Agriculture

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6-Jan-2026

 

The secrets of dynamic changes in residual film and microplastics in cotton fields

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In the vast cotton fields of Xinjiang, plastic film covering technology has been a weapon for increasing yield—it conserves water, raises temperatures, and improves water utilization efficiency, significantly boosting cotton production in arid regions.

Journal

Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering

6-Jan-2026

   

New study overturns long-held model of how plants coordinate immune responses.

University of Warwick
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Warwick researchers discover rapid, jasmonate-driven, early immune response in plants using breakthrough live-imaging tool.

Journal

Nature Plants

Funder

BBSRC, Leverhulme Trust, National Science Foundation

5-Jan-2026

 

From straw to soil signals: Humic substances drive microbial metabolism and antibiotic resistance

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team reveals that the way plant residues transform into humic substances can profoundly reshape soil microbial metabolism, viral–host interactions, and even the enrichment of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs).

5-Jan-2026

Seeing nutrients in a leaf: How hyperspectral AI reveals grapevine health

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team demonstrates that hyperspectral sensing, combined with advanced artificial intelligence, can accurately estimate multiple biochemical and mineral traits in grapevine leaves at once.

Journal

Plant Phenomics

5-Jan-2026

Automated X-ray imaging reveals genes shaping seed nutrition and size

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team introduces a fully automated, non-destructive phenotyping platform that combines X-ray fluorescence microscopy with computer vision and machine learning.

Journal

Plant Phenomics

5-Jan-2026

Maize-IRNet: a deep-learning “field scorer” for tassel anthers and ear seed set

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has developed an AI-based approach to streamline the evaluation of maize haploid fertility restoration, a key bottleneck in double haploid (DH) breeding.

Journal

Plant Phenomics

4-Jan-2026

 

Filtering the invisible: New evidence points to more efficient indoor air microbe sampling

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team systematically compared four commonly used air-sampling technologies to determine which methods most effectively collect submicron particles that mimic airborne bacteria and viruses.

4-Jan-2026

 

Antibiotics in sediments may quietly boost greenhouse gas emissions

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team reveals that the common antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX) can fundamentally reshape nitrogen cycling in estuarine sediments.

4-Jan-2026

 

Plant-Derived compounds offer a green strategy to reduce pathogens and antibiotic resistance in manure-amended soils

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team found that plant-derived compounds significantly lowered the abundance of pathogenic bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) , virulence factors, and mobile genetic elements in manure-amended soils through controlled soil and laboratory experiments.