Publications
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Understanding plant-pathogen interactions in Septoria tritici blotch infection of cereals
(2021)
Zymoseptoria is a major fungal pathogen of wheat, responsible for the Septoria Tritici Blotch (STB) disease. Recently, STB has been the subject of intensive molecular studies. Notably, massive transcriptomic analyses have ...
Biocontrol via mycoviruses: a neglected option for bioprotection?
(2021)
Virocontrol involves biocontrol of pathogens via hypovirulence-causing mycoviruses. This chapter discusses the characteristics of mycoviruses and the conditions that need to be met to make a successful virocontrol agent. ...
Achievements in breeding cereals with durable disease resistance in Northwest Europe
(2021)
Breeding cereals in Northwest Europe for durable resistance has made an important contribution to control of almost all economically significant diseases and pests of wheat, barley and oats. Durable resistance to fungal ...
Digital phenotyping and genotype-to-phenotype (G2P) models to predict complex traits in cereal crops
(2022)
The revolution in digital phenotyping combined with the new layers of omics and envirotyping tools offers great promise to improve selection and accelerate genetic gains for crop improvement. This chapter examines the ...
Development and scale-up of bioprotectants to keep staple foods safe from aflatoxin contamination in Africa
(2022)
Aflatoxins pose a significant public health risk, decrease productivity and profitability and hamper trade. To minimize aflatoxin contamination a biocontrol technology based on atoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus that ...
Modifying mesophyll conductance to optimise photosynthesis in crops
(2023)
Mesophyll conductance (gm), the ease with which carbon dioxide can diffuse into and through plant cells, is a promising target for improving photosynthetic rates in plants. Barriers including cell walls, membranes, liquid ...
Integrated weed management in grasslands
(2022)
This chapter describes the current status of IWM for grasslands. Its focus is on management practices available to influence transitions in a weed’s life cycle: from the soil seed bank to seedling establishment, from the ...
Advances in managing organic matter in turfgrass ecosystems
(2023)
Organic matter (OM) management is a critical component in sustainable turfgrass management. Organic matter improves the soils’ ability to hold nutrients and water. However, when OM accumulation is excessive, several ...
Management of organic soils to reduce soil organic carbon losses
(2023)
Organic soils of intact peatlands store 1/4 of the global soil organic carbon (SOC). Despite being an important source of methane (CH4), they are climate coolers because they continuously accumulate new organic carbon. ...
Creating frameworks to foster soil carbon sequestration
(2023)
Restorative land management has potential to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide and store carbon in stable forms in soils contributing to climate change mitigation, healthier soils and food security supporting Paris Agreement ...
Mechanisms of soil organic carbon sequestration and implications for management
(2023)
Organic carbon sequestration is delineated from the different mechanisms underlying the storage of organic matter in mineral soils. The scene is set with definitions of the major terms within the complex of organic matter ...
Agriculture practices to improve soil carbon storage in upland soil
(2023)
Increasing carbon storage in soils is one way of mitigating climate change. Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils through improved management is particularly interesting, because of low costs and technical readiness. ...
Advances in measuring soil organic carbon stocks and dynamics at the profile scale
(2023)
Accurate estimation of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and dynamics along the soil profile is challenging due to the immense diversity and complexity of soils leading to the spatio-temporal variability of the parameters ...
Understanding the value of and reasoning behind farmer adoption of carbon centric practices
(2023)
Understanding how to promote farmers’ use of carbon (C) centric practices known to increase soil C sequestration is needed to design information systems and orient policy, investment and environmental markets. Farmers ...
Considerations with water for turfgrass in arid environments
(2023)
Golf course managers in arid environments must manage every drop of water like it is their last. Water restrictions continue to tighten and water costs are increasing exponentially in many areas. While superintendents in ...
Considerations with soil testing in turfgrass
(2023)
Soil testing can be a valuable method to help turfgrass managers make fertilizer decisions and choosing the most appropriate soil test extractant is key. This depends on soil properties and the availability of correlation ...
Clonostachys rosea to control plant diseases
(2022)
The fungus Clonostachys rosea was recognized as an aggressive parasite on other fungi already in the late 1950s. Research into its potential use in biological control of plant diseases soon followed. Today, there are several ...
Advances in understanding allelopathic interactions between weeds and crops
(2022)
This chapter focuses on advances in understanding allelopathic interactions between weeds and crops. In the first part, we discuss allelopathy in crop-weed interactions while the second part focuses on practical aspects ...
Advances in biostimulants as an integrated pest management tool in horticulture
(2021)
This chapter covers the definition of biostimulants, brief summary of various categories, and how they are used for promoting plant growth, building soil structure, imparting stress tolerance, and contribute to pest and ...
Genetic factors affecting the composition and quality of cow’s milk
(2021)
This chapter reviews the genetic factors affecting the composition and quality of cow's milk. It starts by discussing how different breeds of cattle can affect the composition of milk. The chapter then goes on to examine ...