EFFECT OF IRRIGATION INTERVAL ON GROWTH AND ARTEMISININ CONTENT OF WORMWOOD (Artemisia annua L.) CHEN YOUNG VARIETY IN SOKOTO by Lawal Gandi ABDULKADIR, Adamu Aliyu ALIERO, Hassan Muhammad MAISHANU, Abdullahi Yahaya ABBAS

“…A greenhouse experiment was conducted at Botanical Garden of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. The experiment was laid out in completely randomized design with 4 replications. …”
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High genetic gains in wood volume and fecundity can be both achieved by direct selection in half-sib families of Pinus yunnanensis Franch by Chengjie Gao, Zhongmu Li, Jin Li, Kai Cui

“…Methods We evaluated nine phenotypic traits in 3467 plus-tree progenies from six provenances in a common garden setting. Using structural equation modeling and “random forest” analysis, we identified key predictors of cone production and trunk straightness and assessed trait interrelationships. …”
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Investigating the encapsulation of lead bromide perovskite with poly(3-bromothiophene) for improved aqua stability and enhanced fluorescence memory by Debasis Brahma, Jit Satra, Sayan Basak, Subhadeep Chakraborty, Rahul Chatterjee, Suman Acharya, Debdipta Basu, Abhijit Bandyopadhyay

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Optimizing soil health through activated acacia biochar under varying irrigation regimes and cultivars for sustainable wheat cultivation by Lubaba Komal, Summera Jahan, Atif Kamran, Abeer Hashem, Graciela Dolores Avila-Quezada, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah

“…A field trial was conducted in the Botanical Garden, University of the Punjab, Lahore during 2023–2024, designed as a split-split-plot arrangement with RCBD comprising three AAB levels (0T, 5T, and 10T, T = tons per hectare) three wheat cultivars (Dilkash-2020, Akbar-2019, and FSD-08) receiving five IR levels (100%, 80%, 70%, 60%, and 50% field capacity). …”
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Plant response to the fire regime (1970–2023) in a fynbos World Heritage Site: Ecological indicators for fire management by Tineke Kraaij, Johan Baard, AnneLise Schutte-Vlok

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Gap dynamics in the U.S. between urban areas in the current trend and in sustainable scenario by Haoyu Wang, Xiuyuan Zhang, Shihong Du, Yuyu Zhou, Donghai Wu, Qian Wang, Lubin Bai, Bo Liu, Shuping Xiong

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The combined effectiveness of acoustic indices in measuring bird species richness in biodiverse sites in Cyprus, China, and Australia by Christos Mammides, Pan Wuyuan, Guohualing Huang, Rachakonda Sreekar, Christina Ieronymidou, Aiwu Jiang, Eben Goodale, Harris Papadopoulos

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Squamanitaceae and three new species of Squamanita parasitic on Amanita basidiomes by Jian-Wei Liu, Zai-Wei Ge, Egon Horak, Alfredo Vizzini, Roy E. Halling, Chun-Lei Pan, Zhu L. Yang

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MORPHOFUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LEAVES AND FRUITS IN MALOIDEAE (ROSACEAE): b. THE ROLE OF SURFACE TISSUES IN THE FORMATION OF RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES by T. Kh. Kumachova, O. O. Beloshapkina, A. S. Voronkov, A. S. Ryabchenko

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Effect of Cowpea and Pumpkin Powders on the Physicofunctional Properties, Total Phenolic Content, Antioxidant Activity, and Consumer Acceptability of Soup by Nyarai Mungofa, Daniso Beswa

“…The aim of this research was to develop a cost-effective soup formulation using ingredients that are readily available from a household garden and suitable for use in the kitchens of families with limited financial resources. …”
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Will Climate Change Alter the Swimming Behavior of Larval Stone Crabs?: A Guided-Inquiry Lesson by Abigail L. Smith, Jessyca LaBadie, Aly Busse, Emilie Solomon, Casie Farrell, Daniel M. Holstein, Zuo George Xue, Philip M. Gravinese

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Growth response of tissue culture-derived bamboo (Bambusa tulda Roxb.) Plantlets to sources and levels of inorganic nitrogen by Catherine C. Arradaza, Antoneth A. Modina, Arsenio D. Ramos, Rafonselle M. Moreno

