Nathan Hall, Jacob Montgomery, Jinyi Chen, Christopher Saski, Maor Matzrafi, Phil Westra, Todd Gaines, Eric Patterson
{"title":"FHY3/FAR1 transposable elements generate adaptive genetic variation in the Bassia scoparia genome","authors":"Nathan Hall, Jacob Montgomery, Jinyi Chen, Christopher Saski, Maor Matzrafi, Phil Westra, Todd Gaines, Eric Patterson","doi":"10.1002/ps.8798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8798","url":null,"abstract":"A nearly complete genome assembly consisting of 14 scaffolds, a total length of 969.6 Mb, and an N50 scaffold length of 99.88 Mb, was generated to better understand how transposable element activity has led to adaptive evolution in <i>Bassia scoparia</i> (kochia), an agronomically important weed.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143745434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced herbicidal activity of coumarin via carbon dot nanoformulation: synthesis and evaluation","authors":"Yuelan Yin, Jingnan Zou, Zhichao Chen, Yihu Yang, Caixia Wu","doi":"10.1002/ps.8782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8782","url":null,"abstract":"The integration of nanocarriers with biochemicals can markedly enhance the stability and efficacy of these agents, which will help to diminish the reliance on chemical pesticides, and contribute to the advancement of sustainable agricultural practices.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"75 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143745435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yutong Ji, Yi Zhang, Xinhua Chen, Anmin Guo, Wei Zhang, Xuemei Liu, Hongyu Wang, Hai Sun, Dongdong Yan, Yuan Li, Wensheng Fang, Aocheng Cao, Qiuxia Wang
{"title":"Sustainable reuse of plant waste through biofumigation: controlling soil-borne pathogens and enhancing soil health via microbial regulation","authors":"Yutong Ji, Yi Zhang, Xinhua Chen, Anmin Guo, Wei Zhang, Xuemei Liu, Hongyu Wang, Hai Sun, Dongdong Yan, Yuan Li, Wensheng Fang, Aocheng Cao, Qiuxia Wang","doi":"10.1002/ps.8806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8806","url":null,"abstract":"Soil-borne pathogens severely impact soil health and crop growth. Biofumigation is an eco-friendly method and supports global efforts to reduce chemical fertilizers and pesticides. However, the application in China is limited mainly due to high cost. There is a lack of systematic research on how plant waste biofumigation can improve soil health. We were the first to systematically examine the effects of biofumigation with cabbage and cauliflower wastes on soil and plant factors, and their contributions to crop growth.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"89 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143737207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Absorption, distribution and metabolism of single and mixed herbicides in tea plants (Camellia sinensis L.)","authors":"Xiaojuan Fan, Ziqing Zhao, Xinyue Pan, Rui Zhang, Yulong Liu, Weiting Jiao","doi":"10.1002/ps.8801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8801","url":null,"abstract":"Improper herbicide application can affect tea plant physiology and elevate risks to tea consumption. This study investigated the absorption, distribution, and metabolism of glyphosate (GLY), bentazone (BNTZ), and atrazine (ATZ) in hydroponic tea seedlings under single and mixed treatments at concentrations of 20, 50, and 100 mg L<sup>−1</sup> over 5 and 13 days.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143736969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Monitoring invertebrate pests on cowpea crops across China using eDNA metabarcoding","authors":"Qi Chen, Jun-Xian Lv, Wen Xie, Xing Wang, Shu-Jun Wei, Guo-Hua Huang","doi":"10.1002/ps.8789","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8789","url":null,"abstract":"Monitoring arthropod pests and their natural enemies provides essential information for pest control decisions in agricultural production. Traditional monitoring methods, such as trapping and visual surveys, have practical limitations because of their time-consuming preprocessing steps and the need for knowledgeable taxonomists. We tested the environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding approach for monitoring cowpea (<i>Vigna unguiculata</i>) arthropod pests and their natural enemies across seven climatic sub-regions of China, comparing it with traditional sample collection and morphological identification methods.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"72 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143713607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peter A. Larbi, Mae Culumber, Harold W. Thistle, Michael J. Willett
