Evgenios Agathokleous

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• PhD in Environmental Resources, Hokkaido University (Japan)
• Professor (Full) at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

Ozone (O3) pollution has elevated in China, threatening plants and crop production. Ethylenediurea (EDU) is a chemical alleviating O3-induced phytotoxicities. This study aimed at revealing fluctuating O3 exposures effects on Youxian No 3 (Phaseolus vulgaris) and Sukui No 4 (Vigna angularis), two widely grown Chinese bean cultivars, and EDU role in...

Hormetic regulation is a health hallmark determining susceptibility and lifespan, through which whole-animal performance is also stimulated by low doses of chemical contaminants. However, the sex-dependence of these stimulatory responses remains poorly understood. In this perspective, we highlight compelling evidence of sex-dependent stimulation by...

Global warming cooccurs with tropospheric ozone (O3); however, their joined effect on methane (CH4) emissions in agricultural ecosystems remains largely unknown. Here, a two-year field study was conducted to quantify the effects of elevated O3 (1.5 ×ambient) and/or warming (ambient+2℃) on CH4 emissions from paddy fields in a free-air O3-concentrati...

In this Review, I assess bioluminescence hormetic response to chemicals, examining concentration-response relationships and predominantly focusing on stimulation by sub-toxic exposures of numerous chemicals applied individually or in mixtures at concentrations <1 ng L-1 to ~43 g L-1. Stimulation develops rapidly, becoming detectable in 15 min, but...

Extreme heat and elevated ozone (O3) significantly affect plant growth and secondary metabolism, including biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions. However, the impact of the extreme heat events (EHs) on the O3-induced BVOC emissions remains unclear. Here, Quercus nuttallii(an isoprene emitter) and Q. acutissima (a monoterpene emitter)...

The frequency of extreme drought events is increasing, significantly impacting ecosystems worldwide. In China, the grasslands of dryland Inner Mongolia provide a vital ecological resource, highlight the urgent need to understand their response to drought in these arid regions. We investigate vegetation dynamics and soil moisture fluctuations across...

This paper delivers a rebuttal to a Correspondence on “Hormesis as a Hidden Hand in Global Environmental Change”, which would be helpful to a broad audience of researchers and others interested in global environmental change and its impacts. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.5c05892

Background In urban areas, fine particles (PM2·5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and tropospheric ozone (O3) are the most harmful air pollutants for human health. Urban greening is seen as a strategy for co-benefitting air quality, climate, and citizens’ wellbeing. We aimed to estimate the changes in tree cover, the mortality burden attributable to air p...

Atmospheric hydrargyrum (Hg) is a neurotoxic heavy metal, and plant leaves are active Hg reservoirs. Tillandsia usneoides is an indicator plant for atmospheric Hg pollution; however, the uptake, transport modes, and redistribution mechanisms of Hg in T. usneoides are underexplored. Herein, we investigated these mechanisms and the influencing factor...

In the complex landscape of anthropogenic stressors, pesticides remain prominent and contentious. While conventional pesticides remain as controversial today as they were 60 years ago, when Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring sounded the alarm, bioinsecticides present a contrast: they offer benefits, have deep historical roots, and have largely escaped s...

Di(2‐ethylhexyl) terephthalate (DEHTP) is a substitutive plasticizer with wide occurrence in environmental and human samples and therefore its toxicity is urging concerns. Presently, its effects on the fitness of Caenorhabditis elegans (i.e., reproduction, lifespan, and behavior) were explored with a consecutive exposure over four generations (F1–F...

Purpose The phosphorus saturation degree (DPS) of soil is a critical indicator of P release risk, its role in regulating colloidal phosphorus (Pcoll) dynamics under saturated conditions remains unclear. This study investigates how progressive DPS elevation influences Pcoll concentration, water-dispersible colloids (WDCs) release, and colloidal micr...

Rising ozone (O3) concentration and increased nitrogen (N) deposition are global challenges, and it remains unclear whether plant functional types (i.e., deciduous broadleaf vs. evergreen conifer) respond differently to this interactive effect. We investigated the combined effects of O3 (ambient air with no O3 filtering, NF; NF + 40 ppb O3, NF40; N...

Our understanding of the physiological mechanisms of the plant hormetic response to countless environmental contaminants is rapidly advancing. However, the microbiome is a critical determinant of plant responses to stressors, thus possibly influencing hormetic responses. Here, we review the otherwise neglected role of microbes in shaping plant stim...

