Eco-physiological, Biochemical and Herbicidal Characteristics of Lavandula stricta, Cassia obovata, Cocculus pendulus and Solanum xanthocarpum by H. Gholami, M.J. Saharkhiz, M. Shirdel, K. Sartavi, H. Mazareie

“…In recent decades, many chemical herbicides have been used to control weeds in agricultural ecosystems. Despite the many benefits of these herbicides, their improper use has caused devastating effects on the environment and agricultural production and ultimately has harmed human health. …”
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Boosting precision crop protection towards agriculture 5.0 via machine learning and emerging technologies: A contextual review by Gustavo A. Mesías-Ruiz, Gustavo A. Mesías-Ruiz, María Pérez-Ortiz, José Dorado, Ana I. de Castro, José M. Peña

“…Section 3 presents a taxonomy of ML algorithms that support the development and implementation of precision crop protection, while section 4 analyses the scientific impact of ML on the basis of an extensive bibliometric study of >120 algorithms, outlining the most widely used ML and deep learning (DL) techniques currently applied in relevant case studies on the detection and control of crop diseases, weeds and plagues. Section 5 describes 39 emerging technologies in the fields of smart sensors and other advanced hardware devices, telecommunications, proximal and remote sensing, and AI-based robotics that will foreseeably lead the next generation of perception-based, decision-making and actuation systems for digitized, smart and real-time crop protection in a realistic Ag5.0. …”
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Ultimate fate and possible ecological risks associated with atrazine and its principal metabolites (DIA and DEA) in soil and water environment by Priyanka Bhatti, Anil Duhan, Ajay Pal, Monika, Ravi Kumar Beniwal, Priyanka Kumawat, Dharam Bir Yadav

“…Atrazine (AT) is a triazine herbicide widely used to control weeds in several crops. De-isopropylatrazine (DIA) and de-ethylatrazine (DEA) are two of the eight primary metabolites produced by AT breakdown in soil and water. …”
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New hulless oat variety ‘Azil’ by A. D. Kabashov, A. S. Kolupaeva, V. G. Zakharov, N. M. Vlasenko, O. G. Mishenkina, O. D. Yakovleva, Ya. G. Leybovich, Z. V. Filonenko, L. G. Razumovskaya, P. M. Polityko

“…During the study, there has been found that with intensive and high-intensity cultivation in compliance with the technological methods of protection against diseases, weeds and pests, the productivity of the variety ‘Azil’ improved in relation to the basic technology from 0.75 to 1.42 t/ha (or on 12 and 23 %, respectively). …”
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Response of faba bean to intercropping, biological and chemical control against broomrape and root rot diseases by Amira A. El-Mehy, Hala M. El-Gendy, Ahmed A.A. Aioub, Samy F. Mahmoud, Shebl Abdel-Gawad, Ahmed E. Elesawy, Ahmed S.M. Elnahal

“…The intercropping systems were combined with the application of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF) and yeast as bio-control agents, compared to chemical application of herbicides (Glyphosate) and fungicides (Rizolex-T50), to control rot root diseases and broomrape weeds, Orobanche spp., of faba bean plants in vivo and under the naturally infested field. …”
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Application of alternative methods of crop protection in sustainable agriculture by Tabaković Marijenka, Dragičević Vesna, Štrbanović Ratibor, Živković Ivana, Brankov Milan, Rakić Sveto, Oro Violeta

“…In nature, they play an important role in protecting plants from bacteria, fungi, viruses and insects. In most weeds, the oils penetrate the cytoplasmic membrane of the cell as typical lipophiles and cause its multilayers of polysaccharides, fatty acids and phospholipids to lose their structure and become permeable. …”
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A global database to catalogue the impacts of agricultural management practices on terrestrial biodiversity by Jonathan Bonfanti, Joseph Langridge, Damien Beillouin

“…Our dataset covers numerous taxonomic groups over 14 phyla, including animals (e.g. birds, insects), microorganisms (e.g. fungi, bacteria), plants (e.g. trees, weeds). The dataset presented provides a resource to support decision-makers, farmers, and conservation ecologists alike for managing agricultural land for biodiversity.…”
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High-Resolution UAV RGB Imagery Dataset for Precision Agriculture and 3D Photogrammetric Reconstruction Captured over a Pistachio Orchard (<i>Pistacia vera</i> L.) in Spain by Sergio Vélez, Rubén Vacas, Hugo Martín, David Ruano-Rosa, Sara Álvarez

“…The ground was kept free of any weeds that could affect image processing. The photos (provided in JPG format) were taken using a UAV DJI Phantom Advance quadcopter in two flight missions: one planned to take nadir images (β = 0°), and another to take oblique images (β = 30°), both at 55 metres above the ground. …”
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Effects of Previous Fall–Winter Crop on Spring–Summer Soybean Nutrition and Seed Yield under No-Till System by Rogério P. Soratto, Fernando V. C. Guidorizzi, Westefann S. Sousa, Amanda P. Gilabel, André L. G. Job, Juliano C. Calonego

“…Moench), and sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i> L.)) in rotation with soybean, in addition to plots that lie fallow (spontaneous weeds) in the soybean off-season, totaling six treatments. …”
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Combining sustainable livelihood and farm sustainability approaches to identify relevant intensification options: Implications for households with crop-based and gathering-based li... by Defne Ulukan, Göran Bergkvist, Marcos Lana, Anja Fasse, Gregor Mager, Ingrid Öborn, Pierre Chopin

“…Such solutions include intercropping and optimised weeding to increase productivity and resource-use efficiency, for which these households have sufficient labour resources. …”
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Biomass production and survival rates of selected poplar clones grown under a short-rotation on arable land by M. Trnka, M. Trnka, J. Fialová, V. Koutecký, M. Fajman, Z. Žalud, S. Hejduk

