Enhanced Apiaceous Potyvirus Phylogeny, Novel Viruses, and New Country and Host Records from Sequencing <i>Apiaceae</i> Samples by Adrian Fox, Adrian J. Gibbs, Aimee R. Fowkes, Hollie Pufal, Sam McGreig, Roger A. C. Jones, Neil Boonham, Ian P. Adams

“…The family Apiaceae comprises approximately 3700 species of herbaceous plants, including important crops, aromatic herbs and field weeds. Here we report a study of 10 preserved historical or recent virus samples of apiaceous plants collected in the United Kingdom (UK) import interceptions from the Mediterranean region (Egypt, Israel and Cyprus) or during surveys of Australian apiaceous crops. …”
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Antifungal and Phytotoxic Activities of Essential Oils: In Vitro Assays and Their Potential Use in Crop Protection by Imad El-Alam, Robin Raveau, Joël Fontaine, Anthony Verdin, Frédéric Laruelle, Sophie Fourmentin, Ramez Chahine, Hassane Makhlouf, Anissa Lounès-Hadj Sahraoui

“…(1) Background: The use of natural products based on essential oils (EO) is nowadays arousing great interest as an alternative method to control plant pathogens and weeds. However, EO possess low bioavailability and are highly volatile, and their encapsulation in hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) could be a means to enhance their stability and maintain their bioactivity. …”
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<i>Eucalyptus gunnii</i> and <i>Eucalyptus pulverulenta </i>‘Baby Blue’ Essential Oils as Potential Natural Herbicides by Cristina Danna, Laura Cornara, Antonella Smeriglio, Domenico Trombetta, Giuseppe Amato, Pierluca Aicardi, Laura De Martino, Vincenzo De Feo, Lucia Caputo

“…EO phytotoxicity was tested on both weeds (<i>Lolium multiflorum</i>, <i>Portulaca oleracea</i>) and crops (<i>Raphanus sativus</i>, <i>Lactuca sativa</i>, <i>Lepidium sativum</i>, <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>, <i>Pisum sativum, Cucumis sativus</i>). …”
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Insight into the herbicide resistance patterns in Lolium rigidum populations in Tunisian and Moroccan wheat regions by Zakia El-Mastouri, Pavlína Košnarová, Kateřina Hamouzová, Ezzedine Alimi, Josef Soukup

“…Rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaud.) is one of the most troublesome weeds in Moroccan and Tunisian cereal crop fields. …”
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Moisture and Salinity Drive the Vegetation Composition of Wadi Hargan, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Ahmed M. Abd-ElGawad, Abdulaziz M. Assaeed, Saud L. Al-Rowaily, Basharat M. Dar, Jahangir A. Malik

“…Also, human interference was observed at the end of the wadi, where some weeds sprouted such as <i>Malva parviflora</i>. The presence of those two rare wetland species, <i>Adiantum capillus-veneris</i> and <i>Ficus salicifolia,</i> in the study area, showed the unique properties of the studied wadi and necessitate an urgent biodiversity conservation action to protect its natural vegetation from overgrazing and human interference.…”
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Outbreak Mechanism of Locust Plagues under Dynamic Drought and Flood Environments Based on Time Series Remote Sensing Data: Implication for Identifying Potential High-Risk Locust A... by Longlong Zhao, Hongzhong Li, Wenjiang Huang, Yingying Dong, Yun Geng, Huiqin Ma, Jinsong Chen

“…Combined with meteorological analysis, we found that three consecutive drought years from 2014 to 2016 reduced the water surface area by 75%, expanding suitable habitats (primarily reeds and weeds) to cover 60% of the reservoir. Warm winters and high temperatures during locust key growth periods, coupled with expanding suitable habitats, promoted multi-generational locust reproduction. …”
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Superior Haplotypes for Early Root Vigor Traits in Rice Under Dry Direct Seeded Low Nitrogen Condition Through Genome Wide Association Mapping by Annamalai Anandan, Annamalai Anandan, Siddharth Panda, Siddharth Panda, S. Sabarinathan, Anthony J. Travis, Gareth J. Norton, Adam H. Price

“…Early root vigor is an essential trait required in an ideal DSR system of rice cultivation to ensure a good crop stand, adequate uptake of water, nutrients and compete with weeds. The aus subpopulation which is adapted for DSR was evaluated to understand the biology of early root growth under limited nitrogen conditions over two seasons under two-time points (14 and 28 days). …”
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Assessment of the Biochemical Responses of Wheat Seedlings to Soil Drought after Application of Selective Herbicide by Dessislava Todorova, Iskren Sergiev, Zornitsa Katerova, Elena Shopova, Ljudmila Dimitrova, Liliana Brankova

“…It is commonly used as a systemic and selective chemical agent to control annual grass and broadleaf weeds in cereal crops and particularly in wheat, which is tolerant to Serrate^®. …”
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High-throughput phenotyping for non-destructive estimation of soybean fresh biomass using a machine learning model and temporal UAV data by Predrag Ranđelović, Vuk Đorđević, Jegor Miladinović, Slaven Prodanović, Marina Ćeran, Johann Vollmann