Investigating the impact of climate change on crop photosynthesis is crucial for evaluating yield loss and ensuring food security. While previous studies have explored the effects of temperature, vapor pressure deficit (VPD), and soil moisture (SM) on crop photosynthesis in specific locations or ecosystems, large-scale analyses remain limited. This...

Context Mineral nitrogen (N) management and organic matter management in the paddy fields directly affect yield and soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the rice-wheat rotation system of China. However, comprehensive research on the combined impacts of these two practices remains insufficient, and there is a lack of quantitative analyses on a lar...

Co-contamination of soil by cadmium (Cd) and cerium (Ce) has become increasingly prevalent and poses a significant threat to agricultural productivity. To investigate the effects of this joint pollution on plant growth, we investigated the ultrastructural, transcriptomic, and molecular responses of maize seedlings to Cd, Ce, and their mixtures. The...

Kaempferol is a polyphenol in various fruits and vegetables. It is also commercially developed and sold to consumers as a supplement. It has been extensively assessed in clinical trials for clinical utility based upon its numerous experimentally based chemopreventive properties. Kaempferol has been evaluated at the levels of molecule, cell, and ind...

There is growing evidence for hormetic stimulation of Microcystis aeruginosa, a harmful algal bloom (HAB)-forming cyanobacterium, by subtoxic contaminant concentrations. Hence, the first meta-analysis of approximately 4000 dose responses was conducted to evaluate the underlying biological mechanisms, identify variation determinants, and reveal pote...

The present paper provides the first integrated assessment of the capacity of the flavonol, fisetin, to induce hormetic dose responses. Fisetin was shown to induce hormetic dose responses in cellular and in vivo animal model systems affecting a broad range of endpoints of potential therapeutic and public health significance across the entire lifesp...

The exploitation of rare earth elements (REEs) is often accompanied by heavy metal contamination. However, our understanding regarding the growth responses of plants to the co-existence of REEs and heavy metals (HMs), remains limited. In this study, cerium (Ce) and cadmium (Cd) were selected as representatives of REEs and HMs to investigate their i...

Wheat growth is highly sensitive to temperature fluctuations, and with the intensification of global climate change, low-temperature stress has become more frequent during various growth stages of wheat, severely affecting its growth and reducing wheat yield. An experiment examined the effects of low-temperature (daytime 8:00–20:00/nighttime 20:00–...

Zinc (Zn), an essential nutrient element, exhibits hormesis in plants-beneficial at low doses but toxic at high concentrations. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying this hormetic response with low-dose stimulation and high-dose inhibition in wheat, we conducted transcriptomic analysis under different Zn treatments. Low Zn concentration...

To better understand the effects of ground-level ozone (O3) on nutrients and stoichiometry in different plant organs, urban tree species Celtis sinensis, Cyclocarya paliurus, Quercus acutissima, and Quercus nuttallii were subjected to a constant exposure to charcoal-filtered air (CF), nonfiltered air (NF), or NF + 40, 60, or 80 nmol O3 mol–1 (NF40,...

The present paper provides the first documentation and assessment of the capacity of chlorogenic acid to induce hormetic dose-response relationships. The findings suggest that chlorogenic acid may induce anabolic (i.e., growth) and catabolic (i.e., protective) hormetic dose responses in several cell types via a range of complementary and cross-talk...

The dose-response relationship between toxicants and organisms is the most fundamental principle in toxicological risk assessment. However, multiphasic non-linear responses are poorly understood and the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. In this study, we subjected the indicator plant Tillandsia usneoides to 5 or 10 time gradients of 1 mM Pb, an...

Excessive inorganic fertilization created various environmental problems, and the combination of organic and inorganic fertilization not only maintains crop production but is also environmentally sustainable. A pot experiment was conducted in Yangzhou, China, to investigate the comprehensive effects of organic fertilization combined with inorganic...

Empirical studies worldwide show that warming has variable effects on plant litter decomposition, leaving the overall impact of climate change on decomposition uncertain. We conducted a meta‐analysis of 109 experimental warming studies across seven continents, using natural and standardised plant material, to assess the overarching effect of warmin...

Cesium (Cs) is a toxic alkaline metal affecting human health. Plant high-affinity K transporters (HAKs) involved in Cs uptake and transport have been identified in several plants. However, the molecular regulatory mechanisms of Cs uptake and transport, and homeostasis between Cs and K by HAKs remain unknown. In this study, TaHAK1 was overexpressed...

