Mycotoxins are toxic metabolites produced by fungal species that commonly contaminate
staple foods and feeds. They represent an unavoidable problem due to their presence in …

The circulation of seed among farmers is central to agrobiodiversity conservation and
dynamics. Agrobiodiversity, the diversity of agricultural systems from genes to varieties and …

In the future, a crop** system that guarantees food security by delivering high yields and,
simultaneously, protects our environment is desperately needed. This can be achieved …

The selection of stress-resistant cultivars, to be used in breeding programmes aimed at
enhancing the drought and salt tolerance of our major crops, is an urgent need for …

We are at a pivotal time in human history, as the agricultural sector undergoes consolidation
coupled with increasing energy costs in the context of declining resource availability …

Intercultural science education requires negotiations between knowledge systems and of
tensions between them. Building on ethnographic fieldwork and educational interventions in …

Precision agriculture technologies (PATs) hold promise for improving resource usage and
agricultural profitability. This paper examines the adoption of automatic section control …

An agroecosystem is constrained by environmental possibility and social choices, mainly in
the form of government policies. To be sustainable, an agroecosystem requires production …

Water/drought stress experiments are frequently conducted under imposed stress or rainout
shelters, while natural drought hot-spot investigations are rare. The “drought hot spot” in …

Abiotic stress represents a main constraint for agriculture, affecting plant growth and
productivity. Drought and soil salinity, especially, are major causes of reduction of crop …