“…Biomass data implemented as a new trait in soybean breeding programs could be beneficial in the selection of varieties that are more competitive against weeds and have better radiation use efficiency. The standard techniques for biomass determination are invasive, inefficient, and restricted to one-time point per plot. …”
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Herança da resistência de azevém (Lolium multiflorum) ao glyphosate Inheritance of azevém (Lolium multiflorum) resistance to glyphosate by L. Vargas, R.M.A. Moraes, C.M. Berto

“…<br>Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide used to control weeds. Azevem plants, which are tolerant to glyphosate, have been identified in Rio Grande do Sul, where they are rapidly becoming predominant. …”
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Canada’s Refugee Strategy – How It Can Be Improved by Robert Vineberg

“…Canada could do a much better job at clearing its backlog and better processing refugee claims, particularly in weeding out the bogus claims, by reassigning responsibility for interviewing refugees to the officials at IRCC. …”
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Spatiotemporal Changes in Mean and Extreme Climate: Farmers’ Perception and Its Agricultural Implications in Awash River Basin, Ethiopia by Addisu Damtew, Ermias Teferi, Victor Ongoma, Richard Mumo, Befikadu Esayas

“…The major impacts perceived and asserted over all agroecologies are food price inflation, crop productivity decline, crop pests and diseases spread, livestock disease increase, and the emergence of pests and weeds. The increasing trend in extreme warm temperatures, decreasing trend in the cold extreme, and declining trend in precipitation indicators affected agricultural productivity and farmers whose livelihood depends on rainfed agriculture. …”
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INVENTARISASI TUMBUHAN KAWASAN SEMPADAN DI SITU AGATHIS, UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA, DEPOK, JAWA BARAT by Shela Kartika Wijaya, Afiatry Putrika, Dimas Haryo Pradana, Sita Resmi

“…The widely encountered species were invasive species, weeds, pioneer plants, and bioremediator plants which tolerant to the polluted environment.…”
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Analysis of farmers’ Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in Cocoa Production in Kwara State by A E Agbongiarhuoyi, I F Abdulkarim, O P Fawole, B O Obatolu, B S Famuyiwa, A A Oloyede

“…The cocoa production practices still adopted were weeding, 98.3%; seedling planting, 96.7%; insect pest and diseases control, 95%; bush clearing, 93.3%; fermentation and drying, 91.7%; tree felling, 88.4%; pruning, 85% and burning before planting, 70%. …”
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Fine-root traits of allelopathic rice at the seedling stage and their relationship with allelopathic potential by Jiayu Li, Shunxian Lin, Qingxu Zhang, Qi Zhang, Wenwen Hu, Haibin He

“…Background Allelopathic rice releases allelochemicals through its root systems, thereby exerting a negative effect on paddy weeds. This research aimed to evaluate the relationship between fine-root traits and the rice allelopathic potential at the seedling stage. …”
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A site-specific indicator of nitrogen loads into surface waters from conventional and conservation agriculture practices: Bayesian network model by Artur Radomyski, Roman Ashauer

“…The short- and long-term impact of agriculture on surface water quality is often driven by on-farm decisions as to what practices are used to manage weeds. Farming practices can affect numerous processes such as surface runoff and soil erosion which mediate release and transport of potential pollutants to edge-of-field water courses. …”
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Evaluation of Allelopathic Activity Interactions of Some Medicinal Plants Using Fractional Inhibitory Concentration and Isobologram by Somayeh Sadeqifard, Somayeh Mirmostafaee, Mohammad Reza Joharchi, Jaleh Zandavifard, Majid Azizi, Yoshiharu Fujii

“…As regards, the use of natural compounds in the control of weeds and pests is a priority. In this research, the allelopathic activity of 123 specimens of medicinal and aromatic plants were investigated individually by the dish-pack method using lettuce seeds as a model. …”
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التحري عن فيروس موزاييك الكرنب Turnip mosaic potyvirus في نباتات المنثور الحاملة لظاهرة تقطع وتعدد ألوان الزهرة... by عماد دأود اسماعيل

“…Results of TBIA showed that: 1- TuMV is not transmissible through seeds of  infected gillyflower. 2- Raphanus raphanistrum and Sonchus oleraceus wild weeds are susceptible  host plants for TuMV despite the absence of flower breaking symptoms.  …”
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Farmers’ perspectives: Impact of climate change on African indigenous vegetable production in Kenya by Winifred Chepkoech, Nancy W. Mungai, Silke Stöber, Hillary K. Bett, Hermann Lotze-Campen

“…This study aims to analyse how African indigenous vegetable (AIV) farmers perceive climate change in three different agro-climatic zones (ACZs) in Kenya, identify the main differences in historical seasonal and annual rainfall and temperature trends between the zones, discuss differences in farmers’ perceptions and historical trends and analyse the impact of these perceived changes and trends on yields, weeds, pests and disease infestation of AIVs. Design/methodology/approach - Data collection was undertaken in focus group discussions (FGD) (N = 211) and during interviews with individual farmers (N = 269). …”
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Curative effects of tectochrysin on paraquat-instigated testicular toxicity in rats: A biochemical and histopathological based study by Muhammad Umar Ijaz, Kaynat Alvi, Ali Hamza, Haseeb Anwar, Khalid A. Al-Ghanim, Mian Nadeem Riaz

“…Background: Paraquat (PQ) is a herbicide that is used globally in the agriculture sector to eradicate unwanted weeds, however it also induces significant damages in various organs of the body such as testes. …”
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