Reducing water input and promoting water productivity in rice field under alternate wetting and drying irrigation (AWD), instead of continuous flooding (CF), are vital due to increasing irrigation water scarcity. However, it is also important to understand how methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions and global warming potential ( of CH...

Individual effects of elevated ozone (O3) and warming on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) are well documented, their combined effects remain poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the combined impacts of elevated O3 (1.5× ambient O3) and rising canopy temperature (+2°C) on the photosynthesis of wheat leaves in an open‐air field experi...

An international workshop on “Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change and Air Pollution” took place at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, during 23–27 October, 2023. Experts working in various multi- disciplinary areas of agroecosystem and environmental research gathered for academic communication and discussio...

Although ozone (O3) pollution affects plant growth and monoterpene (MT) emissions, the responses of MT emission rates to elevated O3 and the related mechanisms are not entirely understood. To gain an insight into these effects and mechanisms, we evaluated physiological (leaf MT synthesis ability, including precursor availability and enzyme kinetics...

Emerging evidence reveals that low doses of stress stimulate, and high doses suppress, organism responses - a phenomenon known as hormesis. Here, we propose a framework for harnessing hormesis principles to optimize agrochemical use and mitigate pollution. We discuss how hormesis can be applied in agrochemical context and highlight challenges and n...

Rosmarinic acid is a polyphenol found in numerous fruits and vegetables, consumed in supplement form, and tested in numerous clinical trials for therapeutic applications due to its putative chemopreventive properties. Rosmarinic acid has been extensively studied at the cellular, whole animal, and molecular mechanism levels, presenting a complex arr...

Environmental Science & Technology: Methane emissions from paddy fields can increase under future warming scenarios. Nevertheless, a comprehensive comparison of the temperature sensitivity of methane-related microbial processes remains elusive. Here, we revealed that the temperature sensitivity of methane production (activation energy (Ea) = 0.94...

Caffeic acid is a common phenolic acid found in coffee and numerous fruits and vegetables. Known for its antioxidant properties, it is widely used as a dietary supplement as part of a polyphenol mixture or as an extract in the form of a capsule or powder. It is also available in liquid form as a homeopathic supplement. Caffeic acid phenethyl ester...

Poplars are economically important tree crops and biologically important model plants, which are known to be sensitive to ozone (O3). Although surface O3 is considered as a significant global environmental issue because of its phytotoxicity and greenhouse effect, the knowledge of the dose-response (DR) relationships in poplars for the assessment of...

The present paper provides the first integrative assessment of the capacity of dietary, endogenous and other agents to induce hormetic dose responses in oocytes, their supportive cells such as granulosa cells, blastocyst formation and early stage embryo development with the goal of improving fertility and reproductive success. The analysis showed t...

By maintaining stress factors under optimal low-dose levels, plant performance and productivity can be increased and postharvest produce quality can be improved. Hence, for a sustainable food production, plant stress should not be feared but systematically monitored and embraced. Numerous chemicals as well as stressors have both favorable and unfav...

Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are known to alter methylmercury (MeHg) production in paddy soil, but the effect of SRB on MeHg dynamics in rhizosphere and rice plants remains to be fully elucidated. The present study investigated the impact of SRB on MeHg levels in unsterilized and γ-sterilized mercury-polluted paddy soils, with the aim to close t...

Straw incorporation holds significant promise for enhancing soil fertility and mitigating air pollution stemming from straw burning. However, this practice concurrently elevates the production and emission of methane (CH4) from paddy ecosystems. Despite its environmental impact, the precise mechanisms behind the heightened CH4 production resulting...

Elevated ozone (eO3) and atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition are important climate change components that can affect plant growth and plant-soil-microbe interactions. However, the understanding of how eO3 and its interaction with N deposition affect soil microbially mediated carbon (C) cycling and the fate of soil C stocks is limited. This study ai...

Since risk assessments of tropospheric ozone (O3) are crucial for agricultural and forestry sectors, there is a growing body for realistic assessments by a stomatal flux-based approach in Free-Air Controlled Exposure (FACE) facilities. Ozone risks are normally described as relative risks (RRs), which are calculated by assuming the biomass or yield...

