Involvement of Farm Households in Banana and Plantain Production in Aguata Agricultural Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria. by Mabel Ukamaka Dimelu

“…The major agronomic practices employed by the households in banana and plantain production were de-suckering/pruning (96.7%), de-budding (91.7%), application of organic/inorganic manure (90.0%), de-leafing/de-trashing (76.7%), mulching (65.0%) and weeding (61.7%). Major factors militating against backyard banana and plantain production were susceptibility to wind, storm and drought (M= 2.25), poor yield (M=2.08), cluster nature of growth (M=1.91), high incidence of pest and diseases (M=1.88), long maturation period, high temperature/low rainfall (M=1.66) and unstable market price (M=1.65).Therefore extension agents from public and non- governmental organisations should The study thus, recommended that extension agents from public and non- governmental organisations should build knowledge and skills of farm households on critical agronomic practices, pest and disease management necessary to boost production and increase return to households. …”
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Floristic Patterns and Qualities of Forage Species from Mountainous Rangeland in the Middle Black Sea Region of Turkey by İbrahim Aydın, Betül Pak, Duygu Algan, Nuh Ocak

“…Rests of the species belonged to other families (52.4%) dominated by families such as Asteraceae (13/55) and Lamiaceae (6/55), of which 26 species were weeds harmful to animals. While the percentages of decreaser, increaser and invader species were 16.2, 12.4 and 71.4, those of annual, biennial and perennial species were 31.9, 2.9 and 65.2, respectively. …”
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Recovery of the soil fungal microbiome after steam disinfection to manage the plant pathogen Fusarium solani by Eric R. Larson, Eric R. Larson, Sharifa G. Crandall, Sharifa G. Crandall

“…Soil disinfection using high temperatures via steam is a promising approach to manage plant pathogens, pests, and weeds. Soil steaming is a viable option for growers who are moving away from dependence on chemical soil fumigants, especially in plant nursery or high tunnel environments. …”
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Agricultural pesticides pose a continuous ecotoxicological risk to aquatic organisms in a tropical horticulture catchment by Frederik T. Weiss, Clemens Ruepert, Silvia Echeverría-Sáenz, Rik I.L. Eggen, Christian Stamm

“…Pesticides are used throughout the tropics in large amounts to protect crops against pests and weeds. These chemicals may be lost to the aquatic environment and impair its ecological status and the water quality for human consumption. …”
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COMPARATIVE STUDY ON AGRONOMIC PRACTICES AND ECONOMICS OF IMPROVED AND HYBRID RICE PRODUCTION IN PYUTHAN DISTRICT OF NEPAL by Samyam P., Srijana S., Pankaj P.J.

“…The manual method of hand weeding and harvesting with no insect, pest, or disease controlling methods was adopted by both types of growers. …”
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Possible Consequences of Climate Change on Survival, Productivity and Reproductive Performance, and Welfare of Himalayan Yak (<i>Bos grunniens</i>) by S. Sapkota, K. P. Acharya, R. Laven, N. Acharya

“…Changes in temperature and precipitation reduced the yield and productivity of alpine pastures, principally because the native plant species are being replaced by less useful shrubs and weeds. The impact of climate change on yak is likely to be mediated through heat stress, increased contact with other species, especially domestic cattle, and alterations in feed availability. …”
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A mobile system for rearing meat chickens on pasture by M. Skřivan, S.H. Pickinpaugh, V. Pavlů, E. Skřivanová, M. Englmaierová

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Ocorrência de plantas aquáticas nos reservatórios da Light-RJ Ocurrence of aquatic plants in the Light-RJ reservoirs by D. Martins, E.D. Velini, R.A. Piteli, M, S. Tomazella, E. Negrisoli

“…<br>This study aimed to describe the aquatic weeds infesting the Light-Electric System S.A. reservoirs, located in Pirai-RJ, Brazil. …”
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Developing herbicide resistant Sri-lankan rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties: An application of Self Organizing Map by E.M.S.I. Ekanayaka, S.R. Weerakoon, S. Somaratne, O.V.D.S.J. Weerasena

“…Application of high concentrations of post-emergent broad spectrum systemic herbicide, glyphosate is prevalently used to control rice weeds in Asian countries including Sri Lanka. Off target movements of glyphosate adversely affect growth of the rice plant reducing the yield. …”
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Application of Phytogenic Liquid Supplementation in Soil Microbiome Restoration in Queensland Pasture Dieback by Xipeng Ren, Maria M. Whitton, Sung J. Yu, Tieneke Trotter, Yadav S. Bajagai, Dragana Stanley

“…Australia, as a significant global beef producer, has been experiencing pasture dieback, a syndrome of deteriorating grassland that results in the loss of grass and the expansion of weeds. Despite two decades of research and many remediation attempts, there has yet to be a breakthrough in understanding the causes or mechanisms involved. …”
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A weight optimization-based transfer learning approach for plant disease detection of New Zealand vegetables by Muhammad Hammad Saleem, Johan Potgieter, Khalid Mahmood Arif

