In the recent past, the production of wastewater from domestic and industrial sources steadily increased through population growth, urbanization, the Industrial Revolution, and economic development. In the world, 80% of wastewater consists of several harmful substances and hazardous chemicals that cause many deadly effects on human beings as well as ecosystems. So, the elimination of this toxic substance before discarding it into landfills is utilized as an alternative source of water which is an emerging need. Using treated wastewater for agricultural purposes is an excellent approach to rendering wastewater beneficial. As the quantity of wastewater grows, it becomes necessity to redistribute the water in a beneficial way. The rapidly increasing world population will undoubtedly increase the food demand, which directly requires more water for irrigation purposes. The rapidly increasing world population rate will undoubtedly demand an increased food production rate, which directly impacts agricultural water usage. In order to achieve sustainability in terms of agricultural water usage, alternative water resources should be explored. In this review, we tried to focus on summarizing all the leading studies in the field of wastewater utilization, the most prominent treatment methods, and a benchmarking of their technical efficiency in agriculture with special emphasis on agriculture in the marginal lands, with special emphasis on the United Arab Emirates.

The ideal plant for cultivation in space would provide as many nutrients from as few inputs as possible. Here, we discuss how biotechnology could be used to produce a potato cultivar suitable for humans in space. The logistical and practical challenges of supplying food for long-term space missions are substantial. In this comment, the authors discuss potential biotechnological approaches that could be used to aid the production of food crops in space.

Producing food via vertical farming (VF) is an efficient method since it requires less space with increased yield per unit area. Such a system can assist in solving major food-shortage problems since it presents a higher crop yield per unit area compared to conventional farming. Thus, VF can be seen as a production method that can cope with the challenge of the constantly growing population, making it also possible to cultivate crops in regions with adverse climate conditions. However, the public might be concerned about the sustainability of VF systems since plants are produced in an unconventional setting. Therefore, there is a need to consider and evaluate the consumers’ acceptance of VF. The particular study attempts to both analyse consumer acceptance of VF in the Nordic areas and offer insights into VF acceptance among young customers in a comparative analysis. The results indicated that VF is not widely accepted by young Nordic consumers. The concept of sustainability is one of the principles driving forces behind consumer acceptance of vertical farms. The more cases of vertical farms in European cities, the better seems to be the level of acceptance among young customers and their willingness to purchase their products.

Cotton is a vital fiber crop for the global textile industry, but rising temperatures due to climate change threaten its growth, fiber quality and yields. Heat stress disrupts key physiological and biochemical processes, affecting carbohydrate metabolism, hormone signaling, calcium and gene regulation and expression. This review article explores cotton’s defense mechanism against heat stress, including epigenetic regulations and transgenic approaches, with a focus on genome editing tools. Given the limitations of traditional breeding, advanced omics technologies such as GWAS, transcriptomics, proteomics, ionomics, metabolomics, phenomics and CRISPR-Cas9 offer promising solutions for developing heat-resistant cotton varieties. This review highlights the need for innovative strategies to ensure sustainable cotton production under climate change.

Steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs), predominantly comprising α-solanine (C₄₅H₇₃NO₁₅) and α-chaconine (C₄₅H₇₃NO₁₄), function as natural phytotoxins within potatoes. In addition to their other roles, these SGAs are crucial for enabling potato plants to withstand biotic stresses. However, they also exhibit toxicity towards humans and animals. Consequently, the content and distribution of SGAs are crucial traits for the genetic improvement of potatoes. This review focuses on advancing research related to the biochemical properties, biosynthesis, regulatory mechanisms, and genetic improvement of potato SGAs. Furthermore, we provide perspectives on future research directions to further enhance our understanding of SGA biosynthesis and regulation, ultimately facilitating the targeted development of superior potato varieties.

The paper reports the study of gel permeation chromatography (GPC), gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GS/MS), and column chromatography tandem MS (LC/MS/MS) for 839 pesticides and chemical contaminants, through which a GPC data bank has been established for 744 pesticides, a GC/MS data bank for 541 pesticides, and an LC/MS/MS data bank for 464 pesticides. On the basis of this study, a new method for quantitative determination of 587 pesticide residues in animal muscles such as beef, mutton, pork, chicken, and rabbit has been established using GPC cleanup followed by GC/MS and LC/MS/MS. In the method, 10 g animal samples were mixed with 20 g sodium sulfate and extracted twice with 35 mL cyclohexaneethyl acetate (1 + 1) by blender homogenization followed by centrifugation, filtration, and concentration. An equivalent of 5 g sample was injected into a 400 25 mm S-X3 GPC column, with cyclohexaneethyl acetate (1 + 1) as the mobile phase at a flow rate of 5 mL/min. The 2240 min fraction was collected for subsequent analysis. For the 478 pesticides determined by GC/MS, the portions collected from GPC were concentrated to 0.5 mL and exchanged twice with 5 mL hexane. For the 379 pesticides determined by LC/MS/MS, the portions collected from GPC were dissolved with acetonitrilewater (60 + 40) after taking the extract to dryness with nitrogen gas. At the limit of quantification (LOQ) and 10 LOQ fortification levels of 0.116 000 g/kg, recoveries were within 40130, among which 563 pesticide recoveries were between 60 and 130, accounting for 96 of the compounds; 24 analytes were recovered between 40 and 60, accounting for 4 of the compounds. The relative standard deviation was below 30 for all 587 pesticides. The limits of detection for the method were 0.11600 g/kg. In comparison with GC/MS, LC/MS/MS increased the detection sensitivity 21000 times for 236 pesticides.