The onset of bioinsecticide use largely precedes that of conventional insecticides, although not as controversial. Regardless, both are management tools aimed at insect pest species that share varied misconceptions and misperceptions. Foremost is the fact that although used against a pest species, bioinsecticides reach not only the targeted insect...

Surface ozone (O3) poses a significant threat to urban vegetation health, and assessing the O3 risk across woody species is of vital importance for maintaining the health of urban infrastructure. In the present study, Jarvis-type stomatal conductance model was parameterized for ten urban species in northern China. Incorporating the effects of time...

Hormesis in soil enzymes is well-established, yet the underlying mechanism remains elusive. In this novel study, we investigated the effects of low-dose Cd exposure (0, 0.03, 0.3, 3, and 30 mg·kg⁻¹) in farmland soil within a typical constructed wetland environment. We assessed the activities of four soil enzymes (urease (URE), denitrification enzym...

Forest is the largest carbon sink on land, and the timing of forest phenology profoundly influences carbon uptake. However, disparities in the timing and sensitivity of forest phenology, particularly between planted forests (PF) and natural forests (NF), have yet to be determined. In this study, we analyzed the phenological trends and the climate‐s...

Elevated concentrations of tropospheric ozone (O3) pose a significant threat to food production in many regions of the world. We conducted a two-year experiment with five winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars, Yangmai16 (Y16), Yangmai23 (Y23), Zhenmai12 (Z12), Yangmai29 (Y29), and Yangmai30 (Y30), to assess photosynthetic traits, lipid pero...

Climate warming hampers grassland growth, particularly in dryland regions. To preserve robust grassland growth and ensure the resilience of grassland in these arid areas, a comprehensive understanding of the interactions between vegetation and climate is imperative. However, existing studies often analyze climate–vegetation interactions using concu...

Global forests are increasingly crucial for achieving net-zero carbon emissions, with a quarter of the mitigation efforts under the Paris Climate Agreement directed towards forests. In China, forests currently contribute to 13% of the global land's carbon sink, but their stability and persistence remain uncertain. We examined and identified that pu...

Urban trees possess different capacities to mitigate ozone (O3) pollution through stomatal uptake. Stomatal closure protects trees from oxidative damage but limits their growth. To date, it is unclear how plant hydraulic function affect stomatal behaviour and determine O3 resistance. We assessed gas exchange and hydraulic traits in three subtropica...

Paddy soil is an important source of methane (CH4) emissions, and the nitrite-driven anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) mediated by Candidatus Methylomirabilis bacteria is a crucial process for CH4 mitigation. However, the vertical and temporal fluctuations in nitrite-driven AOM activity, as well as the abundance and composition of Methylomirabil...

Rutin is a flavonoid present in numerous fruits and vegetables and therefore widely consumed by humans. It is also a popular dietary supplement of 250–500 mg/day. There is considerable consumer interest in rutin due to numerous reports in the biomedical literature of its multi-system chemo-preventive properties. The present paper provides the first...

Forest carbon sequestration capacity in China remains uncertain due to underrepresented tree demographic dynamics and overlooked of harvest impacts. In this study, we employ a process-based biogeochemical model to make projections by using national forest inventories, covering approximately 415,000 permanent plots, revealing an expansion in biomass...

Increased surface ozone (O3) pollution seriously threatens crop production, and ethylenediurea (EDU) can alleviate crop yield reduction caused by O3. However, the reason for the decrease in grain nitrogen (N) accumulation caused by O3 and whether EDU serves as N fertilizer remain unclear. An experiment was conducted to investigate the impacts of fa...

As typical antibiotics, tetracycline (TC) and sulfadiazine (SDZ) enter the human body through the food chain. Therefore, it is necessary to understand their individual and combined toxicity. In this study, the effects of TC, SDZ, and their mixture on cell viability, cell membrane damage, liver cell damage, and oxidative damage were evaluated in in...

Amidst the escalating impacts of global warming, the occurrence and severity of compound extreme weather events have risen significantly, presenting substantial threats to both lives and property. Existing response strategies predominantly focus on individual events, often overlooking the cumulative effects rising from their inherent complexity. To...

We hypothesized that anthocyanins act as a sugar-buffer and an alternative electron sink during leaf senescence to prevent sugar-mediated early senescence and photoinhibition. To elucidate the anthocyanin role, we monitored seasonal changes in photosynthetic traits, sugar, starch and N contents, pigment composition, and gene expression profiles in...

