlinearly with forage field size, especially in fields below 20 ha. Reducing the field size may help limit crop damage in farmland. Abstract BACKGROUND Environmental heterogeneity in agricultural landscapes is a key driver of biodiversity and ecological processes, yet its role in
Emil Tkadlec +7 more
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Isolation, identification, and characterization of plant growth-promoting bacteria from Pisha sandstone for application as a microbial inoculant in soil rehabilitation. [PDF]
Front MicrobiolFang X, Gao H, Liang Z.
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Assessing the Impact of Agrivoltaic Systems on Pasture Plant and Soil Microarthropod Communities
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Agrivoltaic systems (AVS) integrate renewable energy production with agricultural use, creating novel microclimatic gradients that can affect ecosystem structure and function. However, the ecological consequences of these gradients on vegetation composition and soil biological quality remain poorly understood, particularly in pasture‐based AVS
Michele Moretta +9 more
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Unraveling alfalfa molecular adaptation to salinity and <i>Ascochyta medicaginicola</i> infection: insights from differential physiological traits and proteomics profiling. [PDF]
Plant Signal BehavMnafgui W +10 more
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Efficacy of Putative Botanical Fumigants and Fungicides Against Soil‐Borne Fungal Pathogens in Wheat
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT The negative effects of pesticides for humans and environment have encouraged research into natural control means to protect crops from biotic stresses. This study evaluated the antifungal activity and phytotoxicity of seven natural putative inhibitory products (PIPs), as well their persistence, under both in vitro and in vivo conditions.
Thomas Conte +3 more
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Soil Science Society of America Journal, Volume 90, Issue 2, March/April 2026.Abstract Undisturbed land uses have the potential to enhance soil organic matter, but how and to what extent this occurs on private farms remains relatively unexplored. A cross‐sectional study of perennial grasslands and farm woodlots was undertaken across North Carolina to investigate stocks of soil organic C, total soil N, and soil‐test biological ...
Alan J. Franzluebbers
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