“…Next, weight optimization is performed on datasets including PlantVillage, NZDLPlantDisease-v1, and DeepWeeds using image resizers, interpolators, initializers, batch normalization, and DL optimizers. …”
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Toxigenicity of <i>F. graminearum</i> Residing on Host Plants Alternative to Wheat as Influenced by Environmental Conditions by Sigita Janaviciene, Skaidre Suproniene, Grazina Kadziene, Romans Pavlenko, Zane Berzina, Vadims Bartkevics

“…Our results indicated the possible role of dicotyledonous plants, including weeds, as a reservoir of inoculum sources of <i>F. graminearum</i>-induced Fusarium head blight, associated with the risk of mycotoxin contamination in spring wheat.…”
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Catch crops in the Argentinean Pampas: a synthesis-analysis on nutrient characteristics and their implications for a sustainable agriculture by Francisco Cafaro La Menza, Francisco Cafaro La Menza, Walter Daniel Carciochi, Walter Daniel Carciochi

“…By analyzing data from 52 studies, (98 site-years) in the Argentinean Pampas, we observed that grasses (excluding ryegrass) accumulated the greatest aboveground dry matter (6.08 ± 0.22 t ha-1, mean ± SE) and C (2.60 ± 0.13 t ha-1), making them suitable for protecting the soil surface from erosion, suppressing weeds, and improving C balances. Conversely, vetch accumulated the highest nutrient content (118 ± 5.3, 15 ± 1.5, and 14 ± 1.2 kg ha-1 for N, S, and P, respectively) with the lowest C:nutrient ratio (means of 15:1, 152:1, and 147:1 for N, S, and P, respectively), making it a suitable choice for recycling nutrients and providing extra N. …”
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Freezing stress affects the efficacy of clodinafop-propargyl and 2,4-D plus MCPA on wild oat (Avena ludoviciana Durieu) and turnipweed [Rapistrum rugosum (L.) All.] in wheat (Triti... by Alireza Hasanfard, Mehdi Rastgoo, Ebrahim Izadi Darbandi, Ahmad Nezami, Bhagirath Singh Chauhan

“…Wheat and its two common weeds, winter wild oat (Avena ludoviciana Durieu) and turnipweed [Rapistrum rugosum (L.) …”
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Are digital services the right solution for empowering smallholder farmers? A perspective enlightened by COVID-19 experiences to inform smart IPM by Haruna Sekabira, Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto, Arnaud R. M. Ahouandjinou, Karl H. Thunes, Barry Pittendrigh, Yusuf Kaweesa, Manuele Tamò

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Multi-Crop Navigation Line Extraction Based on Improved YOLO-v8 and Threshold-DBSCAN under Complex Agricultural Environments by Jiayou Shi, Yuhao Bai, Jun Zhou, Baohua Zhang

“…However, the diversity of crop species and morphology, as well as field noise such as weeds and light, often lead to poor crop detection in complex farming environments. …”
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Bimbingan Teknis Pupuk Organik Cair untuk Meningkatkan Produksi Karet Rakyat di Payaraman Barat Kabupaten Ogan Ilir by Dwi Setyawan, Dedik Budianta, Warsito Warsito, Satria Jaya Priatna

“…This community service activity aims to provide technical guidance on how to make POC in a simple way and then apply it to rubber plants, accompanied by sanitation of the garden environment by cleaning weeds. There are four waste materials or plant materials used to make POC, namely pineapple peel waste, papaya fruit, banana peel and water hyacinth. …”
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Allelopathy and Allelochemicals of <i>Leucaena</i><i>leucocephala</i> as an Invasive Plant Species by Hisashi Kato-Noguchi, Denny Kurniadie

“…The extracts, leachates, root exudates, litter, decomposing residues, and rhizosphere soil of <i>L. leucocephala</i> increased the mortality and suppressed the germination and growth of several plant species, including weeds and woody plants. Those observations suggest that <i>L. leucocephala</i> is allelopathic and contains certain allelochemicals. …”
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Application of pressure–state–response approach for developing criteria and indicators of ecological health assessment of wetlands: a multi-temporal study in Ichhamati floodplains,... by Jibananda Gayen, Debajit Datta

“…Absence of persistent water flow from main river channel, wide-spread jute-retting, agriculture-induced eutrophication, proliferation of aquatic weeds were identified as the major causes of rapid ecological deterioration.…”
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Metabolomic and Transcript Analysis Revealed a Sex-Specific Effect of Glyphosate in Zebrafish Liver by Christian Giommi, Claudia Ladisa, Oliana Carnevali, Francesca Maradonna, Hamid R. Habibi

“…Glyphosate is a component of commonly used herbicides for controlling weeds in crops, gardens and municipal parks. There is increasing awareness that glyphosate-based herbicides, in addition to acting on plants, may also exert toxicity in wildlife and humans. …”
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