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Bacillus subtilis: A plant-growth promoting rhizobacterium that also impacts biotic stress

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2019
Plants encounter many biotic agents, such as viruses, bacteria, nematodes, weeds, and arachnids. These entities induce biotic stress in their hosts by disrupting normal metabolism, and as a result, limit plant growth and/or are the cause of plant ...
A. Hashem, B. Tabassum, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pink Bollworm Resistance to Bt Toxin Cry1Ac Associated with an Insertion in Cadherin Exon 20

Toxins, 2019
Insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are widely used to control insect pests, but their efficacy is reduced when pests evolve resistance.
Ling Wang, Yuemin Ma, Xueqin Guo, Peng Wan, Kaiyu Liu, Shengbo Cong, Jintao Wang, Dong Xu, Yutao Xiao, Xianchun Li, Bruce E. Tabashnik, Kongming Wu   +11 more
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Determination of Plant Protection Problems on Wheat Production in Sivas Province

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2020
Objective of this study is to determine plant protection problems which wheat growers encountered and their knowledge on plant protection in Sivas province.
Mustafa Belen, Dürdane Yanar, Gülistan Erdal   +2 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome and transcriptome analysis of Chinese wheat powdery mildew isolate 21–2 for discovery of important virulence determinants

Current Research in Microbial Sciences
Wheat powdery mildew caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp tritici (Bgt), an obligate biotrophic fungal pathogen, is a destructive disease world-wide, particularly severe in China.
Fansong Zeng, Bo Zhang, Bin Yuan, Minfeng Xue, Wenqi Shi, Shuangjun Gong, Tom Hsiang, Dazhao Yu, Lijun Yang   +8 more
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Combined Abiotic and Biotic Stresses on Plant Growth and Avenues for Crop Improvement by Exploiting Physio-morphological Traits

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017
Global warming leads to the concurrence of a number of abiotic and biotic stresses, thus affecting agricultural productivity. Occurrence of abiotic stresses can alter plant–pest interactions by enhancing host plant susceptibility to pathogenic organisms,
P. Pandey, V. Irulappan, M. Bagavathiannan, M. Senthil‐Kumar   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Determinants of Knowledge and Usage of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Extension: Evidence From Tennessee Extension Personnel

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the determinants of generative AI (GenAI) knowledge and usage among agricultural extension professionals. Drawing on survey data from agricultural extension personnel in Tennessee, we employ regression analyses and latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) for topic modeling of open‐ended responses to study the knowledge and usage ...
Abdelaziz Lawani, Jason de Koff, James Muriuki, Anna‐Liisa Ihuhwa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological Specialization and Rarity of Arable Weeds: Insights from a Comprehensive Survey in France

Plants, 2020
The definition of “arable weeds” remains contentious. Although much attention has been devoted to specialized, segetal weeds, many taxa found in arable fields also commonly occur in other habitats.
François Munoz, Guillaume Fried, Laura Armengot, Bérenger Bourgeois, Vincent Bretagnolle, Joël Chadoeuf, Lucie Mahaut, Christine Plumejeaud, Jonathan Storkey, Cyrille Violle, Sabrina Gaba   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source