“…The acclimatized tissue culture-derived bamboo (Bambusa tulda Roxb.) plantlets were grown in black polyethylene bags measuring 24x15cm containing potting medium composed of 1:1v/v mixture of garden soil and rice hull charcoal. These were applied with two forms of nitrogen (N1-nitrate-N and N2-ammonium-N) which served as the factor A and 3 levels of nitrogen (L1-0g N plant-1, L2-0.25g N plant-1, and L3-0.50g N plant-1 which was the factor B of a 2×3 factorial RCBD experiment. …”
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Assessment of fire blight resistance in apple clonal rootstocks using molecular markers by I. N. Shamshin, M. V. Maslova, N. V. Drenova, M. L. Dubrovsky, O. V. Parusova

“…Clonal apple rootstocks are one of the main components of intensive gardening. The degree of rootstock damage by fire blight affects the resistance of the variety–rootstock combination. …”
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Negative symptoms in schizophrenia: a study in a large clinical sample of patients using a novel automated method by Robert Stewart, Hitesh Shetty, Matthew Broadbent, Angus Roberts, Rashmi Patel, Philip McGuire, Richard D Hayes, Nishamali Jayatilleke, Genevieve Gorrell, Chin-Kuo Chang, Richard Jackson, Nadia Foskett, Caroline Johnston

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Bayesian joint-regression analysis of unbalanced series of on-farm trials by Turbet Delof, Michel, Rivière, Pierre, Dawson, Julie C, Gauffreteau, Arnaud, Goldringer, Isabelle, van Frank, Gaëlle, David, Olivier

“…The methods developed could be used for evaluation and/or selection within networks of various stakeholders such as farmers, gardeners, plant breeders or managers of genetic resource centres.…”
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A flood resilience assessment method of green-grey-blue coupled urban drainage system considering backwater effects by Yue Liu, Xiang Zhang, Jie Liu, Yao Wang, Haifeng Jia, Shiyong Tao

“…The results show that green infrastructure is sufficient to handle rainfall with a return period of 5 years, with Low Impact Development (LID) facilities (green roof, permeable pavement and rain garden) outperforming Natural Green Space (NGS), but the difference decreases with increasing rain intensity. …”
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Characterization and fungicides sensitivity of Colletotrichum species causing Hydrangea macrophylla anthracnose in Beijing, China by Juan Zhao, Juan Zhao, Yanli Cheng, Yanli Cheng, Yayong Liu, Yayong Liu, Xiaojing Shi, Taotao Zhang, Taotao Zhang, Wentao Qin, Wentao Qin

“…Ser. is one of the widely cultivated plants in home gardens and scenic areas of China. Anthracnose disease is commonly observed during the normal growth of H. macrophylla, significantly impacting its ornamental and economic values. …”
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Hubble Space Telescope Observations within the Sphere of Influence of the Powerful Supermassive Black Hole in PKS 0745-191 by Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo, Hyunseop Choi, Minghao Guo, Annabelle Richard-Laferrière, Carter Rhea, Marine Prunier, Helen Russell, Andy Fabian, Jonelle L. Walsh, Marie-Joëlle Gingras, Brian McNamara, Steve Allen, André-Nicolas Chené, Alastair Edge, Marie-Lou Gendron-Marsolais, Michael McDonald, Priyamvada Natarajan, Jeremy Sanders, James F. Steiner, Benjamin Vigneron, Anja von der Linden

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A recent large-scale intraspecific IR expansion and evolutionary dynamics of the plastome of Peucedanum japonicum by Ho Jun Joh, Young Sang Park, Jong-Soo Kang, Jin Tae Kim, Jickerson P. Lado, Sang Il Han, Young-Won Chin, Hyun-Seung Park, Jee Young Park, Tae-Jin Yang

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Tea cultivation: facilitating soil organic carbon accumulation and altering soil bacterial community—Leishan County, Guizhou Province, Southwest China by Yingge Shu, Shan Xie, Hong Fan, Chun Duan, Yuansheng Liu, Zuyong Chen

“…Bacterial community diversity peaked at 15 years and declined by 40 years post-planting and after tea planting dominated by Acidobacteriota, Chloroflexi, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteriota in the tea garden. FAPROTAX analysis highlighted aerobic and anaerobic chemoheterotrophy, cellulolysis, and nitrogen fixation as key bacterial functions. …”
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