Comparative transcriptome analysis provides key insights into seedling development in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) by Shumeng Zhang, Fengli Sun, Weiwei Wang, Guoyu Yang, Chao Zhang, Yongfeng Wang, Shudong Liu, Yajun Xi

“…However, switchgrass exhibits low rates of seedling development compared to other crops, which means it is typically out-competed by weeds. There is a large variation in seedling development rates among different plantlets in switchgrass, which limits its usefulness for large-scale cultivation. …”
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Probing the Influence of Novel Organometallic Copper(II) Complexes on Spinach PSII Photochemistry Using OJIP Fluorescence Transient Measurements by Sergei K. Zharmukhamedov, Mehriban S. Shabanova, Irada M. Huseynova, Mehmet Sayım Karacan, Nurcan Karacan, Hande Akar, Vladimir D. Kreslavski, Hesham F. Alharby, Barry D. Bruce, Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev

“…Modern agricultural cultivation relies heavily on genetically modified plants that survive after exposure to herbicides that kill weeds. Despite this biotechnology, there is a growing need for new sustainable, environmentally friendly, and biodegradable herbicides. …”
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Changes in soil organic carbon stocks after conversion from forest to oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo by Niharika Rahman, Andreas de Neergaard, Jakob Magid, Gerrie W J van de Ven, Ken E Giller, Thilde Bech Bruun

“…In each site under oil palm, the three management zones, namely weeded circle (WC), frond stacks (FS), and between palm (BP), were sampled separately. …”
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Capability of phytoremediation of glyphosate in environment by Vulpia myuros by Wanjun Gao, Yongzhi Zhang, Mengling Lin, Junlin Mao, Baoshan Xing, Yeyun Li, Ruyan Hou

“…Recently, it has been used to intercrop with tea plant to prohibit the germination and growth of other weeds in tea garden. In order to know whether it can be used an decontaminating glyphosate’ plant in water or soil, in this study, glyphosate degradation behavior was investigated in Vulpia myuros cultivated in a hydroponic system. …”
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Development of Magnetic Lateral Flow and Direct Competitive Immunoassays for Sensitive and Specific Detection of Halosulfuron-Methyl Using a Novel Hapten and Monoclonal Antibody by Ying Ying, Xueyan Cui, Hui Li, Lingyi Pan, Ting Luo, Zhen Cao, Jing Wang

“…Halosulfuron-methyl (HM) is widely used for the removal of noxious weeds in corn, sugarcane, wheat, rice, and tomato fields. …”
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Regional Monitoring of Fall Armyworm (FAW) Using Early Warning Systems by Ma. Luisa Buchaillot, Jill Cairns, Esnath Hamadziripi, Kenneth Wilson, David Hughes, John Chelal, Peter McCloskey, Annalyse Kehs, Nicholas Clinton, José Luis Araus, Shawn C. Kefauver

“…Due to other confounding factors, such as clouds, intercropping, weeds, abiotic stresses, or even other biotic pests (e.g., locusts), validation results were mixed. …”
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Continental-scale suppression of an invasive pest by a host-specific parasitoid underlines both environmental and economic benefits of arthropod biological control by Kris A.G. Wyckhuys, Prapit Wongtiem, Aunu Rauf, Anchana Thancharoen, George E. Heimpel, Nhung T.T. Le, Muhammad Zainal Fanani, Geoff M. Gurr, Jonathan G. Lundgren, Dharani D. Burra, Leo K. Palao, Glenn Hyman, Ignazio Graziosi, Vi X. Le, Matthew J.W. Cock, Teja Tscharntke, Steve D. Wratten, Liem V. Nguyen, Minsheng You, Yanhui Lu, Johannes W. Ketelaar, Georg Goergen, Peter Neuenschwander

“…Biological control, a globally-important ecosystem service, can provide long-term and broad-scale suppression of invasive pests, weeds and pathogens in natural, urban and agricultural environments. …”
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New Insights on Alternative Hosts of <i>Xanthomonas vasicola</i> pv. <i>vasculorum</i>, the Causal Agent of Bacterial Leaf Streak of Maize by Talita Vigo Longhi, Renata Rodrigues Robaina, Deived Uilian de Carvalho, Admilton Gonçalves de Oliveira, Rui Pereira Leite Junior, Maria Isabel Balbi-Peña

