Arbuscular mycorrhiza in roots of maize (Zea mays L.). In dark blue are arbuscules, which are important for nutrient exchange between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and plants (Photo: Irena Maček, 1–13)

Nodules on soybean roots at seeds inoculation by the active strain Bradyrhizobium japonicum (Kirchner, 1896), Jordan, 1982 D87 at the budding-beginning of flowering stage: A – inoculation at the sowing day, B – inoculation in 7 days before sowing (Photo: Petro Pukhtaievych, 1–11)

Seed color and shape of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) accessions (Photo: Paolo Casini, 1–12)

Biological control of Fusarium graminearum in maize through rhizospheric Bacillus thuringensis (photo: Muddasir Khan, 1–7)

Opuntia megacantha Salm-Dyck 'Achefri' (photo: Mohamed Arba, 1–12)

Potato tuber damaged by wireworms (Agriotes spp., Elateridae); (photo: Stanislav Trdan, 1–11)

Sooty moulds on tomato leaves, grown on honeydew, excreted by the larvae and adults of greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum); (photo: Stanislav Trdan, 369–381)

Early and late pupal stages of pomegranate fruit borer, Deudorix epijarbas (Moore, 1858), (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae); (photo: Insha Yousuf, 179–187)

Senecio vulgaris recorded as a new host plant for the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne luci. Left: Roots of S. vulgaris infested with the root-knot nematode M. luci; arrows point to nematode infestation in the host roots. Right: Above ground part of the plant shows no symptoms of nematode infestation (photo: Saša Širca, 495–497).

Shoots of a) determinate and b) indeterminate buckwheat shoots (photo: Ivan Fesenko, 59–65)

Sampling of rehabilitation material (photo: Špela Bavec, 293–311)

Basidiomes of the fungus Septobasidium marianii, which together with scales causes felt disease on deciduous trees (photo: Srečko Križnič, 329–335)

Trichopria drosophilae (Diapriidae) native parasitoid of Drosophila suzukii confirmed in Slovenia (photo: Špela Modic, 181–185)

Production systems have an impact on beef fatty acid composition (photo: Peter Dovč, 43–49)

Soil cultivation before maize planting (photo: Filip Vučajnk, 671-682)

Giant goldenrod and Canada goldenrod at the ruderal land in Vrhovci (Ljubljana, Slovenia), (photo: Stanislav Trdan, 501-509)

Leached soils on limestone (photo: Rok Turniški, 121-135)

Milk with overheated cream (photo: Špela Rudolf, 29–35)

Heat impacts on farmers' productivity and well-being (photo: Zalika Črepinšek, see p. 545)

Semi-flint maize population from Bela krajina, exhibiting sufficient yields in semi-arid area of Slovenia (photo: Borut Bohanec, see p. 435)

Rožnik hill (left) is the largest green urban area in Ljubljana, important for many supporting, regulating and cultural ecosystem services (photo: Klemen Eler, see p. 111)

Cika cattle with calf on pasture (Photo: M. Simčič, see p. 93–102)

Piglets of Krškopolje breed at rest (Kirn and Zupan, 25–31)

On Cover: Symptoms of Grapevine leafroll associated viruses, GLRaVs, in the cultivar ‘Refošk’ (photo: archive AIS, page 519)

On Cover: Garden poppy (Papaver somniferum’Zeno2002’) on the field of Panvita enterprice in Noršinci nearby Murska Sobota, Slovenia (Photo: Darja Kocjan - Ačko, see p. 219)

On Cover: Mixed culture of keratinocytes and fibroblasts after immunostaining under fluorescent microscope (see p. 90)

On Cover: Taxa in the  phylum Ascomycota  (see p. 7)

On Cover: Parazitoid Trichogramma brassicae Bezdenko, 1968 (Hymenoptera, Trichogrammatidae) (Photo: Stefan Schmidt, see p. 324)

On Cover: Asymbiotic germination of Zygopetalum hybrid (Photo: Tomaž Jevšnik, see p. 106)

On Cover: Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) (Photo: Peter Dovč, see p. 15–24)

On Cover: Karstic unsaturated zone research field site Sinji Vrh (Photo: Barbara Čenčur Curk, see p. 205)

On Cover: Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst (Photo: Andrej Gregori, see p. 52)