The threat of Alternaria Late Blight of Pistachio and its integrated management DOI Creative Commons

Abdelhak Rhouma,

Rabeb Rhouma,

Lobna Hajji-Hedfi

et al.

JOURNAL OF OASIS AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(04), P. 28 - 37

Published: Dec. 26, 2024

With the ever-increasing importance of pistachio as a crop nut worldwide, there has developed parallel ingrowth in fungal diseases pertaining to it. Pistachio trees, being one few trees that grow Mediterranean climate, have come under several serious pathogens endanger its very production. Such conditions, therefore, require review major affecting pistachios: namely, Alternaria Late Blight. The biological features and morphology concerning both will be discussed for proper identification diagnosis. Moreover, covers various management practices control these diseases, which include with use beneficial microbes, limited application chemical fungicides, efficient methods irrigation minimize pathogen-conducive limitation pathogen reservoirs by weeds, growing resistant varieties pistachio. integrated contribute better plant health enable producers realize full growth potential continue yields at high levels.

Language: Английский

The Lightweight Deep Learning Model in Sunflower Disease Identification: A Comparative Study DOI Creative Commons
Liqian Zhang, Xiao Wu

Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 2104 - 2104

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

(1) With the development of artificial intelligence, people expect to use modern information technology solve critical problems encountered in agriculture. How identify sunflower diseases as early and quickly possible take corresponding measures has become a key issue for increasing crop production farmers’ income. Sunflowers, an important oil crop, are vulnerable infections by various diseases, such downy mildew, leaf scar, gray mold, etc. (2) In order select better lightweight model that can be embedded into mobile devices or disease detection, we compared five deep learning models this study, including SqueezeNet, ShuffleNetV2, MnasNet-A1, MobileNetV3-Small, EfficientNetV2-Small. The dataset used train test included 1892 images. These images were divided four categories, namely, fresh leaves. (3) By evaluating accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score each model, found EfficeintNetV2-Small exhibited highest performance with accuracy 90.19%. Whereas other models, achieved accuracies 84.08%, 79.31%, 88.59%, respectively. To address problem poor generalization ability caused small datasets, adopted transfer technique. After doing that, recognition EfficeintNetV2-Small, reached 96.02%, 95.23%, 94.96%, 96.92%, 99.20%, these improved 14.2%, 20%, 7.2%, 15.2%, 10%. Based on comparative results, was optimal choice identification due its high detection accuracy.

Language: Английский

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Biocontrol Potential of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Fibers Functionalized with Chitooligosaccharide/Bacillus subtilis Using Electrospinning and Electrospraying DOI Open Access
Nikoleta Stoyanova, Nasko Nachev,

Mladen Naydenov

et al.

Polymers, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 692 - 692

Published: March 5, 2025

Sustainable agriculture increasingly relies on biocontrol agents as eco-friendly solutions to combat plant diseases while improving soil health. In this context, species of the genus Bacillus, particularly Bacillus subtilis, have shown promise effective for diseases. This study demonstrates successful fabrication biohybrid materials by decorating electrospun poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) fibers with electrosprayed chitooligosaccharide (COS) and subtilis using simultaneous electrospinning electrospraying. During electrospraying, COS formed a uniform film over PHB fibers, serving both an adhesive protective coating that maintained viability functionality embedded bacteria. SEM confirmed bacterial spores were uniformly spread across COS-coated biopolymer fibers. ATR-FTIR spectroscopy verified deposition mechanical assay demonstrated enhancement in characteristics after formation compared uncoated PHB. addition, improved wetting properties fibrous material, creating favorable environment growth development. Microbiological tests showed B. remained viable proliferated normally 48 h under suitable conditions at 28 °C agar medium. Furthermore, COS/B. subtilis-on-PHB also effectively inhibited pathogenic fungi, including Alternaria Fusarium. These findings highlight potential dual electrospinning/electrospraying techniques formulations. The integration coatings provides promising approach sustainable combining enhanced material antifungal activity.

Language: Английский

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Evaluating locally sourced inert dusts as insecticides against the cereal leaf beetle ( Oulema melanopus [L.]; Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): a combined laboratory and field study DOI Creative Commons
Luka Batistič, F. Vučajnk, M. Vidrih

et al.

