Background Durum wheat was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent and later spread to the Mediterranean, where human and natural selection led to the...
Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum) suffers substantial yield losses from yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis) and leaf rust (Puccinia...
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food crop throughout the world and is also one of the earliest crops to use heterosis. In this study, we...
This paper presents the design, construction, operation, and evaluation of PowderBot, a purpose-built, open-source, low-cost machine (∼US$ 5000) that...
Background: Temperate bacteriophages are widespread in bacterial genomes and can play significant roles in bacterial evolution and pathogenicity....
Hydropower plays a critical role in combating climate change while offering significant socio-economic and environmental benefits. However, realizing...
Agricultural mechanization can improve wellbeing and livelihoods in agrifood systems, but its benefits may not be evenly shared between women and...
Cacao agroforestry systems (AFS) represent a more sustainable alternative to monocultures by providing significant benefits in terms of carbon stocks...