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Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2026

Fengycin–essential oil emulsions as sustainable biocontrol formulations against Moniliophthora roreri, the cacao frosty pod rot pathogen

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Mirian Villavicencio-Vásquez
Fernando Espinoza-Lozano
Ivan Chóez-Guaranda
Valeria Cos-Farias
Jonathan Coronel-León

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1731535

1,068 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2026

RFDAF-Net: a novel region-specific feature decoupling and adaptive fusion network for field soybean disease identification in precision agriculture

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Renyong Pan
Qihang Yang
Yang Chen
Jian Cao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1734292

521 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2026

Nanoengineered polyglutamic acid fertilizers via self-assembly for efficient tomato growth

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Jiangtao Dong
Hexin Li
Bowen Yuan
Donghui Zhang
Hongliang Wang
Tao Wang
Songwei Li
Runqiang Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1702462

844 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2026

Paddy pest image segmentation based on multiscale attention fusion VM-UNet

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Yunlong Zhang
Yu Shao
Ting Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1700556

570 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Optimizing polymorphic tomato picking detection: improved YOLOv8n architecture to tackle data under complex environments

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Qiang Li
Jie Mao
Pengxin Zhao
Qing Lv
Chao Fu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1660480

856 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Agentic AI for smart and sustainable precision agriculture

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Parvathaneni Naga Srinivasu
Aruna Pavate
G. JayaLakshmi
Jana Shafi
Jaeyoung Choi
Muhammad Fazal Ijaz

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1706428

3,081 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

ORBMO-RF: a non-destructive classification method for ginseng seeds based on multimodal fusion and improved red-billed blue magpie optimization algorithm

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Mingxuan Xue
Yanan Zhu
Bin Liu
Shaozhong Song
Zhongshuai Zhang
Shuqi Zhang
Helong Yu
Liying Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1743311

757 views

Original Research

Accepted on 13 Jan 2026

Explainable Deep Learning-Based Comparative Study for Guava Fruit and Leaf Disease Classification: Advancing Agricultural Diagnostics through AI

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Zeyu Zhou

Frontiers in Plant Science

222 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2026

MSCF-LUNet: a lightweight three-stage pine wilt disease segmentation model with multi-scale context fusion mechanism

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Dejing Zhou
Junxian Chen
Wenxi Cai
Jie Lin
Tiantian Meng
Yuanhang Li
Baihan Liu
Mengting Luo
Yubin Lan
Tianyi Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1727626

765 views

Review

Published on 12 Jan 2026

The digital orchard: advanced data-driven technologies in apple breeding and genetic modification

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Fazeel Abid
Zhao Zhang
Ghulam Farooque
Rana Muhammad Zulqarnain
Jawad Rasheed
Onur Osman
Shtwai Alsubai
Leila Jamel

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1725617

1,340 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2026

A 3D stem diameter measurement method for field maize at jointing stage: combining RLRSA-PointNet++ and structural feature fitting

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Jing Zhou
Yijia Tang
Mingren Cui
Wenlong Zou
Yudi Gao
Yushan Wu
Min Wu
Bowen Jiang
Zhenghong Zhong
Yujie Zou

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1724096

691 views

Review

Published on 09 Jan 2026

Deep learning–based approaches for weed detection in crops

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Hua Zhao
Yan Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1746406

1,718 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jan 2026

Enhancing multiclass plant disease classification using GAN-boosted vision transformer with XAI insights

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Felicita S. A. M.
Kavitha B. R.

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1649399

905 views

Editorial

Published on 08 Jan 2026

Editorial: Precision information identification and integrated control: pest identification, crop health monitoring, and field management

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Hui Li
Matthias Schumacher
Gerassimos G. Peteinatos
Demosthenis Chachalis
Wei Ma
Xiongkui He
Pei Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1759708

654 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2026

SEAFEC: a spatial–edge adaptive convolution for multi-scale and boundary-aware plant disease and weed imagery

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Cuimin Sun
Ji Liu
Biao He
Liuxue Huang
Lilan Lv

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1695076

573 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2026

Identification of tobacco leaf diseases using hyperspectral imaging and machine learning with SHAP interpretability analysis

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Peng Luo
Yang Yang
Huilai Zhang
Man Yi
Xianguo Zhou
Yide Yang
Huabao Chen
Min Yan
Chunxian Jiang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1711972

965 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2026

Early detection of soybean mosaic virus using portable Raman spectroscopy coupled with machine learning

