Most Recent Articles: Plant Methodshttps://plantmethods.biomedcentral.comMost Recent Articles: Plant Methods- EBS-YOLO: edge-optimized bidirectional spatial feature augmentation for in-field detection of wheat Fusarium head blight epidemicshttps://plantmethods.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13007-025-01449-7Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by the Fusarium species complex, significantly endangers wheat yield and safety. Accurate and timely assessment of FHB epidemic level in the field is crucial for effective disea...ResearchWed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://plantmethods.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13007-025-01449-7Rui Mao, Hongli Yuan, Feilong Li, Ying Shi, Jia Zhou, Xuemei Hu and Xiaoping Hu2025-10-22T00:00:00Z
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