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Potential for the American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) to contribute to biological control in a vegetable agroecosystem

Agrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2026.
Abstract The American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is a native insectivorous amphibian common in agricultural fields in eastern North America. Past research on this and related species suggests potential for positive or negative effects on pest populations, depending on the prevalence of intraguild predation.
Margaret R. Douglas, Madeline DuBoyce, Valerie Kuppek, Abigail Marich, Mairi K. P. Poisson, Aleah Spiro, Scott Boback   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Devouring the Invaders: The Racial‐Ecological Politics of the Chinese Crayfish Trade in Kenya

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 183-194, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines entanglements of ecology, race, and foodways at Lake Naivasha in Kenya. Nonnative Louisiana red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), first introduced to Kenya in the 1960s, were once viewed as invasive but are now sought after as a delicacy among Kenya's Chinese community.
Amanda Kaminsky
wiley   +1 more source

A Volatile Cue From a Specialist Herbivore Primes Gene Expression Against Biotic Stress in Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima L.)

Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 1424-1438, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Insect‐derived molecular cues can prime plant defences against herbivore attack. The genes that are sensitive to priming, and how their expression changes on the scale of days, have not been fully resolved. Moreover, priming may affect interactions with insects that are not the source of the priming cue.
Robert J. Witkowski, Lily A. Sudol, Eric C. Yip, John F. Tooker, Tanya Renner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scaling up orphan crop research: genebank genetics highlight geographic structure in cultivated cowpea from 10 617 global accessions

The Plant Journal, Volume 125, Issue 6, March 2026.
SUMMARY Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. is a dryland legume crop, providing essential food and nutritional security for millions of people across the semi‐arid tropics, in Africa, Asia and Latin America. However, as a typical ‘orphan crop’, cowpea has long remained underrepresented in global genomic research to support crop improvement. Here, we conducted
Sofie Pearson, Adrian Hathorn, Shichao Sun, Alan Cruickshank, Tracey Shatte, Paulino Munisse, Mercy Macharia Wairimu, Joann Conner, Anna Koltunow, Jean‐Philippe Vielle‐Calzada, Peggy Ozias‐Akins, Takayoshi Ishii, Matteo Dell'Acqua, Sally Norton, Yongfu Tao, David Jordan, Emma Mace   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Loss‐of‐Function Mutation in CER2‐LIKE1 Reduced Accumulation of Cuticular Wax and Susceptibility to Thrips in Welsh Onion

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 2, Page 871-883, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Cuticular waxes can form a hydrophobic barrier on aerial plant surfaces, which is essential for mediating plant‐environment interactions by providing protection against both biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study, a cuticular wax mutant (gl) was identified and characterised in Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.), exhibiting a functional ...
Jiayi Xing, Huanhuan Xu, Mifeng Bai, Yundan Cong, Huiying Liu, Yongqin Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Sweetpotato Accessions (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam.) Revealed by Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers

Plant Breeding, Volume 145, Issue 1, Page 85-94, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Use of molecular markers has improved the analysis of genetic variation by eliminating environmental influences on genotype performance. The objective of this study was to assess the genetic diversity (GD) and population structure of 327 sweetpotato genotypes sourced from the major sweetpotato‐growing regions of Zimbabwe and from the ...
Nomusa Chizhande, Julia Sibiya, Edmore Gasura, Bruce Mutari, Davison Chaingeni, Dumisani Kutywayo, Lennin Musundire, Isack Mathew, Emeline Dossa   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antifeedant Effect of Plant Extracts for Management of Rice Weevil, Sitophilous oryzae L.

Journal of Agroforestry and Environment
Rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae L.) is one of the major pest of stored connodities. In this study the extracts from n-Hexane, dichloromethane (DCM) and methanol leaf and seed/fruit of Karanja, Pongamia pinnata (L.); Mahogany, Swietenia mahogani Jacq ...
M. Kamruzzaman, M. Shahjahan, N. Nahar, M. A. A. Topu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of infestation stage, form and treatment on fragment count in flour [PDF]

, 1979
Call number: LD2668 .T4 1979 S23Master of ...
Sachdeva, Avtar S.
core  

Plant pathogens as biocontrol agents of Cirsium arvense : an overestimated approach? [PDF]

, 2011
Cirsium arvense is one of the worst weeds in agriculture. As herbicides are not very effective and not accepted by organic farming and special habitats, possible biocontrol agents have been investigated since many decades.
Müller, Esther, Nentwig, Wolfgang
core   +2 more sources

Preparation of alphacypermethrin and fipronil emulsifiable concentrates using different concentrations of the modified polytrisiloxane (QS-302) [PDF]

Journal of Crop Protection
The present research aimed to enhance the efficacy of alphacypermethrin and fipronil insecticides formulated as an emulsifiable concentrate (EC) by adding varying concentrations of the modified polytrisiloxane (QS-302) as an adjuvant alongside the ...
Hamdy R. Soltan, Mohamed Helmy Khalifa, Maher Salama Shahen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source