The increase in the world population has generated an important need for both quality and
quantity agricultural products, which has led to a significant surge in the use of chemical …

Plant disease outbreaks are increasing and threaten food security for the vulnerable in many
areas of the world. Now a global human pandemic is threatening the health of millions on …

Environmental problems, such as global warming and plastic pollution have forced
researchers to investigate alternatives for conventional plastics. Poly (lactic acid)(PLA), one …

Wearable plant sensors hold tremendous potential for smart agriculture. We report a lower
leaf surface-attached multimodal wearable sensor for continuous monitoring of plant …

Many fungi and oomycete species are devasting plant pathogens. These eukaryotic
filamentous pathogens secrete effector proteins to facilitate plant infection. Fungi and …

Recent advances in electrochemical biosensors for pathogen detection are reviewed.
Electrochemical biosensors for pathogen detection are broadly reviewed in terms of …

The agricultural supply chains (ASCs) are exposed to unprecedented risks following COVID-
19. It is necessary to investigate the impact of risks and to create resilient ASC organisations …

Plant diseases and pests are risk factors that threaten global food security. Excessive
chemical pesticide applications are commonly used to reduce the effects of plant diseases …

Ecological theory suggests that biodiversity has a positive and stabilizing effect on the
delivery of ecosystem services. Yet, the impacts of increasing the diversity of cultivated crop …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important crops in the world. Since the completion of
rice reference genome sequences, tremendous progress has been achieved in …