“…In this study, we evaluated 52 species of cultivated plants, cover crops, forage, and grasses that are used in succession or crop rotation with maize, and weeds with natural occurrence in maize-producing regions, to determine their potentials as alternative hosts for <i>Xvv</i>. …”
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Effects of the Use of Good Agricultural Practices on Aflatoxin Levels in Maize Grown in Nandi County, Kenya by Grace Nkirote Marete, Laetitia Wakonyu Kanja, James Mucunu Mbaria, Mitchel Otieno Okumu, Penina Afwande Ateku, Hannu Korhonen, Vesa Joutsjoki

“…All farmers prepared the land before planting, applied correct spacing between the planted crops, carried out weeding, cleaned their stores before use, checked the condition of the maize after harvesting, sorted maize after shelling, and knew about aflatoxins. …”
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Different Mutations Providing Target Site Resistance to ALS- and ACCase-Inhibiting Herbicides in <i>Echinochloa</i> spp. from Rice Fields by Ignacio Amaro-Blanco, Yolanda Romano, Jose Antonio Palmerin, Raquel Gordo, Candelario Palma-Bautista, Rafael De Prado, María Dolores Osuna

“…<i>Echinochloa</i> spp. is one of the most invasive weeds in rice fields worldwide. Acetolactate synthase (ALS) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibiting herbicides are two of the most widely used rice herbicides. …”
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Exploring barriers of health literacy on non-communicable disease prevention and care among patients in north wollo zone public hospitals; Northeast, Ethiopia, 2023: application of... by Eneyew Talie Fenta, Atitegeb Abera kidie, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Tadele Fentabel Anagaw, Eyob ketema Bogale, Amanuel Addisu Dessie, Nigus Kassie worku, Mastewal Giza Amera, Hiwot Tesfa, Liknaw Workie Limenh, Amare Mebrate Delie, Birtukan Gizachew Ayal

“…The cultural norms like weeding and funeral ceremonies enforce patients to consume prohibited substances like alcohol and salty foods. …”
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Effects of Vegetation Restoration on Soil Nitrogen Fractions and Enzyme Activities in Arable Land on Purple Soil Slopes by Bowen Li, Yi Zhang, Yuxin Yao, Peng Dang, Taimoor Hassan Farooq, Xiaohong Wu, Jun Wang, Wende Yan

“…In this study, the soil nutrient content, available N fractions (including microbial biomass N (MBN), ammonium N (NH₄⁺-N), nitrate N (NO₃⁻-N), and total dissolved N (TDN)), and enzyme activities (including urease (URE), nitrate reductase (NR), and nitrite reductase (NIR)) involved in N mineralization and immobilization were investigated across the three vegetation-restoration measures: <i>Camellia oleifera</i> monoculture, <i>Camellia oleifera</i> ryegrass intercropping, and <i>Camellia oleifera</i> intercropping with weeds. The results showed that the <i>Camellia oleifera</i> monoculture mode considerably enhanced the accumulation and availability of soil N and modified the proportion of available N fractions in arable land situated on purple soil slopes, compared to the intercropping mode, the physical, chemical, and microbiological properties of soil demonstrated more pronounced effects due to the <i>Camellia oleifera</i> monoculture vegetation-restoration measures. …”
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Use of Insecticides in Agriculture and the Prevention of Vector-Borne Diseases: Population Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Beliefs in Elibou, South Côte d’Ivoire by Bédjou P. N’Dri, Kathrin Heitz-Tokpa, Mouhamadou Chouaïbou, Giovanna Raso, Amoin J. Koffi, Jean T. Coulibaly, Richard B. Yapi, Pie Müller, Jürg Utzinger

“…More than a third of the farmers used agricultural pesticides for domestic purposes to kill weeds or mosquitoes. We observed a misuse of pesticides among farmers, explained by the lack of specific training. …”
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Thе imрасt of the disс roller's diаmeter on the сombined mасhine's рerformаnсe during the sequentiаl рroсessing of freshlу рlаntеd sоil by Muqimova Dаvlаtkhоn K., Zingirоv Sаidоlim J., Ахmаtоhunоv Bахtiоr M., Zоkirоv Dоstоnbеk Z., Mеlikuziеv Аbdulаziz R., Tursunbоеv Lосhinbеk Е.