{"title":"Downwind drift from almond airblast spray applications: field measurement to aid mechanistic model development","authors":"Peter A. Larbi, Mae Culumber, Harold W. Thistle, Michael J. Willett","doi":"10.1002/ps.8747","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8747","url":null,"abstract":"Off-target drift of pesticides from orchard airblast spray applications has potential implications for human health and the environment. A field study was conducted in a commercial almond orchard to generate spray drift data for validating a mechanistic airblast spray drift risk assessment model under development. Pyranine fluorescent dye solution spray was applied in 22 trials at 935.4 L/ha with the sprayer making four passes along the third drive lane upwind from the edge of orchard. Drift was measured with artificial spray samplers distributed in an adjacent open field up to 183 m from the edge of the orchard, which were retrieved and analyzed by fluorometry to generate dye drift deposition data.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143713645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hong Liang, Yu-Mei Feng, Dan Zeng, Jun-Rong Zhang, Long Cheng, Xi-Chun Fu, Zhou-Qing Long, Xiang Zhou, Li-Wei Liu, Zhi-Bing Wu, Song Yang
{"title":"DSF-inspired discovery of novel zingerone-based quorum-sensing inhibitors: an attractive tactic of fighting Xanthomonas bacterial infections","authors":"Hong Liang, Yu-Mei Feng, Dan Zeng, Jun-Rong Zhang, Long Cheng, Xi-Chun Fu, Zhou-Qing Long, Xiang Zhou, Li-Wei Liu, Zhi-Bing Wu, Song Yang","doi":"10.1002/ps.8793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8793","url":null,"abstract":"Plant bacterial diseases have precipitated a global crisis in human health and food security. In agriculture, diseases such as the rice white-leaf blight can cause considerable reduction in crop yields and, in extreme cases, complete crop failure. Therefore, there is an urgent need for novel green pesticides with innovative modes-of-action (MoAs).","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143703364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dingyi Bai, Yuhang Fang, Junhui Tian, Yuxi Liao, Min Liu, Lang Pan
{"title":"Tribenuron-methyl resistance in Capsella bursa-pastoris: the co-existence of ALS target enzyme mutation (Pro-197-Ser) and overexpression of GSTF12 and ADP/ATP carrier protein","authors":"Dingyi Bai, Yuhang Fang, Junhui Tian, Yuxi Liao, Min Liu, Lang Pan","doi":"10.1002/ps.8794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8794","url":null,"abstract":"<i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i>, a prevalent wheat-field weed in China, demonstrates substantial resistance to tribenuron-methyl, a herbicide-targeting acetolactate synthase (ALS). Understanding weed herbicide-resistance mechanisms is crucial for managing resistant weed populations. However, the genes potentially involved in nontarget-site resistance (NTSR) in herbicide-resistant <i>C. bursa-pastoris</i> remain poorly understood and require further investigation. This research aimed to elucidate the resistance level and underlying mechanisms of a field population (R) from Shandong Province, China, to tribenuron-methyl.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"99 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143703365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hit to lead optimization of carbothioate derivatives as novel succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors using a multistep virtual screening approach","authors":"Cong Zhou, Cong Wang, Xujuan Sun, Liangliang Cheng, Xusheng Shao, Zhiping Xu, Xiaoyong Xu, Zhong Li, Xuhong Qian, Jiagao Cheng","doi":"10.1002/ps.8795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8795","url":null,"abstract":"Succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHIs) represent one of the most important fungicide subclasses for the chemical control of plant diseases. The identification of novel SDHIs with innovative scaffolds through virtual screening is crucial for pathogenic fungi management and food security.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143703385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Beibei Cao, Kui Wang, Xiaoni Sun, Changlong Shu, Jie Zhang
{"title":"Genomic functional analysis of the first highly effective Bacillus thuringiensis strain targeting hemipteran pests reveals its plant growth-promoting potential","authors":"Beibei Cao, Kui Wang, Xiaoni Sun, Changlong Shu, Jie Zhang","doi":"10.1002/ps.8774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8774","url":null,"abstract":"<i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> (Bt) is a multifunctional soil bacterium known for its insecticidal properties. Bt 1012 is the first Bt strain reported worldwide to effectively control hemipteran pests and has outstanding application potential. It was subjected to whole-genome sequencing (WGS), annotation, and functional analysis, with the aim of mining genes responsible for producing putative insecticidal proteins and virulence factors, as well as genes associated with plant growth promotion and root colonization traits.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143703392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}