“…The plantation was established on agricultural land and the trees were planted in a double row design with a density of 10 000 trees/ha. The trial was weeded by mechanical methods, and no irrigation, fertilization, or herbicides were applied. …”
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Cytochrome P450s-Involved Enhanced Metabolism Contributes to the High Level of Nicosulfuron Resistance in <i>Digitaria sanguinalis</i> from China by Xumiao Wang, Wei Hu, Yuxi Li, Minghao Jiang, Ning Zhao, Haiqun Cao, Min Liao

“…Scop.) is one of the major malignant grass weeds in Chinese maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) fields, and it has recently developed resistance to the acetolactate synthase (ALS)-inhibiting herbicide nicosulfuron. …”
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Patterns of passage into protected areas: Drivers and outcomes of Fulani immigration, settlement and integration into the Kachia Grazing Reserve, northwest Nigeria by Marie J. Ducrotoy, Ayodele O. Majekodunmi, Alexandra P. M. Shaw, Husein Bagulo, Wilson J. Bertu, Amahyel M. Gusi, Reuben Ocholi, Susan C. Welburn

“…Population pressure within the reserve has risen steadily over the past three decades, such that it is severely overgrazed (as evidenced by reports from the KGR community that the animals run short of pasture even during the wet season due to desertification and the spread of non-edible weeds). The newer immigrants, fleeing conflict, tended to arrive in the reserve with significantly larger herds than those kept by established residents. …”
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Integrated Phytobial Remediation of Dissolved Pollutants from Domestic Wastewater through Constructed Wetlands: An Interactive Macrophyte-Microbe-Based Green and Low-Cost Decontami... by Tarun Kumar Thakur, Mahesh Prasad Barya, Joystu Dutta, Pritam Mukherjee, Anita Thakur, Singam Laxmana Swamy, James T. Anderson

“…Water hyacinth (<i>Pontederia crassipes</i>) is one of the most resistant macrophytes, capable of tolerating high nitrate (NO₃⁻) and phosphate (PO₄²⁻) concentrations. Other aquatic weeds also effectively alleviate biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total dissolved solids (TDS), and pathogen levels and ameliorate the impact of different ionic forms of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and trace elements (TEs). …”
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Selection signature analysis reveals <i>RDH5</i> performed key function in vision during sheep domestication process by R. Hu, R. Hu, X. Jiang, X. Jiang, H. Yang, G. Liu, G. Liu

“…We infer that the wild sheep ancestors with weaker visual sensitivity were weeded out by humans, and the mutation was selective, swept by the dual pressures of natural and artificial selection.…”
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The role of soil temperature in mediterranean vineyards in a climate change context by J. Miguel Costa, J. Miguel Costa, Ricardo Egipto, Francisca C. Aguiar, Francisca C. Aguiar, Paulo Marques, Amaia Nogales, Amaia Nogales, Manuel Madeira, Manuel Madeira

“…Therefore, a better understanding of the impact of ST in vineyards (vine plants, weeds, microbiota) can help to better manage and predict vineyards’ performance, plant-soil relations and soil microbiome under more extreme climate conditions. …”
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Possibilities and Challenges of Dragon Fruit in Chapainawabganj Region of Bangladesh from the Growers Perspective by Mithun Kumar Ghosh, Mst. Lamia Jahan, Fabia Farjana, Md. Zahid Hasan, Kazi An Nahian

“…Furthermore, the fruit has a higher profit margin than other field crops. Weeds, bird invasions, high labor expenses, lack of technical knowledge of farmers on dragon fruit farming were recognized as major obstacles to fruit production. …”
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Discovery of 3-(1-Amino-2-phenoxyethylidene)-6-methyl-2<i>H</i>-pyran-2,4(3<i>H</i>)-dione Derivatives as Novel Herbicidal Leads by Chao-Chao Wang, Ke Chen, Na Li, Xue-Kun Wang, Shi-Ben Wang, Pan Li, Xue-Wen Hua, Kang Lei, Lu-Sha Ji

“…The preliminary study of the molecular mode of action by RNA sequencing suggested that a growth inhibition of weeds by <b>APD-II-15</b> might result from the disruptions of carbon metabolism and formation of a cytoskeleton. …”
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Prospective Alternate Hosts of an Emerging Polerovirus in Cotton Landscapes in the Southeastern United States by Sudeep Pandey, Sudeep Bag, Phillip Roberts, Kassie Conner, Kipling S. Balkcom, Andrew J. Price, Alana L. Jacobson, Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan

“…Fourteen common plant species in the landscape, including crops, weeds, and ornamentals (cotton, hollyhock, marshmallow, country mallow, abutilon, arrowleaf sida, okra, hibiscus, squash, chickpea, evening primrose, henbit, Palmer amaranth, and prickly sida) were tested as potential alternate hosts of CLRDV along with an experimental host (<i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i>) via aphid-mediated transmission assays. …”
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Phytochemical study on the essential oils of Callitris glaucophylla Joy Thomps. &amp; L.A.S. Johnson, and assessment of their antioxidant, anti-enzymatic and allelopathic effects by Oumayma Kochti, Flavio Polito, Lucia Caputo, Khammassi Marwa, Yassine Mabrouk, Lamia Hamrouni, Ismail Amri, Vincenzo De Feo

“…The data obtained constitute an important contribution in selecting and valorizing appropriate forestry tree biomass as sources of antioxidant and phytotoxic molecules for sustainable application in food preservation and weeds control. The activities against the tested enzymes confirmed a possible use of these EOs as natural pesticides.…”
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