Herbicide resistant (HR) weeds are of major concern in modern agriculture. This situation is
exacerbated by the massive adoption of herbicide-based technologies along with the …

Agriculture is the major source of livelihood for nearly half of the Indian population. However,
the productivity of crops is much lower than many countries and needs enhancement to …

Climate change is one of the multiple challenges facing all categories of farmers globally.
However, African farmers are the most sensitive in respect of climate variability and change …

Seed vitality is one of the primary determinants of high yield that directly affects the
performance of seedling emergence and plant growth. However, seed vitality may be lost …

Biotic stress is known to cause numerous harmful effects on agricultural harvests worldwide.
Many biotic/living microbes, such as bacteria, fungi, virus, weeds, insects, nematodes, and …

Despite teff being the major food crop cultivated in Ethiopia, its productivity remained very
low (< 1500 kg ha− 1) mainly due to a traditional crop management practice. Little or no …

Successful maize (Zea mays L.) cultivation is largely reliable by weed interference. Among
weeds, annual species are usually dominant, whereas less prevalent perennials can be …

This study presents the isolation and identification of a fungus (Fusarium fujikuroi) from the
Brazilian Pampa biome that is able to produce phytotoxic secondary metabolites with …

Abstract BACKGROUND Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti Medik.), primarily a cropland weed,
exerts adverse impacts on the productivity of various crops, including soybean (Glycine max …

This paper explores the feasibility of particle-based detection and grading of seed vigor
based on a self-built seed single-granulation device using near infrared spectroscopy …