Hydrogen sulfide priming enhanced salinity tolerance in sunflower by modulating ion hemostasis, cellular redox balance, and gene expression by Abeer Abdelrazk Younis, Mohamed Magdy F. Mansour

“…Therefore, searching for effective strategies to improve crop salinity resilience and sustain agricultural productivity under high salinity is a must. …”
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YOLOv8-Peas: a lightweight drought tolerance method for peas based on seed germination vigor by Haoyu Jiang, Fei Hu, Xiuqing Fu, Cairong Chen, Chen Wang, Luxu Tian, Yuran Shi

“…Screening and breeding new varieties of peas (Pisum sativum L.) for drought-tolerant is of critical importance to ensure sustainable agricultural production and global food security. …”
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Removal of Antibiotic Resistance Genes at Two Conventional Wastewater Treatment Plants of Louisiana, USA by Ocean Thakali, John P. Brooks, Shalina Shahin, Samendra P. Sherchan, Eiji Haramoto

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Leaf Curl Epidemic Risk in Chilli as a Consequence of Vector Migration Rate and Contact Rate Dynamics: A Critical Guide to Management by Buddhadeb Roy, Emmadi Venu, Sathiyaseelan Kumar, Shailja Dubey, Dilip Lakshman, Bikash Mandal, Parimal Sinha

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Rainfall distributional properties control hydrologic model parameter importance. by Menberu B. Meles, Dave C. Goodrich, Carl L. Unkrich, Hoshin V. Gupta, I. Shea Burns, Feyera A. Hirpa, Saman Razavi, D. Phillip Guertin

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Ranking Sub-Watersheds for Flood Hazard Mapping: A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach by Nguyet-Minh Nguyen, Reza Bahramloo, Jalal Sadeghian, Mehdi Sepehri, Hadi Nazaripouya, Vuong Nguyen Dinh, Afshin Ghahramani, Ali Talebi, Ismail Elkhrachy, Chaitanya B. Pande, Sarita Gajbhiye Meshram

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Developing a Methodology for Aggregated Assessment of the Economic Sustainability of Pig Farms by Agata Malak-Rawlikowska, Monika Gębska, Robert Hoste, Christine Leeb, Claudio Montanari, Michael Wallace, Kees de Roest

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Cost-effective approach to explore key impacts on the environment from agricultural tools to inform sustainability improvements: inversion tillage as a case study by Laura Green, Elise Webb, Elizabeth Johnson, Sarah Wynn, Christian Bogen

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Outlook of Present Organic Agriculture Policies and Future Needs in Sri Lanka by S.H. Pushpa Malkanthi

“…Many countries are formulating organic agriculture or organic farming policies aimed at sustainable agricultural development. Therefore, the objectives of this study were: to understand the present situation of organic agriculture policies in Sri Lanka and also in other countries where successful organic agriculture is operating; identify problems in the organic agriculture sector; and suggest potential policy measures to be implemented in Sri Lanka in future. …”
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Application of machine learning to assess people's perception of household energy in the developing world: A case of Nepal by Utsav Bhattarai, Tek Maraseni, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Armando Apan

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Landscape predictors influencing livestock depredation by leopards in and around Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal by Saurav Lamichhane, Divya Bhattarai, Tek Maraseni, Kyle J. Shaney, Jhamak Bahadur Karki, Binaya Adhikari, Pratik Pandeya, Bikram Shrestha, Hari Adhikari

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Scarce Evidence of Heterosis for Growth Traits in Peruvian Guinea Pigs by José Isaí Cedano-Castro, Maria Wurzinger, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Ronald Jiménez, Amparo Elena Huamán Cristóbal, Johann Sölkner

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Rootstock influence on iron uptake responses in Citrus leaves and their regulation under the Fe paradox effect by Mary-Rus Martinez-Cuenca, Amparo Primo-Capella, Ana Quiñones, Almudena Bermejo, Maria Angeles Forner-Giner

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Effect of Smashing Ridge Tillage Depth on Soil Water, Salinity, and Yield in Saline Cotton Fields in South Xinjiang, China by Zhentao Bai, Hongguang Liu, Tangang Wang, Ping Gong, Huiqin Li, Ling Li, Bao Xue, Minghai Cao, Jinping Feng, Yibin Xu

“…The findings of the study can provide some theoretical basis and practical experience for the improvement of saline soils and sustainable agricultural development in South Xinjiang, China.…”
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The relationship between the diversity of herbaceous plants and the extent and heterogeneity of croplands in noncrop vegetation in an agricultural landscape of south China by Wenjing Zhou, Myung-Bok Lee, Eben Goodale

“…Keywords: Agroecosystems, Arable plant diversity, Biodiversity conservation, Land-sharing, Sustainable agriculture…”
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Impact of Landscape Management Scenarios on Ecosystem Service Values in Central Ethiopia by Abera Assefa Biratu, Bobe Bedadi, Solomon Gebreyohannis Gebrehiwot, Assefa M. Melesse, Tilahun Hordofa Nebi, Wuletawu Abera, Lulseged Tamene, Anthony Egeru

“…Landscape ecosystems restoration integrated with a sustainable agricultural intensification approach would enable us to ensure the sustainability of both agricultural production and ecosystem service synergies without negatively affecting the natural environment.…”
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Economic Evaluation and Risk Premium Estimation of Rainfed Soybean under Various Planting Practices in a Semi-Humid Drought-Prone Region of Northwest China by Zhenqi Liao, Shengzhao Pei, Zhentao Bai, Zhenlin Lai, Lei Wen, Fucang Zhang, Zhijun Li, Junliang Fan

“…The economic and risk assessment framework of this study can enhance the understanding of the adjustment of production systems from different perspectives, and provide strategies for promoting the protection of economic, environmental and socially sustainable agricultural systems.…”
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Observed Changes in Crop Yield Associated with Droughts Propagation via Natural and Human-Disturbed Agro-Ecological Zones of Pakistan by Farhan Saleem, Arfan Arshad, Ali Mirchi, Tasneem Khaliq, Xiaodong Zeng, Md Masudur Rahman, Adil Dilawar, Quoc Bao Pham, Kashif Mahmood

“…The study’s findings will assist policymakers to adopt sustainable agricultural and water management practices, and make climate change adaptation plans to mitigate drought impacts in the study region.…”
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Microbial species pool-mediated diazotrophic community assembly in crop microbiomes during plant development by Chao Xiong, Brajesh K. Singh, Yong-Guan Zhu, Hang-Wei Hu, Pei-Pei Li, Yan-Lai Han, Li-Li Han, Qin-Bing Zhang, Jun-Tao Wang, Si-Yi Liu, Chuan-Fa Wu, An-Hui Ge, Li-Mei Zhang, Ji-Zheng He

“…We further identify keystone diazotrophic taxa in crop microbiomes and characterize potential microbial N metabolism pathways in the phyllosphere, which provides essential information for developing microbiome-based tools in future sustainable agricultural production.…”
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Soil Salinity Mapping Using Machine Learning Algorithms with the Sentinel-2 MSI in Arid Areas, China by Jiaqiang Wang, Jie Peng, Hongyi Li, Caiyun Yin, Weiyang Liu, Tianwei Wang, Huaping Zhang

“…Accurate monitoring of soil salinization plays a key role in the ecological security and sustainable agricultural development of arid regions. As a branch of artificial intelligence, machine learning acquires new knowledge through self-learning and continuously improves its own performance. …”
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