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Yujia Han
Hongpu Guan
Dagang Wang
Yafei Zhang
Weixuan Zhang
Yiming Zhao
Longgang Zhao
Zhaohua Wang
Tingting Wu
Yanru Zhao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1750535

834 views

Correction

Published on 05 Jan 2026

Correction: Unmanned aerial vehicle payload technology applications in agriculture and other low altitude scenarios: a review

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Weixiang Yao
Changliang Liu
Yuzhou Liu
Qi Zheng
Junyong Wang
Huiduo Yu
Chunling Chen
Shuang Guo

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1766846

610 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2026

Path tracking control method for tracked agricultural vehicles based on slip-aware look-ahead point offset

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Huanyu Liu
Zhihang Han
Jiaqin Yin
Junwei Bao
Jian Mu
Hewen Tan
Xiangnan Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1754679

645 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2026

A lightweight co-optimization model for field sunflower disease identification

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Xiao Wu
Liqian Zhang
Yaogeng Wang
Yunli Bai

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1728123

678 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2026

CNNAttLSTM: an attention-enhanced CNN–LSTM architecture for high-precision jackfruit leaf disease classification

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Gaurav Tuteja
Fuad Ali Mohammed Al-Yarimi
Amna Ikram
Rupesh Gupta
Ateeq Ur Rehman
Jeewan Singh
Irene Delgado Noya
Luis Alonso Dzul Lopez

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1720471

1,100 views

Data Report

Published on 05 Jan 2026

An annotated image dataset for small apple fruitlet detection in complex orchard environments

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Dandan Wang
Bo Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1664972

842 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jan 2026

Multispectral imaging and automated analysis for quantifying grain quality to reveal known and potential novel alleles affecting grain traits in wheat

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Jie Dai
Daiki Abe
Zhengjie Wen
Yuyi Li
Hongyan Li
Jinlong Huang
Phil Howell
Robert Jackson
Ji Zhou

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1735309

1,533 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jan 2026

Multimodal cross-attention network for overgrowth detection in strawberry seedlings

in Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection

Zhenzhen Cheng
Yifan Cheng
Tingting Fang
Man Zhu
Jing Liu
Peng Qi
Qiaoyu Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1706694

855 views

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Fengycin–essential oil emulsions as sustainable biocontrol formulations against Moniliophthora roreri, the cacao frosty pod rot pathogen

RFDAF-Net: a novel region-specific feature decoupling and adaptive fusion network for field soybean disease identification in precision agriculture

Nanoengineered polyglutamic acid fertilizers via self-assembly for efficient tomato growth

Paddy pest image segmentation based on multiscale attention fusion VM-UNet

Optimizing polymorphic tomato picking detection: improved YOLOv8n architecture to tackle data under complex environments

Agentic AI for smart and sustainable precision agriculture

ORBMO-RF: a non-destructive classification method for ginseng seeds based on multimodal fusion and improved red-billed blue magpie optimization algorithm

Explainable Deep Learning-Based Comparative Study for Guava Fruit and Leaf Disease Classification: Advancing Agricultural Diagnostics through AI

MSCF-LUNet: a lightweight three-stage pine wilt disease segmentation model with multi-scale context fusion mechanism

The digital orchard: advanced data-driven technologies in apple breeding and genetic modification

A 3D stem diameter measurement method for field maize at jointing stage: combining RLRSA-PointNet++ and structural feature fitting

Deep learning–based approaches for weed detection in crops

Enhancing multiclass plant disease classification using GAN-boosted vision transformer with XAI insights

Editorial: Precision information identification and integrated control: pest identification, crop health monitoring, and field management

SEAFEC: a spatial–edge adaptive convolution for multi-scale and boundary-aware plant disease and weed imagery

Identification of tobacco leaf diseases using hyperspectral imaging and machine learning with SHAP interpretability analysis

Early detection of soybean mosaic virus using portable Raman spectroscopy coupled with machine learning

Correction: Unmanned aerial vehicle payload technology applications in agriculture and other low altitude scenarios: a review

Path tracking control method for tracked agricultural vehicles based on slip-aware look-ahead point offset

A lightweight co-optimization model for field sunflower disease identification

CNNAttLSTM: an attention-enhanced CNN–LSTM architecture for high-precision jackfruit leaf disease classification

An annotated image dataset for small apple fruitlet detection in complex orchard environments

Multispectral imaging and automated analysis for quantifying grain quality to reveal known and potential novel alleles affecting grain traits in wheat

Multimodal cross-attention network for overgrowth detection in strawberry seedlings