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Development of a Real-Time Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for the Rapid Detection of Olea Europaea Geminivirus

Sofia Bertacca, Andrea Giovanni Caruso, Daniela Trippa, Annalisa Marchese et al. • Plants (2022)

A real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay was developed for simple, rapid and efficient detection of the Olea europaea geminivirus (OEGV), a virus recently reported in different olive cultivation areas worldwide. A pre...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/plants11050660

Plant nutritional value of aquaculture water produced by feeding Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) alternative protein diets: A lettuce and basil case study

Jeffrey J. Jones, Christopher Shaw, Tsu‐Wei Chen, Christopher Martin Staß et al. • Plants, People, Planet (2024)

Societal Impact Statement Refining circular multitrophic food production methods, which integrate plant, fish, and insect outputs, is imperative for environmental sustainability. Our findings suggest that the right protein choices in fish f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.10457

First report of Pleuroceras pseudoplatani on Acer rubrum, A. griseum, A. saccharinum, A. negundo, A. circinatum and A. macrophyllum in Scotland

M. Cleary, F. Oskay, J. Rönnberg, S. Woodward • The Forestry Chronicle (2018)

In September 2016, large necrotic lesions were observed on the foliage of several maples in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Symptoms resembled giant leaf blotch disease caused by Pleuroceras pseudoplatani (formerly Gnomonia pseudoplatani; Ophiogno...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5558/tfc2018-022

Completing the picture of field-grown cereal crops: a new method for detailed leaf surface models in wheat

Marie Theiß, Angelina Steier, Uwe Rascher, Mark Müller-Linow • Plant Methods (2024)

Abstract Background The leaf angle distribution (LAD) is an important structural parameter of agricultural crops that influences light interception, radiation fluxes and consequently plant performance. Therefore, LAD and its parametrized fo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13007-023-01130-x

Elucidating the functions of fabF1 and fabF2 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: implications for fatty acid metabolism and pathogenicity

Zhe Hu, Junfei Yu, Mengchen Li, Xiangru Liu et al. • BMC Microbiology (2026)

Abstract Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for severe infections in immunocompromised individuals, including burn patients and those with cystic fibrosis. β-Ketoacyl-ACP synthases play essential role...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12866-026-04824-z

Determination of fitness traits of Orius strigicollis Poppius (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) on Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) using two-sex life table analysis

Shahzaib Ali, Qian Zhu, Waqar Jaleel, Shakeel Ur Rehman et al. • PeerJ (2020)

Background Pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) is a destructive insect pest of cotton crops in China and globally, which is actively predated on by Orius strigicollis. Studies on the fitness or survival of O. strigicollis fed on P. gos...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9594

The Infection Route of Tomato Zonate Spot Virus in the Digestive System of Its Insect Vector Frankliniella occidentalis

Yong Chen, Yong Chen, Yuyan Liu, Liang Wang et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2022)

Tomato zonate spot virus (TZSV) is a phytopathogen of the genus Orthotospovirus (Bunyaviridae) that is widespread in many areas of Southwest China. TZSV is mainly transmitted by Frankliniella occidentalis, but its exact infection route rema...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.911751

Melatonin: Current Status and Future Perspectives in Plant Science

Muhammad Azher Nawaz, Yuan Huang, Zhilong Bie, Waqar Ahmed et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2016)

Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a ubiquitous molecule with pleiotropic actions in different organisms. It performs many important functions in human, animals, and plants; these range from regulating circadian rhythms in animals ...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2015.01230 PMC: 4707265

Trends in plant sciences

James Laing Moir • New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research (2022)

In this special issue of NZJA, we have collected papers that focus on new science in the discipline of plant sciences. The 12 papers presented here reflect a wide spectrum of plant sciences related to pasture and pasture management. There a...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00288233.2022.2066962

AGRICULTURE AND PLANT SCIENCE INNOVATIONS

Ved Prakash Yadav, Heena Saheewala, Kiran Yadav, Champa Lal Khatik (2026)

Agriculture and Plant Science Innovations is a comprehensive and forward-looking resource that bridges traditional agricultural knowledge with modern scientific advancements. This book is designed to provide readers with a deep understandin...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.61909/amkedtb042662

Plant Sciences

Karen‐Beth G. Scholthof • Wiley eBooks (2022)

Plant sciences means to reflect the scientific study of plants, their environment, and how to use them. Preparing an overview of plant sciences during a pandemic necessarily changes one's perspective of the field, past and present. Growing ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119632214.ch13

Seasonal Variations in Total Antioxidant Capacity and Total Phenolics Content of Leaves of <i>Phyllostachys<i> Taxa Using Different Extraction Methods

András NEMÉNYI, Éva STEFANOVITSNÉ-BÁNYAI, Szonja Szimóna BURJÁN, Zoltán PÉK et al. • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca (2014)

Changes in total phenolic content (TP) and total antioxidant capacity (AC) during the vegetation period (April-November) were analysed in Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. aureocaulis (PAA), P. flexuosa (PF), P. humilis (PH), P. sulphurea var. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15835/nbha4219432

Distinct Infection Mechanisms of <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> AG-1 IA and AG-4 HG-I+II in <i>Brachypodium distachyon</i> and Barley

Niranjan Mahadevan, Rozi Fernanda, Yusuke Kouzai, Natsuka Kohno et al. • Life (2025)

Rhizoctonia solani is a basidiomycete phytopathogenic fungus that causes rapid necrosis in a wide range of crop species, leading to substantial agricultural losses worldwide. The species complex is divided into 13 anastomosis groups (AGs) b...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/life15020235

Synergistic effects of the entomopathogenic fungus Isaria javanica and low doses of dinotefuran on the efficient control of the rice pest Sogatella furcifera

Tingting Zhou, Qian Zhao, Chengzhou Li, Lu Ye et al. • Journal of Integrative Agriculture (2024)

The rice planthopper, Sogatella furcifera, is a piercing-sucking insect pest of rice, Oryza sativa. It is responsible for significant crop yield losses, and has developed moderate to high resistance to several commonly used chemical insecti...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2023.06.007

Soil mycobiome structure across central and peripherial zones in a pecan nut agroecosystem [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch]

Sánchez-Ledesma Judith A., Águila Bernardo, Garibay-Orijel Roberto, Peña Cristina García-De la et al. • Folia Oecologica (2025)

Using ITS1-based metabarcoding, we investigated the structure of the soil fungal communities in the central and peripheral zones of a 25-hectare pecan nut (Carya illinoinensis) orchard located in the arid region of Coahuila, Mexico. While e...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2478/foecol-2025-0015

Correlation and path coefficient analysis among agro-morphological and biochemical traits of okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] genotypes in Ethiopia

Jemal MOHAMMED, Wassu MOHAMMED, Eleni SHIFERAW • Acta Agriculturae Slovenica (2020)

Thirty six okra genotypes were evaluated for different agro-morphological and biochemical traits at Melkassa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia during 2018 main season using 6 x 6 simple lattice design. The objectives were to assess the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14720/aas.2020.115.2.1411

Effectiveness of 2,4-D/dicamba/dichlorprop-p premixture for controlling glyphosate-resistant kochia (Bassia scoparia L.) in Central Great Plains

Sachin Dhanda, Vipan Kumar • Weed Technology

Widespread evolution of glyphosate resistance among kochia populations is a serious challenge for growers across the North American Great Plains. Dicamba has historically been used to control glyphosate-resistant (Gly-R) kochia. However, th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1017/wet.2026.10098