Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Earth Observation of Ecological Restoration Effectiveness and Ecosystem Functional Recovery in the South China Karst: From Greenness Monitoring to Functional Verification

Long-term Earth observation has reliably documented vegetation greening, biomass increases, and the mitigation of rocky desertification across the South China karst. However, “greening” alone neither demonstrates an incremental effect of ecological restoration interventions nor s...

Morphology, Distribution and Sexual Dimorphism of Sensilla in the Tea Leaf Beetle Basilepta melanopus (Coleoptera: Eumolpidae)

The tea leaf beetle Basilepta melanopus is a devastating leaf-feeding pest of tea plants, with its infestation area and damage severity in Chinese tea plantations continuously increasing. Characterizing the morphology and distribution of sensilla provides a morphological basis fo...

Optimal Dietary Vitamin A Fortification Improves Growth Performance, Nutrient Metabolism, Antioxidant Capacity, Immune Response, and Histomorphology in Intensively Cultured Litopenaeus vannamei

Vitamin A (VA) functions as a vital micronutrient supporting growth, immune competence, and stress tolerance in shrimp, though its requirement under industrial high-density rearing conditions has not been established. This study assessed how graded dietary VA levels affect growth...

Construction of LaFe0.5Ni0.5O3/g-C3N4 S-scheme heterojunction for dramatically enhanced photocarrier separation toward efficient photocatalytic deodorization of livestock wastewater: Based on in-situ irradiation XPS and fs-TAS analysis techniques

Odor emissions from livestock and poultry farms have become an urgent environmental challenge and a scientific concern. Indole is one of the predominant malodorous compounds responsible for this issue. To explore effective deodorization strategies, indole was selected as a model...

Underground Signals: The Ecological Power of Root Volatiles

Root volatiles mediate diverse belowground interactions among plants, microbes, and invertebrates, but biological and environmental conditions strongly influence their production, movement, perception, and ecological effects. This review synthesizes current knowledge through an i...

The laccase gene CcLac2 is essential for the summer‐form to winter‐form transition in the Chinese pear psyllid

Abstract BACKGROUND The Chinese pear psyllid ( Cacopsylla chinensis ), a vector of the bacterial pathogen Erwinia amylovora , displays seasonal polyohenism, transitioning from a summer‐form to a winter‐form in response to temperature fluctuations. Although the winter‐form phenoty...

Multi‐strain solid‐state fermentation combined with enzymatic hydrolysis modulates the nutritional value, flavor profile, and antioxidant capacity of walnut meal

Abstract BACKGROUND Walnut meal, a major by‐product of oil extraction, is rich in protein and bioactive compounds but suffers from poor palatability and low digestibility due to anti‐nutritional factors (ANFs) such as phytic acid, tannins, and trypsin inhibitors. Conventional pro...

Host-specific effects of a pandemic H1N1 M gene on canine H3N2 influenza virus replication and immune responses

Abstract The emergence of novel influenza strains through reverse-zoonotic transmission poses potential risks to both animal and human health. This study characterized a naturally isolated reassortant canine H3N2 virus carrying the matrix (M) gene of 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus. In...

Genome-wide association analysis reveals SNPs and candidate genes associated with thermal tolerance in the Yesso scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis)

The Yesso scallop ( Patinopecten yessoensis ) is a commercially important aquaculture species in northern China. However, as a cold-water species, it has been severely impacted by the continuous rise in seawater temperatures caused by global warming. Frequent high summer temperat...

A 6His-2Flag dual-tag strategy enables high-yield production of antimicrobial peptide N6 in Pichia pastoris to combat multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia

In response to the global threat posed by multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae , this study established an efficient heterologous expression system for the antimicrobial peptide N6 in Pichia pastoris X-33. By employing an innovative 6His-2Flag dual-tag fusion strategy couple...

Genetic Variation and Haplotype Structure of CFAP299 and PRDM8 Associated with Fiber Yield and Hair Length Traits in Tianzhu White Yak

Fiber yield and hair length are important economic traits in Tianzhu White Yak. However, the genetic variants associated with fiber production performance in this breed remain insufficiently characterized. This study aimed to investigate the associations of single nucleotide poly...

Bacillus velezensis SGTSH 0811 suppresses sunflower sclerotiniose by pathogen inhibition and host resistance induction

Abstract Sunflower sclerotiniose caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum threatens global sunflower production, the complete molecular antagonistic mechanisms of Bacillus velezensis biocontrol strains are still unclear. This study isolated rhizosphere strain SGTSH 0811 from healthy su...

Advances and Challenges of Intelligent Technologies in Farm Animal Disease, Feeding and Building Environmental Control

The global demand for high-quality animal products is driving the rapid development of livestock farming [...]

Product-Specific Effects of Microbial Inoculants on Maize Growth and Grain Weight per Plant Under No-Tillage Straw Mulching

Microbial inoculants are increasingly used in conservation agriculture to enhance soil biological functioning and crop performance, yet their field effectiveness remains variable. This study evaluated how soil resource status, extracellular enzyme activities, and plant traits wer...

Effects of Background Composition on Tobacco-Plant Segmentation Accuracy and Cross-Scene Stability in UAV RGB Imagery of Karst Fields

In karst mountainous tobacco fields, white plastic mulch, bare rock, and weeds are spatially interspersed and can affect semantic segmentation accuracy in UAV RGB imagery. This study constructed seven background-composition scenarios from UAV RGB orthomosaics acquired in Zhenfeng...

A robust biotechnology induces artificial genomic duplication via transient RNAi‐mediated suppression of OSD1 in rice

ABSTRACT Ploidy manipulation is a crucial strategy for generating germplasm in crop breeding. However, artificial genomic duplication, often induced by colchicine treatment, is associated with toxicity and unpredictability. Although mutations in OSD1 have shown promise for induci...

Characterization of Escherichia Phage ND-4 Against Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli IMT5155 and Its Preliminary Application in Chicks

Colibacillosis caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) remains an important bacterial disease in poultry production and is increasingly difficult to control because of antimicrobial resistance. In this study, a lytic phage, ND-4, was isolated from poultry-farm sewage u...

Identifying Aquatic Plants in Crab Ponds Based on Spectral Data, RGB Image Fusion, and Deep Learning

Aquatic vegetation is critical for maintaining water quality, dissolved oxygen levels, and suitable habitats for crabs in aquaculture ponds. However, traditional manual surveys for monitoring aquatic plant growth and identifying invasive weeds are inefficient, labor-intensive, an...

Enhanced eugenol biosynthesis through GmEGS overexpression confers broad‐spectrum pathogen protection in soybean

Soybean is a major source of plant protein and oil, yet its production is severely constrained by diverse pathogen infections. Here, we identify eugenol as a pathogen-induced defense metabolite in soybean with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against fungal, oomycete, and ba...

A Soy-Derived Isoflavone Genistein Inhibits the Life Cycle of PRRSV In Vitro

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has become a global health threat for swine. Because of the limited effectiveness of commercial vaccine strategies and the absence of specific antiviral chemical drugs for PRRS, it is urgent to identify new strategies fo...