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F. Branca

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Review Open access Oct 2026

Essential Oils as Plant-Derived Bioherbicides: Prospects for Sustainable Weed Management—A Narrative Review

Growing herbicide resistance and concerns regarding the environmental and health impacts of synthetic herbicides have intensified interest in plant-derived weed-management products. This review assesses the phytotoxic, herbicidal, and allelopathic potential of essential oils, emphasizing efficacy, selectivity, formulat...

Amra Bratovčić, Juliana Navarro Rocha, F. Branca et al. · 0 citations
Open access Oct 2026

Plant biotechnology helps sustainable vegetable breeding

The rapid surge in global population, increasing demand for high-quality nutritious food, and climate crisis have posed a significant threat to sustainable vegetable production systems. In the era of climate change, the future of sustainable agriculture relies on breeding of nutrient rich, high yielding and climate res...

S. Priyadarsini, Saurabh Singh, Alok Nandi et al. · 0 citations
Open access Sep 2026

Evaluation of microsatellite markers for resistance to downy mildew in Brassica genebank collections

The results indicate that published resistance-linked markers can provide useful information for Brassica germplasm characterization, but they cannot be used as universal predictors of downy mildew resistance without further validation in defined genetic backgrounds and against individual pathogen isolates.

Michaela Jungová, Pavel Svoboda, I. Petrželová et al. · 0 citations
Open access Jul 2026

Revisiting the foundation era of plant genomics with a commentary on the pioneering contributions of Prof. Chittaranjan Kole

A scholarly reflection on Chittaranjan Kole is offered, establishing Prof. Kole as a founding architect of plant genomics research in India and one of its most influential contributors globally.

M. Nageswara-Rao, Sarita Pandey, Poulami Bhattacharjee et al. · 0 citations

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