“…When рlаnting fields free of wheаt or soуbeаns in the рubliс сonditions, the toр lауer of soil сontаining рlаnt residues аnd weeds is turned over аnd thrown into the bottom lауer, сreаting numerous gарs аnd irregulаrities in the рlаnted field. …”
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Glyphosate in house dust and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in California by Mary H. Ward, Jessica M. Madrigal, Rena R. Jones, Melissa C. Friesen, Roni T. Falk, David Koebel, Catherine Metayer

“…Higher concentrations were associated with occupational pesticide exposure, nearby agricultural use, treatment for lawn weeds and bees/wasps, and sampling season. Increasing concentrations were not associated with ALL risk (adjusted ORQ4vsQ1 = 0.8, CI: 0.4–1.4). …”
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How Sensitive Is Thermal Image-Based Orchard Water Status Estimation to Canopy Extraction Quality? by Livia Katz, Alon Ben-Gal, M. Iggy Litaor, Amos Naor, Aviva Peeters, Eitan Goldshtein, Guy Lidor, Ohaliav Keisar, Stav Marzuk, Victor Alchanatis, Yafit Cohen

“…Despite the high accuracy of the RGB-BM method, canopy edges and between-row weeds were misidentified as canopy. Canopy temperature and CWSI were calculated using the average of 100% of canopy pixels (CWSI_T100%) and the average of the coolest 33% of canopy pixels (CWSI_T33%). …”
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Simulating capture efficiency of pitfall traps based on sampling strategy and the movement of ground‐dwelling arthropods by Danish A. Ahmed, Ayah Beidas, Sergei V. Petrovskii, Joseph D. Bailey, Michael B. Bonsall, Amelia S. C. Hood, John A. Byers, Emma J. Hudgins, James C. Russell, Jana Růžičková, Thomas W. Bodey, David Renault, Elsa Bonnaud, Phillip J. Haubrock, Ismael Soto, Peter Haase

“…We contextualise our results by considering the locomotion of Pterostichus melanarius, a highly active carabid beetle often serving as a biocontrol agent for the suppression of pest insects and weeds. By simulating the trapping of randomly moving ground‐dwelling arthropods, we show that there is an optimal inter‐trap separation distance (trap spacing) that maximises captures, that can be expressed using exact formulae in terms of trap opening sizes, sampling area and trap number. …”
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Alnus nitida and urea-doped Alnus nitida-based silver nanoparticles synthesis, characterization, their effects on the biomass and elicitation of secondary metabolites in wheat seed... by Sajad Khan, Raham Sher Khan, Muhammad Zahoor, Sikandar khan, Noor Ul Islam, Tariq Khan, Zar Muhammad, Riaz Ullah, Ahmed Bari

“…The effect of silver nanoparticles and U-AgNPs were examined in developing wheat seeds and their potency in combating biotic stresses such as nematodes, herbivores, fungi, insects, weeds and bacteria; abiotic stresses such as salinity, ultraviolet radiation, heavy metals, temperature, drought, floods etc. …”
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COMPARING PERFORMANCE OF CROP SPECIES MIXTURES AND PURE STANDS by Wopke VAN DER WERF, Lizhen ZHANG, Chunjie LI, Ping CHEN, Chen FENG, Zhan XU, Chaochun ZHANG, Chunfeng GU, Lammert BASTIAANS, David MAKOWSKI, TjeerdJan STOMPH

“…Intercropping has many attributes that make it attractive for developing a more sustainable agriculture, such as high yield, high resource use efficiency, lower input requirements, natural suppression of pests, pathogens and weeds, and building a soil with more organic carbon and nitrogen. …”
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Comparative LC–LTQ–MS–MS Analysis of the Leaf Extracts of <i>Lantana camara</i> and <i>Lantana montevidensis</i> Growing in Egypt with Insights into Their Antioxidant, Anti-Inflamm... by Mariam I. Gamal El-Din, Nouran M. Fahmy, Fulin Wu, Maha M. Salem, Omar M. Khattab, Hesham R. El-Seedi, Michal Korinek, Tsong-Long Hwang, Ahmed K. Osman, Mohamed El-Shazly, Shaimaa Fayez

“…Verbenaceae) are invasive ornamental weeds native to the tropical regions of Africa and America. …”
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