Cogent Food & Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: Oct. 17, 2024

The Cereal Leaf Beetle (CLB), Oulema melanopus [L.], poses a major threat to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production, worsened by insecticide resistance and changing EU pesticide regulations. In 2023, we conducted laboratory field trials evaluate five inert dusts (diatomaceous earth, quartz sand, Ailanthus altissima dust, Norway spruce wood ash, zeolite) against all CLB life stages. We assessed pest abundance, damage index, yield, grain quality. the lab, diatomaceous earth was highly effective (96%–100%), followed ash (70.4%–96.7%). Field efficacy hampered wet weather, affecting dust applications, although positive control except eggs. By last sampling date, indices for A. treatments ranged from 3.87 4.12, lower than negative (4.75 ± 0.02) but higher (2.88 0.35). Wheat yield consistent across (∼5 tons), (4.2 0.86 tons) (3.9 0.47 tons). Grain quality showed no significant differences. Our study highlights potential of various CLB, though weather limits their effectiveness, requiring more applications. Further research is needed develop practical, sustainable management strategies.

Language: Английский

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Enhancing collaboration quotient in crop protection research and development – multi‐disciplinary cross‐learning to promote sustainability DOI

Surajit De Mandal,

Mayank Singhal

Pest Management Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 19, 2024

After a decade of consolidation with focus on top market players, global crop protection research is undergoing paradigm transition by integrating new cutting-edge technologies originating from established and organizations. Both development distribution organizations are working together to make these innovations available the farming community. For this, excellent products in demand, creating value for farmers society superior biological performance at same time very high product safety profiles. However, enormous constraints researchers exposed to, require discovery innovative solutions shortest possible frame, while embracing environmental, social, governance (ESG) objectives as normal across whole industry. Today, fully integrated (R&D) companies addressing plethora agrochemistry, biologicals plant health products, organic farming, seeds traits, application technologies, digital improved diagnostics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML)-based approaches. there still strong need further wide range sources. Targeted collaboration various players key combining required activities. This mandates level discipline frame proprietary knowledge environment Furthermore, cooperation industry academia will enable an extra push innovation landscape. Current trends suggestions given how collaborations be framed within well public sector. © 2024 Society Chemical Industry.

Language: Английский

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Global Research Trends and Future Directions for Buckwheat as a Smart Crop: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis DOI Creative Commons
Yongbin Gao, Hanghang Hou,

Quzhen Cang

et al.

Foods, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(24), P. 4068 - 4068

Published: Dec. 17, 2024

Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) originates from Central Asia and is widely distributed around the world. It recognized as a versatile food crop due to its nutritional richness. Conducting systematic analysis of literature on buckwheat research can help scientific researchers achieve better understanding current state, hotspots, trends in this field, thereby promoting sustainable development buckwheat. The study retrieved total 4512 articles related Web Science Core Collection (WoSCC), involving 104 countries (regions), 3220 institutions, 12,840 authors. number papers gradually increasing. China, Japan, Poland, United States, South Korea were top five terms publication volume field. Among 10 institutions volume, Chinese account for 60%. Northwest A & F University held leading position published cited. Research shows that both domestic international tend collaborate more with within their own countries. comprehensive journals high publications citations indicated studies primarily focus use active substances. Analysis authors cited Wu Qi Zhu F, among others, have reputations significant influence Reference has determined early focused pseudo-cereal food; mid-term mainly concentrated substances cultivation; later became comprehensive, focusing potential food, biotechnology, medical health, which emerged hot topics. Keyword indicates flour, antioxidant activity, protective biological control, husk are hotspots. This systematically summarizes status identifies hotspots trends, provides reference future investigations into

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The threat of Alternaria Late Blight of Pistachio and its integrated management DOI Creative Commons

Abdelhak Rhouma,

Rabeb Rhouma,

Lobna Hajji-Hedfi

et al.

JOURNAL OF OASIS AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(04), P. 28 - 37

Published: Dec. 26, 2024

With the ever-increasing importance of pistachio as a crop nut worldwide, there has developed parallel ingrowth in fungal diseases pertaining to it. Pistachio trees, being one few trees that grow Mediterranean climate, have come under several serious pathogens endanger its very production. Such conditions, therefore, require review major affecting pistachios: namely, Alternaria Late Blight. The biological features and morphology concerning both will be discussed for proper identification diagnosis. Moreover, covers various management practices control these diseases, which include with use beneficial microbes, limited application chemical fungicides, efficient methods irrigation minimize pathogen-conducive limitation pathogen reservoirs by weeds, growing resistant varieties pistachio. integrated contribute better plant health enable producers realize full growth potential continue yields at high levels.

Language: Английский

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