Journal of Safety and Sustainability: To prevent further pollinator declines, the joint impacts of agrochemicals, air pollution, and climate change must be integrated into pollinator risk assessments and agricultural practice. We also advocate that agriculture should shift to pollination-oriented breeding and employ pollinator-assisting techniques....

In recognition of the impacts of climate change and air pollution, a special issue was prepared to address the response and adaptation of agricultural ecosystems to global changes. A total of thirteen papers were published, delving into the mechanisms underlying the effects on crops and agroecosystems and adding important insights into the modeling...

This paper represents the first integrative assessment and documentation of taurine-induced hormetic effects in the biological and biomedical areas, their dose response features, mechanistic frameworks, and possible public health, therapeutic and commercial applications. Taurine-induced hormetic effects are documented in a wide range of experimenta...

Aims Enhancing crop yields is a contemporary challenge of the modern world, and selenium (Se) has been shown to improve plant health against various abiotic stressors. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of Se on the biosynthesis of photosynthetic pigments, nitrogen metabolism, antioxidant metabolism, flavonoid synthesis and nodulation of co...

The present paper provides a new perspective of previously published findings by Siwak (Food Chem 141:1227–1241, 2013) which showed that 15 structurally diverse flavonoids reduced toxicity (i.e., enhanced cell viability) from hypochlorite using the MTT assay within a pre-conditioning experimental protocol, with each agent showing a similar biphasic...

Ozone (O3) pollution is harmful to plants and ecosystems. Several chemicals have been evaluated to protect plants against O3 deleterious effects. However, they are not adequately efficient and/or the environmental safety of their application is questioned. Hence, new chemicals that provide sufficient protection while being safer for environmental a...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly and continually evolving in various fields. Recently, the release of ChatGPT has sparked significant public interest. In this study, we revisit the ‘100 Important Questions Facing Plant Science’ by leveraging ChatGPT as a valuable tool for generating thought-provoking ques- tions relevant to plant s...

Quercetin is a polyphenol present in numerous fruits and vegetables and therefore widely consumed by humans with average daily dietary intakes of 10–20 mg/day. It is also a popular dietary supplement of 250-1000 mg/day. However, despite the widespread consumer interest in quercetin, due to its possible chemopreventive properties, the extensively st...

This paper addresses how long lifespan can be extended via multiple interventions, such as dietary supplements [e.g., curcumin, resveratrol, sulforaphane, complex phytochemical mixtures (e.g., Moringa, Rhodiola)], pharmaceutical agents (e.g., metformin), caloric restriction, intermittent fasting, exercise and other activities. This evaluation was f...

Melatonin is produced by plants, algae, and animals. Worldwide studies show diverse positive effects of exogenous melatonin on plants, edible plant products, and algae, but the potential of melatonin to enhance food and feed systems through these positive effects remains largely unexplored. Through a meta-analysis of about 25,000 observations, we s...

Paddy fields constitute a substantial anthropogenic reservoir of methane, with their inundation management fostering an ideal habitat for anaerobic methane oxidation. Within this context, a novel clade of anaerobic methanotrophic (ANME) archaea, known as ANME-2d, has been identified as capable of catalyzing anaerobic methane oxidation in conjunctio...

Tropospheric ozone (O3) is a phytotoxic air pollutant adversely affecting plant growth. High O3 exposures are often concurrent with summer drought. The effects of both stresses on plants are complex, and their interactions are not yet well understood. Here, we investigate whether drought can mitigate the negative effects of O3 on plant physiology a...

This is the Editorial of a Virtual Special Issue (VSI), which includes a collection of studies providing evidence for hormesis in air, aquatic, soil plants, aquatic and non-aquatic microorganisms, and animals (insects, nematodes). These studies also document hormesis induced by numerous chemical mixtures, including some of the most notorious contam...

Eucalyptus plantations are usually characterized by low biodiversity due to allelopathy effects. Wood vinegar is considered a complex growth regulator that can promote plant growth at low concentrations. However, there is information scarcity about the co-application of eucalypt leaf water extract and wood vinegar on plants. This study aimed at cla...

Microplastics have emerged as a significant pollutant in terrestrial ecosystems, with their accumulation in agricultural fields influencing soil greenhouse gas emissions. Nevertheless, the specific impact of microplastics, particularly in relation to their varying shapes, and how this effect manifests across diverse soil types, remains largely unex...

