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Editorial

Published on 11 Jul 2025

Editorial: Integration of legume intercropping into sustainable farming systems for nitrogen fixation, soil health, and climate resilience

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Libert Brice Tonfack
Sudhir Kumar Rajpoot
Keston Njira

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1651949

331 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Jul 2025

Water and nitrogen conservation enhance summer soybean (Glycine max) yield via improved photosynthesis and pod formation traits

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Huangcheng He
Rui Guo
Kaihong Deng
Shuhao Pang
Jianguo Liu

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1614074

375 views

Review

Published on 08 Jul 2025

Enhancing vegetable yield and quality with biochar: prospects and challenges

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Xiaoli Xu
Haiyan Wang
Ishioma Laurene Egun
Tao Gan
Zefeng Huang
Hui Liu
Williamson Gustave
Xiaokai Zhang

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1621366

566 views

Original Research

Accepted on 07 Jul 2025

Biocontrol Assessment of Trichoderma Species on Tomato Crops Infested by Curvularia Spicifera: Towards Sustainable Farming Systems

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Lobna Hajji-Hedfi
Abdelhak Rhouma
Takwa Wannassi
Aleksandra O Utkina
Nazih Yacer Rebouh

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1627903

162 views

Original Research

Accepted on 07 Jul 2025

Utilizing machine learning and bioinformatics analysis to identify drought stress responsive genes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Jiabei He
Baoyue Cui
Pingzeng Liu
Xianyong Meng
Jun Yan

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1612009

Original Research

Published on 07 Jul 2025

Investigating the potential role of beneficial rhizobacteria for protecting grapevine health and promoting growth

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Lobna Hajji-Hedfi
Takwa Wannassi
Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-Ani
Bassem Ayman Balbool
Salma Tissaoui
Amira Mougou-Hamdane
Wissem Hamdi
Ahmed M. Abdel Azeem
Nazih Y. Rebouh

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1619801

726 views

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Jul 2025

Physical characteristics of several corn varieties and the interaction between planting patterns and varieties on pest attacks Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and ant population Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius)

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Abdul Fattah
I Nyoman Widiarta
Muhammad Yasin
Sahardi Mulia
Muh Basir Nappu
Surianto Sipi
Muhammad Fitrah Hannan
Erwin Najamuddin
Idaryani Idaryani
Herniwato Herniwati

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1615648

159 views

Original Research

Accepted on 23 Jun 2025

Detection and characterization of quantitative trait loci for phytic acid in grains toward improved black rice in northern Laos

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Toshiyuki Takai
Hiroki Saito
Junichiro Marui
Aung Zaw Oo
Koukham Vilayheuang
Sengthong Phongchanmixay
Hidetoshi Asai

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1620644

180 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jun 2025

Mitigation of root-knot nematode infestation in tomato plants by mycorrhizal fungi

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Abdel Moneim Elhadi Sulieman
Gamal Mohammed Elbadri
Naimah Asid Alanazi
Meshari Alazmi
Ayshah Alrashidi
Norah S. Alothman

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1609286

495 views

Review

Published on 03 Jun 2025

Greening rice-fallow areas: integrating pulses and oilseeds for sustainable cropping in eastern India

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Rakesh Kumar
Anup Das
Surajit Mondal
Pravin Kumar Upadhyay
Bhagwati Prasad Bhatt
Janki Sharan Mishra
Anil Kumar Singh
Jaipal Singh Choudhary
Sanjeev Kumar
Prem Kumar Sundaram

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1502759

1,143 views

Original Research

Published on 26 May 2025

Impact of sulfur and nitrogen fertilization on seed composition of soybean

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Aadil A. Rahman
Keren Brooks
Shawn P. Conley
John M. Gaska
Trent Irby
Carrie Knott
Chad Lee
Laura E. Lindsey
Spyros Mourtzinis
Seth Naeve

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1572255

1,057 views

Original Research

Published on 22 May 2025

Isolation and characterization of Bacillus velezensis: investigating its mechanisms as an effective biocontrol agent against Verticillium wilt in eggplants

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Arif Ali Khattak
Xiaoyuan Chen
Iman Sabah AbdAlamer
Ali Athafah Tomah
Rasha Abed Hussein
Dunia A. Al Farraj
Mohamed Soliman Elshikh
Muhammad Afzal

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1581883

1,027 views

Original Research

Published on 21 May 2025

Sustainability of rice–sesame cropping systems: evaluating tillage and nutrient interactions in the eastern plateau and hills of the Indian sub-continent

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Kulasekaran Ramesh
C. Harisudan
B. C. Dhir
K. V. Ramanamurthy
A. Aziz Qureshi
Praduman Yadav

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1565401

807 views

Original Research

Published on 21 May 2025

Effects of thermo-mechanical and chemical processes on the nutritional and functional quality of Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) flour

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Ruby Aracely Narváez Cadena
Diego Fernando Roa Acosta
Jesús Eduardo Bravo Gómez

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1591362

772 views

Original Research

Published on 19 May 2025

Validation assessment of nitrogen and irrigation effects on early maturing rice varieties Cakrabuana and Inpari 13 through ORYZA (v3) modeling

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Achmad Kautsar Baharuddin
Rusnadi Padjung
Kaimuddin Kaimuddin
Yunus Musa
Abd Haris Bahrun
Amir Yassi
Madonna Casimero
Lizzida Llorca
Iris Bugayong
Benedict Jardinero

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1541691

927 views

Original Research

Published on 16 May 2025

Horticultural hybrid development of edible terrestrial orchids for verifiable sustainable trade

in Crop Biology and Sustainability

Susanne Masters
Diego Bogarín
Juan Viruel
Rogier van Vugt
Tinde van Andel
Hugo J. de Boer
Barbara Gravendeel

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1526533

1,286 views