Maize is a crucial cereal crop in China, serving both as a staple food and an essential
industrial resource. Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) is a disease of corn caused by a …

The long-term application of organic amendments like manure, biochar and biogas slurry
can increase phosphorus (P) levels in agricultural soils; however, at present, it's not clear …

On the Loess Plateau of China, water shortage and serious soil erosion are the key factors
that restrict local agricultural development, especially in terms of crop yield. In order to …

Background and aims Intercropping non-host plants is usually a feasible practice to reduce
root-knot nematodes (RKN) in agricultural soils. Here, the chemotaxis of non-host roots for …

Desertification, the process of land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas,
poses significant environmental, social, and economic challenges worldwide. As …

The use of biological systems such as plants, bacteria, and fungi for the synthesis of
nanomaterials has emerged to fill the gap in the development of sustainable methods that …

There is currently increasing pressure on agriculture to simultaneously remediate soil and
ensure safe agricultural production. In this study, we investigate the potential of a novel …

Simple Summary Truffle culture is a fairly profitable agricultural practice, yet there is a long
waiting period to reach peak sporocarp production from the point when ectomycorrhizal …

Cadmium pollution in the soil induces significant hazards to agricultural growth and public
health. Therefore, new routes are needed to develop low-cost soil amendments that can …

Background The integration of organic viticulture practices in grape cultivation represents a
pivotal advancement towards sustainable agriculture, emphasizing the importance of …