Exposure to ozone (O3) can inhibit plant growth and biomass, decrease microbial diversity, cause oxidative stress, and con- tribute to pathological conditions and increased mortalities in humans and other animals (1–3). Present and predicted future O3 exposures, which already vastly exceed the maximum safe levels for human health and vegetation (1–...

High relative humidity (RH) and high temperature are expected more frequently due to climate change, and can severely affect the growth of chrysanthemums. In order to analyze the interactive effects of RH and high temperature on the photosynthetic performance of chrysanthemum, a completely randomized block experiment was conducted with three factor...

In Sustainable Horizons: Most existing literature pictures mycorrhizas as the golden grail for food production but almost nobody uses them outside academia. We here explored why this is the case and arrived at the conclusion that the literature does not appeal sufficiently to the needs of the producers and this forms a bottleneck that prevents expa...

While bird populations are declining, the factors associated with this decline are unclear. Based on laboratory experiments, air pollution has long been recognized as a factor causing oxidative stress and adversely affecting bird health. Recently, studies employing an epidemiological approach have reported significant declines in avian populations...

Forest ecosystems cover a large area of the global land surface and are important carbon sinks. The water‐carbon cycles of forests are prone to climate change, but uncertainties remain regarding the magnitude of water use efficiency (WUE) response to climate change and the underpinning mechanism driving WUE variation. We conducted a meta‐analysis o...

In this Guest Editorial, the results of a bibliographic analysis of hormesis research are presented. Among others, this analysis highlight the inter-disciplinary nuance of hormesis and the expanding collaboration networks. However, there is a need for trans-disciplinary studies to address hormesis at different levels and multiple dimensions.

Forests are the major carbon sink in China, but it remains unclear how forestation activities have shifted in space, thus affecting tree growth and carbon sequestration. Using data from 1,928 planted forests across China, we found that forestation has increasingly occurred on marginal land from 1980 to the 2010s. Due to less favorable climatic and...

Global light pollution caused by artificial lighting at night increased by 7 to 10% per year between 2011 and 2022 (1). In addition to increasing the risk of chronic diseases in humans (2), light pollution can attract or repel insects and birds, with the potential to reshape their movement and alter habitat selection and distribution (3), and can h...

Potato is an important crop worldwide and threatened by various environmental stresses, including elevated ozone (e[O3]). Here, we conducted a meta-analysis to quantify the effect of e[O3] on potato plants and how it varies depending upon different experimental conditions. Regarding plant growth and biomass, e[O3] significantly decreased shoot biom...

Biochar, as an emerging soil remediation technology, has gained substantial attention. However, the impact of modified biochar on soil fertility, nutrient uptake, and rice yield in mercury (Hg)-contaminated soil remains unclear. This study explores the influence of biochar on soil fertility, nutrient absorption, photosynthesis, and rice yield in Hg...

Enhancement of soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) storage in degraded ecosystems is of great significance for improving soil quality and mitigating climate change. Grazing exclusion is an effective management practice to restore degraded ecosystems in drylands. However, the spatio-temporal dynamics and regulating factors of SOC and N seques...

An increasing number of studies have reported stimulation of various organisms in the presence of environmental contaminants. This has created a need to critically evaluate sublethal stimulation and hormetic responses of arthropod parasitoids and parasites following exposure to pesticides and other contaminants. Examining this phenomenon with a foc...

Sublethal stimulation and hormetic responses are increasingly identified and acknowledged in scientific research. However, the occurrence and characteristics of such responses in insect vectors of pathogens are little explored and poorly understood. Here, we collate significant evidence from the scientific literature showing that sublethal doses of...

Background Shifts in forest phenological events serve as strong indicators of climate change. However, the sensitivity of phenology events to climate change in relation to forest origins has received limited attention. Moreover, it is unknown whether forest phenology changes with the proximity to forest edge. Methods This study examined the green-...

Air pollution and climate change are tightly interconnected and jointly affect field crop production and agroecosystem health. Although our understanding of the individual and combined impacts of air pollution and climate change factors is improving, the adaptation of crop production to concurrent air pollution and climate change remains challengin...

In China, more than two-thirds of protected cultivation occurs in low-tech facilities with limited ability to withstand adverse weather conditions. However, the specific meteorological factors that hinder facility agriculture production in various locations remain unclear. Here, we evaluated temperature and sunlight for assessing facility agricultu...